Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perfect sense from Tina and Bob there. Notice that they are describing shooting the lens wide open whereas I'm describing using them stopped down at least a little which is where I operate mostly.There's no reason to prefer the (current) Nocti at least over the Summilux if you use it that way of course.Tina I suggest French pastries to go with that morning coffee. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 23 March 2014 10:07, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Yes, I don't know where I came up with OPV, but it's very early in the > morning in Vietnam and I haven't had my coffee yet!! > > Tina > > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 6:41 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > +1! > > Ain't that EVF great for that purpose?! (Is that what you meant by the > > OPV?) > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Mar 22, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > I don't have the .95, but my 1.0 gives a unique look wide open that I > > don't > > > get with the Summilux. Now that I can focus with the OPV, I am using > the > > > Noctilux more and more for it's unique look - wide open only. > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 5:38 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > > > gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > >> Howard, I seldom use my fast lenses wide open but I do value their > good > > >> behaviour regarding focus shift when stopped down a little as well as > > their > > >> superb performance when I do my bit. > > >> I'm contrarian I guess and not a good candidate for the older Noctis > > >> especially. For perspective, if I could fund it/justify it and even > find > > >> one available I would ideally choose the new Summicron ASPH as the > best > > of > > >> all for me. Not slumming it with the Summilux though. > > >> > > >> I can comment that I was loaned the current Nocti and an M for a > weekend > > >> while my camera and lens were away for repair. For me and my styles > the > > >> Nocti M ASPH results just look like those from the Summilux M ASPH. > > That is > > >> to say, superb but with no noticeable rendering differences for me. > > >> > > >> Handling that larger, heavier lens walking for street photography and > > for a > > >> day in a studio was much less comfortable. I like and use the Thumbs > Up > > >> too which really helps but that's not possible when you have anything > > else > > >> in the hot shoe. I had aching hands by the end of probably four hours > > or so > > >> with camera actually in hand each day. Of course if you need or want > > that > > >> 0.95 then the decision is simple ;-) > > >> > > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/stvm > > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/mvm > > >> > > >> > > >> Cheers > > >> Geoff > > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > >> > > >> > > >>> On 23 March 2014 07:56, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Thanks for the links and the personal perspective, John. > > >>> Light reading (no pun intended, but if I'd thought of that first, it > > >> would > > >>> have been) ahead. > > >>> > > >>> --howard > > >>> > > >>>> On Mar 22, 2014, at 5:01 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> I have both, if you are going to use f1.4 or smaller most of the > time > > >>> save money and weight with the Summilux asph. The Noctilux does > render > > >>> slightly differently but not enough so to pay the difference ;-) > > >> > > > http://web.archive.org/web/20110719222012/http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/lenses/page29/nx095_1.html > > >> > > > http://web.archive.org/web/20110806015255/http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/lenses/page150/page150.html > > >>>> > > >>>> john > > >>>> > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Just out of idle curiosity, or maybe not, I'd like to know if it's > > >>> possible to locate Erwin Puts' discussion of the 0.95 Nocti. I > haven't > > >> been > > >>> able to find it online (inactive links). > > >>>> > > >>>> Has the Nocti been formally compared to the new APO-Summicron in > terms > > >>> of general performance at the same apertures from f/2 on? Or is it > > better > > >>> compared to the 50 'lux from f/1.4 up? > > >>>> > > >>>> Thanks, > > >>>> > > >>>> -howard > > >>>> > > >>>> ------------------------------------ > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Tina Manley > > > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.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 > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >