Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt, I will take the bait. Let us pretend that I Googled you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALT! May we have many more years of your ascerbic wit and photography. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 3/24/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > > Every time I see one of these "happy birthday" posts I get cheerful. > Thinking someone remembered Saturday is my birthday. Then go to find out > it's all about some damn lens. Oh, the heartbreak...... :'( :'( :'( > > > Walt > > > Steve Barbour wrote: > > > > > On Mar 24, 2006, at 7:52 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > > > >> a most timely message! 2006 is the 30th birthday of the f1 noctilux. > >> and i still trust it. > > > > > > and Rei... fwiw.... > > > > the photos from the Noctilux routinely appear to me better !! than I > > anticipated they would be... > > > > > > I'm not sure what that really means, but I can't say that about any > > other lens... > > > > Steve > > > > > >> > >> only two M lenses come to my mind with this length of production were > >> the original 1961 35 'lux 1961-1995 (34 years) and the 2nd > >> 50 'lux 1962-1994 (32 years). > >> > >> -rei > >> > >> On Mar25 01:18, A.H.Schmidt wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, I am not quite sure, why anybody would want to worry about any > >>> abberations of the Noctilux. > >>> > >> .... > >> > >>> 2. The lens has been around for some time now, and if there where > >>> better F1 lens, then, I am quite sure, > >>> Leica would release a somewhat updated lens. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > >> Ridgewood, New Jersey > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >