Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the Noctilux is one of those special lenes, which gives you an edge over those who don't have it. I like that sort of glass ;-) On Friday, Aug 22, 2003, at 12:22 Australia/Melbourne, Garrettson, Dr. Charles wrote: > Hi Feli. I thoroughly enjoyed your post re your new Noct. Congrats on > finding one and welcome to the Noct experience. It was really a > pleasure > to see that you are enjoying what is so distinctive and so special > about > that lens. Yes, it is an absurd amount of money to spend on a lens that > only provides 1-2 f/stops more than the more rational/obvious options, > is [relatively] large and heavy, does not compare to a 50mm Summicron > from f2.8 on out, et cetera, et cetera, blah blah blah, et al, et > al...but, on the other hand, if you find yourself shooting in > low/available light a great deal of the time, as I do and always have, > and expect I always will, the Noct on an M body has to be the ultimate > means of rendering usable, if not outstanding results from otherwise > ridiculous conditions. I must confess: last winter, in an obviously > weak > moment, I seriously considered selling my Noct and getting the 50mm > Summicron. Thankfully, I had a wedding to shoot at that time. The > reception was in a beautiful, Gothic/medieval-designed hall, and the > couple had hired a company just to do the lighting, which was > incredibly > beautiful, distinctive, thoughtful, impressive and which could not be > captured with flash. I shot a great deal of that scene, using the Noct > extensively, and wide open, and the results, thankfully, brought me > back > to my senses. I vowed never to make such a consideration again. > > Enjoy... > > Chuck Garrettson > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html