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M10M at ISO 12,500; probably f2.0.

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Leica M6. Leica 50mm f1.2 Noctilux lens.  Tri-X rated at 800, developed 7:45 in XTOL stock with added Rodinal 1:100. 20 degrees Celsius. 

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Winter in Sonoma county. M10R, noctilux 1.2

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Winter Jan 22. m10r with 50 1.2 noctilux

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Clouds on horizon. M10R with 50 1.2 noctilux

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Winter's light. M10R with 50 1.2 noctilux

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M10-R | 50 1.2  Wide Open

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As someone that appreciates the perfection of modern APO lenses for some subjects (eg, landscapes, architecture), I am equally starting to feel that the "look" is getting a bit boring and even unsuitable for other subjects.  Hence why I am curious about this 1.2 Noctilux. 

I can appreciate the beauty of the images here that are less technically perfect, much less in-your-face sharp, and hence what I'm hoping to find is a lens that is better at mimicking -- on digital -- a look that is more reminiscent of the gentler rendering that I partly enjoy about film?

But with the Nocti 1.2, something isn't clear to me, and there don't seem to many images in this thread to show it ....say for a head-and-shoulder Portrait, what is the look wide open? .....if the eye is in the center of the frame, is the "look" more similar to the gentler rendering I associate with film (lower contrast and much lower acuity than modern lenses, but still showing lots of fine detail)?  Or is the overwhelming look more just one of being blurred and out-of-focus (which is different to the cinematic softness that I'd be seeking, if that makes sense)?     

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Mp + 50 1.2 noctilux widest open

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M10D + noctilux f1,2 wide open + ND filter x4

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SL2 + Noct50/1.2 @ F1.2
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Band shooting, Noctilux 50 / 1.2 @ 1.2

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Band shooting, Noctilux 50 / 1.2 @ 1.2

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First test shots at f1.2 and initial impressions:

  • bokeh as expected is great
  • feels lighter than expected (I’m used to 200g lens)
  • CA is awful (the worst in all my lens and the shots below even after LR correction I was not able to remove purple fringing completely)
  • Distortion was auto corrected when imported, but when I turned it off…WOW there’s a lot of distortion lol good thing is that it seems to affect the corners, not so much the center of the image, which for portraits is actually good and should provide that unique Noctilux look. For general photography obviously you might want to keep that auto correction on. All shots below are with distortion auto correction off. 
  • Overall conclusion from first test drive: will probably reserve this lens for portraits only (& also looking forward to shooting actual portraits with it, looking at the examples here they look great)

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17 minutes ago, shirubadanieru said:

First test shots at f1.2 and initial impressions:

  • bokeh as expected is great
  • feels lighter than expected (I’m used to 200g lens)
  • CA is awful (the worst in all my lens and the shots below even after LR correction I was not able to remove purple fringing completely)
  • Distortion was auto corrected when imported, but when I turned it off…WOW there’s a lot of distortion lol good thing is that it seems to affect the corners, not so much the center of the image, which for portraits is actually good and should provide that unique Noctilux look. For general photography obviously you might want to keep that auto correction on. All shots below are with distortion auto correction off. 
  • Overall conclusion from first test drive: will probably reserve this lens for portraits only (& also looking forward to shooting actual portraits with it, looking at the examples here they look great)

Thanks for sharing. Hope you will give it a spin with some b&w film too 😊

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Noctilux 50mm f1.2 & Tri-X. All shot wide open. @Aryel definitely this is the best combo, I much prefer it to digital. Next I need to try it with color film. 

The CA is just too much though, on digital I can’t fully remove it so I’m wary that color film might not be the best match. On B&W though, wow…just beautiful, love the Noctilux pop, and dreamy bokeh. 

 

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