Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Still looking for info on Aspherical lenses
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 13:04:21 -0800
References: <B6AF0539.3D96%john@pinkheadedbug.com>

Johnny Deadman wrote:
> 
> on 2/13/01 1:41 PM, Dan Cardish at dcardish@sympatico.ca wrote:
> 
> > I think that the introduction of aspherical lens elements is just another
> > tool in the bag of the designer, allowing for  simpler designs to get the
> > same level of performance in a lens.
> 
> one thing that aspherical lenses let you pretty much eliminate if you so
> desire is spherical aberration.
> --
> Johnny Deadman
> 
> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com

I got my eye on an 3.4/21mm Super-Angulon-M
compact!
the best of all worlds!

mark rabiner


got the 24 M, that's as wide as i go so far.
my next lens is the 28 Summicron.
That will probably bond itself to a body untill i get the .58 body for it.

In reply to: Message from Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com> (Re: [Leica] Still looking for info on Aspherical lenses)