Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/09

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Subject: RE: [Leica] re: tough as nails
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 09:31:06 -0500

> Feliciano di Giorgio writes:
>
> "From what I understand standard film lenses do not play nice with CCD
> arrays.
> The design for CCD compatible lenses is slightly different."
>
> Nikon's lenses play nicely enough on the D1 and D1X for clients to pay the
> invoices for the images. Just how nicely do you *need* them to play?

There is probably a brickwall or pass filter over the array to "dumb down"
the lense.  The lenses are far better than they need to be, as the digital
sensor does not have near the resolution of film.

Austin

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