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[OM] Re: Point of entertainment, Part II

Subject: [OM] Re: Point of entertainment, Part II
From: "Bill Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:10:09 -0600
> 2. "C in the name stands for classical (crappy) (compromised) (covered 
> with fungus) lens design."  >

> 3. "Achieve pictures with a special artistic touch."  I use my artistic 
> license to cover up my technical flaws
>
> 4. "'Draws' your subject in a fine, flattering manner."  If I wanted to 
> draw my subject, I would have got a pad of paper and a #2 yellow pencil
>
> 5. "Ideally suited for portraiture."  and aging actresses shot in HD

> 6. "Renders a sharpness that is slightly rounded"  (use for fashion shows 
> in Milan to comply with new regulations.

> 7. "Less aggressive than contemporary lens designs."  not tack sharp, but 
> see below:

> 8. "Not soft in its rendition."  Our computers were down so we designed 
> this the old fashioned way,
>
> 9. "...During the 1930's used this technique to great effect." but we 
> forgot the try part of cut and try
>
> 10. "Potrays the person in a shining, nearly celestial way."
> I though scientology was illegal in Germany...
>
> 11. "This effect is very well balanced and not exaggerated." unlike the 
> claims for our other lenses
>
> 12. "Many viewers see it in a subconscious way."  "I have a feeling...
>
> 13. "The trained observer, however, understands the underlining
> technique and enjoys the results."  ...my money is going, going, gone.
>
> 14. "This lens design exhibits some additional effects."  (If you hadn't 
> reviewed this, the additional effects on our bottom line would have been 
> greater
>
> 15. "Which should be understood to achieve the maximum benefit."  So those 
> tap dancing lessons are paying off
>
> 16. "The best focus position i the object space can not be kept
> exactly constant for all f-stop settings."  (You thought our zooms were 
> bad
>
> 17. "The passionate photographer..."  or typical Leica owner...
>
> 18. "...might notice a slightly closer best focus in his pictures
> than expected."  so send your lens back to have the cam reground...
>
> 19. "When stopping down the lens to F/2.8 or smaller this effect is
> minimized, so the focus position will be as expected."  Hey, Konrad, did 
> you know about DOF?
>
> 20. "In order to balance the performance at full speed and other
> f-stop settings the lens is adjust with the above described
> characteristic."  We can't grind a focus cam THAT wavy
>
> 21. "The special features...."  (screw ups)
>
> 22. "...are best used in emotional... >
> 23. "...artistic..."  > 24. "...narrative images..." (>
25. "...portraits or atmospheric landscapes."  (Pllease cover these four 
items in the artist's statement that accompanys your exhibit.
>
> 26. "For documentation or technical subjects...use the PLANAR T* 2/50 ZM 
> lens."  Or some of those good lenses we used to make for Hasselblad.
>

This makes the crap going around about the M8 seem inconsequental.
Bill Pearce 


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