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Subject: [Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:03:32 +0000
References: <20090316010408.XTUP4619.eastrmmtao102.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net> <49BDA89D.9020307@comporium.net> <29B4762F-B531-442C-B6FA-1F7FD4CCF4F3@mac.com> <36172e5a0903152022q6e963386lf81c6027971d17a7@mail.gmail.com>

That's a great shot of The Man in action.

Peter

Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/lf/SF4.jpg.html
> 
> 2009/3/16 Barney Quinn <bjq1 at mac.com>
> 
>>
>> Tina,
>>
>> Thanks! I have been thinking about getting this lens and using it as a 
>> poor
>> person's Noctilux but I wasn't about to admit it, even to myself,  for 
>> fear
>> that I would get laughed off the LUG! :=)
>>
>> Isn't it possible that your problem with the loose screws is a good old
>> fashioned manufacturing defect? Perhaps when they made it - for what ever
>> reason - they just tightened it enough so that it made it out of the 
>> factory
>> but not tight enough to last?
>>
>> Doesn't Dr. Ted shoot with a 35mm f 1.2 CV?
>>
>> Barney
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 15, 2009, at 9:17 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>
>> Ken Carney wrote:
>>>> Tina,
>>>>
>>>> Don't know about loose screws, but: do you deem this lens worthy of an
>>>> M8?
>>>>
>>> Yes, up until the screws fell out, I thought this was a great lens.  I've
>>> been using it as a Noctilux substitute on the M8 since it is about a 
>>> 50/1.2.
>>>  Even after having my Noctilux coded and matched to my M8, I still 
>>> couldn't
>>> get it to focus like I could on the film Ms so I gave up and got the 
>>> Nokton.
>>>  It was probably my most used lens for a few months until the screw 
>>> problem.
>>>  I was really looking forward to taking it to Peru.  I'm sure I would 
>>> have
>>> used it a lot.  I also have the CV 12mm and used that often.  I have no
>>> problem with the files from the CV lenses, only with the possible build
>>> problems.
>>> If I were you, I'd get the lenses I could afford for the M8 now and save
>>> up for Leica lenses later, but I would never get a d700 or 5D instead of 
>>> the
>>> M8!  You would regret that in the long run.  I've never bought a Leica 
>>> lens
>>> that I regretted buying and I have regretted every Leica lens I've ever
>>> sold.
>>>
>>> Good luck!
>>>
>>> Tina
>>> www.tinamanley.com
>>>
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Dr Peter Dzwig                          




In reply to: Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws)
Message from bjq1 at mac.com (Barney Quinn) ([Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws)