Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At the Photo Fair in San Mateo over the weekend, I traded in the latest Summicron 50mm and a tall stack of cash for a mint Noctilux (11821, 60mm, Leitz). Living in a redwood forest, I've often wished for a brighter lens for taking pictures of my 19 months old son, and seriously considered getting the new Hexanon 60mm/1.2 while in Japan a week ago. However, I did not succumb to the temptation, and the Noctilux finally won me yesterday. So, I am now a member of NUT (Noctilux User Troop) Today, I ran through 2 rolls of XP2 Super @ ISO 100/21 around my house and at Stinson Beach, where swimming was prohibited due to presense of sharks. I am now very anxious to finally unpack my darkroom stuff from our move from Japan to the SF Bay Area three months ago. As it is, I already have 30 rolls of negs to go through. Now, I wish for an M5 with a M6J or M3 finder...