Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After hearing Uncle speak, I will bring out my Noctilux f1 and shoot a roll of Ilford FP 400 and M6 0.85 which I hear makes focusing with it easier. Is it true that they made only 3,300 copies of the 0.85? On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 1:17 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi CREW, > My Noctilux 1.0 is the first one made in Canada and sold in Canada. > I bought it simply because it was f1.0 and once I became more > photographically experienced? I pretty well shot my assignments on the > basis of? "IF YOU CAN SEE IT? YOU CAN SHOOT IT!" I shot 99.9% of my > assignments by available light only. > My published medical books: > "DOCTOR'S WORK."& "WOMEN IN MEDICINE" > were shot using available light only! Using all LEICA glass and the > Noctilux 1.0 was of major use. On the basis of "If you can see it? You can > shoot it!" > Many members of the LUG have purchased copies of "DOCTOR'S WORK" and > "WOMEN IN MEDICINE." > They are both completely shot in B&W. Even though I may say so myself ? > The photography is all drop dead magnificent B&W film! And hand made prints > for re-productions. > OH yes last thing? > The original "DOCTORS WORK" was published as > "This is our Work." As a special leather hand bound of 250 copies. 14" X > 14" at $250.oo per. These are, if you can find them in "used book stores" I > saw 2 copies about a month ago ??? READY? > Book No.1.... $5000.oo collector copy. > Book No.2.... $4000.oo due to a slight scuff mark on the back cover! > All I can add is the NOCTILUX 1.0 without question proves itself time and > again the champion lens it is! > cheers, > Dr. Ted Grant O.C. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of Mark Rabiner > Sent: July-18-17 8:25 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] noct .95 ? > > I never got a shot I didn?t like from my Noct. F1 circa 2001. I still have > it. > I left in on my camera for a year spurning any other Leica glass. There?s > nothing you can?t shoot with it. On the lug, we get all those stuff how its > only good for this or that excuses for getting rid of a lens whose only > purpose was to tie up some money for an interim period until the money was > needed > Yes, it?s as great for shots stopped down as it is close in, high noon at > the salt flats or 0 dark hundred in the coal mine. I missed the focus with > this lens as often as I did with my Summicron. Around the zero area. After > its been on your camera that you use every day it?s not heavy. It?s my > Leica. > I was never without it. > > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > On 7/18/17, 8:04 PM, "LUG on behalf of Leo Wesson" <lug-bounces+mark= > rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of leowesson at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Frank, > > There is a learning curve to figure out what looks best with the > Nocti, distance from camera, busyness of background, light or lack of > light... > > > Thanks! > > Leo Wesson > Leowesson.com > 817-733-9157 > > > On Jul 18, 2017, at 18:58, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> > wrote: > > > > The f1.0 can produce images much more to my liking, the f0.95 is > technically much better but not as interesting IMO... Much more contrast in > the f0.95, notably sharper but it is not as unpredictable ;-) For those > that find the f1.0 large and heavy, do not even think about the f0.95! > > > > john > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > curious about why your preference for the 1 over the .95 > > > > ric > > > > > > > >> On Jul 18, 2017, at 5:26 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> > wrote: > >> > >> To be honest, I use my f1.0 far more than the f0.95.... but neither > are for sale ;-) > >> > >> john > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >