[Leica] IMG: Noctilux Pictures

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Bob,

You do an excellent job in utilizing the assets of the Nocti.  If you are 
apt to get the opportunity for more of the informal portrait shots, you 
should keep it. To me, that seems to be its strong suit.

On the M8, the Nocti would be similar in perspective to the Hektor 73mm 
f/1.9 lens that I had many years ago, and it does a much better job, as it 
should with the lens improvements since the 30s. Your focus adjustment seems 
to work well.

Thanks for showing these.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Rose" <robert.rose@mac.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:22 PM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Noctilux Pictures


>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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