Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I still have not taken time to understand how to do focus peaking. I turned it on but notice nothing different. I'm just using it to look at the image for sharpness. That makes a huge difference in trying to focus! Thanks! I still haven't a chance to edit anything. I'm on a boat in the middle of Halong Bay right now - amazed that I even have internet access! Tina On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > Glad you're enjoying the M+Nocti combo. I too am finding many more keepers. > I want to hear more about how you use it (are you enlarging to use the > focus peaking or just looking at the image in the EVF for sharpness?), etc. > > Curious minds... > Keep posting those amazing images!! > Bob > > > On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 5:07 PM, 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 > > > > > > -- > Bob Adler > > _______________________________________________ > 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