Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:22 PM 11/11/96 +1100, you wrote: >Dear LUG, > >I am hoping to ignite a little passionate discussion on the Noctilux f1 >lens for the M series Leica. How do people use it, on what cameras, in what <snip> Alastair, I had one once for a while. Memory?? - weight!! Actually, I used it to photograph a Swedish Christmas celebration at a Christmas supper. All candlelight - "Lucia" festival with a candlelight procession and one of the girls wears a wreath on her head with candles (now usually small lights). Shot rather slow slide film (not bright on my part) - 1/15 or so, as I remember it, at f/1.0, bracing the camera. Came out great!! Also used it in bright sunlight and the pictures were sharp with a bit less color saturation than a 50/2.0, but not all that much less. Finally sold it as is was too heavy to carry along, had no compelling need for it. Its a f/1.0 lens and meant to be used at f/1.0, usable at other openings. I opted for the 50/2.0 and struggle at low light with it. Dick Hemingway Norman, Ok