Overgaard Posted March 23, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have updated my article about the Leica Noctilux models, including the hard choice between f/1 and f/0.95, as well as many new photos with M 240 and MM with the Noctilux f/0.95. Enjoy! leica.overgaard.dk - Thorsten Overgaard's Leica Pages - Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95 - Leitz 50mm Noctilux-M f/1.2 and the Leica 50mm Noctilux-M f/1.0 samples and article Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/224113-new-updated-noctilux-king-of-the-night-article-on-overgaarddk/?do=findComment&comment=2555469'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Hi Overgaard, Take a look here New updated Noctilux "King of the Night" article on overgaard.dk. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
kaiwing Posted March 24, 2014 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2014 Thanks a lot for this wonderful update. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthorne Posted March 24, 2014 Share #3 Posted March 24, 2014 Oh man, this could not come at a rougher time for me. I have been shooting away on a pair of M240's and a Monochrom for some time now and I love them to death. I have been nothing but happy with my lenses as well (21mm SEM, 35mm Lux FLE, 50mm Lux ASPH). I know this is all expensive kit, and I don't consider myself a rich guy, but I have been fortunate enough to have a lot of work, and dumb enough to work 20 hour days for weeks and months on end. Anyhow, the Noctilux is the Unicorn. No matter what I do or how happy I am, I can't kick it. I even thought of selling one of my M240 bodies, but I use it for work, so that is a no go. The Monochrom is my favorite camera ever and I got a great deal on it, so even though that is a personal camera, I can not see letting go of it either. I have no idea how I am going to feel when I am finally able to hold my own Noctilux in my hand, but i imagine it will be exhilarating. I have my work cut out for me, but something tells me I will appreciate it in the end. Thanks for sharing all this information and all these lovely images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappa Posted March 24, 2014 Share #4 Posted March 24, 2014 Quoting Von: "However, I decided to treat it like any other lens. Meaning it bumps into things, scratches walls and lays on the floor if it has to" I like that one! To start with, i was protecting the 0.95 like a newborn... resulting in not too many keepers - now i´m USING IT. ( But heck, what a weight combined with the M ! Will try out that finger-loop, more balance,maybe.. ) Ahhh - sun outside, better grab that nd filter... Have a nice day people! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappa Posted March 24, 2014 Share #5 Posted March 24, 2014 And yeah - Nice update! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hossegor Posted March 24, 2014 Share #6 Posted March 24, 2014 nice update Torsten. So, do you Always Shoot wide open or do you stop it down sometimes ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted March 24, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I basically always shoot it wide open at f/0.95. Only very few times where I need more depth I stop it down (group portraits or where the background is part of the story) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marac Posted March 24, 2014 Share #8 Posted March 24, 2014 Nice Photos man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlainLandry Posted March 25, 2014 Share #9 Posted March 25, 2014 Hi Thorsten, Thanks for the review and the nice pictures! P.S. Do not lower yourself to gilgamesh's level, it's not worth it. Alain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted March 25, 2014 Share #10 Posted March 25, 2014 I don't really buy the "shoot everything wide open" approach, as I believe the more critical issue is to decide what you want in focus, then select the relevant aperture. However, I find Thorsten's articles interesting, informative and I like the images (generally) - Thorsten has a different eye. He is also amazingly helpful. I'm not sure that Gilgamesh's post above fills any of these criteria. Perhaps he was just having a bad day. Cheers John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jto555 Posted March 26, 2014 Share #11 Posted March 26, 2014 Why, oh why, Thorsten, did you have to post that? I now find myself looking up eBay, the Buy & Sell section on this site, camera shops for second-hand F0.95's. Unfortunately its easer to find a good value second-hand lens than an open minded bank manager... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted March 26, 2014 Share #12 Posted March 26, 2014 A great right up, I read the original some time ago and it now offers even more insight, perfect timing to get excited again as my f1.0 is due back very shortly from a CLA and 6 bit coding. I'll never part with my f1.0 and never be able to afford(justify) a f0.95. Some images taken with certain lenses take your breath away, a well shot noctilux does it for me I hadn't seen the portrait of Bosco, that says all you(I) need to know about a well shot Noctilux Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertnl Posted March 26, 2014 Share #13 Posted March 26, 2014 I have doubts as to the last clause of the following sentence in the original article: "It's perhaps the most unique lens available in the world in that it photographs images almost in the dark, adds a distinguished look to any image captured through it, and at a price of $10,995 it allows only the most dedicated photographers to own one." I've met too many dedicated (sometimes extraordinarily gifted) photographers who could not afford nor justify about $11,000 or €9,000 to purchase one single lens without some form of extra funding. And of course, spending that amount of money for a noctilux does not make you a dedicated photographer. You could just be, without judging this in any way, a well-off lover of beautifully crafted gear instead. Therefore I'd rather say that it's price allows only those people to own this lens who are prepared as well as able to spend that much money on a photographic tool. There will always be cases where raising money is the only way to enable a dedicated, gifted photographer who is willing to use a noctilux, to actually own one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 27, 2014 Share #14 Posted March 27, 2014 I have removed a post by former member Gilgamesh which was in violation of our forum's rules by several counts. I have also removed a number of posts discussing that post which is now no longer visible. Please return to this thread's topic now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted March 27, 2014 Share #15 Posted March 27, 2014 Does anyone prefer the wide open performance of the f/1 Noctilux to that of the f/0.95 ASPH? JMHO, but I prefer the bokeh of the F/1 lens to the bokeh of the 0.95 Noctilux, even though the 0.95 lens is sharper in the areas of the image that are in focus. Just wondering what others think... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Lord Posted March 27, 2014 Share #16 Posted March 27, 2014 Good question Carlos, and one that can only be answered either by those that have used or owned both extensively, preferably side by side; or by looking online at lots of images with either, which is not the same really. Most reviewers and bloggers who have done the former plump for the 0.95 as the best lens but don't say a great deal about the bokeh other than it is just as good or even better... I guess us impoverished f1 owners (I am one), have only the bokeh to cling to, since the .95 clearly wins on all other counts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted March 27, 2014 Share #17 Posted March 27, 2014 Does anyone prefer the wide open performance of the f/1 Noctilux to that of the f/0.95 ASPH? JMHO, but I prefer the bokeh of the F/1 lens to the bokeh of the 0.95 Noctilux, even though the 0.95 lens is sharper in the areas of the image that are in focus. Just wondering what others think... I'd extend the question to low light colouring. There is a 'density and richness' to the colours with the F1 that no other lens I have does in low light. The nearest is my 35mm Summilux AA. Even though I am a B&W man I notice this with the f1 in raw and suspect it translates into part of the tonality in B&W that I love with the Nocti. No question they are both wonderful lenses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted March 27, 2014 Share #18 Posted March 27, 2014 I agree with these comments about the 1.0 Noctilux but I have never used the 0.95/5 Noctilux to compare. I'm very happy with the 1.0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 27, 2014 Share #19 Posted March 27, 2014 I love the f1 rendering and I have contemplated owning both The 0.95 sharpness wide open is good and I can use it wide open on projects with discerning clients without issue. I'm unsure if I could get away with as much with the f1 and the rendering isn't always appropriate either so i've not decided wether or not I could justify it. Those that know me here probably get bored of me banging on about this lens but I can't say enough good about it. For me it's close to the perfect lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted March 28, 2014 Share #20 Posted March 28, 2014 There was a detailed comparison between the 0.95 and f/1 versions in LFI a couple of years ago. My recollection is that the differences were very fine. Looking at images and reading, I chose the 0.95 because I'm really not that fond of 'swirly bokeh' - it's too distracting - and I like to use all apertures. The degree of focus shift was too great when the 0.95 was available. When I was looking, the price I was offered for a good f/1 was $8,000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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