[Leica] Help with Nocti

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

The darkening of the edges if not too extreme in a picture is a natural and
acceptable looking thing. Most darkroom printers routinely darkened the
edges of their prints.

-- 
Mark R.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/


> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:12:44 +1000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with Nocti
> 
> Gene the M9 firmware (when correct lens is detected/selected) does reduce
> the corner vignetting visibly from the 50's and down. Keep in mind the
> natural state of the lenses has always been to have some fall off into the
> cormers. The firmware correction is not (and cannot be) aperture sensitive.
> So any natural vignetting and any due to the sensor design is corrected for
> best case (stopped down) not wide open where the fall off is greater.
> Otherwise you could get over-correction when stopped down (cyan corners
> and/or corners lighter than the centre).
> 
> None of that need be a particular problem for the Nocitis. Obviously they
> can and do work just fine on M9's. All of the unique properties they have
> with film still apply with the M9 naturally.
> 
> Mit freundlichen Gruessen
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> 
> 
> 
> On 24 January 2012 03:46, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
> 
>> Bob,
>> 
>> Since I tried the Nocti on my M8, It did not show any light fall off.
>>  This may be a problem on the M9 though.  Maybe Tina or Geoff may have 
>> some
>> insight on this.
>> 
>> gene
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 5:59:13 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with Nocti
>> 
>> Hi Gene,
>> With the Nocti's light fall off, I wonder if the setting of the M for this
>> lens has an impact...
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>> 
>> On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 3:34 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Sounds like a good buy.  Not sure I would bother with the coding, but
>> that
>>> is my personal opinion.  My only coded lenses are my 21 Asph and 28 Asph,
>>> which I bought new with the coding, all others are just fine as is, and I
>>> have my M8 set to coded lenses On setting and works great.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Gene
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Robert Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 12:29:51 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>>> Subject: [Leica] Help with Nocti
>>> 
>>> I just received the following from an east coast dealer I'm working with
>> .
>>> So far a new M and 35'cron built int 2004. Here is what I'm being told
>>> about the Nocti:
>>> 
>>> "I have a nice used 4th Gen 50mm f/1 Noctilux with slide out shade that
>>> just came in a couple days ago. It is also not 6-bit coded and I'd rate
>> it
>>> overall as a 8 or 9 out of 10. It has one area of wear on the underside
>> of
>>> aperture ring, but otherwise pristine. Perfect glass and very smooth
>>> focusing, especially for a Noctilux f/1 (they tend to be stiff). I
>> believe
>>> we are asking $6500 for it."
>>> 
>>> He can send the Nocti to Leica NJ for coding and calibration.
>>> Are there questions, other than what is generation 4 (what is that?) and
>>> the comment "very smooth focusing, especial for a Noctilux f/1 (they tend
>>> to be stiff)".
>>> 
>>> I'm a bit out of my area of expertise and hope some can provide guidance.
>>> 
>>> Thanks to all,
>>> Bob (who managed to go out shooting today for the 1st time in 5
>> weeks...).
>>> It actually turned out to be a day of frights, but all are safe. More
>> later
>>> after I have a chance to develop the images.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Bob Adler
>>> Palo Alto, CA
>>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information