Re: [Leica] M3 with 50 1.0 Noctilux

["Julian Thomas" <julianthomas@terra.es>]

Ted, I know you spend more time than most of us doing low light stuff. Do
you never have problems with flare? I find even trying to focus in a bar
where there are spot lights in  the ceiling but the overall light is low is
hell because of flare. I remember meeting up with some guys and comparing
M2/3/4/6 and the 6 flared and the others didn't. What is your secret??

Julian
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 with 50 1.0 Noctilux


> Stanislaw Stawowy wrote:
> >>>>> M6 has also disappointing flare, as I heard frequently on Lug.
> > Flare makes low light focusing harder and that's what Noctilux is about,
> right? :-)<<<<
>
> Hi Stanislaw,
> Aw my friend don't believe everything you read on the LUG or elsewhere
about
> the M6 and other bits and pieces, as it's always better to have in your
> hands experience. What's vegetables for one LUGNUT is peaches and cream
for
> another. ;-)
>
> I've used my M6's since they came out away back when and used the Noctilux
> f.1.0 since it arrived in Canada almost as long ago as I can remember.
Both
> are just fine for me and have done an admirable job from one end of the
> world to other on all kinds of assignments in available darkness and the
sun
> of noon.
>
> Horrible and pleasant weather conditions, from the air and from the back
of
> horses to tanks and armoured cars, to little old ladies tea parties,
> birthing and brain surgery. And like the little Pillsbury dough boy they
> just keep clicking right along.
>
> I see you mentioned you've never had an M6 in your hands, not to worry
some
> day you will and then you'll learn for yourself what a beautiful camera
and
> picture taking machine it is and be pleasantly surprised that some of the
> things you read in the negative don't matter at all.
>
> Sure your opinion counts, each of us have them, good, bad or ugly, so not
to
> be concerned about making a comment because you do from nothing more than
> reading experience and not the experience of in hand.
>
> The in hand of course is more meaningful as then it's from your feel
rather
> than the comments of some possibly disgruntled LUGGITE! :-)
>
> Think positive and keep the faith, save your money and some day you'll
enjoy
> the wonderful feel of an M camera. ;-)
> ted
>
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>
>