Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Arturo: Not all of the pictures are taken at F1. What really sets the Noctilux apart from the other 50's is not how sharp it is but how it renders things. Erwin Puts has noted that it has very high flare (veiling flare) suppression, which means there is detail recorded where the veil of flare would obscure it. An example of this quality is here: http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/Boyd.jpg You can see the bright window behind Boyd's head, which should cause flare. The picture though shows great shadow detail and a very smooth redition of his skin and texture of his sweater (better visible in the actual print). Look at the details and shadows of the chair behind him. Remember the lens has two sources of flare, the window above the chair and the window in the right of the picture. I stand to be corrected on my analysis of this, as I only know what I have gleaned from Erwin Puts' posts. Erwin may want to comment on this or you may want to get the Photo Techniques magazine that has Erwin's article about the Noctilux in it. Regards, Robert Stevens At 12:18 AM 9/2/98 EDT, you wrote: >Lately, I have seen quite a few pictures taken by LUG participants using the >Noctilux--and I have some questions: > >1) Are all of these examples taken at f1.0?? > >2) If f1.0 is the thrill ride of this lens, why is it not fixed at f1.0? >Wouldn't a Summilux work better at f1.4 - f16? > >Just curious! > >Arturo > > > >