Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/16

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Noctilux
From: "Roger Beamon" <roger@beamon.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 07:16:04 -700

Boy, is my wife getting ticked at you people! As a result of posts 
like these along with Ted's unabashed love for this lens, I'm now 
lusting, big time.

It wasn't even on my want list a few months ago. Now, it's way 
up near the top!


On 15 Nov 98, FIGLIO4CAP@aol.com wrote, at least in part:

> In a message dated 11/13/98 9:02:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> dcoliva@jura.dsnet.it writes:
> 
> << When I got the photos back from the lab I was stunned and speechless!
> >> Dear Daniele, That was my first response when I got my first roll back
> as well.  What is extraordiary about the lens is its ability to render
> images taken it very low light as though there really was plenty of
> illumination!  Color rendition and contrast are excellent. I just took a
> couple rolls of my old friends at our annual dinner get together which we
> do every year at the annual meetings of the American Society of
> Ciminology. The scene was a dimly lit room at Cafe Nola in DC. I used no
> flash to the amazement of my buddies. Several of them used flash (two of
> them are avid photographers) with the predictable results. My shots,
> however, maintained the atmosphere of the room and the evening. They are
> simple photos taken for us and our memories, but they are also delightful
> to look at - there is so much more there than flash shots convey. Best
> regards, Bob Figlio


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Roger
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