Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Same for me. It's quite soft but I just like it. The only thing I need to take care of is it's heavy tendency for vignetting. I avoid bright backgrounds or skies; and I dont use filters though I have several 55mm special flat ones (those who do not touch the lens front) but I have meanwhile learned that the flare risk is significantly rising by using them. Find some low light Canon 50 1.2 pictures here (Flash player 5 or higher needed) http://inzec.ch/inzec_english.html Soft as soft can be: http://tinyurl.com/7sku3 (with filter-caused flare at the bottom left) Didier >From what I have seen the Noctilux performs better. It's sharper and has >more contrast >at f1, than the Canon at 1.2. That said, I like the results from the Canon. >It has a nice fingerprint. >And you can't beat the price... >feli > >>Ted, or anyone else - >>I've never owned a Noctilux but I do own an old Canon 50mm f1.2 lens in >>a LTM. With an adaptor for my M3 it was just the thing when I needed to >>shoot in available darkness. I would appreciate it if anyone who has >>used both of these lenses could offer a quality comparison. That is, if >>you can do it without gratuitous slurs against Canon products. >>Larry Z