Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:02:56 -0400
References: <1120AB2026ABD211A82600A024B971370C436C@einstein.morton.org.uk> <3BABE687.3B04AABC@rabiner.cncoffice.com> <007201c1430e$ecd575e0$56234d18@gv.shawcable.net>

Come on, Ted, we all know that you can look through all your Noctipics
and instantly pick out those incredibly crappy, degraded, images which
were shot through filters....;-)

B. D.

Ted Grant wrote:
> 
> Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >>> Well anyway putting glass in front of your Noctilux is some kind of
> abomination against the anti-Fstop.<<<<
> 
> Hi Mark,,
> This is a full blown confession before the eyes and ears of the Leica world
> and the great Leica God... Oskar Barnack!:..
> 
> "Oskar, forgive me for I have sinned! I used a 3 stop ND filter on my
> Noctilux!" Only in daylight!
> 
> When I fiddle around with the Noctilux during daylight hours I have a 3 stop
> ND filter, BW I think. Screws right into the lens with a step or down ring.
> see how helpful I am. Just a minute I'll go look .....it's a 3 stop ND
> filter mounted in a step-up ring making the filter bigger than the lens, but
> the ring screws into the lens..
> 
> OK, Ok,  Jim, I'm sorry! :-) I know your image of the Nocti guy in Canada
> has been shattered because I used a filter on a Noctilux! ;-) ;-) ;-)
> 
> However, I've never noticed, of course by now you know I never pay attention
> to alot of Leica stuff others do, but I've not noticed any undo Vignetting
> or loss of image quality when the ND fitter is on..
> 
> Note: I didn't say the pictures were any better or worse. ;-)
> 
> I only use the filter when  I'm loaded with 100 speed and working daylight.
> The rest of the time the light is low, beautiful and inviting for picture
> taking, then Noctilux functions as it should, no background and sharp
> subject.;-)
> 
> ted
> 
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
> 
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In reply to: Message from leica@davidmorton.org (RE: [Leica] Noctilux)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Noctilux)
Message from "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Noctilux)