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Noctilux v2 on Film


TerenceYam

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Just bought a Notilux v2 from a forum.  USD4,400 with hood and 95% new.  Have been eyeing on this lens for a few years... this price sounds like a good deal to me.... 

 

Tested it out on Sony A7 first, and was quite happy with it.  

I tried it with slide film (Fuji Velvia) and negative B&W (Ilford PanF+ 50 << well... shooting F1.0 at day time can be challenging...)

 

Here is the result:

 

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25958045146_2a7fb05989_b.jpgNOCT-Mar2016-PanF50-019_s by Terence Yam, on Flickr

 

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25889001861_7535e4878b_b.jpgNOCT-Mar2016-PanF50-025_s by Terence Yam, on Flickr

 

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25983953555_e316764d9f_b.jpgNOCT-Mar2016-PanF50-038_s by Terence Yam, on Flickr

 

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25351256354_224e543b7c_b.jpgNOCT-Mar2016-PanF50-040_s by Terence Yam, on Flickr

 

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25355246783_8678705da0_b.jpgNOCT-Mar2016-PanF50-031_s by Terence Yam, on Flickr

 

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Look like money well spent  :)

 

Even with 1/4000s on digital M a ND8/0.9 3 stop filter is a minimum.

For film a ND64/1.8 6 stop filter will work better in full on sunlight @f/1

You are spotted on!  

How come I didn't think about ND filter!

I should get one! Just not sure if they have 60mm size...

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Try not to make your pictures a blurry mess at all cost. FORCED Blurry backgrounds in broad daylight really doesn't look natural.

 

Closing the Noctilux at f5.6 is perfectly feasible and, many times, looks even better than f1.0.

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You are spotted on!  

How come I didn't think about ND filter!

I should get one! Just not sure if they have 60mm size...

B&H photo in New York has both -3 and -6 stop ND filters in 60mm size:

 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/752856-REG/B_W_1066143_60mm_103_Solid_Neutral.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/752899-REG/B_W_1066155_60mm_106_Neutral_Density.html

 

They also have a -10 stop ND, if -6 is not enough.  I have both the above for my f/1.0 Noctilux and have never needed anything darker than the -6 stop.  The -3 stop is the most useful of the two; the -6 does not see much use at all.

 

NB23 offers some good advice (above) about using the Noctilux. 

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