[Leica] Voigtlander Nokton 1.1 yes or no?

[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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