Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kai Ling OH wrote: > > I need to do available light photography and yet has limited budget to > invest in 50/1 Noctilux. Is there any good old wide aperture lens which is > suitable for this purpose and is not prone to flair? There are very few faster than 1.4 lenses available for Leica. The 1.1 Nikkors, Zunows, and 1.2 Fuji are very expensive and collectible, and poor in image quality compared to a modern Noctilux. The only low cost alternative I believe is the 1.2 Canon in LTM. Just put a bayonet adapter on it. Its not a great performer, but you have that speed at a fraction of the cost. If you can go to 1.4, the Canon 50/1.4 is relatively low price and will give much better performance. It compares to the Summilux and is probably the best 50/1.4 lens in LTM. The 50/1.5 Sonnar or Russian version can also be quite good. Stephen Gandy