Re[2]: [Leica] Luggers are dangerous

[Peterson_Art@hq.navsea.navy.mil]

     One thing the Noctilux will not do is allow one to stuff the camera in 
     a jacket pocket.  And in that regard, perhaps a good companion for the 
     Noctilux would be the 50mm collapsible Elmar.  Unfortunately, however, 
     I own neither, so it's just an idle thought.
     
     Art Peterson
     Alexandria, VA
     

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Luggers are dangerous
Author:  leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us at Internet
Date:    12/16/98 1:07 PM


Nathan:
     
You do have a dilemna.  I don't know if I could make a good decision either. 
My initial thought when I first started considering the Noctilux was I would 
need another 50mm for non-lowlight photography.  I thought that the Noctilux 
would not be as sharp and I do believe that this is somewhat correct. 
However, there is not as much difference as I thought there would be.  The
Noctilux will do everything that the Summilux or the Summicron will do.  In my 
opinion the perfect mate to the Noctilux is the 75/ 1.4  which I do not own, 
yet!   Please let me know your opinions of the Noctilux after you shoot with 
it.
     
Thanks,
Bob
     
     
     
     
<< Bob,
     
 I tried a Noctilux in Lucien's office once, and last week at a dealer in
Brussels.
 The slides convinced me that this is a lens for me.
     
 I am struggling a bit right now with the decision as to whether to keep my
other
 50mm lens, the 1.4 Summilux. I do find the 50mm focal length useful, and I 
 originally bought the Summilux as a compromise between the optical quality of
the
 Summicron and the speed of the Noctilux. Now that I have the real thing, I am
not
 sure it makes sense to keep two 50mm lenses. I guess I will have to shoot a
bit
 with the Noctilux at more normal apertures and see how I like the results.
     
 Nathan >>