Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:23 AM 9/22/98 +0200, you wrote: >BTW, according to Chasseur d'images (acronym CI and NOT CDI)the Planar 55 >is better than the Noctilux.I guess that, if Leica makes one day an >upgraded Noctilux, the price would be also crazy. The Noctilux is a perfect example of what is wrong with magazine tests. They test for generic qualities in lenses, and the Noctilux is a special lens designed for special situations. An besides, the Planar is 1/2 stop slower. - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch There is a pleasure in being mad in which none but mad men know. Dryden