[Leica] Voigtlander Nokton 1.1 yes or no?

[jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)]

Or the Zeiss 50/1.5 Sonnar. It has some focus shift, so stop it down to 2.8. 
Optimized for f/2.8.

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> On Jul 21, 2015, at 1:17 PM, kyle cassidy on the LUG <leicaslacker at 
> gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi folks ? 
> 
> My trusty $100 Canon Serenar has picked up a slight wobble, I?m not sure 
> if this is a portent of evil to come or if I just never noticed it before 
> ? but the front element section will move around a bit if you wiggle it 
> (?stop wiggling it!? advice I thank you for in advance).
> 
> I?m thinking of preemptively replacing it. I was going to go for a 
> Voigtlander 1.5, which seem to be about $900 in Leica M mount, but noticed 
> that the Nokton 1.1 was going for about $650 ? any thoughts on whether the 
> nokton would work as my only 50 or is it too big for every day use? 
> 
> Suggestions of other 50?s you have lying around in drawers and want to get 
> rid of also taken.
> 
> Priorities are:
> 
> 1) no slower than f2
> 2) focusing closer than 3 feet (which means any screwmount 50 is in, 
> though I?d prefer an M mount that I could focus closer without having to 
> resort to the penny-shim trick.)
> 
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