Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair, A focusing tab on a lens for street shooting works great as long as you have some DOF to work with. With a tab you can get pretty close to 3, 5, 10ft or 1,2, or 3 meters. The point is that at F5.6 and a 35mm lens if you are off 1/3rd meter you will still have a sharp image. But at F1.2 you are going to have to bring the finder up to your eye and focus. Like the Noct this lens should be used below F2 or there is no point to owning one. I must admit though, that if someone asked me which 35mm lens to get, with prices for the Cosina 35 F1.2 below $850 I would have to say get the Cosina and then pick up a Summaron or a Canon 35 F2.8 LTM for when you want small. You cost will still be near a thousand, less than the Leica offerings and not much more than a clean 35 Summicron IV. For lens choice we are back in the late fifties or early 60's: really good choices from a variety of manufacturers plus all the old goodies. We are truly in a wonderful time for film. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Alastair Firkin Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 9:48 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus on the CV 35/1.2 But it still has the DOF of a 35 at smaller apertures. I have not used one, and I agree that the Nocti would feel a bit odd with a tab. Good point Cheers On Friday, Sep 12, 2003, at 00:09 Australia/Melbourne, Joseph Yao wrote: > I agree the tab is useful for street shooting, but if the lens is > large, it > is better without a tab. For example, it would be hard to use a > focusing > tab with the Noctilux, Summilux 75 and APO 90. > > The Nokton 35/1.2 is much larger than the Summilux 35. > > Bests, > > Joseph > > > on 11/9/03 2:14 pm, Alastair Firkin at firkin@ncable.net.au wrote: > >> The tab is useful for street shooting however and is a loss in my >> opinion > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html