Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ever use a ND filter on it to shoot wide open in daylight? I know it's sacrilege to put glass in front of the Nocti, but from a practical shooter point of view, shooting at f/1 on a sunny day would be delicious. There are these adjustable ND filters these days (basically 2 polarizers) and I'm thinking one might be nice to use for this... On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > There was a run on guys who got Noctili then. > I went to a LHSA Boston meeting that year and everyone had them on their > cameras. > One guy LUG lurker brought his with a uv filter on it just to piss me off. > > We had Leica with Noctilux stacking on the table during dinner and drinks. > People still smoked then I remember ash trays in the pictures I took of > that. Noctili were coming out of the woodwork. > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > > > > From: Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:23:12 -0500 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Nocti/0.95 is so 2009. How about a 2 LBS T0.95? > > > > I got mine in late July 2001! > > > > -rei > > > > > > On 02/09/2012 01:06 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> I got my f1 Noctilux M the day before yesterday; from Glaziers in > Seattle > >> 28th August 2001 $3,495. > >> Whew that felt like a lot of money then! > >> It stayed on my camera for year. Carried it with me everywhere. > >> Shot thousands of pix with it and printed a slew of them it was right > before > >> I got into inkjet mode. > >> 3817 days ago. > >> So that's less then a dollar a day to feel like a friggin millionaire. > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com