robertwright
New member
Just got a noct from photovillage and am getting used to it's idiosyncrasies. well...
I am pretty sure it needs calibration but before I send it off to DAG for however long it is going to be (he's had my M6 6 weeks now) I wanted to ask if what I am looking for is reasonable.
I have used the canon 85 1.2 so I know I can get sharp focus reliably at all distances, the noct I have is behaving erratically. Hard to tell but I think it is backfocused close up and at distances over 10ft it is obviously front focused!
What I want to do with this lens is be able to shoot portraits both close and full length with minimal depth of field. I can do this on the canon so I know it is difficult but possible. Will the noct do this or are the focus issues too convoluted?
I know of the focus shift at 2.8 and 4 and I can live with that.
I am pretty sure it needs calibration but before I send it off to DAG for however long it is going to be (he's had my M6 6 weeks now) I wanted to ask if what I am looking for is reasonable.
I have used the canon 85 1.2 so I know I can get sharp focus reliably at all distances, the noct I have is behaving erratically. Hard to tell but I think it is backfocused close up and at distances over 10ft it is obviously front focused!
What I want to do with this lens is be able to shoot portraits both close and full length with minimal depth of field. I can do this on the canon so I know it is difficult but possible. Will the noct do this or are the focus issues too convoluted?
I know of the focus shift at 2.8 and 4 and I can live with that.