Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/27

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Noctilux users please sound off
From: "Roger Beamon" <roger@beamon.org>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:47:27 -0700

On 27 Jul 99, Henning J. Wulff wrote, at least in part:

> 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.

What's your take, Henning, on the following hypothetical...

Move up with the 35/1.4/ASPH until the field is the same as that of 
the 50/1 and shoot a subject with the two set at 1.4. What are the 
likely differences in the pics?

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Roger
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