Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, I don't know where I came up with OPV, but it's very early in the morning in Vietnam and I haven't had my coffee yet!! Tina On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 6:41 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > +1! > Ain't that EVF great for that purpose?! (Is that what you meant by the > OPV?) > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Mar 22, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > > I don't have the .95, but my 1.0 gives a unique look wide open that I > don't > > get with the Summilux. Now that I can focus with the OPV, I am using the > > Noctilux more and more for it's unique look - wide open only. > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 5:38 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> Howard, I seldom use my fast lenses wide open but I do value their good > >> behaviour regarding focus shift when stopped down a little as well as > their > >> superb performance when I do my bit. > >> I'm contrarian I guess and not a good candidate for the older Noctis > >> especially. For perspective, if I could fund it/justify it and even find > >> one available I would ideally choose the new Summicron ASPH as the best > of > >> all for me. Not slumming it with the Summilux though. > >> > >> I can comment that I was loaned the current Nocti and an M for a weekend > >> while my camera and lens were away for repair. For me and my styles the > >> Nocti M ASPH results just look like those from the Summilux M ASPH. > That is > >> to say, superb but with no noticeable rendering differences for me. > >> > >> Handling that larger, heavier lens walking for street photography and > for a > >> day in a studio was much less comfortable. I like and use the Thumbs Up > >> too which really helps but that's not possible when you have anything > else > >> in the hot shoe. I had aching hands by the end of probably four hours > or so > >> with camera actually in hand each day. Of course if you need or want > that > >> 0.95 then the decision is simple ;-) > >> > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/stvm > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/mvm > >> > >> > >> Cheers > >> Geoff > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >> > >> > >>> On 23 March 2014 07:56, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks for the links and the personal perspective, John. > >>> Light reading (no pun intended, but if I'd thought of that first, it > >> would > >>> have been) ahead. > >>> > >>> --howard > >>> > >>>> On Mar 22, 2014, at 5:01 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I have both, if you are going to use f1.4 or smaller most of the time > >>> save money and weight with the Summilux asph. The Noctilux does render > >>> slightly differently but not enough so to pay the difference ;-) > >> > http://web.archive.org/web/20110719222012/http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/lenses/page29/nx095_1.html > >> > http://web.archive.org/web/20110806015255/http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/lenses/page150/page150.html > >>>> > >>>> john > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Just out of idle curiosity, or maybe not, I'd like to know if it's > >>> possible to locate Erwin Puts' discussion of the 0.95 Nocti. I haven't > >> been > >>> able to find it online (inactive links). > >>>> > >>>> Has the Nocti been formally compared to the new APO-Summicron in terms > >>> of general performance at the same apertures from f/2 on? Or is it > better > >>> compared to the 50 'lux from f/1.4 up? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> > >>>> -howard > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com