Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agreed. Weight is a concern. I wondered if it would be having come from a D4 with big slr lenses. Those larger bodies distribute weight better. The M10 + Noctilux combination manages put all that weight into a pretty small package. Frank F. Farmer Jackson, Mississippi Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2018, at 4:21 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> wrote: > > Weight is the main thing against the f0.95, it feels more ungainly than > even the 75mm Summilux. Also an oddity for focusing, it focusses fine on > my M9 and M(240) but not on my MM. All other lenses, including f1.0 and > 75mm Summilux, focus well on all three.... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > > I was looking at the .95. I find that the new Noctilux and the new > Summicron are more similar than the Summilux ASPH as far as the take-away > look/feel that I get (not pixel peeping). I like the looks of the two > former better than the latter. > > Frank F. Farmer > Jackson, Mississippi > >> On Feb 19, 2018, at 2:11 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> wrote: >> >> The f1.0 and f0.95 both focus to 1m only, they have different looks so >> which were you looking at? Depends on what result you are going for, my >> most used 50s are the f1.0 and the APO Summicron each with very different >> images.... >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> Warning: this topic may?ve already been beaten to death, so my apologies >> in advance if that?s the case. >> >> I?ve toyed with the idea of replacing my long-serving 50mm Summicron >> (version III) for some time, and recently, I had a chance to visit the >> Leica Store in Washington, DC (what a treat) to mount up the current >> offerings. I?ve always loved the idea and look of the Noctilux, and that >> was really what I was there to see. I figured if I was going to buy >> another Leica 50, I may as well purchase one that grabs more light, >> right? However, what I quickly found is that I think I?m going to be >> flummoxed by the 1 meter minimum focusing distance. >> >> If I remember correctly, my version III was the first 50 to focus to .7 >> meter (that may be totally wrong, but I had that tucked away in my head, >> anyway). I have to admit, though, that I?m quite accustomed to using it >> at that less-than-a-meter range. Are my Noctilux dreams dashed? Do any >> older Noctilux lenses focus more closely? Should I just crop? Have I just >> saved myself a pile of money? >> >> I get it, this is really a subjective question, and Noctilux aside, I >> will say that I loved the look of the new ?cron in the very, very limited >> time I had to play with it in the store. >> >> Decisions, decisions. >> >> Frank F. Farmer >> Jackson, Mississippi >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information