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Re: [OM] Photodo lens sharpness ratings

Subject: Re: [OM] Photodo lens sharpness ratings
From: frieder.faig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 20:28:34 +0200
Hallo,

Sure, when I sad that I agree with the photodo article, I meant  to agree with
the result when compared in the explaned way. - guess we all agree in basic 
terms.
Sure there are lot of possiblities to improve large-format results which are not
considered in the article.

For me, as a user of Zuiko Lenses, I find the article: "Are old lenses as good 
as new ones?"
at http://www.photodo.com/art/articles.shtml# more interesting.

Funny, to be anxius about the quality of Zuiko Lenses, when they explined that 
for photography 
optic  design reached a high enough level in the 60s, and the basic 
technologies were
developed in the 30s/40s.

About the 70s lenses they say:  

"It is arguable that this trend ceased in the late 1970s. Normal
lenses reached a level of quality that did not need to be
improved upon because they already exceeded the
capabilities of the available film - and this has remained the
case. In this case, no news is good news."

Frieder Faig


On Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 07:37:48AM -0400, Tom Trottier wrote:
> Hi Jan,
> 
> Uh, I think we agree...
> 
> At 2000 June 14 - Wednesday 23:57, Jan Steinman <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> spoke about *Re: [OM] Photodo lens sharpness ratings...* saying
> 
> > >Large formats suck (sharpness-wise, not grain-wise) if you keep the
> > >aperture miniscule. Wider is sharper.
> > 
> > <rant mode>
> > 
> > Duh. Sorry to be rude, but is this supposed to be some sort of revelation?
> 
> Yeah, we're all experts here.
> ...
> > (Then look at some early Weegie photos, and tell me you can't 
> > do photojournalism with a Speed Graphic 4x5! :-)
> 
> And flash bulbs. And a standard distance. The larger format helps, 
> because you can overexpose to your heart's content and develop each 
> neg by safelight.
> > 
> > </rant mode>
> 
> There's many advantages and disadvantages to different formats. How 
> about a 4x5 motordrive?
> 
> My only point was that in http://www.photodo.com/art/35_m9.shtml
> Lars chooses standard conditions which favour 35mm, rather than 
> comparing best practices to best practices.
> 
> Tom
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