[Leica] Leica] NZ PAW 26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica] NZ PAW 26


Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 00:14:05 +0000
 From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
Subject: [Leica] NZ PAW 26
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
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> The half-way mark.... The Noctilux is recognized for its wide open looks, 
> also a sharp lens stopped but....who has seen it used wide open as a 
> close-up lens? I have been playing with the OUFRO (~10mm M-M extension 
> tube) on the M, best with 75mm and longer but tried it with the Noctilux 
> ;-) Wide open of course!
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> http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2013/26

Hi john
Thank you for an interesting use of a "LEICA CAMERA & LENS!!!!" Interesting 
given topics of late???????
My good fortune many years ago when the "CANADIAN DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED 
NOCTILUX IN THE LEICA FACILITIES, BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA" became 
available. I received the first lens for sale and still have it these long 
past years. Yep just as good in capturing images today??? Well maybe not 
today, only because I'm not quite as assignment active as I was! :-(

I have contemplated selling it on a number of occasions, but I couldn't! As 
it would be like selling one of my children! But in all these years it never 
occurred to use it in a macro mode simply because as much as I have great 
respect for my M Leica's! I have always cursed the inability for "macro or 
close-up use!" :-(

So once again thank you for opening my tired old eyes to something new with 
my all time favourite camera!!! I must give it a try with the adapter one of 
these days.
cheers,
Dr. ted :-)