Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Poor man's Nocti
From: leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Fri Feb 2 12:56:03 2007
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Larry
I believe the Canon provocates controversal opinions. Kind of love or hate 
stuff. Can't say how mine performs at f2 or higher. The aperture is set at 
1.2 since years. It's speed is it's "raison d'?tre"...
Didier


>You answered the question I was about to ask. I have a mint condition  
>Canon 50 mm f1.2 that I use on my M3. It is my favorite lens for  
>wedding pictures since everyone always looks so lovely. But how does  
>it really compare to the Nocti?
>
>About the softness. There is no question that it is soft wide open.  
>Objects have a hard core with a halo around them, probably due to  
>uncorrected spherical aberration. But when the lens is stopped down  
>beyond f 2.0, the halo disappears and the image becomes quite sharp.  
>Not as good as an older f 2.0 Summicron, but better than an f 3.5  
>Elmar. Except for the weight, I would mount it on the M3 all the time.
>
>I've heard so many varying opinions about the Canon, some mutually  
>contradictory, that I'm wondering about variability in lens  
>manufacturing. Are all Canons alike?
>
>Larry Z









In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Poor man's Nocti)