Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Three hail Marys, ten lashes with a wet noodle, and a wee dram of Lagavulin. Then go to http://scotch.com/ Skoal... Jim At 07:33 PM 9/21/2001 -0700, Ted Grant wrote: >Hi Mark,, >This is a full blown confession before the eyes and ears of the Leica world >and the great Leica God... Oskar Barnack!:.. > >"Oskar, forgive me for I have sinned! I used a 3 stop ND filter on my >Noctilux!" Only in daylight! > >When I fiddle around with the Noctilux during daylight hours I have a 3 stop >ND filter, BW I think. Screws right into the lens with a step or down ring. >see how helpful I am. Just a minute I'll go look .....it's a 3 stop ND >filter mounted in a step-up ring making the filter bigger than the lens, but >the ring screws into the lens.. > >OK, Ok, Jim, I'm sorry! :-) I know your image of the Nocti guy in Canada >has been shattered because I used a filter on a Noctilux! ;-) ;-) ;-) > >However, I've never noticed, of course by now you know I never pay attention >to alot of Leica stuff others do, but I've not noticed any undo Vignetting >or loss of image quality when the ND fitter is on.. > >Note: I didn't say the pictures were any better or worse. ;-) > >I only use the filter when I'm loaded with 100 speed and working daylight. >The rest of the time the light is low, beautiful and inviting for picture >taking, then Noctilux functions as it should, no background and sharp >subject.;-) > >ted > >Ted Grant Photography Limited >www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html