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Subject: [Leica] Thanks Howard! Re: The Battle of the 50mm 1.4's
From: sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)
Date: Tue Feb 10 04:32:23 2009
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Geoff, are you SERIOUS? night shot? I won't pay the bulk/weight penalty of a 
Noctilux but this one photo may have persuaded me to buy the new 50 
Summilux-M.

Seth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew@gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks Howard! Re: The Battle of the 50mm 1.4's


> This is from the Summilux M 50 ASPH. on M8. This lens is compact and very
> fine quality. 46mm filter size. No steroids.
> A sample shot in lower light at f/1.4. This was after sunset, from the 
> back
> door of a unit at Yosemite View Lodge.
> Too dark for me to see any detail, not too steady handhold.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/usa/g/Y23.jpg.html
>
> 2009/2/10 Edward J Caliguri <ejcaliguri@comcast.net>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Howard! The Nikon D700 is something else. I recall as a kid with a
>> Nikkormat and 50 f/2.0 using a tripod in the cold for moonlit shots at
>> midnight, with star tracks and all. Here - you can almost read the
>> weathervane's 'rotor housing' or whatever it's called! I hope Leica is 
>> able
>> to come to a good compromise between pixel size and number if and when 
>> the
>> R10 hits the shelves. I am constantly amazed at how this D700 performs, 
>> and
>> I like it much more than the new Canon 5D which has more megapixels 
>> overall.
>>
>> No - not giving up he Leicas; But this shows that there is a place for a
>> 'few' system cameras in everyone's arsenal.
>>
>> But that Sigma 50mm! That looks like a Noctilux on Steroids!
>>
>> Ed
>>
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>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> 'Licence to Chill'
>
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