Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]do take a look@ the ziess planer 50/2.0 prices on ebay are real good, On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:40 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu>wrote: > Thanks to Henning, Jim and Gene for the feedback. It appears that the > things I disliked about the Nokton on film will also affect it on the M8 > sensor, so I will pass on it and hunt for a second-hand Summilux instead. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Dec 7, 2008, at 8:59 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > > At 8:18 AM +0100 12/7/08, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >>> My M8 is arriving on Tuesday, and I have my standard lens already, a 35mm >>> Summarit. On the wide end, the 18mm Zeiss is in the hands of John Milich. >>> All well and good. But I also need a fast 50mm lens (doesn't everyone?). >>> When I was using film M's, I tried the 1.5/50mm Nokton. The lens was nice >>> and sharp but the bokeh was so ugly that I sold it and got a Summilux >>> instead. Now I wonder if the out-of-focus rendition is different/better >>> on >>> an M8? From a price-performance point of view this lens cannot be beaten, >>> but I intend to shoot it a lot at f1.5 (otherwise, what's the point of >>> buying a fast lens?) and that implies large areas that are out of focus, >>> which in turn makes bokeh somewhat important. >>> >>> So if anyone has experience with the M8+Nokton combination, I would love >>> to hear from them. >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> >> >> >> No better on an M8. >> >> -- >> * Henning J. Wulff >> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >> /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com >> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad