Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/07

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Subject: [Leica] Epson R-D1 with various lenses
From: SonC at aol.com (SonC@aol.com)
Date: Wed Jul 7 04:57:52 2004

Looks more like a focusing error than a lens fault to me.  

S.


In a message dated 7/7/2004 6:56:04 AM Central Daylight Time, 
richard-lists@imagecraft.com writes:
At 04:41 AM 7/7/2004, Dan C wrote:

>Check this one out.   I think it was taken with the 90/2 (pre-asph) at f2.

Hi Dan, I am sorry, but are you being sarcastic? Or...?

>http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0707/435.jpg
>
>Hmmm......impressive, isn't it?  See how sharp the eyes are?  I can't wait
>to drop 3 grand USD on this baby.  OK, OK....so maybe wide open isn't a
>great idea.   Well this next  one was stopped down 2 stops to f4 (recall
>that old rule about how a lens is at its best when stopped down a couple of
>stops?)
>
>http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0707/437.jpg

OK, I saw this last. Definitely the person misfocused on the lips or 
something instead of the eyes. Your point is?

Recall that the baselength is something like 38mm and with a crop factor of 
1.5, what are you expecting?

>Hmmm....impressive, isn't it?
>
>Two more,
>http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0707/295.jpg  at f2

This one looks like the focus is on the lips, rather than on the eyes. So 
it's misfocused? What does it have to do with the camera or the lens?


>http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0707/297.jpg  at f4

Looks pretty good, and...?


>Taken with  50 summicron.   Nuff said.

I am stupid and dense. Can you say it plainly please?

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please 
use richard@imagecraft.com) 

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