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From: Gary Reese <pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 11:24 AM
Subject: [OM] Noctilux versus Zuiko [was: [OM] While we were
fighting...[originally mailed Thurs.
AM]]
> Mark H. writes:
>
> << And you know there IS a F1.2 50mm Leica lens and that is the Original
> Noctilux. Made from the late 1960s to 1975 or so it is extremely rare
> and is a highly-sought after collectors prize bringing upwards of
> $5000.00. I know that many ( including myself ) in the Oly group also
> have Leica
> cameras. Does anyone happen to have or have access to one of these
> most rare lenses??? If so it would make a fine subject to compare to
> the Zuiko 50mm F1.2. >>
>
> You are comparing lenses of two different eras here, which doesn't seem
> entirely fair.
>
> The f/1.2 Noctilux was already the subject of a comparison test to a
> Zuiko in the May 1976 Popular Photography, where my take is that the
> Olympus 55mm f/1.2 (the 50mm f/1.2 Zuiko was released yet) was superior
> in many measured factors, except flare, T-number, spherical aberration,
> and central zone split image contrast. Regarding the latter, that
> Noctilux was the worst of any f/1.2 lens tested in corner performance.
> The Noctilux was better 2/3rds out at f/1.2 and f/2 only, but was one of
> the worst performers in the very important 1/3rd out zone.
>
> The 50mm f/1.2 Zuiko was tested Nov 1983 in Modern Photography, but I
> don't know a date for the 50mm f/1.2 or 1.0 Noctilux tests.
>
> Of course, comparing a 50mm rangefinder lens to an SLR lens is a bit
> like comparing apples to oranges. They have different focusing systems!
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
I didn't realize the original Nocticlux tested so poorly. But why is comparing
a rangefinder lens
to an SLR lens like comparing apples and oranges?? They do indeed have
different
focusing methods but how does that bear on lens testing?
Mark H.
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