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Subject: [Leica] Portraits with the Noctilux
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 01:17:39 +0100
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HI TED,

OF COURSE I AGREE, THE ONLY LIMITATION I?VE FOUND IS THE VIGNETTING IN A 
SCENERY VIEW UNDER F STOP 2.8, I THINKTHE NEW NOCTILUX IS MATCH BETTER ON 
THIS ASPECT BUT I PREFER THE SMOOTH TONES AND THE CERTAIN GLAMOUR THAT THE 
OLD ONE GIVES 

CHEERS
Lluis


> El 19 febr 2020, a les 18:40, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> va escriure:
> 
> NOPE!
> THE LEICA NOCTILUX F 1.0 IS MADE FOR EVERY SUBJECT  THIS PHOTOJOURNALIST 
> has
> worked on!
> A FEW USES BY MYSELF OVER THE YEARS!!!!
> 1: FALL CATTLE ROUND-UP'S ON RANCHES IN                 
>   (Alberta CANADA,) WHILE RIDING HORSE BACK:
> 2: auto manufacturing-vehicle assembly:WINDSOR- CAN:  
> 3: medical operations in hospital O.R.'s:
>   OTTAWA- TORONTO-VICTORIA
> 4: babies born (90 some)VICTORIA-OTTAWA
> and THREE COFFEE-TABLE SIZE MEDICAL BOOKS PUBLISHED!
> 
> AND THAT'S NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE FULL NUMBER OF NOCTILUX USES I HAVE
> EXPERIENCED!!! AND THOSE YET TO COME????? IF YOU CAN SEE IT? YOU CAN SHOOT
> IT WITH A NOCTILUX LENS!!! PROVIDING YOU DON'T REQUIRE A 400MM TELE!!!!!!
> ;-) 
> CHEERS,
> Dr.Ted GRANT O.C.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of
> Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG
> Sent: February-18-20 6:59 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Cc: Jayanand Govindaraj
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Portraits with the Noctilux
> 
> The Noctilux seems made for portraits. Shots like this start an irrational
> urge in me to try and acquire the Noct Nikkor 58mm f0.95 for the Nikon Z
> system - Nikon have stopped even taking new names on the waiting list for
> it, the strong demand was so unexpected. Unfortunately, none of the outfits
> who hire equipment here go anywhere near stocking Leica lenses.....
> Cheers
> Jayanand)))))))))))))))
> OH YYEA 2 WARS!!!! 6 DAY WAR 1967
> VIETNAM 1968
> 
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> 
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 5:58 AM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> My friend Diana, Leica Monochrom CCD, Noctilux f 1 III wide open:
>> 
>> <
>> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Portraits/20200214_L1020405.jpg.html
>>> 
>> 
>> <
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Portraits/20200213_L1020137.jpg.html
>>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for looking, your c& are welcome
>> 
>> Saludos cordiales
>> Lluis
>> 
>> 
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