Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have only the 50 Summicron, would love to have either or both the Noctilux or Summilux, but they are not within my budget at this time, or probably the near or far future. If I have to shoot in the dark, I just set it at f 2.0 and do my best using any conveineint support I can find. Works for me at this time, until i can afford the others. Cheers, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw at archiphoto.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:22:59 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 ASPH 'lux AND Nocti users... I have both and probably the ratio is 2/1 Summilux/Noctilux. The Summilux never disappoints, but the Noctilux often adds something (a variety of aberrations, to be exact) that make a picture more interesting. And sometimes, f/1 dof is more interesting than f/1.4 dof. BTW, the Nokton f/1.1 rendering rather disappoints me; it's too much like that of the f/1.5. It certainly is no Noctilux. In fact, as a gross comparison, the 50/1.1 is to the Noctilux f/1 like the Nokton f/1.5 is to the pre-asph Summilux 50. That's not exactly true, of course but in terms of rendering it comes close. Henning On 2012-01-25, at 1:00 PM, Richard Man wrote: > I have no fight in this, but a small number of luggers have both the 50'lux > ASPH and a Noctilux. > > Judging from my own preference, the ASPH 'lux comes out just about every > single time when I use a 50. Like I said, if my Notic-wanna-be, the Nokton > 1.1, isn't so inexpensive by Leica standard, I wouldn't have gotten it. > > So any owner of both lens actually use the Nocti as often or more often > than the 'lux ASPH? > > I know a number of you have many 50mm lens. Not sure exactly how to count > those uses.. > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information