On Mon, 14 Sep 1998 PCACala@xxxxxxx wrote:
|Hi George:
|
|> I just finally had a chance to look at these numbers in comparison with
|> other numbers. I now see how truly extraordinary this lens is. Even
|> better than primes!
|
|Careful though. It is not saying at what contrast level the line pairs were
|determined at. It is doubtful these can be compared to Modern Photography
|lens tests.
Yes, contrast suffers proportionally with the more elements added to a
lens formula. The 35-80's sixteen elements will not hold up in
contrast to a similarly constructed (quality-wise) fixed lens.
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