Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]FWIW it seems to me that for any lens designed for digital, and which does not fit a film camera, designing the mechanical, electrical and software all together makes good sense. The lens ends up smaller, lighter and easier to make/use because software is used to fix some of the aberrations which it can. This means the various features of the design are optimised all together. In fact it seems eminently stupid not to do this. The only potential down side is that the correct software has to be used in "development" of the image, no different than fitting the right lens but easier to get wrong. The Panasonic micro 4/3 lenses are all like this and the results are super and the lenses generally small. Frank D On 17 May, 2012, at 18:43, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > They rely on Phocus to get the renowned Hasselblad image quality, which > kind of implies their lenses are not as good as those of the old Zeiss > lenses. No arrogance intended, H's own literature tells you that while > you can use LR or PS, to get the image quality that they are known for you > have to use Phocus, which tells me their lenses are not as good as in the > past. imho. ;) > > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:24:01 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 / H System Lens adapter.... > > Or for that matter the arrogance that assumes Fuji lenses are inferior.(-: > Cheers > Jayanand > > Sent from my iPad > > On 17-May-2012, at 10:51 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> Arrogant or not..... the story of reverse engineering the adapter is >> interesting. >> >> I suspect Leica did a thorough analysis of the lenses before they started >> down this path.... >> >> Leica taking on the Hasselblad - Fuji lenses is one thing, taking on the >> Hasselblad - Zeiss lenses is another..... >> >> Pick your battles....... >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> Don't you just love the arrogance of the Hasselblad >> statement:-) >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information