Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re : Nokton v. lux again (was: Summicron 50)
From: Dave Stratton <stratton@gci.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 11:50:35 -0800
References: <B580F31A.696%john@pinkheadedbug.com>

John Brownlow wrote:
> 
>
> 
> In the end I don't think either lens is 'better' than the other, they're
> just very, very different... odd really, for two nominally identically
> optics. I know BD is a big fan of this lens, and I wouldn't argue with him
> for a moment... we just judge lenses by different criteria I think. I
> personally tend to use the 50/1.4 wide open most of the time, with a tiny
> part of the image in focus and most of the image out-of-focus. Consequently,
> the way that blur looks ('bokeh') matters a lot to me. YMMV.
> 
> --
> 
> JB

John

Do you have any experience with the canon 1.4. (the black version
~1956-58). Could you, or anyone, comment on the canon and compare to the
nokton and lux.  

Dave Stratton

In reply to: Message from John Brownlow <john@pinkheadedbug.com> ([Leica] Re : Nokton v. lux again (was: Summicron 50))