[Leica] Noct @F1 vs. color

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

Lovely collection of images. Talk about going from one Leica extreme to 
the other F1 to F4 ;-) I find the Tri-elmar a bit slow and I often 
worry about its ability to handle flare, but not the Noctilux. Colour 
is not as flexible in low light, but my first Nocti images were of 
Melbourne late evening on Kodachrome, and they had a magical feel. In 
general, b/w is indeed more suited, but there is a very satisfying look 
to colour nocti's as well.

Cheers
On 28/06/2004, at 6:23 AM, Richard F. Man wrote:

> What I notice (duh...) is that at very low light where one needs the 
> Noctilux at F1, or F1.2, the color contrast is very low, and typically 
> there are color casts. Perhaps it's because I only shoot slides? Would 
> color neg, like the Fuji Superia etc. be better? Or do I give up and 
> just have to shoot B&W where the Noct' excels?
>
> (A little moot currently since I sold my Noct' so I can afford a 
> Tri-Elmar, but I suspect I may get another Noct at some point) 
> Interestingly, on my personal favorite page, for my wife's pics, two 
> are Noct's: http://www.dragonsgate.net/photosite/karisu/index.html
>
> 2nd row, first one on left, and 4th row, last one on right.
>
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, 
> please use richard@imagecraft.com)
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