Guest Posted February 4, 2023 Share #2061 Posted February 4, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 50mm f/1.2 Noctilux re-issue 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! 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=4671445'>More sharing options...
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Herr Barnack Posted February 4, 2023 Share #2062 Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) On 2/3/2023 at 11:24 AM, trickness said: 75 Nocti 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! She's a little scary 😳. Nonetheless, an excellent image 😊. Edited February 4, 2023 by Herr Barnack 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickness Posted February 5, 2023 Share #2063 Posted February 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Herr Barnack said: She's a little scary 😳. Nonetheless, an excellent image 😊. Thanks man. It's my fault, I took other pictures of her that are more mysterious and less scary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickness Posted February 5, 2023 Share #2064 Posted February 5, 2023 75 Nocti/SL2 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! 12 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=4672862'>More sharing options...
ibramr Posted February 6, 2023 Share #2065 Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) During the usual urban walk in Washington, DC yesterday, I stumbled luckily on a photo shoot in Union Station. I took the permission for some shots, and this is one of them; the Noctilux f0.95 was set at full aperture. The file is OOC. Of course, resolution improves considerably when the shot is viewed on the light-box . Regards. 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! Edited February 6, 2023 by ibramr 8 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=4674709'>More sharing options...
jakontil Posted February 7, 2023 Share #2066 Posted February 7, 2023 Noctilux 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! 17 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/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=4675370'>More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted February 11, 2023 Share #2067 Posted February 11, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sometimes f1.2 works... (As ever, please click for higher res versions). 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! But sometimes is not always the best choice. 50mm f1.2, M11 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! But sometimes is not always the best choice. 50mm f1.2, M11 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297666-show-us-your-noctilux-wide-open-shots/?do=findComment&comment=4681564'>More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2023 Share #2068 Posted February 11, 2023 50mm f/1.2 Noctilux re-issue 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! 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=4681873'>More sharing options...
Jeremy Bunting Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2069 Posted February 13, 2023 Question the wisdom of (attempting) to shoot film at a live show in 2023 but hey. M11/Noctilux 75mm. 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=4684747'>More sharing options...
evikne Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2070 Posted February 13, 2023 56 minutes ago, Jeremy Bunting said: Question the wisdom of (attempting) to shoot film at a live show in 2023 but hey. M11/Noctilux 75mm. Not wide open. But almost. 😉 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! 2 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=4684802'>More sharing options...
Jeremy Bunting Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2071 Posted February 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, evikne said: Not wide open. But almost. 😉 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! I'm not sure I agree! It's possible I bumped the aperture from 1.25 to 1.4 and didn't notice, but I've gotten similar bokeh wide open. See the shot below. Also, click through for hi-res and take a look at his shutter dial. The depth of field is extremely shallow. The 8 on the dial is in focus; the 30 and 60 are already very soft, and the rest of the dial isn't legible at all. What's the distance there? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2072 Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jeremy Bunting said: I'm not sure I agree! It's possible I bumped the aperture from 1.25 to 1.4 and didn't notice, but I've gotten similar bokeh wide open. See the shot below. Also, click through for hi-res and take a look at his shutter dial. The depth of field is extremely shallow. The 8 on the dial is in focus; the 30 and 60 are already very soft, and the rest of the dial isn't legible at all. What's the distance there? I agree that the DOF is extremely shallow (but that's not really the point). I don't know the 75 Noctilux, but I assume that at f/1.25 the aperture blades are fully hidden so that the diaphragm forms a completely round shape? This shape is what appears in the "bokeh balls", and therefore you will immediately see whether the aperture is fully or only almost open. My intention was not to complain, just to be a little pedantic. 😉 Edited February 13, 2023 by evikne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo10691 Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2073 Posted February 13, 2023 Leica M11 + 0.95 50mm Noctilux 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! 8 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=4684963'>More sharing options...
Jeremy Bunting Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2074 Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, evikne said: I agree that the DOF is extremely shallow (but that's not really the point). I don't know the 75 Noctilux, but I assume that at f/1.25 the aperture blades are fully hidden so that the diaphragm forms a completely round shape? This shape is what appears in the "bokeh balls", and therefore you will immediately see whether the aperture is fully or only almost open. My intention was not to complain, just to be a little pedantic. 😉 No offense taken! That's a good point--I'm going to have to test this. EDIT: Ok, yes, you are correct. I think I've been accidentally knocking the aperture to 1.4 here and there and not noticing. Edited February 13, 2023 by Jeremy Bunting 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2075 Posted February 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, Jeremy Bunting said: No offense taken! That's a good point--I'm going to have to test this. It's very easy to test, you don't even have to take a picture. Just look into the front of the lens and see how the aperture blades move as you turn the aperture ring. When turned fully open, the aperture blades should disappear completely and the diaphragm (opening) becomes completely round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2076 Posted February 13, 2023 29 minutes ago, evikne said: It's very easy to test, you don't even have to take a picture. Just look into the front of the lens and see how the aperture blades move as you turn the aperture ring. When turned fully open, the aperture blades should disappear completely and the diaphragm (opening) becomes completely round. I confirm, Ernst, that the diaphragm on my 75 Noctilux is perfectly circular at full aperture and the blades are completely hidden. Actually, by eyesight and without testing optically it looks circular at f/1.4 as well. Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a5m Posted February 14, 2023 Share #2077 Posted February 14, 2023 I had a Noctilux where the aperture blades didn't fully retract at f/0.95. Leica NJ fixed it outside of warranty at no cost after I sent pictures to Bill the chief technician. Check to see that's not the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drmat Posted February 15, 2023 Share #2078 Posted February 15, 2023 Technical question for the group. I have used the F1 and 0.95. I loved them both, but found they were very big to carry around (so settled on my 50APO). I am intrigued by the 1.2. However, I have heard a lot of people say it is too soft and even softer than the F1. When I look at the MTF of the 1.2 and 1, the 1.2 seems to outperform, and yet that is not coming through in the experiences of people posting on the forum that say the opposite. Does anyone have any insight into this? Are the two lenses appreciably different in sharpness in the focal plane wide open? I loved the F1, but the 1.2 seems like a more useable lens (smaller, no appreciable focus shift, 16 blades). Any help would be.... well... helpful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted February 15, 2023 Share #2079 Posted February 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Drmat said: Any help would be.... well... helpful. I used the f1 v4 with M10M, M240 & M7 but in the end I found weight and size compromised my enjoyment of the lens. After quite a period of cogitation I took the plunge and part-ex'd it against a new f1.2 and have absolutely no regrets. Using it on the M10M, M240 (and latterly M11) I have found the handling to be such that I have used it as a walk-about lens for a broad range of subjects, unlike the f1 where I tended to limit use to specific subjects. Sharpness? Resolution? Am not a pixel-peeper but the results speak for themselves (for me anyway!). If it is of any use, numerous examples are here in an album on my Flickr page. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Bunting Posted February 15, 2023 Share #2080 Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) The 50 APO and f1.2 are a great combination. Those are the 50's I have at the moment (although I'm seriously contemplating adding the 0.95 if I can find a nice one secondhand at a good price). I love my f1.2, but there are several reasons why I wouldn't want it to be my only 50. First, it is soft wide open. Second, there is a lot of vignetting. This will be especially apparent if you're shooting a bright scene. The photo below, which I shot wide open, is a good example of both. Click through for hi-res and zoom in a bit. Vignetting speaks for itself. Re sharpness, look at the third tier from the top of the pyramid. This is where I was focusing. Move from the center of the frame towards the sides. See how quickly the sharpness drops off. In the middle of the frame, the image is pretty sharp really. That quickly becomes not the case. This will by necessity change the way you compose, or you'll learn to be ok with a soft subject when not centered in the frame. Of course if you're only viewing your images in lower resolution or on a smaller screen the softness will not be as apparent. I love mine, but the lens has such a pronounced character that it would be a bit boring to shoot with all the time. That character does impact the lens I grab when I'm only bringing my camera and a single lens out for the day/night. Unless I plan to stop down (which I'm not opposed to doing but I shoot in low light a lot), do I want all my shots from that day to look like an acid trip? If I'm just going for a walk and hoping to catch some candids then sure, but if I'm actually doing something interesting--ehhh then I think twice. 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! Edited February 15, 2023 by Jeremy Bunting 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=4687162'>More sharing options...
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