RE: Take it seriously.... Some do.....

["BIRKEY, DUANE" <dbirkey@hcjb.org.ec>]

>>>>>>>From: Simon Ogilvie <simon_ogilvie@ionica.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 97 15:14:00 GMT
Subject: RE: 50 Noct. in bright light

On Mon, 24 Nov 1997 23:39:37 +0100, Erwin wrote:
>
> >The Noctilux is ONLY for shooting at f/1. To shoot at f/1.4, switch 
to a
> >Summilux; for f/2 shooing you should only use a Summicron; that's 
why
> >they made it. Get out your collapsible Elmar for f/2.8, and you need 
to
> >have a screw-mount Elmar for f/3.5.
>
> This statement is so far off the true facts that I refuse to take it
> seriously.

Well done Erwin, I think you may have discovered the true intentions of
this message!

Perhaps for the humor-impaired, Paul should have added a big :-)
(As Bob Atkins would have said...)

Simon.>>>>>>>>>

Even though Simon meant the statement as a joke.  There are a number of 
people who take that idea quite seriously, I've met some.  I have also 
heard those statements and I have read that Leica designed the Noctilux 
for wide open shooting only, assuming that users would switch to the 
Summicron for stopped down shooting in several magazine articles.  I 
will try to look up the articles to give a more direct quote.  

Duane Birkey
HCJB World Radio
Quito Ecuador