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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: A Few More Noctilux Images
From: rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 22:00:21 -0700
References: <CBF1ADC3.1F242%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Yup

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Bob Adler
Redwood City, CA

On Jun 3, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> I did a whole load of shots with my Noctilux at other than wide open simply
> becuae it was not possible to do so without neutral density filters.
> And I found the results not distigualble from my other Leica glass.
> So I'd not have there be an "oh oh! I'm shooting with an f stop other than 
> F
> 1 with my Noctilux. My results are going to look like *&^%$"
> Its a lens which can be used normally.
> If you need depth of field stop down.
> If its dark and you don't need depth of field than shoot wide open.
> And I'm glad I'm saying this too. Because if I paid thousands of dollars 
> for
> a Leica lens which had f stops on it which I could not use I'd feel ripped
> off on the whole transaction.
> I didn't take it off my camera for a year when I got mine. Not too often at
> least. And it worked well as a general purpose lens as any 50mm lens would.
> You can stop it down!
> IT STILL TAKES PICTURES!
> They look ok blown up big on a screen or a print!
> 
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
> 
> 
>> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 20:59:36 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: A Few More Noctilux Images
>> 
>> Thanks Mark. Lots of "covering" left to do. It's very nice having the
>> flexibility to shoot from f1 up. Though not as sharp at f8 as other Leica 
>> 50
>> glass it does a pretty decent job.
>> 
>> Bob Adler
>> www.rgaphoto.com
>> Sirisly
>> 
>> On Jun 3, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> You're getting some great shots!!
>>> F1 shooting to me is like much of a lot of other photographic techniques.
>>> You do enough of it and you have stuff to pick from. A big enough take 
>>> to be
>>> able to narrow down to some choice great shots. Others call it "walking 
>>> the
>>> walk". I call it "covering it".
>>> 
>>> - - from my iRabs.
>>> Mark Rabiner
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 16:32:30 -0700
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: A Few More Noctilux Images
>>>> 
>>>> Some spring color from a garden behind our library:
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/20120528-L1000801-Edit.jpg.html
>>>> 
>>>> Today at the Farmer's Market, a friend and his somewhat shy daughter:
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/20120603-L1000906.jpg.html
>>>> 
>>>> Some roses through a fence:
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/20120528-L1000754.jpg.html
>>>> 
>>>> Still having fun! Hope you enjoy,
>>>> Bob
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Bob Adler
>>>> Redwood City, CA
>>>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>>>> 
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