[Leica] noctilux factoid of the day

[stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)]

Rei- I thought that the human eye was rated at F 1.0. If I recall, 
minolta had a F0.95 lens a long time ago. Stasys
On Apr 24, 2008, at 7:02 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:

> i was reading puts to learn about the design of the noctilux and
> how much of a role computers played in its design (someone here had
> intimated that it was designed by slide rule.)  the book (and other
> sources) intimate that mandler did embrace computer technology as a
> tool but nothing specific about the noctilux.
>
> however the factoid which interested me the most was that puts states
> the noctilux is faster than the human eye, which ranges from f2 to f3.
> puts then goes on to state that cats have very fast eyes, around f0.9.
> so if leica goes cutting edge and make a fast lens, i hope it's an f 
> 0.7
> (one full stop faster than its predecessor) and brands it the "felux"
>
> :-)
>
> -rei
>
>
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> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
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