Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guy Bennett wrote: > >I looked at the Nokton. I haven't used one yet. I was intrigued by the fact > >that it's (significantly) bigger than my 50/1.4 Summilux M, but it weighs > >about the same as my 50/2 DR Summicron. I'm a fan of small lenses. In fact, > >that 25 Skopar looks interesting just because it's so small. Somebody wore > >their thinking cap when they designed that lens, and the 15 Heliar. I > >wonder if they're ever going to be make either in Leica BM. > > > >David. > > > are any of you luggers using the nokton or color heliar on a sm body? how > do they feel? while i'm sure they perform well, i'd like to know a little > about the ergonomics of those monsters when they're screwed into a barnack > body. > > guy I've been using a Nokton on a IIIG with print film as well as the 75mm Color-Heliar. I printed some negs I took of my Grandaughter and was delighted with the results. Central sharpeness was outstanding; I took the pics mostly at wide open stops so I didn't even look at the edges. The lens "felt" comfortable on the camera and I couldn't be happier with the results. Ed Kowaleski