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Subject: [Leica] RE: How many M8s + Noct's!
From: lkhermann at bresnan.net (LEE HERMAN)
Date: Wed Apr 23 06:25:15 2008
References: <20080423125023.6407CBE4078@ws1-9.us4.outblaze.com>



On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:50:23 -0500
  "Marty Deveney" <freakscene@weirdness.com> wrote:
> 
> One Noctilux, currently 2 M8s.  The one M8 I have used with the Nocti (the 
>other one lives on a microscope) focuses well at f1 and f5.6 - as I 
>commented 
>yesterday the increase in depth of field at f5.6 more than compensates for 
>the focus shift.  Between f2 and f4 in particular, things are decidedly 
>less 
>accurate and I tend to use that lens either wide open or stopped down quite 
>a 
>bit.  I thought I was going mad or at least blind, so I checked it on an 
>optical bench.  The effect is real.  The problem with the M8 is pixel 
>peeping 
>makes it so easy to look at huge effective enlargements, so you can really 
>see it.  I really have to remember to stop doing that.  The sensor is so 
>good 
>it's also really easy to see the loss in contrast.
> 
> Marty
> 
> Gallery:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/main.php?g2_itemId=7617
> 
> Most people can only judge of things by the experiences of ordinary life, 
>but phenomena outside the scope of 
> -- 


Marty,

You say that you are using an M8 on a microscope, how do you attach it? 
 micro-ibso?  or some other viewing - focusing devise.

Lee


In reply to: Message from freakscene at weirdness.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] RE: How many M8s + Noct's!)