Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/13

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Subject: [Leica] New toy: Canon 50/1.2 LTM
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Nov 13 13:09:13 2007
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20071111174830.00bbea40@mail.2alpha.com>

On Nov 11, 2007, at 7:07 PM, Peter Klein wrote:

> I have been looking for a good, clean copy of the Canon 50/1.2 LTM  
> for a while.  I wanted something very fast with a classic look, and  
> affordable.  Finally got one this week.  At one-half stop slower  
> than the Noctilux, half the weight, and one-tenth the cost, this may  
> fit the bill.
>
> It's the Demi-Noct. Or perhaps the Serenoct, which can be short for  
> both Serenar Noctilux or "Serenata Notturna."
>
> Dante's 50/1.2 posts of last week were very encouraging.  Mine are  
> more mundane, and I'm still learning to focus the thing, but so far,  
> I'm feeling pretty good about it.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1002212KatyaKitchen50-1_2-w.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1002263KatyaRead50-1_2-w.jpg.html


wonderful images of Katya ...Peter,

of the two I prefer the second, a classic..

(why are you using the IR cut filter for bw?)

bravo, Steve


>
>
> M8, 50/1.2 wide open, with IR cut filter.
>
> --Peter (who is not a Sveta, but maybe has a little Slava)
>
>
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