Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't get me wrong, Ted. I think the Noct is a great and unique tool, it just wasn't for me. Like you said, you need to know your lens and some lenses are more forgiving than others. Shooting the Noct as f1, seems to seperate the men from the boys and girls from the woman. Some people buy the Noct and think "Oh, I'll just open up to f1 and that will solve all my poblems!", when in fact shooting at f1, introduces a whole new set of variables that need to be considered. But like you say, after gaining experience with it, you quickly learn that you need to juggle three components; aperture, shutter speed and very importantly DOF, to nail shots. In your case of shooting with the Noct for 20 plus years, it must be second nature. ;-) feli -----Original Message----- From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> Hi feli, But doesn't any camera - lens combination have a compromise at some point or other? It's knowing when and when not to you use them is the secret of success. Obviously the Noctilux with it's bonuses, also has to be well learned when to use it for positive results or failures. We who use it on our work-a-day assignments usually know where and when to make the lens work to our benefit, so yes you're correct saying at f1.0 it's a pretty shallow depth of field. Certainly when attempting to shoot a moving subject, it is a challenge. No question, but with experience, lots of it, ;-) It can be done. I'm not saying it's easy, simply because I've probably missed more than I've made. :-) ted _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feli di Giorgio feli2@earthlink.net www.elanphotos.com