[ddp]

So...they're hard to focus, hard to find and hard to justify. Not to mention a tad bit pricey these days...but I'm surprised by the newfound lust for this optic amongst the M8 crowd. Before the M8 it was considered a heavy, cumbersome lens with limited use - of course not all of us held this belief (especially those who own one..hehe) It seems to have had many detractors during its existence, and those who deride the "need" for such an optic.

I personally love the lens, and its trademark fingerprint - yet some of this is lost with the crop factor on the M8. And since the 50/1.4 asph is considered to be THE benchmark 50 in the Leica lineup - what makes the Noctilux so desireable?

So M8 guys - what's the draw here? Not trolling...I'm genuinely curious as to the responses and thoughts on the lens from the digital standpoint.