Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with you there, its close-up performance is poor to say the least. I'm using the 50 'lux-R hand held at anywhere between 4' and 19.5". At those distances I have to work very carefully, and even then It's usually one serviceable shot out of 6-12 shots. Considering that I can take 1-3 working shots handheld with a 4x5, that's a very low ratio. The ratio with the Noctilux is even more unpredictable, something that at one time situations I can't affordable, with maybe a shot or two per roll of film. That aside, when my last daughter was born, all but a couple of shots with the Noctilux were a keeper. S. Dimitrov - ---------- >From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: Noctilux-M v. Summilux-R >Date: Fri, Dec 26, 2003, 1:47 PM > > Regardless of being able to see the plane of focus, a properly adjusted > wide base rangefinder is more accurate than a reflex viewing system > with a 50 mm lens. That said in all probability the focus plane of the > Noctilux may well be unusable wide open and focused closer. It can hardly be described as crisp at 1m. > > John Collier > > On Dec 26, 2003, at 1:06 PM, JCB wrote: > >> Please read my post again! >> >> I said RF (Range Finder) not R (Reflex). It is OBVIOUS that you can >> see the plane of focus in an R camera. You CANNOT see it, as I said, >> in a Range Finder (RF) camera. >> >> JB >> >> >> At 01:00 PM 12/26/2003 -0600, robertmeier@usjet.net wrote: >> >>> > The Noctilus at f/1.0, closer than one meter, has but a millimeter >>> or less >>> > of DOF. That would be difficult to deal with using a RF camera >>> since you >>> > cannot see the exact plane of focus. >>> > >>> > JB >>> >>> Can't see the exact plane of focus???? What do you think you're >>> looking at >>> in that R viewfinder? > > -- > 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