----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: OPTICS AND "KILLER GLASS"
> The sharpness, detail, and contrast of many RF lenses wide open, or at > wide apertures, is quite a bit better than many SLR lenses. The 35mm > Summicron is outstanding at wide apertures, as is the 50mm Summicron. > While I recognize that this is a generalization, I cannot help but > wonder why SLR lenses are nowhere near as good wide open as RF lenses. The flange to focal plane distance made necessary by the mirror box forces all sorts of optical compromises in the SLR that are not needed in RF cameras. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
