[Leica]Old Nocts New Home

[leicanikon at earthlink.net (Stephen Gandy)]

John,

thought you would like to know your old Noctilux is now living the good 
life amongst Hollywood's stars, home on the M6 TTL body of apparently 
the only major Hollywood celebrity photog (not a paparatz) who still 
shoots Leica M --  Chris Weeks.  He has done some PR stuff for Leica.

Stephen

John Collier wrote:

>
> The Noctilux is a stunning performer with regards to flare  
> suppression. I do not know how Leica did it with such a big chunk of  
> glass. It is so good you do not ever need to use the hood. I had a  
> separate hood version and the hood stayed at home. I really miss the  
> lens except for its one damning fault: only focuses to 1 meter. I  
> often shoot closer than 1 meter and the constant backing up after  
> framing was annoying. I have almost never had a problem with the 0.7  
> meter limit of most other Leica lenses. If you seldom focus closer  
> than 1 meter then run, don't walk, and get a Noctilux!
>