rodluvan Posted July 10, 2015 Share #141  Posted July 10, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) http://leicarumors.com/2015/06/29/additional-information-on-the-rumored-new-leica-noctilux-lenses.aspx/  "Leica Noctilux M 50mm f/0.95 lens update: improved image quality over the current Noctilux, Apochromatic lens, new coatings, updated lens design"  In fact, they are thinking of using carbon composite for lighter weight. Size might stay the same, but weight might be reduced a little bit. Then 20k is not to far-fetched for such. from article  "There is still a very good chance that one of the new Noctilux lenses will be designed for the Leica T system."  talk about exploring a niche, all 400 people in the world who's bought a Leica T will surely consider it though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Hi rodluvan, Take a look here Noctilux f/0.95 or Summilux 50 ASPH or both?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jrp Posted July 11, 2015 Share #142  Posted July 11, 2015 Here is a comparison (albeit on a Sony A7r) that succinctly captures the differences between the Noctilux and Summilux as well as some comparable lenses. http://3dkraft.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151%3Aadorable-50s-otus-noctilux-summilux-hyperprime-sonnar&catid=40%3Acamerasandlenses&Itemid=2&showall=1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted July 15, 2015 Share #143 Â Posted July 15, 2015 For me the best lens is the Noctilux. I do now all my portrait work with this lens. Here is a result from my daily work. Â The Flowergirl. by Jan Hartmann, auf Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted July 15, 2015 Share #144 Â Posted July 15, 2015 For me the best lens is the Noctilux. I do now all my portrait work with this lens. Here is a result from my daily work. Â The Flowergirl. by Jan Hartmann, auf Flickr Beautiful but the skill in that image comes from the photographer and not the lens. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted July 15, 2015 Share #145  Posted July 15, 2015 ... and the subject  Interestingly taken at f/2.8, so could it have been taken with any other 50mm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted July 16, 2015 Share #146  Posted July 16, 2015 ... and the subject  Interestingly taken at f/2.8, so could it have been taken with any other 50mm?  You do not know the Lightroom Error when shooting lenses below 1.0? It always displays wrong Aperture numbers when shooting with 0.95... all of my shots are made @ 0.95 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytoosquirrelly Posted August 12, 2015 Share #147  Posted August 12, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I consider myself a 'street' photographer. I used my 50mm Summilux f1.4 in trade on a new Noctilux-M f0.95 lens. Now I have only the M 240 body and the Noctilux to work with. The Noctilux is noticeably heavier than the Summilux and, simply, the Noctilux is bigger in diameter and is more noticeable (by your potential subjects) than the Summilux. You will want to shoot at f0.95 as much as you can probably, and focusing the Noctilux accurately at f0.95 is really difficult unless you're using a tripod.  You will, I predict, have to use 'live view' or the EVF2 attachment - which I don't own - to focus the Noctilux accurately at f0.95. I've always been concerned about my camera being stolen. Now that I have the Noctilux attached, I'm even more concerned. That being said, I'm absolutely tickled with both my M240 and the Noctilux as a package. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndReini Posted August 12, 2015 Share #148 Â Posted August 12, 2015 Either get the Noctilux .95 and nothing else or get the summilux aspherical plus the Noctilux f1. Option two will give you the ultimate in usability and character. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 12, 2015 Share #149  Posted August 12, 2015 Seems a good time to buy a Noctilux. Only yesterday, I saw a very fine condition F0.95 Noctilux for sale at £4,600 (fairly well known internet-only UK dealer). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted August 12, 2015 Share #150 Â Posted August 12, 2015 ... or get the summilux aspherical plus the Noctilux f1. Option two will give you the ultimate in usability and character. Â +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted August 13, 2015 Share #151 Â Posted August 13, 2015 Best Friends. by Jan Hartmann, auf Flickr 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted August 13, 2015 Share #152  Posted August 13, 2015 It will always be a challenge hitting focus at f/0.95 on an OVF--why bother at apertures smaller than f/2? It's really a beast to hold for any length of time and remains something I'd rather rent for the few times in the year I might need it rather than expend capital buying one--these things aren't "investments" unless they offer a return and few here are working professionals. I'm a great admirer of Thorsten von Overgaard's work and in his hands, the Noctilux shot wide open does sing. But looking closely at the images from a purely technical perspective, focus is frequently just a touch off (still far better than any of us can do). Is the "atmospherics" of the image worth the cost? That's the real question for the end-user.  From a purely financial standpoint, this Noctilux version has already shown its weakness in retaining value and will continue to decline once a successor appears. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndReini Posted August 14, 2015 Share #153 Â Posted August 14, 2015 I must have missed the rumor, is there a new Noctilux coming? Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndReini Posted August 14, 2015 Share #154 Â Posted August 14, 2015 Â Interestingly taken at f/2.8, so could it have been taken with any other 50mm? I could have told you from looking at this photo that it was taken at .95. The only other lens that renders like a Noctilux is a Zeiss 80mm f2 for the Contax 645. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted August 14, 2015 Share #155  Posted August 14, 2015 I must have missed the rumor, is there a new Noctilux coming? Why?  Rumor sites tout a design refresh in the offing, that purportedly saves weight by using a composite or carbon fibre shell, improves the coatings, boosts wide-open resolution and adds APO correction. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phongph Posted January 24, 2017 Share #156 Â Posted January 24, 2017 Hi Jennifer! Pls. advice your idea of three lens 50 mm? You will keep Nocti 0.95 and Apo? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phongph Posted May 12, 2019 Share #157 Â Posted May 12, 2019 Hi Jennifer! How about your idea of 50 mm lens? I sold 50 Apo and got 50 f0.95 with M10 or SL601. Have a good weekend! Thanks, Phongph! Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phototrope Posted June 4, 2022 Share #158 Â Posted June 4, 2022 On 4/29/2015 at 4:53 PM, shootinglulu said: A pro Leica user told me that she had tried the Noct 0.95 and found it to be a rather fur coat and no knickers kind of lens. She much prefered the 50 Lux asph. Just reading this old thread about the Noctilux 0.95 being compared to a "fur coat and no kinkers kind of lens". Can't figure out if that's a compliment or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tappan Posted October 15 Share #159  Posted October 15 Hello then, from the future. Year 2025. Ressurecting this thread after 3 years. I have the 50mm summilux asphalt. Anybody own the Noctilux 0.95, here? What is the rendering compared to the summilux asph wide open at 1.4? Thx Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robb Posted October 16 Share #160  Posted October 16 The summilux wide open at 1.4 and all smaller f stops is sharper than the noctilux at 1.4 or other f stops. so it boils down to if you want 0.95 or not… to shoot at 0.95 otherwise smarter to get the summilux. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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