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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux-ASPH?
From: Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:20:00 -0500

Hi John,

Not until today, but I'm still interested.

Simon Stevens

>Simon--
>That's an interesting question that you asked in August. Did you ever
>get an answer??
>John Fulton
>Fort Worth

>>
>>I have a speculation question for the optical design gurus on the
list,
>>or those well connected. Erwin comes to mind in particular. I was
>>reading Dick Gilcreast's piece on the Noctilux on the LHSA Viewfinder
>>site and if I understood correctly, he wrote that the vignetting of
the
>>Noctilux is a compromise made necessary by the decision not to use
>>aspheric elements as with the first f1.2 version. I understand how
>>complicated that had been and it made sense in 1976, but I'm wondering

>>if that's still the case. Leica has been updating a number of its
>>designs with molded aspherics, so is it possible or likely we will see
a
>>Noctilux ASPH 50mm f1 any time soon?
>>
>>I realise the current one is amazing, but so were most of the pre-ASPH

>>lenses and that didn't stop Leica from realizing incremental
>>improvements when the new technology became available.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Simon Stevens



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