Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:15 AM 25-11-97 -0800, you wrote: >Aside from the 50mm specialization issues that Paul Schliesser mentioned, >there are personal safety considerations associated with using superfast >lenses in bright light. The other problem with using the Noctilux at f/1 >in bright light is that the lens is so very fast that the light it collects >and concentrates on the film plane will burn a hole through the film, the >pressure plate, the back, and the user, too, if he or she isn't careful! >So play it safe -- only use the Noctilux at night. And for heaven's sake, >don't use a flash with the Noctilux -- you wouldn't be the first >photographer to end up as a pile of ashes. Maybe we have solved the problem of Spontaneous Human Combustion. They were all Noctliux owners! Dan C.