ropo54 Posted October 12, 2019 Share #301 Posted October 12, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, Viv said: I fully agree. That one-trick pony should be put out to grass. Haha! Never! So many of the examples posted in this thread are so very appealing, not despite, but because of their shallow depth of field and gorgeous bokeh. I've also never understood why some refer to the Noctilux as a "one-trick pony", either. There's no prohibition to using it stopped down when one chooses to do so. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Viv Posted October 12, 2019 Share #302 Posted October 12, 2019 Yes. Of course this lens can be used stopped down. However, given its high price, some photographers may be tempted to shoot at 0.95 even when the resulting shot will look contrived or even inept. Many (not all) of the shots in this thread demonstrate that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted October 12, 2019 Share #303 Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) Sorry if out of topic ... wide open or not I don't know 🥴 If important for other users, I use my Noctilux 1.0 as other lenses that I have/use stopped down or not depending on the subject and the film mainly, Here a picture that I can't tell if it's full open or not 😉 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! Noctilux 1.0 so many years ago (before the B**** hip 😇 that I never take into my account) M3, Kodak TMZ (T-Max 3200) processing as "normal" in D76 recent "scan" with Monochrom + Focotar Edited October 12, 2019 by a.noctilux 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Noctilux 1.0 so many years ago (before the B**** hip 😇 that I never take into my account) M3, Kodak TMZ (T-Max 3200) processing as "normal" in D76 recent "scan" with Monochrom + Focotar ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3834787'>More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted October 12, 2019 Share #304 Posted October 12, 2019 another one same session 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! 10 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3834791'>More sharing options...
Jeffry Abt Posted October 12, 2019 Share #305 Posted October 12, 2019 Beautiful! Such is what photography is about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropo54 Posted October 12, 2019 Share #306 Posted October 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Viv said: Yes. Of course this lens can be used stopped down. However, given its high price, some photographers may be tempted to shoot at 0.95 even when the resulting shot will look contrived or even inept. Many (not all) of the shots in this thread demonstrate that. Perhaps so, but that is not a knock on the lens, but rather on the photographer(s). As to pricing, yes it's expensive, but that can be rationalized too. One gets the equivalent of a 50 1.4 lens plus the rarity/addition of a fast lens capable of shooting with twice the light. I suppose not worth discussing; your point is well taken but this is just the other side of the coin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted October 12, 2019 Share #307 Posted October 12, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 9 minutes ago, ropo54 said: Perhaps so, but that is not a knock on the lens, but rather on the photographer(s). As to pricing, yes it's expensive, but that can be rationalized too. One gets the equivalent of a 50 1.4 lens plus the rarity/addition of a fast lens capable of shooting with twice the light. I suppose not worth discussing; your point is well taken but this is just the other side of the coin. I agree. I don't see the price as an issue. It's just that I would rarely shoot at 0.95, so a slower 50 would be sufficient for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackBarn Posted October 12, 2019 Share #308 Posted October 12, 2019 A photograph is not a true representation of a subject, it is the crystallisation of a selected aspect of a moment through an individuals eyes. This moment reflects how they see and feel about a subject and how best they can express that using the available tools. Every individual is contained within their own bias, formed out of personal experience and expressed through opinion. Some bias contains the belief ‘their’ opinion is the ‘only valid’ way of seeing the world and they promote that, (one trick pony) where some find ‘others’ opinions as a means to evolve their own. The nocti is versatile and provides me - stopped down - with the means to be more focused on those moments which interest me and shows me the aspects of what other photographers focus on better than any other lens which can be used for this purpose. It is easy to focus on my SL where it sits as my standard lens. As to price and weight.....I don’t have a problem as my digital photos don’t weigh anything and have no intrinsic value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpittal Posted October 14, 2019 Share #309 Posted October 14, 2019 a pic from last week in Joshua Tree NP with the Noct f/1 ver 2 (at f/1) on the M246: 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! 16 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3835550'>More sharing options...
egrossman Posted October 14, 2019 Share #310 Posted October 14, 2019 Thank your for all of the sample images. More undecided than ever about switching from a Noctilux 0.95 to a V4 1.0. Generally speaking I love Mandler glass... Erik 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwphil Posted October 14, 2019 Share #311 Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, egrossman said: Thank your for all of the sample images. More undecided than ever about switching from a Noctilux 0.95 to a V4 1.0. Generally speaking I love Mandler glass... Erik been there, done that - can only give you same advice given to me. Buy it for the right price, and you won't loose much (or any) if decide to sell later, after getting out and use it; can't go wrong with either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrossman Posted October 14, 2019 Share #312 Posted October 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, nwphil said: been there, done that - can only give you same advice given to me. Buy it for the right price, and you won't loose much (or any) if decide to sell later, after getting out and use it; can't go wrong with either. Thanks nwphil. In the end, after comparing the two, which did you prefer and did you sell one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwphil Posted October 14, 2019 Share #313 Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, egrossman said: Thanks nwphil. In the end, after comparing the two, which did you prefer and did you sell one? you're welcome . I went with the 0.95 - being cleaned & lubed at DAG, so hopefully will get it by month's end or so... that's the thing: I like the rendering of both. Although different in many ways, the Nokton 1.1 and sonnar 1.5 ( I owned both) do give a bit of the noct 1.0 nuances (sort of ) and the otus 1.4 (either 85 or 55) are a bit closer to the Noct 0.95 ( ok, a lot of leeway here, please don't shoot me yet), but those were sort of the characteristics/differences I find to be similar with both Noct's (nokton&sonnar vs Otus), and I do prefer the Otus - hence going with 0.95. In the end, could use this same argument of sorts to go the other way, and get the 1.0 instead. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikeamosau Posted October 15, 2019 Popular Post Share #314 Posted October 15, 2019 I don’t agree that this is a one trick pony lens. I love the look it has wide open, but just as capable as many other great Leica 50’s when stopped down. It’s become one of my favorite lenses. Leica MP240 50mm Noctilux f/1.0 Downtown Los Angeles 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! 23 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3836160'>More sharing options...
Popular Post mikeamosau Posted October 15, 2019 Popular Post Share #315 Posted October 15, 2019 And a color one shooting through the window of a moving tram as it passes me on the street in Amsterdam. Leica MP240 50mm Noctilux f/1.0 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! 27 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3836165'>More sharing options...
BlackDoc Posted October 15, 2019 Share #316 Posted October 15, 2019 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! SL +Noctilux f1.0 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! SL +Noctilux f1.0 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3836193'>More sharing options...
colint544 Posted October 22, 2019 Share #317 Posted October 22, 2019 From a series on greyhound racing in Glasgow. Leica M9, 50mm Noctilux F1 E58 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! 5 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3840587'>More sharing options...
Peter Kilmister Posted October 22, 2019 Share #318 Posted October 22, 2019 Please tell me which piece of this photo is in focus. Maybe it's my eyes? Help! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropo54 Posted October 22, 2019 Share #319 Posted October 22, 2019 35 minutes ago, Peter Kilmister said: Please tell me which piece of this photo is in focus. Maybe it's my eyes? Help! Must it be? Must the one I have posted be in focus? 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! 15 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3840604'>More sharing options...
Popular Post Milan_S Posted October 23, 2019 Popular Post Share #320 Posted October 23, 2019 Leica m246 Noctilux f0.95 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! 26 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=3840993'>More sharing options...
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