Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Crisp looking images
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 09:14:08 -0800
References: <01C07726.81D5A9E0.jem.kime@cwcom.net>

Jem;

The lens I have in mind is the 40 f2.8 apo-componon-HM. If it has the
approximate results as the focotar, then I'll stick with the leitz lens. What
do you think?

Slobodan Dimitrov


Jem Kime wrote:

> I've no idea if the 40mm f2.8 Focotar is a wider formulation of the (44mm?)
> f4.5. Although I'd heard a rumour that Schneider make the Leitz Focotar
> enlarging lens, I hadn't heard this confirmed. Note that Schneider's
> current Apo lens is a 45mm F4 rather than a 40 or 44mm.
>
> Mid range values and print brightness just as clean and seperated as the
> Focotar at its better apertures, one to two stops down. Perhaps this was an
> unfair comparison in that at F4.5 maybe the Focotar would be just as good,
> I shall have to compare those settings sometime.
>

In reply to: Message from Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net> (RE: [Leica] Crisp looking images)