[pure-silver] Re: Inflammatory Digital vs. Film Post Of The Week
- From: harry kalish <hksvk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:50:38 -0500
What about that analytical tool called the eye? Coupled with the brain, of
course.
On 1/6/12 10:30 PM, "Jean-David Beyer" <jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> K W Hart wrote:
>>
>> I'm sorry, Mr Hall, but I'll have to disagree. If an optical lab were to
>> establish which lens was better: Canon, or Nikon, or whatever; it would
>> not put an end to mailing lists. The mailing lists would cease
>> discussing the quality of the lenses and would start debating the
>> quality of the optical lab!
>>
>> (BTW, Canon rulz! Especially fifty year old ones like my Canon FX's!)
>
> I seem to remember seeing the MTF curves for Nikon and Leitz lenses. Two
> in particular. IIRC, they were the same focal length and same aperture.
>
> It seems to me that one had a slightly higher curve that stayed up
> longer than the other, but then dropped down very rapidly. I think that
> was the Nikon lens. The other was ever so slightly lower, but started
> down a little sooner, but dropped relatively slower. I think the Leitz.
>
> So the Leica lens had higher resolution, but the Nikon a little sharper
> looking (except for resolution charts. This was long ago, and I have no
> idea if it would be true with todays products.
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