Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 with 50 1.0 Noctilux
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 14:42:42 -0800
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Stanislaw Stawowy wrote:
>>>>> M6 has also disappointing flare, as I heard frequently on Lug.
> Flare makes low light focusing harder and that's what Noctilux is about,
right? :-)<<<<

Hi Stanislaw,
Aw my friend don't believe everything you read on the LUG or elsewhere about
the M6 and other bits and pieces, as it's always better to have in your
hands experience. What's vegetables for one LUGNUT is peaches and cream for
another. ;-)

I've used my M6's since they came out away back when and used the Noctilux
f.1.0 since it arrived in Canada almost as long ago as I can remember. Both
are just fine for me and have done an admirable job from one end of the
world to other on all kinds of assignments in available darkness and the sun
of noon.

Horrible and pleasant weather conditions, from the air and from the back of
horses to tanks and armoured cars, to little old ladies tea parties,
birthing and brain surgery. And like the little Pillsbury dough boy they
just keep clicking right along.

I see you mentioned you've never had an M6 in your hands, not to worry some
day you will and then you'll learn for yourself what a beautiful camera and
picture taking machine it is and be pleasantly surprised that some of the
things you read in the negative don't matter at all.

Sure your opinion counts, each of us have them, good, bad or ugly, so not to
be concerned about making a comment because you do from nothing more than
reading experience and not the experience of in hand.

The in hand of course is more meaningful as then it's from your feel rather
than the comments of some possibly disgruntled LUGGITE! :-)

Think positive and keep the faith, save your money and some day you'll enjoy
the wonderful feel of an M camera. ;-)
ted

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant

Replies: Reply from "Julian Thomas" <julianthomas@terra.es> (Re: [Leica] M3 with 50 1.0 Noctilux)
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