Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] bokeh, Nocti and otherwise [was: NOCTILUX-M f/1/50 mm]
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 17:09:46 -0500
References: <3C1A0A14.55EC097E@camera-craftsman.com> <3C1A4E24.E939785D@d2.com> <3C1A50A0.2040709@earthlink.net> <3C1A5A32.C682F3A1@d2.com> <3C1A632E.4020905@earthlink.net> <s5sk1us23g65g1nffp9006eoi4ertl4sh0@4ax.com>

Whewwwww - I was getting ready to gag....I wouldn't argue the build 
quality question for a nanosecond, and who am I to argue with Erwin over 
something like flare resistance? There is absolutely no question that in 
the past month Erwin has probably forgotten more about lens 
characteristics than I have learned in my lifetime. :-)

B. D.

Paul Chefurka wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 15:38:06 -0500, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Well, knock me over with a feather...:-)  I do know that he DID 
>>specifically compare the Summilux and the Nokton and gave the Nokton a 
>>slight edge, I believe in terms of contrast and sharpness, but I may be 
>>wrong on that.
>>
>>B. D.
>>
> 
> You won't have to eat the crow that feather is attached to, B.D. - you're
> not wrong.  The web review of the Nokton at
> http://www.imx.nl/photosite/japan/voigtl01.html makes specific comparisons
> to the Summilux-M.  the Nokton wins by a small margin overall, though he
> gives the edge to the Summilux for build quality and flare resistance.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.chefurka.com
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In reply to: Message from Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com> (Re: [Leica] bokeh, Nocti and otherwise [was: NOCTILUX-M f/1/50 mm])
Message from Feliciano di Giorgio <feli@d2.com> (Re: [Leica] bokeh, Nocti and otherwise [was: NOCTILUX-M f/1/50 mm])
Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] bokeh, Nocti and otherwise [was: NOCTILUX-M f/1/50 mm])
Message from Feliciano di Giorgio <feli@d2.com> (Re: [Leica] bokeh, Nocti and otherwise [was: NOCTILUX-M f/1/50 mm])
Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] bokeh, Nocti and otherwise [was: NOCTILUX-M f/1/50 mm])
Message from Paul Chefurka <paul@chefurka.com> (Re: [Leica] bokeh, Nocti and otherwise [was: NOCTILUX-M f/1/50 mm])