Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04

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Subject: [Leica] Cosina/Voigtlaender Nokton 50mm f1.5
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Mon Sep 4 13:30:32 2006
References: <20060904153424.26124.qmail@web25509.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <44FC886D.2010307@nathanfoto.com> <895910FC-54A2-4FE1-940A-23261F464835@cox.net>

It think the Nokton must be magic if Nathan was able to use it at f1.4 
though it's a f1.5!
;-) 
Didier



>On Sep 4, 2006, at 1:11 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>I liked it too when I had it, but the bokeh was an issue, since I  
>>was shooting a lot at 1.4 (after all, what's the point of having  
>>this lens otherwise?). It was really unpleasant in my view, and so  
>>in the end I forked out for a 1.4 Summilux.
>
>I totally agree with Nathan... I love the look of the S'lux 50/1.4...  
>and I am quite cool to that of the Nokton 50...
>
> ...seems that the Nokton is very good with the words, but it  
>somehow misses the poetry...
>:-)
>now that might generate some reaction....
>:-)
>Steve



Replies: Reply from nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Cosina/Voigtlaender Nokton 50mm f1.5)
In reply to: Message from nickbroberts at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Roberts) ([Leica] Cosina/Voigtlaender Nokton 50mm f1.5)
Message from nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Cosina/Voigtlaender Nokton 50mm f1.5)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Cosina/Voigtlaender Nokton 50mm f1.5)