Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] NOCTILUX/ Canon / Nikon/Olympus/Konica
From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 07:01:50 -0600

Now the only one we don't know something about is the Hexanon 50/1.2 as it
comes only with a titanium body attached to it. Anyone heard anything about
it?

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marc
> Attinasi
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 11:15 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] NOCTILUX/ Canon / Nikon
>
>
> I love the Zuiko 55 1.2 - beautious bokeh and silky-soft highlights wide
> open. I'm not sure what it does when you slow it down past f2 - probably
> as good as any other Zuiko ;) By far the best $165 super-fast lense I
> have ever used (the only one actually).  Not the sharpest lense, but a
> gorgeous overall look.
>
> - marc
>
> Guy Bennett wrote:
>
> >>I have heard nothing but mediocre reviews of the 0.95 Canon lens. For
> >>fast lenses, the ranking is always:
> >>
> >>Noctilux 1.0	best
> >>Canon 50/1.2	okay
> >>Canon 50/.95	avoid
> >>
> >
> >
> >Jeffrey,
> >
> >Don't forget the Nikon 50/1.2 MF lens, which I would rate as
> "very good" on
> >your scale above.
> >
> >Gorgeous bokeh.
> >
> >Guy
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Replies: Reply from "David Kieltyka" <dkieltyka@csi.com> (Re: [Leica] NOCTILUX/ Canon / Nikon/Olympus/Konica)
Reply from Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com> (Re: [Leica] NOCTILUX/ Canon / Nikon/Olympus/Konica)