Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Touche' Anthony :-) > > As someone wiser than I has already suggested, stop trying > > to compare every damn lens on the face of the earth. > > An interesting statement on a Leica mailing list! Sometimes I > think that Leica > enthusiasts spend 95% of their time comparing lenses. I'm relatively > uninterested in comparison. The simple point that is being made is that the Noctilux is not most people's idea of a normal lens. Life is a series of tradeoffs, just face it. Your options are limited by your desires and needs, the world, and your pocketbook. The world as it is today has certain limitations. For example, the Noctilux 50/1 stopped down may have lower resolution than a Summicron 50/2, there is also the Summilux 50/1.4. On the other hand you already use a zoom frequently so you have shown your willingness to compromise on technical quality for convenience or whatever. In a more perfect world the Noctilux would have better resolution than the Elmar 65 from f1-f64, weigh 50 grams and cost $100. Every lens design *ever* makes a tradeoff, cost, performance, etc etc etc. These are the options, these are the facts, you have a checkbook, you make your choices. A more interesting comparison would be between the Noct and the Canon 50/1.0 ... Jonathan Borden