Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 5/28/04 5:49 AM, "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> wrote: > Aminal- > No one has stated the obvious (as far as I have read- pardon me if I am > wrong!) but if the new 1.4/50 is going to go for $2500, then the Noctilux is > not such a bad deal anymore! If you go from an f2 to 1.4, that's a big leap > in price- the jump to f1 is just a few scoots more---- wow! > Suddenly the unreachable seems within reach! > Dan The Noctilux will not longer be a lens for people who just want to spend a lot of money. IT will be become a tool used for what it is designed for. Very low light photography. And lots of very low light photography. On a regular basis. Or the prospect of very low light photography on a photo shoot. Its going to be nowhere as sharp at f4 as the Summicron though. But what size print that would be evident in and with what speed film I don?t know. At f11 in bright light Noctilux images the I've projected real big and you'd never think they were done with a special purpose lens which might lack some sharpness in regular picture taking situations. That's because stoppe3d that far down, f8, f11 I think it's pretty close to any other lens. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon New-improved http://rabinergroup.com/