halo Posted June 14, 2019 Share #121 Posted June 14, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Peter, consider that sometimes it is mainly the pure lack of light which let you take the Noctilux, especially when people are moving. Nevertheless, not every time using this outstanding lens is due to the "fashion" of getting a narrow DoF. Besides that, especially pictures made with the old Nocti have a very special look. I never would change it for a new, a "cleaner" one. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peter Kilmister Posted June 14, 2019 Share #122 Posted June 14, 2019 @haloThe one advantage that the Noctilux f/0.95 has is that it is better at capturing available light. So have the Nocti binoculars which someone once tried to sell me on the basis of seeing birds in the late evening. As every normal bird is roosting before sunset I found that asset a little far-fetched, to use typical English understatement. If the birds have gone to sleep what is the point of looking for them in the dark? OK I might spot a nightjar. Around here, in rural Sussex, nightjars are as rare as rocking horse droppings. In daylight I have a 77mm Televid Spotting scope bought in 2001 which will outlast me. Sometimes the marketing people have to learn that practicality outweighs their dreams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fedro Posted June 15, 2019 Popular Post Share #123 Posted June 15, 2019 Peter - folks here keep opening threads to share pictures taken with the Noctis, and you keep trying to hijack the threads to bash it: it's obvious that people are fascinated with the lens regardless of what you think and you are not going to change that. Why you don't post lovely pictures taken with your Apo (which btw I also love) instead. We are all here for some inspiration and enjoyment, not to feel miserable all the time. There is life for that already .. 21 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo-Sixten Posted June 15, 2019 Share #124 Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) Noctilux f1 at 1.0. Noct1-wall Edited June 15, 2019 by Bo-Sixten Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo-Sixten Posted June 15, 2019 Share #125 Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) Noctilux f1 at 1.0. Something strange happened with the previous post. Same picture. 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! Edited June 15, 2019 by Bo-Sixten 17 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3759898'>More sharing options...
halo Posted June 15, 2019 Share #126 Posted June 15, 2019 Skane? Lovely! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JCR33 Posted June 15, 2019 Popular Post Share #127 Posted June 15, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) M10P + 50 Noct V4 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! 25 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3759901'>More sharing options...
SMAL Posted June 15, 2019 Share #128 Posted June 15, 2019 vor 16 Stunden schrieb IkarusJohn: And yet you seem to care about others’ use of a lens you don’t like. There is so much other photography on this forum (some very good), but you chose to follow threads discussing a lens and photographs which don’t impress you ... Thanks. That’s exactly my point, @Peter Kilmister. No reason to get insulting. Pico gaiend a place on my ignore list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 15, 2019 Share #129 Posted June 15, 2019 17 hours ago, Peter Kilmister said: @pico It wasn't me rattling my brains, it was @SMAL. 😁 This the second time a quote went wrong. I did not intend to do that to you, Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted June 15, 2019 Share #130 Posted June 15, 2019 Am 14.6.2019 um 00:36 schrieb Peter Kilmister: ... and also the sanity of paying so much for a one-trick pony. You got it totally wrong. It’s not a one trick pony. Stop it down to f/2.8 and it’s as if the sensor has more DR all of a sudden. It’s amazing. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 15, 2019 Share #131 Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) Oh, SMAL sent me a private message which he must have intended to be a blistering, aggressive, insulting post. It was mildly amusing. It is clear that his native language is not English, which is fine, but he might want to brush-up on English vulgarity and train his speller. Regardless it was clearly just a moment. All is well. Edited June 15, 2019 by pico 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted June 15, 2019 Share #132 Posted June 15, 2019 50 minutes ago, pico said: Oh, SMAL sent me a private message which he must have intended to be a blistering, aggressive, insulting post. It was mildly amusing. It is clear that his native language is not English, which is fine, but he might want to brush-up on English vulgarity and train his speller. Regardless it was clearly just a moment. All is well. That's very magnanimous of you, PIco, which is to your credit. It's a shame that a member feels the need to behave in this way if that's what he intended. Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted June 15, 2019 Share #133 Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, pico said: Oh, SMAL sent me a private message which he must have intended to be a blistering, aggressive, insulting post. It was mildly amusing. It is clear that his native language is not English, which is fine, but he might want to brush-up on English vulgarity and train his speller. Regardless it was clearly just a moment. All is well. I can help him with vulgarity. I was a Chief in the Navy. I am familiar with the words and can use them in a sentence. Edited June 15, 2019 by jdlaing 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackBarn Posted June 15, 2019 Share #134 Posted June 15, 2019 I am very pleased to have come across this topic. I’m an artist and it’s really nice to see a concentration of photographs where the photographer directs the gaze in the same way an artist would consider and paint or draw a picture. When I decides to capture the focus of what I find more visually interesting to record as a sketch reminder, I don’t think there is a better lens for doing so and that is why I am delighted to own a nocti. When I use a wide Dof on that or other lenses I own I find the ‘mechanical eye’ more often interferes with the natural characteristic of the human eye and just produces a poor representation of what I am seeing. However I am not a good photographer and just using my camera and lenses as a sketchbook. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted June 16, 2019 Share #135 Posted June 16, 2019 vor 7 Stunden schrieb BlackBarn: When I decides to capture the focus of what I find more visually interesting to record as a sketch reminder, I don’t think there is a better lens for doing so and that is why I am delighted to own a nocti. When I use a wide Dof on that or other lenses I own I find the ‘mechanical eye’ more often interferes with the natural characteristic of the human eye and just produces a poor representation of what I am seeing. Yes, but with the ‘nocti’ even stopped down a bit the mechanical eye still works in a way that pleases the human eye. I’d say the human eye has a DOF of f/2 to f/2.8. And the ‘nocti’ is outstanding in that range. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2019 Share #136 Posted June 16, 2019 Noctilux wide open 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3760352'>More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2019 Share #137 Posted June 16, 2019 Wide open 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3760353'>More sharing options...
pico Posted June 16, 2019 Share #138 Posted June 16, 2019 16 hours ago, jdlaing said: I can help him with vulgarity. I was a Chief in the Navy. I am familiar with the words and can use them in a sentence. What a visual - a salty Navy Profane Spelling Bee! "M....F..." Could you use that in a sentence please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted June 16, 2019 Share #139 Posted June 16, 2019 18 minutes ago, pico said: What a visual - a salty Navy Profane Spelling Bee! "M....F..." Could you use that in a sentence please? “You M.....F’s....had better be on time for morning muster or I will rip your head off and P down your neck.” 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2019 Share #140 Posted June 16, 2019 Todays Chef 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3760883'>More sharing options...
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