Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Doug. Plus what's wrong with discussing Leica equipment and how it's made. To me it's certainly much better then most of the OT stuff discussed most of the time that just drives me further away from the LUG. To me how a lens is made is not "silly crap". Len On Nov 22, 2008, at 9:17 AM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: > There are several among us Leica users who suffer from a > personality disorder that causes us to become engineers and given > this psycological pathology we are more comfortable using our tools > when we know how and when and by what process our tools were > created. Some of us even take the equipment apart, analyze how it > works and what design choices were made, in order to better > understand the tool's strengths and weaknesses. Humor us. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Lluis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> >> Sent: Nov 22, 2008 5:39 AM >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated? >> >> Hi Ted, >> >> 100% agree, it seems we like so much discuss about technolgy than of >> the power of the images. >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Lluis >> >> El 22/11/2008, a las 5:19, Ted Grant escribi?: >> >>> Guys get real!! Who the hell cares about this stuff and knowing it >>> or not >>> knowing. Does it make for a better photograph? >>> >>> I've put lenses on my cameras to take the best possible photographs >>> I can >>> and I've done that for over 50 plus years and coated or not, has >>> never ever >>> entered my mind, nor has it ever made the content look better or not >>> better! >>> That was obvious! >>> >>> Get a life, go take pictures and screw all this nonsense! >>> >>> Yeah I know how to use the delete key, but you guys are truly >>> wasting your >>> life time on planet earth! Give it a break and learn to live without >>> all >>> this silly crap! >>> >>> >>> >>> ted >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>> wildlightphoto@earthlink.net >>> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 8:04 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated? >>> >>> >>> >>> I wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> If the green and magenta reflections are any indication, the 280 f/ >>>> 4 APO, >>> >>>> 180 APO Elmarit and 80-200 f/4 Vario have at least some multi- >>>> coated >>> surfaces. >>> >>>> The late 35mm Elmarit-R, 60 Macro, 90 Summicron-R, 100 APO, 350 >>>> Telyt and >>> >>>> f/6.8 Telyts do not have the green and magenta reflections. >>> >>>> My three AI Nikkors (50 1/4, 55 3.5 Micro, 300 f/4.5 ED) all >>>> show the >>> >>>> magenta and green reflections. >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The 1.4x APO Extender also has the green & magenta reflections. >>> >>> >>> >>> Doug Herr >>> >>> Birdman of Sacramento >>> >>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Leica Users Group. >>> >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> >>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >>> >>> Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1803 - Release Date: >>> 11/21/2008 >>> 9:37 AM >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information