Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice photos. Are they all printed full frame? Have you got any more Noctilux photos at f1 to show us? > The first one shows no vignetting at all but it does show the shallow depth > of field at 1.0 with a close focus. > The second one shows very slight vignetting in the corners. It also shows > the slight tendency to flare. > The third one shows apparent vignetting which I believe reflects the actual > light in the street at night. It also shows slight flare. > The first photo might have been possible with a slower lens but I would > have had to use a slower shutter speed. > The second one is on TMax 3200 and could only have been made with the > Noctilux or with a tripod and very slow shutter speed which would have > blurred both the woman and the cat. > The third one was made at 1.0 @ 1/250 sec. and could only have been made > with a Noctilux. > I hope you can see these difference in the scans. It is very obvious in > the prints. If you take a lot of photographs in low light the lens is > invaluable!! Best - TIna - -- Chris Bitmead http://www.ans.com.au/~chrisb mailto:chrisb@ans.com.au