The American annual of photography . A LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS. HELEN W. COOKE. 21. SOFT-FOCUS VS. ANASTIGMAT LENSES By A. H. BEARDSLEY I lET me say at the outset that I have no intentionto begin a controversy, nor shall I attempt toact as arbiter. My purpose will be to take the attitude of the inn keeper in **Silas Marnerwho, prevented many a broil by remarking !firmly to those who were disposed to violence, Gentlemen,youre both right, and youre both wrong, and the truth liesatween you! By placing a few facts—as I know them—before the reader, I may render some service to the end thatsoft-focus
The American annual of photography . A LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS. HELEN W. COOKE. 21. SOFT-FOCUS VS. ANASTIGMAT LENSES By A. H. BEARDSLEY I lET me say at the outset that I have no intentionto begin a controversy, nor shall I attempt toact as arbiter. My purpose will be to take the attitude of the inn keeper in **Silas Marnerwho, prevented many a broil by remarking !firmly to those who were disposed to violence, Gentlemen,youre both right, and youre both wrong, and the truth liesatween you! By placing a few facts—as I know them—before the reader, I may render some service to the end thatsoft-focus and anastigmat lenses may be better understoodand valued. In my opinion there is a definite place in photography forthe soft-focus and the anastigmat lens. One cannot supplantthe other. Each serves its particular field exclusively. Theremay be cases where there is an overlapping and consequentconfusion with regard to the exact ^dividing Hne; nevertheless,each type of lens is indispensable to the photographer whowould express his best in photographic science and art. The po
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