[Leica] A Noctilux and Velvia ...

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

It works for me in that it poses no limitations to my style of  
shooting. The 50/1.4A focuses to 0.7m so that eliminated the problem  
I was having the 1.0 m close focus limit of the Noctilux. It is good  
flare wise though not as good as the Noctilux (simply stunning) but  
light years ahead of the Summicron (awful in comparison to the  
Noctilux). Finally it has excellent performance wide open. I shoot  
wide open, a lot. I had a 21/2.8A for a number of years but it was  
just too soft in the corners wide open. The 24/2.8A I traded it for  
was much much better. Hardly surprising as the 21A is largely a  
"stretched" 24A. I did try a late 50/1.4 non-A and I liked it as well  
except for the collapsible hood. The locking hood of the Asph is great.

John Collier

On 15-Nov-05, at 8:20 PM, feli wrote:

> Can you elaborate a little on the 1.4/50 ASPH? How is it working  
> for you?