Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have just checked and I can't see two sets of aperture blades in mine. Frank On 4 May, 2004, at 23:29, marcus wrote: > My CV 35mm pancake has two sets, but they do not > overlap in a way that cuts the corners to make a more > circular aperture. I don't know the why of it. > -Marcus > --- Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> wrote: >> >> OK, am I on drugs or does Leica use two sets of >> aperture blades? It >> seems on many of my lenses, that looking from the >> front, there is one >> set (main set?) that closes down, but from the rear, >> there's another >> set that gradually closes down and catches up at >> f/22 or so. It's >> very odd. >> >> Is this to smooth out bokeh? Or am I seeing an >> illusion? >> >> Karen >> >> >> -- >> Karen Nakamura >> http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >