Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What exactly does that quote mean? Are Nikon or Minolta or Canon lenses NOT designed to photograph three-dimensional objects? Or that Leica lenses have a lot of builtin field curvature (is this a good thing, something to brag about?) IMHO, this is the sort of nonsence from which a lot of unscientific and unjustified Leica folklore originates. Dan C. At 05:55 AM 20-03-00 -0500, you wrote: >In his 1987 Leica M book (page 55), Osterloh states that Leica lenses are designed for photographing three-dimensional objects and that "Those who attempt to evaluate the performance capabilities of Leitz lenses with the help of test charts and MTF curves will -- to put it in photograhic terms - -- easily get the wrong picture. That is also the reason why test verdicts published by respected magazines and institutes do not always agree with the experience of recognized photographic experts and photographers." > >Or is this the (old) Leitz company rather than the (new) Leica company of the ASPH age? > >--Mitch