Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 15, 2009, at 9:03 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Once again I'm catching up on the list. > > > > The Nokton 35 f1.2 is a magnificent lens and I'd put mine up against > any > Leica lens, any day of the week you want to have a shoot out! On the > M8 it > is an amazingly crisp, as sharp cutting and in your face great image > capturing lens as you'll ever find! > > > > Hey I bought this as a match for my Noctilux when we started to > shoot the > book, "Women in Medicine. A Celebration of Their Work." > Unfortunately it > didn't arrive until we were finished. But since then it's almost the > lens of > choice with the M8 as it's as crisp as any lens could possibly be. > > > > No I wont sell it to anybody! :-) > > > > I can't imagine anyone considering it a "poor man's Noctilux" Hell > it's a > hand in glove match twin with the Noctilux. Wide open or other wise! > A few > screws loose? Hell we've all got a few of those. So don't fault this > lens > because you found a couple. Simple answer? Either return it for > another or > buy a set of jewelers screw drivers, any photographer worth their > salt has a > set of these in any event just in case. Tighten the screws and get > snapping > away! > > > > There see how easy it is! :-) I knew you would feel this way about the lens Ted... I agree, but these are internal screws... assembly defect or they omitted the loctite, should be warrantied, a real screw up, I think... Steve > > > > Dr. ted. :-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Geoff > Hopkinson > Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:23 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/lf/SF4.jpg.html > > > > 2009/3/16 Barney Quinn <bjq1 at mac.com> > > > >> > >> > >> Tina, > >> > >> Thanks! I have been thinking about getting this lens and using it >> as a > poor > >> person's Noctilux but I wasn't about to admit it, even to myself, >> for > fear > >> that I would get laughed off the LUG! :=) > >> > >> Isn't it possible that your problem with the loose screws is a good >> old > >> fashioned manufacturing defect? Perhaps when they made it - for >> what ever > >> reason - they just tightened it enough so that it made it out of the > factory > >> but not tight enough to last? > >> > >> Doesn't Dr. Ted shoot with a 35mm f 1.2 CV? > >> > >> Barney > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mar 15, 2009, at 9:17 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> > >> Ken Carney wrote: > >>> > >>>> Tina, > >>>> > >>>> Don't know about loose screws, but: do you deem this lens worthy >>>> of an > >>>> M8? > >>>> > >>> Yes, up until the screws fell out, I thought this was a great >>> lens. I've > >>> been using it as a Noctilux substitute on the M8 since it is about a > 50/1.2. > >>> Even after having my Noctilux coded and matched to my M8, I still > couldn't > >>> get it to focus like I could on the film Ms so I gave up and got the > Nokton. > >>> It was probably my most used lens for a few months until the screw > problem. > >>> I was really looking forward to taking it to Peru. I'm sure I would > have > >>> used it a lot. I also have the CV 12mm and used that often. I >>> have no > >>> problem with the files from the CV lenses, only with the possible >>> build > >>> problems. > >>> If I were you, I'd get the lenses I could afford for the M8 now >>> and save > >>> up for Leica lenses later, but I would never get a d700 or 5D >>> instead of > the > >>> M8! You would regret that in the long run. I've never bought a >>> Leica > lens > >>> that I regretted buying and I have regretted every Leica lens I've >>> ever > >>> sold. > >>> > >>> Good luck! > >>> > >>> Tina > >>> www.tinamanley.com > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers > > Geoff > > 'Pick up your Leica and make the best photo you can' > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.15/2003 - Release Date: > 03/15/09 > 14:07:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information