Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > No matter what you do with a sensor, a 1.0ish lens shooting wide open > cannot be duplicated with a 1.4. Even just from a depth of field stand > point, let alone the other characteristics of using such a fast lens wide > open. So, if that is what you want it is indeed necessary. > > Aram, who owned a 1.2 lens at one time but could no longer focus with it. if you shoot such a lens (or faster) as follows, chances are that you can focus it.... shoot RAW and jpeg fine bw with focus peaking, set high, and red.... have a happy... Steve > > > -----Original Message----- From: Richard Man > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 11:07 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux > > I think with the modern digital sensors and cameras, very few lens are > truly "necessary," and most are a matter of "wants." Nothing wrong with > that since I succumb to gear lust myself, but the world's best pictures are > seldom taken by the world's most expensive and best lens. > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Henning Wulff <hjwulff at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> The 0.95 is as good as it gets at high speed, with the well understood >> downsides of price and size. At smaller apertures the pictures are hard to >> distinguish from Summilux-ASPH pictures, but the large size and price >> remain. Focus shift exists but is quite manageable. It is the only one of >> the three that can be considered an all in one lens, if you can live with >> the size. This lens, like the other Nocti's focusses down to only 1m, >> which >> is a distinct limitation in comparison to the slower current 50's and in >> my >> opinion its main operational failing. >> >> The f/1 is of much lower contrast at wider apertures, but also sharpens up >> nicely with the downside of considerable focus shift. It has incredible >> flare tolerance which allows it to capture images that no other lens seems >> capable of. A lens shade is largely pointless. This is a lens that is not >> easy to master and renders in a unique way, but the rewards are great. Our >> Dr. Ted did most of his medical photography for his books with this lens, >> and mostly at f/1. True mastery! >> >> The f/1.2 is pointless unless you plan on placing it in an honorary >> position in your collection. Current prices are exorbitant, and it is not >> as good a lens overall as the f/1 while being slower. It is a much softer >> version of the old Summilux 50. The Nokton f/1.1 is definitely a better >> lens overall. >> >> If you have the Summilux ASPH and an M240, the 0.95 is not as necessary as >> it was with the M9, but it of course still allows a little but lower light >> subjects to be recorded successfully (as long as they are at least one >> meter away) with shallower dof, but the f/1 will allow a different vision, >> if you are willing and able to master it. >> >> I used to have an f/1.2, have used the f/0.95 and the Nokton f/1.1 and >> currently have the f/1 and the Summilux ASPH. >> >> Henning >> >> >> >> On 2013-12-30, at 9:30 PM, David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg> >> wrote: >> >> > Dear Emanuel, >> > >> > The Noct f0.95 is surely superior in some ways to the Lux 50 ASPH or the >> Voightlander Nokton f1.1 of the later two which I have. >> > How would you rate the 3 Noct versions , f0.95, f1.0 and f1.2? >> > >> > >> > >> > David Ching >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> >> Henning Wulff >> henningw at archiphoto.com >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information