Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This has just started in the L Camera Forum as well too. I believe the the controversy is regarding DPReview's claim that Leica Camera had stated that there was no optical correction in camera for the T System (for chromatic aberrations and distortion) rather than the corrections evidently identified. Can anyone point to where that came from? I have not seen that statement regarding the T System personally. I will ask the designer personally in a couple of weeks if I have the opportunity. As is mentioned in the article, putting those corrections there in the image chain is normal practice for many systems, especially in the mirrorless systems. Also present in the professional 'full frame' Pro systems from Canon and Nikon for that matter. I don't remember a LUGGER bashing other cameras/lenses for using those corrections in camera, but you may be referring to posts by me saying that those corrections are not performed in the M system. That is still so. The M8, M9 and M(Typ 240) do all use degrees of vignette and edge discoloration correction as is known. Also my previous posts on that noted that this is a system design choice. For the M system it is done in lens design. likely because that is their strength. That is not to say that placing those corrections further down the chain is not effective nor an invalid design choice. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 3 May 2014 14:53, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > That's pretty severe, but understandably this is the way how things going > to work, moving forward. Why make a lens 30% larger and heavier when the > software can get 99% there? > > Didn't a lugger bash other camera/lens because they do the same? > Regardless, technology moves on. Even my 4x5 has some minor enhancements > over the ones made in the 1900s. :-) > > > On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:27 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > > > > > > http://www.dpreview.com/previews/leica-t-typ701/6?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=features&utm_medium=homepage-block&ref=features > > > > john > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >