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Subject: [Leica] Noctilux and Sony A7?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:52:47 -0800
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> On Dec 12, 2014, at 4:48 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at 
> gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Steve, This will be a very interesting test. I have to tell you 
> that I?ve get a big improvement on my Lux 75 after I?ve sent it to Wetzlar 
> to be calibrated, at the same time I?ve ordered add the 6 bit coding, but 
> I think this has not any influence in focusing precision.


calibration helps, but there is no way a week later or a year later, to know 
if it remains in the same good calibration....aye there's the rub...


> 
> Amiti?s
> Lluis
> 
> El 13/12/2014, a las 01:40, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
> escribi?:
> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 12, 2014, at 4:25 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at 
>>> gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Your Hospital images are unforgettable!
>> 
>> 
>> you are very kind Lluis, here I am thinking of the technical issues only, 
>> I may when time allows simply do a series of dandelion shots: w Nocti at 
>> f1   and Summilux 75mm at f1.4,  on the Sony 7,  to have a look...
>> 
>> 
>> steve
>> 
>> 
>>> Amiti?s
>>> Lluis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> El 13/12/2014, a las 01:16, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
>>> escribi?:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 12, 2014, at 4:07 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at 
>>>>> gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sonny,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I?ve never owned a Noctilux, just play with some ones borrowed by 
>>>>> friends but what do you say is in my opinion one of the 
>>>>> characteristics things of this lens, it is difficult obtain a perfect 
>>>>> picture but when yo got it it is exceptional?!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> exactly Lluis, a major reason why it's difficult, is the need to obtain 
>>>> perfect  focus at f1. When you focus imo with a Sony EVF with focus 
>>>> peaking, it's far easier to nail the focus....
>>>> 
>>>> my experience with focussing a Noctilux at f1 derived from my earlier 
>>>> kids in hospital images....
>>>> 
>>>> steve
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Lluis
>>>>> 
>>>>> El 12/12/2014, a las 22:57, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
>>>>> escribi?:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> The point is to walk away with the image that you had in mind.  The 
>>>>>> image
>>>>>> that I wanted to show you.  Look! See what I see?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I was unsuccessful with a Noctilux and made maybe three really 
>>>>>> wonderful
>>>>>> shots in the year I owned it, and a couple dozen I liked.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> (Ironically, two of the shots were made into posters and sold several
>>>>>> hundred copies for the Natchitoches Historic Foundation.)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If I
>>>>>> ?still ?
>>>>>> had it with a Sony or an M, I would be out there with it glued to my
>>>>>> camera, because I'm crazy for available dark pictures
>>>>>> ?, and I know I'd be lovin' it and you guys would be lookin' at that 
>>>>>> EXIF
>>>>>> line and wishing you were me.  ;-)?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sonny
>>>>>> http://sonc.com/look/
>>>>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>>>>> 1714
>>>>>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> USA
>>>>>> 
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