[Leica] Voigtlander Nokton 1.1 yes or no?

[Jeffery Smith]

Actually, I took a look on ebay and there are some pretty affordable Elmars used. I don’t think they make them any more.

JLS

> On Jul 21, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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