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Subject: [Leica] Anybody use the 1.5/50mm Nokton on an M8?
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Mon Dec 8 10:25:06 2008
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On Dec 8, 2008, at 1:40 AM, Nathan Wajsman 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.

good choice...

I like the lux 50mm  non ASPH....


would you like to buy the Lux 50mm 1.4  ASPH mint?

Steve
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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
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>>
>> No better on an M8.
>>
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In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Anybody use the 1.5/50mm Nokton on an M8?)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Anybody use the 1.5/50mm Nokton on an M8?)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Anybody use the 1.5/50mm Nokton on an M8?)