[Leica] noct .95 ?

[Dan Khong]

After hearing Uncle speak, I will bring out my Noctilux  f1 and shoot a
roll of Ilford FP 400 and M6 0.85 which I hear makes focusing with it
easier. Is it true that they made only 3,300 copies of the 0.85?

On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 1:17 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi CREW,
> My Noctilux 1.0 is the first one made in Canada and sold in Canada.
> I bought it simply because it was f1.0 and once I became more
> photographically experienced? I pretty well shot my assignments on the
> basis of? "IF YOU CAN SEE IT? YOU CAN SHOOT IT!" I shot 99.9% of my
> assignments by available light only.
> My published medical books:
> "DOCTOR'S WORK."& "WOMEN IN MEDICINE"
> were shot using available light only! Using all LEICA glass and the
> Noctilux 1.0 was of major use. On the basis of "If you can see it? You can
> shoot it!"
> Many members of the LUG have purchased copies of "DOCTOR'S WORK" and
> "WOMEN IN MEDICINE."
> They are both completely shot in B&W. Even though I may say so myself ?
> The photography is all drop dead magnificent B&W film! And hand made prints
> for re-productions.
> OH yes last thing?
> The original "DOCTORS WORK" was published as
> "This is our Work." As a special leather hand bound of 250 copies. 14" X
> 14" at $250.oo per. These are, if you can find them in "used book stores" I
> saw 2 copies about a month ago ???  READY?
> Book No.1.... $5000.oo collector copy.
> Book No.2.... $4000.oo  due to a slight scuff mark on the back cover!
> All I can add is the NOCTILUX 1.0 without question proves itself time and
> again the champion lens it is!
> cheers,
> Dr. Ted Grant O.C.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of Mark Rabiner
> Sent: July-18-17 8:25 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] noct .95 ?
>
> I never got a shot I didn’t like from my Noct. F1 circa 2001. I still have
> it.
> I left in on my camera for a year spurning any other Leica glass. There’s
> nothing you can’t shoot with it. On the lug, we get all those stuff how its
> only good for this or that excuses for getting rid of a lens whose only
> purpose was to tie up some money for an interim period until the money was
> needed
> Yes, it’s as great for shots stopped down as it is close in, high noon at
> the salt flats or 0 dark hundred in the coal mine. I missed the focus with
> this lens as often as I did with my Summicron. Around the zero area. After
> its been on your camera that you use every day it’s not heavy. It’s my
> Leica.
> I was never without it.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photographer
>
> On 7/18/17, 8:04 PM, "LUG on behalf of Leo Wesson" <lug-bounces+mark=
> rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Hi Frank,
>
>     There is a learning curve to figure out what looks best with the
> Nocti, distance from camera, busyness of background, light or lack of
> light...
>
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     Leo Wesson
>     Leowesson.com
>     817-733-9157
>
>     > On Jul 18, 2017, at 18:58, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk>
> wrote:
>     >
>     > The f1.0 can produce images much more to my liking, the f0.95 is
> technically much better but not as interesting IMO... Much more contrast in
> the f0.95, notably sharper but it is not as unpredictable ;-) For those
> that find the f1.0 large and heavy, do not even think about the f0.95!
>     >
>     > john
>     >
>     > -----Original Message-----
>     >
>     > curious about why your preference for the 1 over the .95
>     >
>     > ric
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >> On Jul 18, 2017, at 5:26 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk>
> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> To be honest, I use my f1.0 far more than the f0.95.... but neither
> are for sale ;-)
>     >>
>     >> john
>     >>
>     >
>     >
>     >
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