Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Noctilux is a "special purpose" lens. It's huge in size (blocks much of the viewfinder frame) and very expensive. I personally would never think of giving up my Summicron for a Noctilux. You'll use a Summicron 99% of the time, the Noctilux the other 1%. And it's the 50 Summicron that started this whole Bokeh thing with the Japanese (if I remember correctly). It's tough to beat the quality of a 50 Summicron image. Jim At 08:10 AM 6/25/98 -0500, you wrote: >I am contemplating buying a Noctilux to replace my Summicron. What kind >of results will I get from the Noctilux when stopped down to f2.0? Will it >be close to what I get with my Summicron? I really like the idea of pictures >in available darkness and the bokeh (sp?) of the Noctilux is absolutely >first rate. I don't however, want to give up the quality I get from the >Summicron. Do those of you who use the Noctilux also own a more >"normal" normal? I can't afford to own both. What advice can you Noctilux >users give me to help me solve my dilemma? > >Phil >