Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Noct is beloved or hated for it's close focus bokeh, but that signature bokeh fades sharply as the focus plane distance goes up. The second shot you refer to of my mother-in-law was taken from a distance of seven or eight feet (possibly a little more) and cropped to the size you see on the screen. It's more evident in this image, also shot wide open: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1ssgc/Easter/easter_img_0003.htm If you take a look at my f/1.0 shots of aircraft at the new Air & Space Museum Dulles annex (http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1ssgc/Noct/Dulles/index.htm), you'll find the same thing has occurred with those images as well. Almost all those shots were taken wide open (a couple were at f/1.2), between 1/30th and 1/60th exposure time with a variety of different ISO 100 chrome films. Regards, /Mitch -----Original Message----- Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 5:36 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] New pics - Noct and 135 Elmarit What happened to the dreaded Noct bokah, wide open on the second shot? -Lew