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Subject: [Leica] [MUGers] Nocti questions
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:27:12 -0700
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Glad you're enjoying the M+Nocti combo. I too am finding many more keepers.
I want to hear more about how you use it (are you enlarging to use the
focus peaking or just looking at the image in the EVF for sharpness?), etc.

Curious minds...
Keep posting those amazing images!!
Bob


On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> Yes, I don't know where I came up with OPV, but it's very early in the
> morning in Vietnam and I haven't had my coffee yet!!
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 6:41 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > +1!
> > Ain't that EVF great for that purpose?! (Is that what you meant by the
> > OPV?)
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > > On Mar 22, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't have the .95, but my 1.0 gives a unique look wide open that I
> > don't
> > > get with the Summilux.  Now that I can focus with the OPV, I am using
> the
> > > Noctilux more and more for it's unique look - wide open only.
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 5:38 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
> > > gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> Howard, I seldom use my fast lenses wide open but I do value their
> good
> > >> behaviour regarding focus shift when stopped down a little as well as
> > their
> > >> superb performance when I do my bit.
> > >> I'm contrarian I guess and not a good candidate for the older Noctis
> > >> especially. For perspective, if I could fund it/justify it and even
> find
> > >> one available I would ideally choose the new Summicron ASPH as the
> best
> > of
> > >> all for me. Not slumming it with the Summilux though.
> > >>
> > >> I can comment that I was loaned the current Nocti and an M for a
> weekend
> > >> while my camera and lens were away for repair. For me and my styles
> the
> > >> Nocti M ASPH results just look like those from the Summilux M ASPH.
> > That is
> > >> to say, superb but with no noticeable rendering differences for me.
> > >>
> > >> Handling that larger, heavier lens walking for street photography and
> > for a
> > >> day in a studio was much less comfortable.  I like and use the Thumbs
> Up
> > >> too which really helps but that's not possible when you have anything
> > else
> > >> in the hot shoe. I had aching hands by the end of probably four hours
> > or so
> > >> with camera actually in hand each day. Of course if you  need or want
> > that
> > >> 0.95 then the decision is simple ;-)
> > >>
> > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/stvm
> > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/mvm
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Cheers
> > >> Geoff
> > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> On 23 March 2014 07:56, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks for the links and the personal perspective, John.
> > >>> Light reading (no pun intended, but if I'd thought of that first, it
> > >> would
> > >>> have been) ahead.
> > >>>
> > >>> --howard
> > >>>
> > >>>> On Mar 22, 2014, at 5:01 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I have both, if you are going to use f1.4 or smaller most of the
> time
> > >>> save money and weight with the Summilux asph. The Noctilux does
> render
> > >>> slightly differently but not enough so to pay the difference ;-)
> > >>
> >
> http://web.archive.org/web/20110719222012/http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/lenses/page29/nx095_1.html
> > >>
> >
> http://web.archive.org/web/20110806015255/http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/lenses/page150/page150.html
> > >>>>
> > >>>> john
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Just out of idle curiosity, or maybe not, I'd like to know if it's
> > >>> possible to locate Erwin Puts' discussion of the 0.95 Nocti. I
> haven't
> > >> been
> > >>> able to find it online (inactive links).
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Has the Nocti been formally compared to the new APO-Summicron in
> terms
> > >>> of general performance at the same apertures from f/2 on? Or is it
> > better
> > >>> compared to the 50 'lux from f/1.4 up?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Thanks,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -howard
> > >>>>
> > >>>> ------------------------------------
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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> > >
> > > --
> > > Tina Manley
> > > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com
> > >
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> >
>
>
> --
> Tina Manley
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>
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-- 
Bob Adler


Replies: Reply from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] [MUGers] Nocti questions)
In reply to: Message from hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter) ([Leica] Nocti questions)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] [MUGers] Nocti questions)
Message from hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter) ([Leica] [MUGers] Nocti questions)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] [MUGers] Nocti questions)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] [MUGers] Nocti questions)
Message from rgacpa at gmail.com (Bob Adler) ([Leica] [MUGers] Nocti questions)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] [MUGers] Nocti questions)