Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, I read Erwins test resultand his interpretation - and have seen the MTF graphs. BUT I have also shot with and own(ed) both lenses. The Nokton may be a tad sharper round the edges - but isn't in the center, it is much more flare prone and yes, the boke is ugly, only important if you are using it wide open, of course, where the bulk of the pictue area is usually OOF and the ugly boke distracts. Erwin's opinion about the difference between the lenses is due to the fact that he gives more weight to even performance across the frame and isn't interested by boke. My opinion is because the boke and flare resistance make more difference to me than a small potential increase in sharpness in the margins where with most subjects it is OOF wide open anyway. Stopped down there is less to chose, as usual, but flare resistance is always important in my book. The summilux suits me much better, I sold the Nokton. Frank --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > Fascinating - since LUG optics God Erwin Puts found > that the Nokton very > slightly edged out the old Summilux - or are we > talking about the new, $2500 > 50 mm lens? - on sharpness and contrast, although he > found his slightly > decentered. As to the bokeh, there are those who > hate it, and those who like > it. > > > > > On 6/10/05 10:15 AM, "FRANK DERNIE" > <frank.dernie@btinternet.com> wrote: > > > I didn't like the Nokton, sold it. I like my > Summilux > > much better sharper and a better "look" > > Frank > > > > --- Grduprey@aol.com wrote: > > > >> In a message dated 6/9/2005 4:42:20 PM Central > >> Daylight Time, > >> luisripoll@telefonica.net writes: > >> Thanks for your opinion Gene, I thaught that > Nokton > >> was better... > >> I guess I must be the only LUGer that does not > like > >> his/her CV optic. The > >> mechanicals are very nice, but the optics are not > >> what I expected. > >> > >> Gene > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for > >> more information > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >