Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/05

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Subject: [Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:06:11 -0700
References: <20090805234159.QHGF22474.eastrmmtao107.cox.net@eastrmimpo03.cox.net> <4A7A1A01.3060904@gmail.com> <4A7A619F.7070502@threshinc.com>

i was just about to email you and ask about this lens!

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote:

> Jeffery:  The photos look great.  Have you noticed any focus shift stopping
> down?
> --Peter
>
>
> Jeffery Smith wrote:
>
>> I had the opportunity to take some photos with the M8 and 50/1.1 Nokton.
>> This is one incredible lens for the price. If any of you have lusted for a
>> Noctilux but could not afford it, I can highly recommend the Nokton. Here
>> are some shots from it his weekend. About 15 of my 1968 high school
>> graduating class try to get together each summer. We had an evening patio
>> get-together this weekend in San Diego. I shot _most _of these at f/1.1, 
>> and
>> I didn't tweak them other than using a green filter in Photoshop to 
>> increase
>> the contrast on a few males.
>>
>> http://www.400tx.com/files/Hilltop/1.html
>>
>> They didn't need sharpening. This is a very sharp lens wide open.
>>
>> Jeffery
>>
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 regards, mehrdad


In reply to: Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] WSJ photo)
Message from jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton)
Message from pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton)