excellent Erwin Puts part 2 review of .095 noct

[bsmith]

Excellent Erwin Puts part 2 review of .095 noctilux.

http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/lenses...150.html]NX095, part 2[/url]

It's a shame the blue fringing still exist (even worse than on the Noct 1.0's).
I doubt even Capture 4.8 can eliminate this chromatic aberration!

But overall an impressive lens as long as you don't shoot city night scenes or any shiny or glass objects!

[adan]

Better link: NX095, part 2

[scott kirkpatrick]

Originally Posted by bsmith

Excellent Erwin Puts part 2 review of .095 noctilux.

snip....

But overall an impressive lens as long as you don't shoot city night scenes or any shiny or glass objects!

I thought night scenes with shiny glass objects were the whole point of the Noctilux. But perhaps you jest.

scott

PS it is an excellent review, and pinpoints the considerable technical advances made in this latest design.

[bsmith]

Originally Posted by scott kirkpatrick

I thought night scenes with shiny glass objects were the whole point of the Noctilux. But perhaps you jest.

scott

PS it is an excellent review, and pinpoints the considerable technical advances made in this latest design.

Yes in a disappointed "jest". It's definitely the wrong lens for city night scenes. It works best in low flat lighting situations as long as there's not chrome/silver/glass in the scene. White / dark contrast edges are also very blue. (the 21mm 1.4 also suffers from this) Out of focus "point " light sources, (or chrome/silver/glass) are ok, but any "point light sources in focus ranges exhibit nasty blue fringes. Maybe the M8 shows it more because of no AA filter. You really have to choose your use of the Noctilux VERY carefully. It's cool, but very, very limited.

[stunsworth]

I can't agree with what he says about flare. The Noctiux was the most flare resistant lens I've ever used.

[wattsy]

Originally Posted by stunsworth

I can't agree with what he says about flare. The Noctiux was the most flare resistant lens I've ever used.

Yes and no. I think you are referring to the more obvious classic flare that manifests itself as brightly coloured 'blobs' (for want of a much better description). The Noctilux was virtually flare-proof in this sense. I think Puts is referring to the more subtle 'glow around edges' type of flare that you can see with almost all fast lenses wide-open. I could see this with the Noctilux I owned and I still see it when I shoot my 35/F1.4 ASPH (and, to a lesser extent, 50/F1.4 ASPH) wide-open.

There's also the question of veiling glare/flare which, in my experience, the Noctilux is not immune to (although it is far less susceptible than, for example, the 50 Summicron).

[John66]

Originally Posted by stunsworth

I can't agree with what he says about flare. The Noctiux was the most flare resistant lens I've ever used.

From my experience, the old Noct is extremely flare resistant - more so than any other lens I have used from any manufacturer. Puts says as much in his Noct F1 review.

Why the Nocts (f1 and F0.95) suddenly have a flare susceptibility is rather odd. But then Puts does flip flop with his ideas sometimes.