Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have nothing to add to this incredibly well articulated critique except to say I whole-heartedly concur. I was trying to put my response to the photos into words when I came across this post and it said it so much better. The 'lux has an intimate, smooth feel to it that is unlike anything else I've seen. That feel is why I bought the M to begin with. Which raises the next question: does the current 35/1.4 ASPH have the same feel as the 60's version? I'd love to see side by sides between those two. Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Martin > Howard > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:30 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Nokton v. Summilux M : some real (Human > Traffic)examples > > > Johnny Deadman jotted down the following: > > > Not my promised rigorous test, but a new set of images from > Human Traffic > > all shot with the Summilux-M 50mm. > > > > Interesting. The thing that does it for me is tonal rendition. The Summi > is much smoother, softer, gentler, quieter, more subtle than the Nokton. > The Nokton is more "in your face", loud, it screams at you and grabs you > attention, saying "LOOK AT ME". The Summi does less to direct your > attention, but allows you time to discover the picture, to > explore. I hear > film music-style heavy chords in Nokton images, but string quartets in the > Summi's. The Summi strikes me as more intimate. The Nokton as > more harsh. > Bokeh-wise, I don't see the dramatic differences that you do. > For instance, > in the shot: > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/humantraffic/nokton/pages/013.html > > ...taken with the Nokton, the OOF light trellis at the top left is > beautiful. On the other hand, the foreground OOF man and especially the > highlight along his glasses, is not very nice. On the whole, the Summi > seems to have a softer edges to the bokeh diffusion circles, which is > perhaps one contributing factor to the experiences reported above. > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | There's a culture here which dictates that > Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | anyone who walks more than a few paces must > email: howard.390@osu.edu | either be too poor to own [a car], > clinically > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ | insane, or British. -- David > Willis, BBCWS > > +---------------------------------------------- >