Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Edward and/or Doug, The remark is often made that the lens is sharper in the center than elsewhere, because of curvature of field. If you place and focus your subject in the periphery and leave it there, will the subject then be sharp as if the subject and focus were placed in the center? Thanks in advance...........Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Life at 400, 560 and 800mm on 12/7/02 10:15 AM, Edward Caliguri at caliguri@rcn.com wrote: > I picked up a used, boxed, never used really, 400 and 560 6.8's and I can say > one thing for sure ... this 2-element one group 400 is a marvel ... ounce for > ounce, you will not find a quicker focusing, sharper lens for the money :-) for all the wildlife photographer wanna-be's, the lens is great but it still takes a good knowledge of the subject to get good pictures, as Ed knows. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html