Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD, With the Nocti (which I also owned once) you are just amazed that you take any kind of picture in those lighting conditions, so you put up with whatever other deficiencies the lens might have. Although I do not recall being unhappy about the bokeh with the Noctilux, while with the Nokton it was really ugly. Nathan "B. D. Colen" wrote: > Nobody who even vaguely likes a Noctilux can complain about Nokton > bokeh. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Nathan > Wajsman > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 4:03 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 50mm Nokton 1.5 vs used Sumicron > > Jeff, > > I had a Nokton for a while. It is a good lens, plenty sharp and all, but > it has really ugly bokeh (out of focus rendition). Since I do take a lot > of pictures at the wide apertures, this became an issue for me, and I > sold the Nokton in favour of a Summilux. If bokeh is not an issue for > you, than I think you will be quite happy with the Nokton. > > Nathan > > jeffwill wrote: > > > Has anyone got nice things to say about the CV 50mm Nokton? I am > > contemplating either a new Nokton or used 50mm Sumicron due to a > > limited budget. I suspect I already know the answer to the question > > :-) but has anyone been pleasantly surprised by the performance of > > the Nokton vs the sumicron? Kind regards > > Jeff the kiwi > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com > > -- > 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 - -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html