RE: RE: [Leica] Silicon film

[Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com>]

Who says a $50 lense is crappy?  How much do you think the lenses in $700 
digital cameras cost?  Probably about $50.  A $50 lense doesn't have to 
flare, give bad contrast etc.  In fact, for $50 you can make a pretty damn 
good lense.  Just not a Leica lense.

The point is, a Leica lense is a waste on a digital imager such as this 
one.

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From: 	B. D. Colen
Sent: 	Friday, April 21, 2000 4:51 PM
To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: 	RE: RE: [Leica] Silicon film


> Well, I preface this by saying that I may be wrong...but that makes 
little
> sense....a crappy image will be a crappy image...a good image will be as
> good an image as the pixel size can reproduce....a crappy lens with a lot 
of
> flare with produce a flare filled image...a good flare free lens will
> produce a pixilated flare-free image...right?

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
austin@darkroom.com
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 4:42 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Silicon film


>>>To be able to pop into an M or R, use the Leica lenses, and have a 
digital
>>>camera

>> The Leica lenses give you no better image over a $50 lense when used 
with a
>> 1280x1024 sensor.