[Leica] Voigtlander Nokton 1.1 yes or no?

[Richard Man]

But Jeff, if it is optimized for 1.5, then you have to rely on DoF to get
focus for other aperture. It just does not make sense to use this lens.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote:

> They can optimize it for f/1.5 free of charge if it is still under
> warranty. It's the same optical formula as the 50 1.5 Sonnar from the 1950s.
>
> > On Jul 21, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > The Zeiss 50/1,5 makes no sense to me. If you need to use it @F 2.8,, why
> > not just get an Elmar?
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Or the Zeiss 50/1.5 Sonnar. It has some focus shift, so stop it down to
> >> 2.8. Optimized for f/2.8.
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/b8wqqca
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> 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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