Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True. If you're not comfortable with a piece of equipment, it's not going to work for you in the long run. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Feli di Giorgio Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 2:56 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] FS: Noctilux On Fri, 2004-05-28 at 11:43, B. D. Colen wrote: > Why, oh why, don't most people get the fact that the Noctilux is a > special purpose lens. It is NOT a "standard" lens, as are most 50s. It > is designed for one thing - capturing images when nothing else will > capture them. It's big; it's bulky; it's heavy; it doesn't focus close > enough; it has weird bokeh; and it has non-existent depth of field. > But as Ted and some other folks have demonstrated, but there is no > light, the Noctilux supplies it. So if you find that you regularly > miss shots because you need that extra stop, it makes great sense. But > if you don't shoot that way, a Summicron, Summilux - or Nocton - makes > much more sense. > > B. D. Well, I DID need a super high speed lens that will shoot in no light and I still look at my Noct negatives and think the world of that piece of glass. I just couldn't deal with the ergonomics of it and like Doug Herr said that can be a deal breaker. Feli _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information