Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>The focus is a tiny bit off on the top one. The old Prominent is a bear >to focus. Stephen Gandy well describes this camera as clumsy at best. >Although bigger than an LTM finder, the viewfinder/rangefinder isn't >very distinct and you focus awkwardly with a knob where you would expect >to find the rewind crank. I'm pretty impressed that Dad did so well. > >Slightly better than a Summarit? Interesting. Especially since its a >stop faster! > >Simon Actually, they're both 1.5 lenses; you must be thinking of the Summitar. I wonder how many other permutations Wetzlar might have come up with for other lenses? Here's a few they didn't choose: Summirat - too rodent-like Summiart - better not talk about art Summrita - your wife may not like it Summtira - ? Summtiar - almost like precious jewelry Summtair - '50s Americana Summrait - another? Summriat - after that city in Saudi Arabia Summtari - sounds Japanese Summrati - sounds Indian Guy >>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 > > >-- >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