fastdap@mac.com Posted February 8, 2007 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I responded to a post about the Noctilux yesterday. Just wanted to share an image shot wide open at f1.0 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/15627-m8noctilux-f10-ballet/?do=findComment&comment=164905'>More sharing options...
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LJL Posted February 8, 2007 Share #2 Posted February 8, 2007 Mark, I like this. Thank you for sharing it. I love the look here, but I have to say that I really cannot tell where the plane of focus is. Not that it matters, as the overall image looks very real from a stage wings shooting area, I presume. Again, thanks for posting this. I enjoy seeing Nocti images wide open, as I am seriously considering one myself. LJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 8, 2007 Share #3 Posted February 8, 2007 Mark nice shot . Hope you don't mind i just wanted to see how this crop looked. If it does I will delete it Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/15627-m8noctilux-f10-ballet/?do=findComment&comment=164916'>More sharing options...
fastdap@mac.com Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted February 8, 2007 No problem Guy, I like the crop. Too bad you had to start with a 640x jpeg? mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 8, 2007 Share #5 Posted February 8, 2007 No problem Guy, I like the crop. Too bad you had to start with a 640x jpeg?mark Yea it kind of fell apart since it was the web jpeg version butI do kind of like it. What is missing though was her foot shadow which added a dimension. The bottom left corner just brought my eye there and it kind of bothered me. Anyway still a nice shot and great moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjmcsu Posted February 8, 2007 Share #6 Posted February 8, 2007 Enjoyed the photos' soft look. Thanks Guy M. for the Tony Rose tip. I am awaitng a Nocti soon! Enjoyed talking to him. The state of Leica lens backorder is stagering though! Seems like a marketing nightmare- mechandise in demand but no product to deliver in a timely manner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted February 8, 2007 Share #7 Posted February 8, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like this. Thank you for sharing it. I love the look here, but I have to say that I really cannot tell where the plane of focus is. Focussing with the Nocti is tough - you cannot possibly hope to focus track the subject with an image like this, so it's preset focussing, very shallow DoF and choosing your moment. Like the shot though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 8, 2007 Share #8 Posted February 8, 2007 Tony is a nice guy to chat with and very knowledgeable of Leica gear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Olof Posted February 8, 2007 Share #9 Posted February 8, 2007 I responded to a post about the Noctilux yesterday. Just wanted to share an image shot wide open at f1.0 Which time did you use ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastdap@mac.com Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share #10 Posted February 8, 2007 Focussing with the Nocti is tough - you cannot possibly hope to focus track the subject with an image like this, so it's preset focussing, very shallow DoF and choosing your moment. Like the shot though... Actually I am able to track focus action like this. I know it's hard to believe but true. I have been shooting a noctilux for 30 years, mostly shooting fashion, but fashion with a lot of action and movement. I even surprise myself sometimes with the consistancy of focus at wide open. And Jan, the shutter speed, for this shot, if I remember correctly, was a 500th sec? best, mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted February 8, 2007 Share #11 Posted February 8, 2007 Gosh, kudos to you, I have trouble focussing on something which is firmly anchored to the ground with the Nocti... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastdap@mac.com Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted February 8, 2007 Gosh, kudos to you, I have trouble focussing on something which is firmly anchored to the ground with the Nocti... I hope you don't take this post as posturing, I'm merely encouraging that with prtactice, the wonderful Noctilux can be mastered and a very useful and magical tool; not just a difficult, heavy, impossible to shoot sports/action/dance "additional" lense. Here is another. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/15627-m8noctilux-f10-ballet/?do=findComment&comment=165222'>More sharing options...
Stephen.s1 Posted February 8, 2007 Share #13 Posted February 8, 2007 Impressive! Great work. Thanks for the post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted February 8, 2007 Share #14 Posted February 8, 2007 Actually I am able to track focus action like this. I know it's hard to believe but true. I have been shooting a noctilux for 30 years, mostly shooting fashion, but fashion with a lot of action and movement. I even surprise myself sometimes with the consistancy of focus at wide open.And Jan, the shutter speed, for this shot, if I remember correctly, was a 500th sec? best, mark Very nice work. I believe you should change your user name from fastdap to fastfocus. I can't focus my Nocti nearly fast enough to keep up with this kind of action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sps Posted February 8, 2007 Share #15 Posted February 8, 2007 I'm guessing there was no 486 filter in front of the Noct. When mine is mounted I get terrible reflections from light sources in the view. From now on I'm going to remove it. I can live with a little magenta in the low light scenes. I took a perfect picture (framing, focus, exposure, expression, etc.) of my daughter blowing out the candles on her birthday cake in anotherwise totally dark room. Unfortunately the candles reflected across her forehead. Have you found the same? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastdap@mac.com Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share #16 Posted February 8, 2007 I'm guessing there was no 486 filter in front of the Noct. When mine is mounted I get terrible reflections from light sources in the view. From now on I'm going to remove it. I can live with a little magenta in the low light scenes. I took a perfect picture (framing, focus, exposure, expression, etc.) of my daughter blowing out the candles on her birthday cake in anotherwise totally dark room. Unfortunately the candles reflected across her forehead. Have you found the same? Yes, there was no filter for this shot. I avoid filters as much as I can (not part of the original Leitz optical design). The Noctilux is remarkably resistent to flare as we all know, and with the introduction of additional glass surfaces, there is the possiblity of what you describe, not a certainty (many factors i.e. placement of lights in the frame, angle of incidence to the lens/filter, intensity of lights, type of light source, etc.) I have not encountered what you describe, yet; and I'm sorry you did, "perfect picture" "daughter" in a documentary setting is hard to not have perfect. Wherever posible, I leave the filter off, especially if color correct images are not essential (fashion/rendering clothes color correct or package goods, etc) I have found however that the magenta cast is not always present, even with blacks in the frame, even illuminated by daylight? This is something we all have to deal with at this point, but I rather this than the alternative that Leica encounbtered witht he design of the camera, IR sensor filter thickness/lense flange length, etc. Not a perfect world, but an amazing one! Best, mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnelson Posted February 8, 2007 Share #17 Posted February 8, 2007 Mark... Great shots. A couple of questions on the focus issue please... Are you using the magnifier? Both eyes open or a single eye? Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastdap@mac.com Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share #18 Posted February 8, 2007 Mark... Great shots. A couple of questions on the focus issue please... Are you using the magnifier? Both eyes open or a single eye? Bill Funny you should ask. Just last week I looked into the magnifier made by leica and was discouraged by the price, nearly $300. u.s. I'm still okay with the .72 mag, but using the m8 with the magnification in .6 something and the 50mm frame it become more challenging to focus (i'm 50). I wear glasses and shoot with the left eye very closed. I see the magnifier in my future once I get over the sticker shock. best, mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted February 8, 2007 Share #19 Posted February 8, 2007 Mark, terrific shots. The second is brilliant. Congratulations. Your experience with shooting dance movement is clear. These women are exactly at the peak of the leap. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sps Posted February 8, 2007 Share #20 Posted February 8, 2007 Mark, Thanks for the response. From now on my Noct is going bare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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