Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Really depends on your priorities, doesn't it? As the GH1 and 2 are often bought by videographers whose reason for getting a relatively large sensor body is mostly for the reduced DoF possibilities, extra light gathering is often of significantly less importance. >I will say though in the first several minute of watching it that they say >the .95 enables the Notion to blur the background. As if that's the main >reason why you'd get the lens. No mention of low light capturing >capabilities. You'd have to get that from inference from the name itself. >That's real bad communication writing if you ask me. >The lens is designed to capture a lot of light. Its an added bonus that you >get to have this super selective dof in the daytime hours if you'd wish. Not >the other way around. > > >-------------------- >Mark William Rabiner > > >> From: Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:38:41 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] Nokton (25/0.95 micro-4/3) assembly and hype video >> >> An odd little video (speaking in breathless terms about the hyper-high >> quality of the Cosina stuff we generally look on as a bargain >> alternative, with some typos and a narrator exhibiting a really >> curious accent at times) but nonetheless possibly interesting to the >> assembled company. >> >> At least, for me, I enjoyed the bits in the Cosina factory. The >> attempts to explain elementary aspects of depth-of-field control won't >> be so useful for people here :-) >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FoxmO5OETM >> >> Oh, and it's not even about a lens you can bolt on a Leica. But >> still, in case you're interested, here it is. >> >> -Jeff >> -- Henning J. Wulff Wulff Photography & Design mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com http://www.archiphoto.com