Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant said about the Noctilux: .... >The truth is you'll find yourself shooting some of the most magical looking >photography you have ever done......(snip).. > >However, if you are not prepared to shoot stuff wide open....f 1.0 or very >close to that, then don't bother getting it! If you are one of those, >"well I always stop down to 8 - 11 - 16 folks, save your money and buy >film..Stick with the Summicron. > >But if you are into cool meaningful picture taking.....go Noctilux! :) I do some indoor available light photography aiming to catch some of the moments that Ted writes so compellingly about. I can't afford a Noctilux or an M6 just now, so I use my Canon 7 with a 50 f2 or my Konica III with similar lens. Both work OK, but I'd sure like to get a faster shutter speed sometimes. THe Canon 50 f1.2 can be had for a low price. I haven't tried it, but I've heard it is a bit soft. The Canon 50 f0.95 would fit my Canon 7 and could be had for under $800- a hell of a lot cheaper than a Leica M body and a Noctilux. So, has anyone here used both of them. I'm sure there is a difference, but how much difference for these wide open, low light pictures of people living their lives? Mark Walberg walberg@simmons.swmed.edu