[Leica] noctilux factoid of the day

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

i was reading puts to learn about the design of the noctilux and
how much of a role computers played in its design (someone here had
intimated that it was designed by slide rule.)  the book (and other
sources) intimate that mandler did embrace computer technology as a 
tool but nothing specific about the noctilux.

however the factoid which interested me the most was that puts states
the noctilux is faster than the human eye, which ranges from f2 to f3.
puts then goes on to state that cats have very fast eyes, around f0.9.
so if leica goes cutting edge and make a fast lens, i hope it's an f 0.7
(one full stop faster than its predecessor) and brands it the "felux"

:-)

-rei


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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey