My little Kookaburra, you still aren't listening.
I (that is me, Troubador) have not said that the Leica has an insignificant uplift in transmission. I don't know whether it has or not. And if Schott has upgraded the HT glasses that Leica have used, they may have made earlier comments by Holger obsolete.
So, I know that you are in emotional turmoil just now due to your errm provocative Ruffled Feathers thread having been terminated, but please refrain from persisting in the view that I am sniping at Uncle Ernst's little company: I am not.
Yours, in puzzled admiration 8-P
Lee
Lee,
I ain't nobody's little kookaburra @_@_@_@_@
More like a big cranky Powerful Owl ! :storm:
You're becoming an argumentative contrarian hair splitter ! :eek!: :-O
Your position (fearlessly hiding behind Holger!
was that the difference by using the existing HT glass was of no real value. I disagreed way back then (re: the obvious as dog's whatsits 8x32 HT), and I disagree now.
1). A ~1% gain is a ~1% gain. Quite welcome. Better than a loss. Check the Schott catalog for yourself.
2). You yourself have detailed the intangible benefits to colour presentation and contrast of the HT glass in your own bins.
3). Gains in transmission, no matter how small bring gains in image cleanliness in the bin and to the retina, due to reductions in reflected and stray light. A position espoused by at least ronh and Ed, amongst others. It seems you are now belatedly on that bandwagon too with your 'cogent argument' ?!
4). Leica engineers agree with me enough to designate this very improvement as a new model line.
5). So all in all ....... nerr! 8-P
Stop bl**dywell arguing with yourself just for the sake of having the last word! :smoke: You are dangerously close to sounding like a certain BroknRecord!! o
To Alexis, and Mark et al,
What I meant by saying the 8x32 HT could compete with the SV was that it would provide a size alternative as you quite rightly point out. I expect the 8X32 SF will probably be even bigger than the SV, and thus not replace the FL /HT, but rather sit along side it as the x42mm's do. One x32mm to tackle SV /EDG, the other to tackle the Leica's. Having only looked through them at retailer's I had no idea the right size case was such an issue!
Florian,
Good point about the color balance - it may be less of a welcome improvement for some who prefer that warm view ....
Chosun :gh: