Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry, My guess is that "Nocti" has to do with "night" (as in nocturnal), while "Lux" is the standard Leica suffix for high-speed lenses, I believe derived from the Latin word for "light". Nathan "Jerry S. Justianto" wrote: > Dear Luggers, > > Well I just got my Noctilux yesterday. Can't wait to see the result. > > Anyway does anyone know what is the meaning of Noctilux, from what language > does it taken from? > > The question comes up because there is a Nikkor lense named Noct also. > > Regards, > > Jerry S. Justianto - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/