Trade Noctilux for 50 APO + cash....

[Donzo98]

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Would you???

 

I have an SL, 24-90 and a Noct.

 

Would you rather the Noct or the APO??

 

 

[LD_50]

Two different applications. Noctilux wide open and APO for everything else.

 

I chose Summilux because I couldn't do those two. I prefer APO over noctilux because I'd use it a lot more often.

[Donzo98]

Two different applications. Noctilux wide open and APO for everything else.

 

I chose Summilux because I couldn't do those two. I prefer APO over noctilux because I'd use it a lot more often.

 

I was sort of thinking the same way... I will likely use the 24-90 for most things... and the Noct wide open for creativity/artsy shots.

 

The APO likely would not get used much... i think I will stay put.

[Bill W]

Staying put is a good choice.

[pkwok]

I will keep the Noct

[turbonetics]

both lenses are good in their own rights.

but but but....the Noct can shoot @ F2, can the cron shoot @ F0.95?

[tom0511]

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I once sold my Noct/0.95 when I had the 50 APO. For use on the M I prefer size of the 50APO, and its my fav. lens.

Focusing such shallow dof on a rangefinder is hard, and the Noct is big.

I still sometimes missed the Noctiluxed and then got a 50/1.0 (mainly because of the "lower" price), but its hard to focus on my M. I still think it has a special look.

 

I think the Noctilux both versions are special, but shallof DOF is a certain effect which one can use not all the time, if I had to choose I would probably select the 50APO if I was planning to shoot it mainly on the M, and the Noctilux if I was shooting mainly on the SL (Noctilux size fits the SL very good).

 

On the SL I would probably buy the new 50/1.4SL over both lenses, because it has AF which is a huge benefit, specially for shallow DOF.

[Paul J]

I have both because they are different but if I was to keep one it would be the Noctilux.

[fabior]

I know is bigger but i would suggest you  to try the new 50 summilux-SL . I have an SL and a m9 with 50 apo and noctilux f1 but , after my test of the new summilux-sl I have decided to bought the summilux-sl ... is better than the 50apo in my opinion but with a fantastic autofocus. I am going to sell the apo. The noct f1 is too much particular to sell it !!

Try the new summilux-SL .. you will be impressed. And thank you to leica store of Bologna to let me try before the summilux-sl !!!

[ModernMan]

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Noctilux wide open and APO for everything else.

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No truer words. Should be Leica's tagline.

[BerndReini]

 

 

Two different applications. Noctilux wide open and APO for everything else.

Trade some cash plus Noctilux for 50Apo and Noctilux f1. That's the combo. 

[turbonetics]

I have both because they are different but if I was to keep one it would be the Noctilux.

 

 

 

exactly...no other lens can render that special look of the Noctilux.

[MT0227]

For some perhaps;  AF is not necessarily a benefit or requirement in certain applications. 

 

 

On the SL I would probably buy the new 50/1.4SL over both lenses, because it has AF which is a huge benefit, specially for shallow DOF.

[anickpick]

MF on the SL for shallow DOF is a breeze.

 

Imo, AF has to be super snappy, otherwise it's frustrating.

 

The 50/1.4 SL seems to have slowish AF, which means it is only good for non-moving subjects...

[jrp]

The 50mm AF works well with face detection.

[anickpick]

In my experience (with the 90-280), the SL's face detection does not consistently focus on the closest eye. More often it focuses on the nose. This is a problem if you shoot wide open. I have a much higher success rate with single point AF.

 

I'd be surprised if face detection works better with the Summilux.

Have you tested it thoroughly?

[jrp]

I've used it (mainly wide open) and was pleasantly surprised.