[Leica] Noctilux defence - How dare you, B.D.!!

[doubs43 at cox.net (Walker Smith)]

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>Tina,
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>Those are beautiful, wonderful images, and they show the great abilities of
>the Noctilux.  I don't understand, however, your one comment:
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>>  If you can see the bokeh, you should not be
>> using the Noctilux!!
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>Do you mean the opposite?   If you can't see the bokeh, then you are stopped
>down and don't need the Noctilux.  If you can see the bokeh, then you are
>wide open and you do need the Noctilux.
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>Bob
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    I may be reading Tina wrong but I believe she meant exactly what she 
said; i.e., if you can see the bokeh, then there's enough light present 
to use a lens with a smaller maximum aperture. If that's NOT what she 
meant, then I suppose I missed her point. Even so, I'm not sure I agree 
as the subject's background will have a decided effect upon the presence 
or absence of bokeh.

Walker