Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It was said that because of a long focus throw the Noct was not good for follow focus as another 50 might be. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:50:27 +1300 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with Nocti > > Who said anything about follow focus? Why buy a Noctilux and stop down?? > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > > A subject coming towards me I'm supposed to follow focus with another lens > than a Noctilux easier? Its not an easy thing to do with ANY rangefinder > 50mm lens I'm not sure how much harder it would be stopped down with a > Noctilux. You want follow focus get an SLR. You want a rangefinder camera > stop down and use wides and zone focas. You'll be shooting that way faster > and better anyway, > > -- > Mark R. > > >> >> That is one of the things I like about it ;-) I find it far easier to get >> focus than on shorter focus throw Summiluxes. >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> Actually, the thing that bugs me the most about the Nocti is the long > focus >> throw. It doesn't work well for my style at all. The only other lens I > have >> with such long throw is the 75 'lux but that's OK since it only get used > for >> portraits. >> >> Obviously it works for lots of other people. >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information