Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Laurel wrote: >I've heard many rants and raves from Noct owners on the list in the past. >I'd like to hear any comments from those of you who own one of these. The 35/1.4 ASPH and 50/1 take pictures that look quite different. There is the depth of field issue, and the incredible lack of flare that the Noct pictures have. The 35 is sharper, and the only difference between f1.4 and f8 is the depth of field; in the Noct pictures, partly because of the softness due, I believe, to sperical aberration, and partly due to the vignetting, f1 pictures are hugely different than the f8 pictures, and a long way from pictures taken with the 35. >Also, how many formulations have there been? Erwin seems to imply that >there have been only two: the f1.2 version, and the f1.0. But he shows 5 >variants on his site. Are they all the same optically, with the only >differences being hood configurations and such? > >11822 - 1.0/50mm Noctilux-M - current M60x0.75 built-in - 14290 E60 >11821 - 1.0/50mm Noctilux-M - 1982-1994 M60x0.75 12544 - 14290 E60 >11821 - 1.0/50mm Noctilux-M 3.220.708 1978-1982 M60x0.75 12539 - 14290 E60 >11821 - 1.0/50mm Noctilux-M 2.919.656 1976-1978 M58x0.75 12519 - 14205 E58 >11820 - 1.2/50mm Noctilux-M - 1966-1975 - 12503 - 14102 S8** Yes, you got it right. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com