[Leica] Noctilux defence - How dare you, B.D.!!

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

No, what I believe Tina meant precisely what she wrote: 

"I am not a Leica do-or-die fan and 
hate their current association with fancy name-brand purses and scarves,

but they made a killer of a low-light lens that nobody else has even
begun 
to equal.  When it comes to taking photos in the dark, nothing else
comes 
close to a Noctilux.  I would never use it stopped down in broad
daylight, 
but that is not its purpose.  If you can see the bokeh, you should not
be 
using the Noctilux!!"


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Walker Smith
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 2:31 AM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] Noctilux defence - How dare you, B.D.!!


>
>
>Tina,
>
>Those are beautiful, wonderful images, and they show the great 
>abilities of the Noctilux.  I don't understand, however, your one 
>comment:
>
>>  If you can see the bokeh, you should not be
>> using the Noctilux!!
>
>
>Do you mean the opposite?   If you can't see the bokeh, then you are
stopped
>down and don't need the Noctilux.  If you can see the bokeh, then you 
>are wide open and you do need the Noctilux.
>
>Bob
>
    I may be reading Tina wrong but I believe she meant exactly what she

said; i.e., if you can see the bokeh, then there's enough light present 
to use a lens with a smaller maximum aperture. If that's NOT what she 
meant, then I suppose I missed her point. Even so, I'm not sure I agree 
as the subject's background will have a decided effect upon the presence

or absence of bokeh.

Walker
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