Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Noctilux - Rational lens??
From: Chris Bitmead <chrisb@ans.com.au>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 16:01:26 +0000

Ted Grant wrote:

> The best test is shooting assignments when your bread and butter depends on
> the results. Tests are OK.  However, in the heat of "working and requiring
> shutter speeds at 1/8 (living dangerously) and 1/4 (really living
> dangerously) at f1 using film at 800 or 3200,  you find out very quickly
> what an amazing tool the Noctilux really is. And yes at those speeds they
> are "Hail Mary's" and if you can, you shoot more than one just in case.

This is interesting. I guess I never gave a great deal of thought
before how important the better hand-held aspect of rangefinders
is.

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Chris Bitmead
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