Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah, someone remembered, walt Don Dory wrote: >Walt, >I will take the bait. Let us pretend that I Googled you. > >HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALT! May we have many more years of your ascerbic wit and >photography. > >Don >don.dory@gmail.com > > >On 3/24/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > > >>Every time I see one of these "happy birthday" posts I get cheerful. >>Thinking someone remembered Saturday is my birthday. Then go to find out >>it's all about some damn lens. Oh, the heartbreak...... :'( :'( :'( >> >> >>Walt >> >> >>Steve Barbour wrote: >> >> >> >>>On Mar 24, 2006, at 7:52 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>a most timely message! 2006 is the 30th birthday of the f1 noctilux. >>>>and i still trust it. >>>> >>>> >>>and Rei... fwiw.... >>> >>>the photos from the Noctilux routinely appear to me better !! than I >>>anticipated they would be... >>> >>> >>>I'm not sure what that really means, but I can't say that about any >>>other lens... >>> >>>Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>only two M lenses come to my mind with this length of production were >>>>the original 1961 35 'lux 1961-1995 (34 years) and the 2nd >>>>50 'lux 1962-1994 (32 years). >>>> >>>>-rei >>>> >>>>On Mar25 01:18, A.H.Schmidt wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hi, I am not quite sure, why anybody would want to worry about any >>>>>abberations of the Noctilux. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> .... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>2. The lens has been around for some time now, and if there where >>>>>better F1 lens, then, I am quite sure, >>>>>Leica would release a somewhat updated lens. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>-- >>>>Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com >>>>Ridgewood, New Jersey >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >