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Subject: [Leica] Nocti/0.95 is so 2009. How about a 2 LBS T0.95?
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:51:49 -0500
References: <4F346370.5020708@panix.com> <CB59D291.1A188%mark@rabinergroup.com> <CAAsXt4NKHDRseVnJW1ahFF3b=XUpZ-9or29riiaoODPpdk5ptQ@mail.gmail.com> <DEB9090E-ECD7-4CEF-BBEE-C036736DF42E@mcmaster.co.nz>

Same here, Heliopan 8x (3 stops). That generally accommodates  f1.0 in 
daylight with an M8 or M9. When I was using the MP I shot Pan-F at 32 ASA so 
the 1,000 top speed was OK. I also liked a #25 back then which cuts a lot of 
light. 

-rei

Ridgewood, NJ
via iPhone

On Feb 9, 2012, at 11:35 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> Most of my Noctilux shots are with a 3 stop ND, even then I may have to 
> stop down at times...
> 
> John
> 
> On 10/02/2012, at 5:31 PM, "Robert Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Bob Adler
>> Palo Alto, CA
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>> 
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Nocti/0.95 is so 2009. How about a 2 LBS T0.95?)
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In reply to: Message from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] Nocti/0.95 is so 2009. How about a 2 LBS T0.95?)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Nocti/0.95 is so 2009. How about a 2 LBS T0.95?)
Message from rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler) ([Leica] Nocti/0.95 is so 2009. How about a 2 LBS T0.95?)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Nocti/0.95 is so 2009. How about a 2 LBS T0.95?)