Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I tried a used Noctilux lately and found that it has considerably lower resolution at f1 compared to at f1.4 or f2, at 1 meter. Many of the images shot at 1-2 meters at f1 look distinctly soft, and the lens does not resolve, at f1, the fine prints (sweepstakes rules, about 35 characters per inch) on a side of a box of 24oz Kellog's Corn Flakes places at 1 meter. At f2 the fine prints become quite readable. (I used XP2, Fujicolor 100 and 400, Sensia 400 and examined the images using a loupe and a microscope. Prints look soft at f1 also.) Is this normal for a Noctilux? Am I asking something impossible (resolution) to this very fast lens? And maybe should I use it only in very dark scenes where one just wants something to be on the film and doesn't ask for anything more? Thanks! --Ichiro