[Leica] F 5.6 and don't be there!

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 7:34 AM +1000 4/22/08, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>Yes, by all means post pictures! Another alternative would be to mail your
>Nocti to me and I promise to shoot with it in comparison to the 50 asph then
>post pictures.
>Don't need no stinkin' f1.0 'king of the night'
>Meanwhile, back in gearhead Land, I'll be stunned and amazed if Dr Yao's
>prediction of a 50 f0.95 comes to pass! My money is on a 16 or 18 at about
>f4.


Dr. Kaufmann has let this come out a number of times. 'Less expensive 
lenses', presuably Summarits, and 'luxury lenses', including 
specifically mentioned 50mm 'faster than f/1) and wideangle lenses. 
The intention is there, now we wait for the announcements and the 
production (and the backfocus problems)......


>Cheers
>Geoff
>http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: Re: [Leica] F 5.6 and don't be there!
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>I've suggested that people go out and shoot many pictures with their M8s and
>Noct. at f 5.6 and post them to the lug. See how many come out or don't come
>out. If that means I've "blown" then I hope  I do so faithfully and often.
>
>Mark William Rabiner
>markrabiner.com
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