Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 12/11/01 3:40 PM, "Jeffery L.Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Easy, guys. I have two Canon 50/1.2 lenses, and they are NOT optically > better than the Noctilux. That said, it is nice to shoot faces wide open > and not see all of the blackheads on their noses and the aberrant flecks > of mascara that drifted from their eyelashes. It is a nice, soft > portrait lens wide open, and a nice (albeit) outdoors lens stopped down. > But there is only ONE Noctilux. And I don't have one. > > Jeffery Smith > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Feliciano > di Giorgio > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:51 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] NOCTILUX/ Canon > > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: >> >> And how much did you pay for the Canon 50 1.2? I hate to say it, >> because I know I must be wrong, and I certainly know I will be flamed, > >> but the entire 1.2 image looks pretty good - with much better Bokeh >> than I have seen demonstrated with the Noctilux - and the shot at f 8 >> looks terrific. >> >> Once again, these are lens meant to primarilly be used when there is >> no alternative. If you can get more out of them, great.... >> >> B. D. > > I think I just heard a good dozend LUG members, in unison across the > world, scream out in terror and disbelief as they fell out of their > chairs. > > ;-) > > feli > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html But if someone who really likes the attributes of one were to offer a Noctilux in trade.... - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html