[Leica] First general purpose M lens to weigh over 1kg!!

[Dennis Kushner]

I'm not impressed with the lighted background shapes.

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
wrote:

> The DOF of the M9 with the 50 ASPH Lux, at 7 feet and F 1.4 is 6.76 feet to
> 7.26 feet.  A total of 6 inches.
> Ditto but the f.95 lux at F1.0 ..... 6.85 to 7.13 feet,   A total of 4
> inches.
> Do that with a 75mm F1.25 at f1.25 lens and you get, at 10 feet ( about the
> same field of view) is 9.81 to 10.2 feet.  A total of 5 inches.
>
> So why would anyone do this?
> Because they can afford it and lift it, and the rest of the world can not.
>
> If Leica were smart, they would improve their performance of the cameras to
> use higher ISO values.... But,, of course, being an optical company, they
> make more money with expensive fast lenses than they would with better
> performing bodies.
>
> Frank Filippone
>
>
>
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf
> Of John McMaster
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 10:10 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] First general purpose M lens to weigh over 1kg!!
>
> http://en.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-M/M-Lenses/
> Noctillux-M-75-f-1,2
> 5-ASPH
>
> Weighs  1055g compared to 50/1 at 630g, 50/0.95 at 700g and the 75/1.4 at
> 560g....
>
> john
>
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