Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon, I like the look of these pix. The first one is a little soft, the second one seems sharper. The quality appears similar to the Summarit, though the Nokton may be a tad sharper. Guy >Feli: > >This is getting confusing. Do you mean does the original Voigtlaender >Nokton have nice bokeh? I think it may. Here are a couple of pictures of >my older brother that I'm pretty sure my father took with his Prominant >and Nokton 1.5 around 1959. > >http://www.camera-craftsman.com/Nokton.html > >Dad still has the camera and last time I saw it (around six years ago) >it still worked. When I finally get the time and/or money to visit, I >plan on twisting his arm to let me try it out for some tests. > >Simon Stevens > >>Summarit and the new Voigtlander Nocton. Erwin P. Says they are very >>similar, >>but that the Nocton has the edge in contrast when wide open. But I've >>read that >>the Summarit has this butter smooth bokeh and wide smoooooth grey scale > >>in the >>midtones. Does the Nocton look anything like that? > >>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