Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In some areas better than the f1, in some areas less good but 1/2 stop slower! Frank On 2 Jun, 2004, at 22:58, Mark Rabiner wrote: > On 6/2/04 6:49 AM, "Felix Lopez de Maturana" <fmaturana@euskalnet.net> > wrote: > >>> There were 2 Nikon "normal" F1.2 lenses.... As I remember it, the 50 >>> F1.2 >> is >>> a 52 or 55 filter. The 58 F1.2 Noctilux is a 58 mm lens. But I >>> could be >>> wrong...... >>> >>> The lenses were VERY different. >> >> In fact there were >> >> - Nikkor 50mm f1.2 launched July 1978 with filter thread 52mm >> - Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AI launched September 1981 same thread only 0.4 >> oz. less >> - Nikkor 55mm f1.2 launched December 1965 again 52mm filter thread >> - Nikkor-S 55mm f1.2 October 1972 NAI, AI, AIS and NASA versions, >> same >> thread >> - Noct Nikkor 58mm f1.2 February 1977 again filter thread 52mm >> converted to >> AIS in 1982 >> >> So all of them have 52mm filter thread but I can ensure you that >> excepting >> the Noct Nikkor with his hand moulded aspheric front glass none can >> match >> the Leica Noctilux. I have not tested the Konica f1,2 or the Pentax >> f1.2 but >> I hope not any surprise so I still believe that Leica Noctilux, with >> the >> Noct Nikkor, are the best available light lenses ever built. >> >> Regards >> >> Felix >> > Yea but how good was the Noct 1.2? I heard not so good. > > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > > > > New-improved > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >