Jeff S Posted September 30, 2018 Share #21 Posted September 30, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) We do not not know what the lubricant is regardless of name brand. It could be Blackfish oil, a whale product. You could simply ask him. I’m satisfied with what he told me, and the fact that it works, whatever it is. Jeff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pico Posted September 30, 2018 Share #22 Posted September 30, 2018 You could simply ask him. I’m satisfied with what he told me, and the fact that it works, whatever it is. Jeff I do not need to know what it is if it works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 30, 2018 Share #23 Posted September 30, 2018 I do not need to know what it is if it works. Exactly. Old Leitz grease it is then. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 30, 2018 Share #24 Posted September 30, 2018 Exactly. Old Leitz grease it is then. Jeff Fine. I am simply fascinated by organic products that have not been successfully synthesized. Besides Blackfish oil/wax there is synthetic gelatin when in the exclusively film days it should have been valuable. Never happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 30, 2018 Share #25 Posted September 30, 2018 I think you should call Don. He picks up the line himself and doesn’t mind discussing his work. He, and his dad before him, have tons of experience, so maybe he has some details. If not, he’ll quickly acknowledge. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 30, 2018 Share #26 Posted September 30, 2018 I think you should call Don. He picks up the line himself and doesn’t mind discussing his work. He, and his dad before him, have tons of experience, so maybe he has some details. If not, he’ll quickly acknowledge. Jeff Any plug for DAG is good with me. Thanks for the good conversation, Jeff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabior Posted September 30, 2018 Share #27 Posted September 30, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) 15 years with noctilux f1 and now till two days I have added the new f0,95 . I have done few pictures to see the differences of the bokeh . you will find on my https://www.flickr.com/photos/109454835@N04/? To buy the f0,95 I have sell the 50 apo as during two years I haven't done photos for which and for my taste it is worth . My idea was to have both noctilux for a period to be able to decide which one keep .... I think will be difficult to decide !! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAL Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share #28 Posted September 30, 2018 15 years with noctilux f1 and now till two days I have added the new f0,95 . I have done few pictures to see the differences of the bokeh . you will find on my https://www.flickr.com/photos/109454835@N04/? To buy the f0,95 I have sell the 50 apo as during two years I haven't done photos for which and for my taste it is worth . My idea was to have both noctilux for a period to be able to decide which one keep .... I think will be difficult to decide !! Thank you! I would love to see more of these side by side comparisons of the same subjects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaeger Posted September 30, 2018 Share #29 Posted September 30, 2018 you are the guys who just bought the 24Lux! noctilux is great, some say EVF would help when focusing @ wide opened is that true? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAL Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share #30 Posted October 1, 2018 you are the guys who just bought the 24Lux! noctilux is great, some say EVF would help when focusing @ wide opened is that true? Yes, I did! I only think about buying a magnifier. Will test how I like it too, but it works pretty good with just the rangefinder for me with the f1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaeger Posted October 1, 2018 Share #31 Posted October 1, 2018 Yeah, I thought about a magnifier before but since I have a 24mm (you too), 90mm and R 180mm so an EVF makes sense to me. If you are planning to get a tele or R lens then EVF is a better way to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAL Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share #32 Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) I have no issues with using the 24 only with the rangefinder and 50mm is the longest focal length I use. I have no use for any tele lenses. Edited October 1, 2018 by SMAL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo-Sixten Posted October 1, 2018 Share #33 Posted October 1, 2018 SMAL, here are two similar photos taken (not at the same day though) with the 0.95 and 1.0 Noctiluxes. Nothing special, just for fun to show what they look like. Similar development in Lightroom regarding sharpness and contrast. Finished in Efex the same way. 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! 1 1 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/289963-noctilux-decisions/?do=findComment&comment=3604086'>More sharing options...
Bo-Sixten Posted October 1, 2018 Share #34 Posted October 1, 2018 Top picture 0.95 @f/0.95. Below 1.0 @ f/1.0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo-Sixten Posted October 1, 2018 Share #35 Posted October 1, 2018 Two more with the 0.95 and 1.0 Noctiluxes. Top one is 0.95. 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! 1 1 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/289963-noctilux-decisions/?do=findComment&comment=3604101'>More sharing options...
elmars Posted October 1, 2018 Share #36 Posted October 1, 2018 I like the 0.95 pictures, especially the first one, better. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 1, 2018 Share #37 Posted October 1, 2018 I like the 0.95 pictures, especially the first one, better.+1 I could never gel with the out of focus treatment of the f/1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAL Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share #38 Posted October 1, 2018 Soooo, little Update. I’ll be in the Leica Store of Porto tomorrow and touch the f0.95! Two weeks later I’ll be in Lisbon and the 50/1 will get a CLA. So if I end up buying the f0.95 tomorrow, I’ll definitely keep both for a little period and decide afterwards if one has to go and which I keep or if I simply keep both. It’s all also a little depending on how the focus of the 50/1 is after the maintenance. Next update will be tomorrow evening! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkmoore Posted October 1, 2018 Share #39 Posted October 1, 2018 If ever in the market to try out the 50 Noctilux the above two examples 100% convinced me that I wouldn't waste any time on prior models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kilmister Posted October 1, 2018 Share #40 Posted October 1, 2018 Am I alone in thinking that any wide open lens is hopeless for landscape photography? Depth of field is important in order to capture the detail. Charle Waite, recognised as one of the great landscape photographers, used closed apertures ... even f/22. My belief is that wide open is best for studio work such as individual portraits. I think both of the shots taken with Noctilux lenses would never get past the dustbin in a photo competition. Sorry to be blunt, but neither is worthy of any respect either in terms of composition or having artistic merit. So much is out of focus that I'd rather use a cheaper lens and spend the money saved on a holiday ... with an APO Summicron. There is an obsession with wide-open that I fail to understand. Maybe it is a modern thing? Having used cameras since the 1950s I find it all rather bizarre. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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