[Leica] Noctilux and Sony A7?

[Steve Barbour]

> On Dec 12, 2014, at 4:07 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Sonny,
> 
> I’ve never owned a Noctilux, just play with some ones borrowed by friends but what do you say is in my opinion one of the characteristics things of this lens, it is difficult obtain a perfect picture but when yo got it it is exceptional…!


exactly Lluis, a major reason why it's difficult, is the need to obtain perfect  focus at f1. When you focus imo with a Sony EVF with focus peaking, it's far easier to nail the focus....

my experience with focussing a Noctilux at f1 derived from my earlier kids in hospital images....

steve


> 
> Cheers
> Lluis
> 
> El 12/12/2014, a las 22:57, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> escribió:
> 
>> The point is to walk away with the image that you had in mind.  The image
>> that I wanted to show you.  Look! See what I see?
>> 
>> I was unsuccessful with a Noctilux and made maybe three really wonderful
>> shots in the year I owned it, and a couple dozen I liked.
>> 
>> (Ironically, two of the shots were made into posters and sold several
>> hundred copies for the Natchitoches Historic Foundation.)
>> 
>> If I
>> ​still ​
>> had it with a Sony or an M, I would be out there with it glued to my
>> camera, because I'm crazy for available dark pictures
>> ​, and I know I'd be lovin' it and you guys would be lookin' at that EXIF
>> line and wishing you were me.  ;-)​
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Sonny
>> http://sonc.com/look/
>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>> 1714
>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>> 
>> USA
>> 
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