Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/27

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Subject: Re[2]: [Leica] supposed to be a Leica M group
From: "Lucien_vD@compuserve.com" <Lucien_vD@compuserve.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:07:16 -0500
 
   Art Peterson wrote:
    =

> Sure, the Noctilux is a great lens (I only wish I could afford one), =

    > and it can yield impressive results in situations like that
described. =

    > But just as surely, it is not unique.  Canon also makes an f/1.0
lens, =

    > I believe, and many other camera manufacturers include among their =

    > products f/1.2 lenses, which are barely more than a half-stop slowe=
r =

     >than the Noctilux and so would hardly require "a zillion mega candl=
es

    > of light from strobes" in order to "shoot KR in these situations." =
 =


>So what's this really all about?
     =

Quality.

Lucien
BELGIUM
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