Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's OK, Mark really is a nice guy in person. I will shoot with him in NYC any day. He does get email threads and people mixed up a bit now and then. For me, I am DEFINITELY would not want a pedestrian F1.0 Nocti. I am going to wait for the 0.95 Nocti for sure. One penny at a time. I think the jar is up to $10 now, almost. So just a few more, and more, and more, years. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 4:04 PM, jshulman at judgecrater.com < jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > Hope to see some of your .95 Noctilux shots in the 2013 yearbook! > > Best, > Jim > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Sue Ryan" <scoutfinch at chartermi.net> > Date: Wed, Jan 16, 2013 6:31 pm > Subject: [Leica] Noctilux > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Cc: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > > I'm going to wait for the 0.95. From the user reviews I've read, it sounds > like the focus throw is not quite as long on the 0.95, which is something I > think I'd appreciate. > > Really, though, the bottom line for me is that never in my lifetime would > I be able to buy an $11,000 lens. The F1 and 0.95 have different looks, but > I think both are lovely and if my kid needed a kidney I could get closer to > meeting the co-pay selling an F.95 than an F1. > > Sue > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 16, 2013, at 1:57 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > > > I would be curious to know what criteria you were going by? Yes the asph > is sharper and better corrected..... > > > > There are quite a few Noctilux users on this list but I do not think we > see any asph shots, they are all f1.0 users. They have very different looks > but both are lenses can produce superb results. > > > > john > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> > >> Wait for the 0.95mm. > >> > >> Done a fair bit of research. The latest wins by a mile... > >> > >> At least your story has a happy ending. Am very happy for you Sue. > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> David Ching > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>