0.95 or 1.4 50mm, or both?

[Paul986]

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My advice...buy the 1.4 ASPH first. I doubt you'll desire anything after using this steller lens.

[tgray]

RE: the difference between .7m and 1m. I personally find myself shooting at minimum focus distance all the time on ALL of my lenses. 15mm, 21mm, 28mm, 50mm, and 90mm. I would find 1m too constraining for the way I shoot.

 

Being limited to .7m is one of the biggest disadvantages to shooting RF in my book.

 

Of course, everyone is different, and many have no problem with a minimum distance of 1m.

[wthurman]

I'm hard pressed to justify the expense of the Nocti. I don't know that I'd use it very often (though of course if I had one that might very well not be the case); if I were interested in nightclubs, concerts, and other low-light venues then of course it would come in handy. I aimed at and acquired a 50/1.4 ASPH as my first (and only) Leica lens. My next Leica lens will be probably be a 28mm- ideally a 'lux but in the current market availability, most likely an Elmarit.

 

Wendy

[Norwin]

Sir,

 

Most all of the above replies are of special value and quite interesting to read.

 

However, if I was asked the same question by my best life-long friend, my son or any member of my family and they confirmed that the cost of these two different lens (after all, you have already purchased an M9 - so you're not exactly standing in welfare office) was within their comfortable financial reach.. And, it was available.

 

I would reply without hestitation - that you really only need one lens. And, that lens is the .095 50MM. Nocti.

 

Indeed, I have more than the one Leica lens. However, i have discovered that with the Nocti' the quality of every photo I take with it - is just simply 'better' than with anything else in my bag. And, the variety and range of where and how I can use it, is incomparable to anything else in my bag.

 

Yes, it is heavier. And, in honesty I am often fearful I might damage it or drop it or have it stolen. However, if you can afford it...you will find that you CAN and you WILL use it all the time and that the photos you will take with it; when seen side by side to any other lens (ever made) are going to be significantly better...better than you can imagine is possible to have come out of your new M9 or seen from your eye.

 

I have no doubt that it may be another decade (if ever) that Leica will produce another lens of this len's standard and quality. In fact, it is a complement to everyone in Solms and particularly to Dr. Kaufman that he has stood behind his designers and financed the costly research that was necessary to give us this incredible lens.

 

Indeed, you should buy it and YOU should buy it now - as you will be able to use it, or sell it (should a need arise) for more than you paid for it...And, you will have such pleasure using it that you will look at your work and wonder why the heck did you ask the above question.

 

With my respects,

 

Norwin

[peter_n]

I'd get either the 50/1.4 or the f0.95 Noctilux as I don't see too much difference between them. f1.4 and higher ISO/faster film and you have the Noctilux with a bit less DOF wide open. The f1.0 Noctilux is an entirely different lens from the 50 Summilux ASPH though and it's worth having both.

 

Thinking long-term, if you're getting a 35 get the 90 rather than the 75. The 75/2 renders very similarly to the 50 Summilux ASPH and is one step in towards the subject, the 90 is two or three steps in.

[artspraken]

I own a 50 summilux ASPH and i liked it so much i bought one more. I have no interest in the noctilux.

 

 

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