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

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Subject: [Leica] Cosina/Voigtlaender Nokton 50mm f1.5
From: nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon Sep 4 20:47:26 2006
References: <20060904153424.26124.qmail@web25509.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <44FC886D.2010307@nathanfoto.com> <895910FC-54A2-4FE1-940A-23261F464835@cox.net> <6.2.5.6.2.20060904222857.02eb4c68@screengang.com>

Yeah, I had a special edition ;-)

Didier Ludwig wrote:
> It think the Nokton must be magic if Nathan was able to use it at f1.4 
> though it's a f1.5!
> ;-) 
> Didier
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>> 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
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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)
Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Cosina/Voigtlaender Nokton 50mm f1.5)