Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]><Snip> > > Of course, the real question is this: Why do you need a $2,000 camera > and $2,500 lens to get the kind of shots you'd get with a $12 > camera/lens combo? > > M. > > -- A contrast rather than a comparison Martin! I'd say a number 5+ contrast. A Noctilux could be bought and used for that dreamy quality but it is also a serious tool for doing serious work and deserves better than to be compared directly against a toy! Stop down a few and a Noctilux is a sharp as any lens you'd need from what I can see. But wide open and you can shoot at f1 which is a whole new world and a Godsend on many an occasion. Also at f1 you have that amazing ability to isolate your subject with it's amazingly shallow depth of field. Sure the bokeh is bounteous and bountiful but that's the background. The foreground is pretty sharp considering the circumstances. (black cat in coal mine at midnight...etc.) I'd hate to part with my noctilux. To me a real part of the Leica experience. One of these days I hope you all get a windfall like I did so you may get one and use it. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA Photography Web Sight: http://www.rabinergroup.com Email: mark@rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html