[Leica] Noctilux versions AND LENS SHADES !!!! :-)

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I always have a camera with me now most my life its been less than 50 50.
Ted gets most the credit for warping my mind in that direction. A terrible
influence on me!
Now that I am a camera with me at all times guy I use lens hoods less.
I do a ton more street shooting and I tend to shoot at night as that's when
I'm awake. And my lenes seen to not have their shades on them now. There are
all in a cabinet.
Wow a decade ago when I'd see a guy with no lens shade I'd have to hold
myself back from confronting them and telling them of the waywardness of
their ways. - uv filter and no shade my head would explode.
But now I am the sum of all my fears. A shade less shady character.

I feel now that a lens shade makes for a lens which people want pointed at
them less. A shade I feel as if its like you our pointing the thing right at
them. It makes it seem more directional. I do feel more conspicuous with a
larger foot print of a lens with the shade. So that and the need I feel now
for compactness I almost never have a shade on my lenes. And I'm shooting
most the time at night anyway.. I like to pull my camera reel fast out of my
Domke bag to get a shot. A lens shade slows me down. And makes the camera
take up too much room in the bag. A lens shade seems like to much of a big
deal.
That's my State of my lens shade address.
-- 
Mark R.



> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:05:55 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux versions  AND LENS SHADES  !!!! :-)
> 
> Mark Rabiner offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux versions
> 
> 
> "And you can just use as Ted does, no shade."
> 
> Hi Mark,
> You remembered after all these years! :-)
> 
> STORY OF THE NOCTI LENS SHADE!"
> 
> "Once upon a time long long ago a Leica Noctilux found it's way to Canada 
> as
> the first born and first arrival."
> I was encouraged and cajoled by Leica Canada-Toronto staff members who were
> my friends at the time, long long ago? ;-)
> 
> I could have this amazing most fantastic lens and be the first super
> available light photographer in Canada to own and use one! That is if I
> purchased it immediately! So in my complete incompetent understandings of
> money in those days, I bought it immediately!
> 
> I must add.... "She who must be obeyed" was not a happy camper about the
> cost and I was warned I may not find any food on the table at supper time
> for several months!" :-(  Fortunately she got over it due to the next
> assignment which paid rather handsomely and I was once again out of debt 
> for
> a few months. :-)
> 
> However after travelling the world with me for a number of years, actually
> up to 1980 when one of the pins imbedded in the lens fell out leaving the
> lens shade useless. I in my complete believing in Leica and service sent
> lens for new pin. Approval of cost estimate arrived a week later!!!!
> COST???????? Beyond your wildest imagination! I immediately asked for the
> lens and useless shade to be immediately....... "RETURNED UNTOUCHED"  Heck
> the amount they wanted I could buy three bottles or more of a very fine
> single malt scotch! Like folks after all, one must always keep your
> priorities in order! :-)
> 
> So since 1980 the Noctilux has been used during a few more assignments
> abroad and many here in North America! The lens shade? I think it may still
> be around here some place? But if a piece of gear becomes useless throw it
> away, move on and get over it!
> 
> Any problems shooting without a shade?
> Nope not that I can see nor ever noticed at anytime from wide open much of
> the time to the odd occasion stopped down a tad. Glass? Pristine clean as a
> whistle even after all these years with or without a shade. Do I walk about
> with great concern because there isn't a shade?
> 
> Nope never give it a thought! WHY? Quite simply if you are thinking about
> some dinky little thing like a missing lens shade .... "YOU ARE GOING TO
> MISS THE PEAK PICTURE MOMENT!" You can't think and shoot!
> 
> It's called .... "KISS!" :-) Or?  Get on with your life as a photographer
> and don't worry about all the techie stuff! :-)
> So endth the stories for today! :-) Let's move on and shoot some happy
> snaps! :-)
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
> 
> 
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