Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/16

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Should I buy a Noctilux?
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 14:55:26 -0400
References: <3B531D83.B959F20@balcab.ch>
 
I'm curious, what sort of subject matter do LUGers photograph at or near
the 0.7 meter distance setting of their 50mm Summilux?  Speaking for
myself, I usually try and avoid lenses much shorter than 90mm when taking
tight portraits of people.  Even the 75 is pushing it at the closest
focusing distance.

Dan C.
[otherwise known as LeicaMan on #leica]

At 02:39 PM 16-07-01 -0400, Dan Honemann wrote:
[snip]
>The closer minimum focusing distance of the summilux is tempting, but you've
>got a good thing going with your f1 and f1.2 photos, and I doubt you want to
>be shooting at less than a meter at those apertures, anyway.
[snip]
In reply to: Message from "stephen holloway" <stephen.holloway@balcab.ch> (Re: [Leica] Should I buy a Noctilux?)