Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, Let me comment my opinion, I agree that if you have a Nocti is for use it at f 1 as match as you can, but also is a lens able to be used for general appliations, but af f 2.8 and widerit shows quite vigneting. It is difficult to focus at f 1, yes, but for me easier than the Summilux 75 at f 1.4, if I had one I will put it on my camera always?. Lluis > El 19 febr 2020, a les 20:15, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> va > escriure: > > People seem to get a great warm and fuzzy joy from putting wonderful > limitations on the Noctilux that they get from other list writers they can > find with a search and pass on or coming up with their own from thin air: > Only designed to be shot wide open. Don?t stop it down! > Shoot it any f stop you want to it all comes out great > Only good at night, that?s what its designed for. > Works great any hour of the day or night. > Very difficult to get in focus. > It's very good at nailing focus with a Leica rangefinder camera it > was designed to shoot with and I've heard no complaints on shooting it > with a mirrorless. I'm sure adapted to an SLR itwould be good too. > In general NOT a general purpose lens but a special purpose lens. > Use it for everything, all the time. > It has a disturbing out of focus background bokeh. Swirly etc. > The out of focus background, bokeh is the reason why many people get > the lens in the first place. It's every smooth and non distracting* > It blocks part of the viewfinder and does not focus as close as the other > Leica M glass making it impossible to shoot with. > It just works. > It cost too much money. > You only have to pay for it once. > > > * To me a side issue for getting fast glass is the subject isolation > issue. The reason why you buy a fast lens should be to shoot fast > pictures. Capture the action. Be able to shoot in less light. > > > > > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > ?On 2/19/20, 12:40 PM, "LUG on behalf of Ted Grant via LUG" > <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > 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 >>> >> >> < >> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Portraits/20200213_L1020137.jpg.html >>> >> >> Thanks for looking, your c& are welcome >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Lluis >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information