[Leica] 75 'cron now 105 F1.4 WHATEVER!

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

someone asked:
> I wonder if anyone has mounted a 75 Summilux on the RD-1?  Howard, Dr.
> Yao, Frank, anyone have both the RD-1 and the 75 Summilux?  Want to
> chase attractive faces to see how this combination works?

Frank Filippone responded:
Subject: RE: [Leica] 75 'cron now 105 F1.4


> And what will you compare it to?  What "output" do you wish to test?  That
> it "works"?  That it is as good as "XYZ"?  That it is REALLY hard to 
> focus?
>
> I am not challenging Don's ideas, I am trying to put some quantification 
> in
> our processes so that the results can be understood.<,

G'day Frank,
Yours seems like a reasonable question to me. After all, isn't the 75mm, 
whatever model new and old or on digital of such grave importance old Oscar 
is twirling in his box like a whirling dervish for answers? ;-)

This 75 question is earth shattering photographic information required so 
many of us can sleep at night concerned over a Lens of half-assed focal 
length no matter how beautiful it cuts moments into negatives or memory 
card. :-)

I mean if one considers the number of 75's, whatever aperture are out there, 
and how many digi RD-1's are out there and how many folks on the list have 
one or both. Isn't this a seemingly mindless pursuit of unnecessary 
information not a terrible form of time wasting? Why not just do something 
new and innovative........ TAKE PICTURES! :-)

Yeah I know, everytime I say this, there's always some technical in the cold 
cruel world of Photodom who requires this absolutely mindless information 
even when they don't own either of said products. So I suppose I should be 
quiet because as sure as the Great Spirit made green little apples I'll be 
told.... " if you don't like it.... delete it!" ;-)

OK. ;-)

ted