Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Didier, Sure like those images, especially #1. There is something about working on the edge which certainly makes images come alive. Walt Didier Ludwig wrote: >Walt > >In most cases I prefer the "slower" and compacter lenses. But when you go >to the limits of available light photography, every half stop counts. Even >if it's on the cost of compactess, sharpness or whatever. With f1.0 you >have anyway a DOF of a few millimeters only - so why talking about >sharpness/softness then? > >I couldn't afford a Nocti but have a LTM 1.2/50 Canon as my fastest lens. >This one IS really soft, vignettes and flares like hell, is shorter but a >bit larger than a Summilux, and bulky especially with the huge vented lens >hood on. BUT there are situations where I take this lens with me and not >one of the 1.4 or 2.0 lenses I have (I rarely got out with more than one >lens). > >Two f1.2 shots, handheld at about a 1/4 sec : >http://www.flickr.com/photos/40833360@N00/94947403/in/photostream/ >http://www.flickr.com/photos/40833360@N00/94950652/ > >Didier > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >