Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:51 AM 10/4/99 +0200, Anthony Atkielski wrote: >In fact, there's a lot more to a lens than resolution. I'm regularly >perplexed >by the preoccupation with resolution that I often see among photographers, >even >though resolution is only an issue in about 0.00001% of all photographs. I don't know where you get your statistics, Anthony, but I'm betting it's a lot higher than that. Shoot, more photographers win the lottery than that. But you are right, resolution is hardly the only issue, yet it keeps people thinking that there is no advantage to Leica lenses other than sharpness and "local contrast," or micro contrast. You actually have to get out and USE Leica lenses in nasty conditions, with fast film, and see how it handles lighting that lesser lenses don't handle as well. Then they will see. But too many are only out shooting in ideal conditions, where most lenses would do nicely. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Time is just one darn thing after another. - Anonymous