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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Noctilux Pictures
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Thu Jul 12 18:39:20 2007
References: <C2BC21E3.14092%robert.rose@mac.com>

very nice, i like 3727 and 3710 the best.

i must observe that since the M8, it seems that there's been
a veritable explosion of noctilux photos.

-rei


On Jul12 18:22, Robert Rose wrote:
> I decided to force myself to use this hunk of glass or get rid of it.  Here
> are my results:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1003710.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1003722.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1003727.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1000055.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1000053.jpg.html
> 
> You can try clicking on the first image, then using the navigation button 
> to
> see the rest.  You might be able to get the album at one time with one of
> these links, but the site seems to be very slow using these:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/main.php?g2_itemId=92832
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/
> 
> These were all taken in Old Town Pasadena.  I used the 1.25x magnifier.  
> The
> throw on the lens is so long that it seems important to guess the distance
> and pre-focus (somewhere near the right focus) before lifting the camera to
> my eye, so that the subject does not get distracted and stare at me, like
> what happened in 3722 (which is also the only one not at f/1).
> 
> You may recall that I adjusted the focus cam to eliminate back focus, and I
> think it is successful.
> 
> So, what do you think?  Should I keep it, or sell it?
> 
> Bob Rose
> 
> 
> 
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-- 
Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey


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