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There is not much comparison IMO, when I got my M 50mm APO I compared that with 50mm Summilux asph on an M(240) and the S 70/S2-P. The 50mm APO was close in sharpness to the S but way behind in tonality/smoothness, the Summilux was not as good, so the Noctilux would be closer to the Summilux than the APO....

 

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Neil, when you owned a Noctilux were you able to compare it with your 70mm Summarit-S?

 

No Paul. What I did was trade in my M gear for a new S006 plus S70mm so the Noctilux went into the pot as such. I loved that Noctilux lens, I've yet to get any of my current S lenses to give me the same rendering :(

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There is not much comparison IMO, when I got my M 50mm APO I compared that with 50mm Summilux asph on an M(240) and the S 70/S2-P. The 50mm APO was close in sharpness to the S but way behind in tonality/smoothness, the Summilux was not as good, so the Noctilux would be closer to the Summilux than the APO....

 

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Thanks John, for me with the Noctilux it's not so much about quality but rendering, or finding more quality within a rendering I like. I'm just trying to find an option that gives the rendering with better resolution - something I don't think is going to come with the M anymore. I've found some Summarit images that come close but the Noctilux just has that extra something special, separate to tonality, detail etc.

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No Paul. What I did was trade in my M gear for a new S006 plus S70mm so the Noctilux went into the pot as such. I loved that Noctilux lens, I've yet to get any of my current S lenses to give me the same rendering :(

 

Thanks bud, yes, this is what i'm reluctant to give up.

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Paul this is what I miss.................backgrounds like this

 

 

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Or you go longer to get a similar look. S 006 with 180mm Elmar-S. That is quite a jump so it may not be practical in many cases.

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Hay DJ

Leica are making me a special 180mm Elmar S that I have been told will be ready in Jan 2017.......................I would be delighted if I can get pictures like that :)

 

Or you go longer to get a similar look. S 006 with 180mm Elmar-S. That is quite a jump so it may not be practical in many cases.

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There were a number of S lenses that were hoped for, and anticipated to be just around the corner (more tele lenses, wider T/S lenses, etc, according to David Farkas posts here).  But that was a few years ago already.....before recognizing that many of the current ones didn't function so well.  Before wishing for more again, it would be nice just to get the current ones right.  By that time, maybe the S will have changed as well. 

 

On the other hand, I bet any new S lenses wouldn't skimp on motors, and might be more thoroughly tested.  I think maybe they got them right with the SL (size aside).

 

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