Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The penny is a great idea, Kyle. And it's probably the cheapest Leica accessory ever. I still use the 50 mm LTM Nokton. Not as much as I'd like, because these days I mostly shoot the M8, where it acts like a short telephoto. The one issue with that lens is that it can render background bokeh harshly when you're focused close. Beyond that, it's a great lens, a bit sharper then the pre-aspheric Summilux. Tom A. says that the new version is a little more contrasty, but I don't think the difference is worth paying double to upgrade. Nokton pictures, on (gasp) Tri-X film: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/14085787215/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/13892553280/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/13923244058/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/14102323336/ Hope this helps! -Peter On Saturday, December 27, 2014, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> wrote: > ...and worth every penny. > > Henning > > > > On 2014-12-26, at 3:43 PM, Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com > <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > Old alpha order code is PFENG 2014 version is Abraham linclon > commemorative 2014 much like the Oskar Barnack coins from 1980. Copper > coated zinc much like m4-2 top plate. 2014 price 100 euro > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Dec 26, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Richard Man <richard at > >> richardmanphoto.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> > >> Wow, necessity is the mother of invention and all that! Perhaps a thin > ring > >> on top of a LTM->M adpater will do the trick. > >> > >> Good job! > >> > >> On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 7:43 AM, kyle cassidy on the LUG < > >> leicaslacker at gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> > >>> I'd posted a while ago asking if anybody had any thoughts about filing > >>> down the threads on a 50mm to allow the focus coupling to travel > further on > >>> lenses that's close focus was limited to a meter. Kicking the idea > around > >>> a little, I've come up with a modification which will work with any LTM > >>> 50mm and doesn't require grinding or altering the lens. It allows > close > >>> focusing to about half a meter (haven't checked exactly) -- I have > before > >>> and after close focusing images plus instructions here: > >>> > >>> http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/802756.html > >>> > >>> I'd been kicking around the idea of getting a voigtlander nokton 1.5 > -- the > >>> LTM ones are cheap, like $400, but the new bayonet mount ones are like > $900 > >>> and as far as I can tell, the only significant difference is that the > >>> bayonet mount ones close focus to .7 meters. > >>> > >>> How many of you still use a LTM mount 50mm? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > >> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > Henning Wulff > henningw at archiphoto.com <javascript:;> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >