Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 31, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: > Thanks Henning > > I was pondering which was the "best 50? to keep > > I have all three Nocti's, and I really like the f1.2 because of its size. > Not much bigger than the Summilux lenses. > > And I have the ASPH and spherical Summiluxes. > > And the 'crons - DR, rigid, and modern. > > Yeah, thinking of culling, but can't decide. Vick, which do you really use? I can help you... I will hold all eight, and when you need one just give me a holler, and tell me which one.... deal? Steve > > Vick > > > > On 31/12/2013 1:17 AM, Henning Wulff wrote: >> The 0.95 is as good as it gets at high speed, with the well understood >> downsides of price and size. At smaller apertures the pictures are hard >> to distinguish from Summilux-ASPH pictures, but the large size and price >> remain. Focus shift exists but is quite manageable. It is the only one of >> the three that can be considered an all in one lens, if you can live with >> the size. This lens, like the other Nocti's focusses down to only 1m, >> which is a distinct limitation in comparison to the slower current 50's >> and in my opinion its main operational failing. >> >> The f/1 is of much lower contrast at wider apertures, but also sharpens >> up nicely with the downside of considerable focus shift. It has >> incredible flare tolerance which allows it to capture images that no >> other lens seems capable of. A lens shade is largely pointless. This is a >> lens that is not easy to master and renders in a unique way, but the >> rewards are great. Our Dr. Ted did most of his medical photography for >> his books with this lens, and mostly at f/1. True mastery! >> >> The f/1.2 is pointless unless you plan on placing it in an honorary >> position in your collection. Current prices are exorbitant, and it is not >> as good a lens overall as the f/1 while being slower. It is a much softer >> version of the old Summilux 50. The Nokton f/1.1 is definitely a better >> lens overall. >> >> If you have the Summilux ASPH and an M240, the 0.95 is not as necessary >> as it was with the M9, but it of course still allows a little but lower >> light subjects to be recorded successfully (as long as they are at least >> one meter away) with shallower dof, but the f/1 will allow a different >> vision, if you are willing and able to master it. >> >> I used to have an f/1.2, have used the f/0.95 and the Nokton f/1.1 and >> currently have the f/1 and the Summilux ASPH. >> >> Henning > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information