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Subject: [Leica] Anybody use the 1.5/50mm Nokton on an M8?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon Dec 8 00:58:26 2008
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Thanks Mehrdad, but I want 1.4

Cheers,
Nathan

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On Dec 8, 2008, at 9:45 AM, mehrdad wrote:

> do take a look@ the ziess planer 50/2.0 prices on ebay are real good,
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:40 AM, Nathan Wajsman  
> <photo@frozenlight.eu>wrote:
>
>> Thanks to Henning, Jim and Gene for the feedback. It appears that the
>> things I disliked about the Nokton on film will also affect it on  
>> the M8
>> sensor, so I will pass on it and hunt for a second-hand Summilux  
>> instead.
>>
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>
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>>
>> On Dec 7, 2008, at 8:59 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:
>>
>> At 8:18 AM +0100 12/7/08, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>>
>>>> My M8 is arriving on Tuesday, and I have my standard lens  
>>>> already, a 35mm
>>>> Summarit. On the wide end, the 18mm Zeiss is in the hands of John  
>>>> Milich.
>>>> All well and good. But I also need a fast 50mm lens (doesn't  
>>>> everyone?).
>>>> When I was using film M's, I tried the 1.5/50mm Nokton. The lens  
>>>> was nice
>>>> and sharp but the bokeh was so ugly that I sold it and got a  
>>>> Summilux
>>>> instead. Now I wonder if the out-of-focus rendition is different/ 
>>>> better on
>>>> an M8? From a price-performance point of view this lens cannot be  
>>>> beaten,
>>>> but I intend to shoot it a lot at f1.5 (otherwise, what's the  
>>>> point of
>>>> buying a fast lens?) and that implies large areas that are out of  
>>>> focus,
>>>> which in turn makes bokeh somewhat important.
>>>>
>>>> So if anyone has experience with the M8+Nokton combination, I  
>>>> would love
>>>> to hear from them.
>>>>
>>>> Nathan
>>>>
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> No better on an M8.
>>>
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