Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/23

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Subject: [Leica] Help with Nocti
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:52:28 -0500
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I suspect the M8 "crops" much of the falloff. That being said, I've found 
the falloff whether on the M6, MP or M9 part of the charming signature of 
the noctilux. 

-rei

Ridgewood, NJ
via iPhone

On Jan 23, 2012, at 12:46 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:

> Bob,
> 
> Since I tried the Nocti on my M8, It did not show any light fall off.  
> This may be a problem on the M9 though.  Maybe Tina or Geoff may have some 
> insight on this.
> 
> gene
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 5:59:13 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with Nocti
> 
> Hi Gene,
> With the Nocti's light fall off, I wonder if the setting of the M for this
> lens has an impact...
> Thanks,
> Bob
> 
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 3:34 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
> 
>> Sounds like a good buy.  Not sure I would bother with the coding, but that
>> is my personal opinion.  My only coded lenses are my 21 Asph and 28 Asph,
>> which I bought new with the coding, all others are just fine as is, and I
>> have my M8 set to coded lenses On setting and works great.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Gene
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 12:29:51 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>> Subject: [Leica] Help with Nocti
>> 
>> I just received the following from an east coast dealer I'm working with .
>> So far a new M and 35'cron built int 2004. Here is what I'm being told
>> about the Nocti:
>> 
>> "I have a nice used 4th Gen 50mm f/1 Noctilux with slide out shade that
>> just came in a couple days ago. It is also not 6-bit coded and I'd rate it
>> overall as a 8 or 9 out of 10. It has one area of wear on the underside of
>> aperture ring, but otherwise pristine. Perfect glass and very smooth
>> focusing, especially for a Noctilux f/1 (they tend to be stiff). I believe
>> we are asking $6500 for it."
>> 
>> He can send the Nocti to Leica NJ for coding and calibration.
>> Are there questions, other than what is generation 4 (what is that?) and
>> the comment "very smooth focusing, especial for a Noctilux f/1 (they tend
>> to be stiff)".
>> 
>> I'm a bit out of my area of expertise and hope some can provide guidance.
>> 
>> Thanks to all,
>> Bob (who managed to go out shooting today for the 1st time in 5 weeks...).
>> It actually turned out to be a day of frights, but all are safe. More 
>> later
>> after I have a chance to develop the images.
>> 
>> --
>> Bob Adler
>> Palo Alto, CA
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.rgaphoto.com
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