Aha! You mean "...fewer" elements. Yes, I now understand... Mike Johnston wrote:
Somebody said: > > >> simple, if two lenses are equally corrected, the one with less > >> elements will be better. To which I replied: > > > I absolutely believe that statement... So, Mike countered: > Well it seems bizarre to me. How can one be better if they're equally > corrected?!? Either they're equally corrected, or one is better. Both things > can't be true at once. > > But if you want to stick to Tessars, Dagors, and triplets, it's no skin off > my nose.... > > --Mike