Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] ordered Noctilux
From: "Peter Brock" <p.j.brock@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 03:53:38 -0800
References: <001601c1877d$315faca0$1646510c@78mlp01> <23206026.1008622734@sgathan.reid.org>

Brian

I love the guys at K&S and did not mean to imply differently.  I consider
several of them good friends and value their input and candor.  I merely
meant to offer to help you if I could as the nocti is expensive and unlike
everyone else on this forum, I have occasionally bought things on impulse.
:)  Anyway, I am sure you will enjoy the lens.

Peter
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From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] ordered Noctilux


> I've spent the last year taking pictures with a 1.4 Summilux wide open,
and I am often outraged that the dial stops at 1.4. I have used a Noctilux
once, for a day, and I know what it is, and I know that it is an acquired
skill. But mostly I find that (a) the pictures that I want to take are all
indoors in poor light, and (b) the Noctilux will, for the first time, allow
me to use an "if you can see it, you can photograph it" discipline. It takes
the light sensitivity of my camera (with appropriately goosed-up film) into
the same realm as the light sensitivity of my eyes. I consider that to be
magic.
>
> Also I am in love with many of the pictures that I see posted to the net
that were taken with this lens. I want to be able to take pictures like
that. I've tried with my Summilux, I really have. Outdoors in the daytime it
is a better lens, but I haven't been taking pictures outdoors in the
daytime.
>
> Of course I don't want to spend that much money. But half of the required
money is already allocated to that store, in the form of a gift certificate,
and I've been a customer at K&S for 30 years and I like them and I trust
them.
>
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In reply to: Message from "Peter Brock" <p.j.brock@worldnet.att.net> (Re: [Leica] ordered Noctilux)
Message from Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> (Re: [Leica] ordered Noctilux)