Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, you certainly have the focus sorted. Danged if I could do any good that wide open. But, in this one <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1003710.jpg.html> that Nocti thingie has got highlights in the bo-ke like party lights. But they're such well delineated party lights and of course the flare resistance seems awfully good. I don't know, the noctis are owned by a fundamentalist sect within us Leica glass fanatics. I've read reviews where they actually perform best stopped down. That seems logical, but of course that's not its raison d'?tre. I've only handled one a couple of times. It's an awfully large package on the front of your M. If you don't NEED the f1, then the current 1.4 is hugely attractive, in my view. Financially that would be interesting sums to look at, given the extreme attractiveness of the Nocti to those fundamentalist sect guys. Of course, it's not wholly about logic is it, and we each have personal priorities regarding lens performance/handling/preferences? I know plenty of posters show some very smooth toned results from the Nocti. Cheers Hoppy Brickbats accepted! -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Robert Rose Sent: Friday, 13 July 2007 11:22 To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] IMG: Noctilux Pictures I decided to force myself to use this hunk of glass or get rid of it. Here are my results: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1003710.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1003722.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1003727.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1000055.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/L1000053.jpg.html You can try clicking on the first image, then using the navigation button to see the rest. You might be able to get the album at one time with one of these links, but the site seems to be very slow using these: http://gallery.leica-users.org/main.php?g2_itemId=92832 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/noctilux/ These were all taken in Old Town Pasadena. I used the 1.25x magnifier. The throw on the lens is so long that it seems important to guess the distance and pre-focus (somewhere near the right focus) before lifting the camera to my eye, so that the subject does not get distracted and stare at me, like what happened in 3722 (which is also the only one not at f/1). You may recall that I adjusted the focus cam to eliminate back focus, and I think it is successful. So, what do you think? Should I keep it, or sell it? Bob Rose _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information