Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes but my big question is is it lighter than the f1 and by how much? I'd assumed it was lighter. It looked smaller. A lot has happened in optics since the earlier design. A major problem was size and to a lesser extent weight with the f1. A new Noctilux would be all about addressing this. I thoght it was. Wasn't it? What's the weight of the first Noct? The f1? With no batteries. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: <red735i@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:25:37 -0700 (GMT-07:00) > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] 7 percent IS such a heck of a lot! > > When you take into account that a single f-stop is doubling the light, 11% > is > roughly nothing. > > The figure of .95 is either calculated or measured, I forget which. In > truth, > it probably could be achieved by less air surfaces or better cleaning or > coatings. It makes no difference. It is bragging, and rightly so. > > yes the lens is incredible on specs, and probably in image quality. But at > $10K per lens, I don't care. As an amateur, and not a rich amateur, I will > not own one...... I simply can not afford it... > > BTW the lens weighs 700 grams, around a pound and a half..... And I > complained about the Nocti I had a few years ago ( and sold for > $1600.......) > which I thought weighed way too much to be useful to me..... > > Frank > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information