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Subject: [Leica] noct .95 ?
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 10:17:29 -0700
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Hi CREW,
My Noctilux 1.0 is the first one made in Canada and sold in Canada.
I bought it simply because it was f1.0 and once I became more 
photographically experienced? I pretty well shot my assignments on the basis 
of? "IF YOU CAN SEE IT? YOU CAN SHOOT IT!" I shot 99.9% of my assignments by 
available light only.
My published medical books: 
"DOCTOR'S WORK."& "WOMEN IN MEDICINE" 
were shot using available light only! Using all LEICA glass and the Noctilux 
1.0 was of major use. On the basis of "If you can see it? You can shoot it!"
Many members of the LUG have purchased copies of "DOCTOR'S WORK" and "WOMEN 
IN MEDICINE." 
They are both completely shot in B&W. Even though I may say so myself ? The 
photography is all drop dead magnificent B&W film! And hand made prints for 
re-productions.
OH yes last thing? 
The original "DOCTORS WORK" was published as
"This is our Work." As a special leather hand bound of 250 copies. 14" X 14" 
at $250.oo per. These are, if you can find them in "used book stores" I saw 
2 copies about a month ago ???  READY?
Book No.1.... $5000.oo collector copy.
Book No.2.... $4000.oo  due to a slight scuff mark on the back cover! 
All I can add is the NOCTILUX 1.0 without question proves itself time and 
again the champion lens it is!
cheers,
Dr. Ted Grant O.C. 




-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf 
Of Mark Rabiner
Sent: July-18-17 8:25 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] noct .95 ?

I never got a shot I didn?t like from my Noct. F1 circa 2001. I still have 
it.
I left in on my camera for a year spurning any other Leica glass. There?s 
nothing you can?t shoot with it. On the lug, we get all those stuff how its 
only good for this or that excuses for getting rid of a lens whose only 
purpose was to tie up some money for an interim period until the money was 
needed
Yes, it?s as great for shots stopped down as it is close in, high noon at 
the salt flats or 0 dark hundred in the coal mine. I missed the focus with 
this lens as often as I did with my Summicron. Around the zero area. After 
its been on your camera that you use every day it?s not heavy. It?s my Leica.
I was never without it.

 

-- 

Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 7/18/17, 8:04 PM, "LUG on behalf of Leo Wesson" 
<lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of leowesson 
at gmail.com> wrote:

    Hi Frank, 
    
    There is a learning curve to figure out what looks best with the Nocti, 
distance from camera, busyness of background, light or lack of light...
    
    
    Thanks!
    
    Leo Wesson
    Leowesson.com
    817-733-9157
    
    > On Jul 18, 2017, at 18:58, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> 
wrote:
    > 
    > The f1.0 can produce images much more to my liking, the f0.95 is 
technically much better but not as interesting IMO... Much more contrast in 
the f0.95, notably sharper but it is not as unpredictable ;-) For those that 
find the f1.0 large and heavy, do not even think about the f0.95!
    > 
    > john
    > 
    > -----Original Message-----
    > 
    > curious about why your preference for the 1 over the .95
    > 
    > ric
    > 
    > 
    > 
    >> On Jul 18, 2017, at 5:26 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> 
wrote:
    >> 
    >> To be honest, I use my f1.0 far more than the f0.95.... but neither 
are for sale ;-)
    >> 
    >> john
    >> 
    > 
    > 
    > 
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