Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/18

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Subject: [Leica] New pics - Noct and 135 Elmarit
From: mitch.zeissler at verizon.net (Mitch Zeissler)
Date: Sun Apr 18 08:48:31 2004

Yeah, the performance of the goggled 135 is just *awful* isn't it?  ;-)  I
was focusing on the inside of his left eye and it looks right on the money
to me.  I do like the 135 better for portraits at times than the Noct
(sacrilege, I know), but it's so much slower that I'm forced to use bounce
flash to get the shots.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1ssgc/Easter/easter_img_0001.htm

Yeah, sometimes the nausealux effect (isn't that what BD called it?) at f/1
is too pronounced, even for me.  But I liked the colors anyway, and with a
serious case of cabin fever raging, that's the important thing to me...

Regards,

/Mitch
 

-----Original Message-----
Those of us who, like you have to live with the "terrible" performance of
the 135 goggled Elmarit share your pain.  Maybe if we spent lots more money
we could extract decent portraiture from the (what was it he called the
lens?) oh yes, "pooch."  Seriously, that is a lovely shot. Though the URL
was off on the Noctilux, it was easy to find. Sometimes I love Noctilux
output at f1, othertimes, as in a couple of your plant shots, the "bokey"
makes me slightly seasick.

Regards, 

Sonny


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