ROTFL! Thanks, Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Well, at least I infer from Mr. Keppler's article that the difference >may be squant, at least at f/8. > >If you check out a web site which I happened upon just over two weeks >ago, you'll understand. The discovery and importance of "squant", a new >_fourth_ primary color with an unfortunate name is discussed at the >address below, and squant differences between the lenses from various >marques will require ever more rigorous analysis. > >http://www.negativland.com/squant/story.html > >Although I have no Leitz glass, and I may or may not be the poorer for >it, the fabled qualities of German lenses may be related to squant >variations in the glass from various manufacturers. The almost >twenty-year backlog of E6 transparencies shot with my old Contax kit >does show squant differences when compared to my more recent Pentax >slides, especially at optimum apertures. Similarly--although the >tonality from the larger film area is a bit smoother--the difference >between the photographs made with the lenses for my Mamiya 6x7 and with >my Pentax 35mm gear, at low magnifications, is pretty much squant. > >You should, of course, first download the squant-specific Photoshop >plugin at > >http://www.negativland.com/squant/plugin.html > >for a free trial. That may help the digital crowd to visualize the new >color, although standard RGB monitors could be limiting. > >Brian Walsh >- - 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 .