Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 8, 2008, at 5:31 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > Steve, > > All I know is the 35 'Lux no longer has the strange glow effects > that they have on film. My guess as to why may be in the way the > light strikes the sensor cells/elements versus film. I'd love to see this...post them and we'll have a look. Steve > > > Gene > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> >> >> >> On Dec 8, 2008, at 8:40 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >>> Steve, in the context of other lenses and systems, I have seen >>> statements on the Olympus and Canon fora to the effect that some >>> lenses exhibit quite different characteristics depending on the >>> capture medium. Why that would be the case I have no idea, but I >>> have seen enough comments to that effect to consider it valid. >> >> >> seems bizarre Nathn, wishful thinking on the part of those reporting >> it... >> >> >> it's hard to think of an earthly reason why, especially with regard >> to >> bokeh, >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 8, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:59 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. >>>> >>>> not a surprise I feel, but speaking of bokeh...is there any >>>> technical/logical reason to expect a different/improved look on the >>>> M8 vs film? >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> * Henning J. Wulff >>>>> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >>>>> /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com >>>>> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information