Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:43 AM 1/6/97 EST, you wrote: > >I have been using this particular lens for some time and I use it wide open at >f.1 or 1 stop down most of the time while shooting by "available darkness" and >wondered how many others use theirs in a similar manner? > >Or is it used always stopped down, and if so "why"? When it is such an >incredible lens at the largest aperture and the ethereal affects of the >backround either in b&w and certainly with colour. > >Not to mention the subject separation while wide open. > >Any comments? I use the Noctilux stopped down because I get the most sharp and brilliant pictures if I have enough light. Beyond f5.6 I can see very little, Beyond f8 I cannot see any improvement. Besides: What produces sharper pictures: Open the lens one stop or use a faster film? Has anyone tested the Noctilux in this direction? christoph Using an M6 and a Noctilux seems to be the only possibility to take pictures in a concert without annoying any people around me.