Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd feel it dfficult to construct a symmetrical i.e. f 1.0/21 mm or f 1.0/35 lens - since there is not enough space for the backlens (I suppose). And a retro would need even more (front) glass than the Noctilux (I guess). Additionaly, there should be severe problems to bring the light into the corners of the pix. Alf - ----------------------------------------------------------------- At 11:20 17.12.1997 -0500, Peterson_Art@hq.navsea.navy.mil wrote: With any > given maximum aperture, is not a 35mm lens smaller and more convenient > that a 50mm or 58mm lens for the same camera, and so would not a small > (relatively) and convenient 35mm f/1 Noctilux M lens be far preferable > to a larger, heavier, and more conspicuous 50mm f/1 Noctilux?