Re: Noctilux 50

[Adisak Soon Wai Hoe <adisoon@pl.jaring.my>]

Hi Ted,

As I recall, you have a web site. Do you have any pictures that display the
special qualites of the Noctilux on it. If you do, please provide me with
the address.

- --ADi

 3:40 PM 3/22/97 EST, you wrote:
>Adi wrote:
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><<I was wondering if anyone out there knows anything about the 50mm
>Noctilux-M, like what is so special about it, what it has been corrected
>for, perfromance at max and various apertures, and comparision with the
>Summicron or even the Summilux 50's.>>>>
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>Hi Adi,
>A couple of things and I'm sure you'll get an armpit of statistics,
however this
>is from real time experience and I've been using one since the lens came
out. 
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>I use mine for my documentary work with the medical profession in B&W and
>shooting some advertising assignments where I shoot available light
colour. At
>light levels where others fear to tread without a bunch of lights being
added to
>the scene. You have to see the results as it can't be explained in technical
>terms, but that doesn't mean diddly squat any way, as all that counts is " do
>you want to shoot and capture images you otherwise couldn't with any other
>lens?"
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>1/  the Noctilux is made to be used wide upen at f.1 and if you don't
intend on
>using it under critically low light levels,  save your money and buy
something
>else.
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>2/  It will give you results of a pleasant ethereal look, and again I say
when
>working wide open or stopped down one stop. Preferably wide open.
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>3/ backgrounds become a mush of totally out of focus colour or b&W shades of
>gray. Gorgeous effect!
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>As far as other stops, who cares!  This is a lens made for next to nothing in
>light levels you can't imagine shooting under and having a correct exposure.
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