Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:10 AM 25/6/98 -0500, you wrote: >I am contemplating buying a Noctilux to replace my Summicron. What kind >of results will I get from the Noctilux when stopped down to f2.0? Will it >be close to what I get with my Summicron? I really like the idea of pictures >in available darkness and the bokeh (sp?) of the Noctilux is absolutely >first rate. I don't however, want to give up the quality I get from the >Summicron. Do those of you who use the Noctilux also own a more >"normal" normal? I can't afford to own both. What advice can you Noctilux >users give me to help me solve my dilemma? > >Phil > If you cannot afford to keep two lenses, I suggest that you get a 50 Summilux for low light photography. I have all three and I use the Summilux a great deal (achieving many superb low light shots at wide open apertures), the Noctilux a little less and the Summicron the least. Dan Khong