Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which is why I'm so hopeful over the new nokton... Thein Onn Ming Sent from my iPhone On May 29, 2009, at 4:22, Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> wrote: > My first 50mm lens for my M6TTL was a 50mm Nokton. It was nice and > sharp, but I was never entirely happy with the look of the photos. > I eventually changed it for a 50mm Summicron, which is much more > satisfactory. > > I think the new Noctilux looks like a wonderful lens, but it's > purely aspirational - short of a major lottery or Premium bond win, > I don't ever seeing one appearing in my outfit. I'll just have to > "make do" with a lens that's two stops slower... > > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > > FRANK DERNIE wrote: >> strange you say that. I had a 50 f1.5 Nokton for a while but sold >> it bgecause of the awful boke (as did another person I know) It was >> perhaps a touch sharper than the pre-asph summilux in the corners, >> but not the center. It was nowhere near the latest 50mm f1.4 asph. >> Not even close. >> Frank >> --- On Thu, 28/5/09, Thein Onn Ming <mingthein at gmail.com> wrote: >>> From: Thein Onn Ming <mingthein at gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] the new Noctilux 0.95 ASPH ...a blog >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Thursday, 28 May, 2009, 2:30 AM >>> I might be wrong but I think the >>> 50/1.1 has almost the same optical formula as the outgoing >>> Noctilux f1, and Abrahamsson reports it as being even better >>> (wide open, sharper with less vignetting). >>> >>> Personally have had very good experiences with the current >>> 50/1.5 Nokton ASPH if that's anything to go by; shot side by >>> side against the 50 lux asph, there's a bit of difference in >>> sharpness wide open, but by f2 it's pretty much even >>> stevens. The rendering actually reminds me of the older >>> pre-asph 50 lux I tried once. >>> >>> Anyway, I have a 50/1.1 reserved in the first batch - my >>> dealer tells me two weeks or so - I'll put it through its >>> paces and post my thoughts and samples here. >>> >>> Ming >>> >>> On May 28, 2009, at 9:14 AM, mehrdad wrote: >>> >>>> at 1.1k the nokton is quite interesting and now >>> everybody could come close >>>> to affording a fast lens. i will wait and see what the >>> test results and user >>>> opinions before i buy one, the last two cosina lenses >>> (28/2 and 35/1.4) have >>>> not been viewed so favorably >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Richard Man <richard.lists at >>>> gmail.com >>>> >wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am looking forward to the Nokton, on a proper >>> Leica FULL Frame body, like >>>>> Mark likes to say :-) >>>>> >>>>> Scrolling lower on the blog - look at the size of >>> the S2 comparing to the >>>>> D3!!! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Steve Barbour >>> <kididdoc at cox.net> >>> wrote: >>>>>> http://dfarkas.blogspot.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com >>>>> // w: http://www.rfman.com >>>>> // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> -- ------------------------------------- >>>> regards, mehrdad >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>> information >>> >>> THEIN Onn Ming >>> *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com >>> www.flickr.com/mingthein >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information