Interesting article about Nikon f/0.95 lens

[RexGig0]

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Sorry, but the linked article was not very informative. It level of scholarship is something that I would expect, from, well, a high school student.

I fail to see how Nikon’s Noct relates to the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95, other than the Nikon lens simply being a long-normal-focal-length f/0.95 lens. Leica has generally kept making 50mm lenses, in the Noctilux-M series, whereas Nikon discontinued its Noct-Nikkor F-mount lens, some time ago, and recently resurrected it as a completely re-designed Z-mount lens.

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Edited January 31, 2022 by RexGig0

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[Ornello]

3 minutes ago, RexGig0 said:

Sorry, but the linked article was not very informative. It level of scholarship is something that I would expect, from, well, a high school student.

I fail to see how Nikon’s Noct relates to the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95, other than the Nikon lens simply being a long-normal-focal-length f/0.95 lens. Leica has generally kept making 50mm lenses, in the Noctilux-M series, whereas Nikon discontinued its Noct-Nikkor F-mount lens, some time ago, and recently resurrected it as a completely re-designed Z-mount lens.

The author complains being that the lens is not that useful, and is so bulky and expensive. I have no opinion. Some might complain that the Noctilux lenses are also not that necessary given the sensitivity of the latest sensors.

[RexGig0]

15 minutes ago, Ornello said:

The author complains being that the lens is not that useful, and is so bulky and expensive. I have no opinion. Some might complain that the Noctilux lenses are also not that necessary given the sensitivity of the latest sensors.

True. Some will argue that.

Notably, however, there are buyers, in queues, waiting for the new Noct Nikkor, and Leica seems to have no trouble selling all available Noctilux lenses.

 

Edited January 31, 2022 by RexGig0

[RexGig0]

16 minutes ago, Ornello said:

The author complains being that the lens is not that useful, and is so bulky and expensive. I have no opinion. Some might complain that the Noctilux lenses are also not that necessary given the sensitivity of the latest sensors.

Those who hate the Noct and Noctilux lenses may be foxes, griping about grapes, growing on tall vines? 😉

[Ornello]

39 minutes ago, RexGig0 said:

True. Some will argue that.

Notably, however, there are buyers, in queues, waiting for the new Noct Nikkor, and Leica seems to have no trouble selling all available Noctilux lenses.

 

Dentists, news-casters, funeral directors....these are the ones who buy such stuff. Pros? Not so much.

 

I do think, as I have said before, that Noctilux lenses are more suited to EVF cameras such as the Leica SL.

Edited January 31, 2022 by Ornello

[aksclix]

31 minutes ago, RexGig0 said:

True. Some will argue that.

Notably, however, there are buyers, in queues, waiting for the new Noct Nikkor, and Leica seems to have no trouble selling all available Noctilux lenses.

 

Nikon noct is 3x the size of Leica Noct And it weighs a ton too! 

of course Leica noct has buyers.. Leica knows it’s users can afford it! Can’t say that about Nikon.. maybe they could’ve priced their noct at 4996usd as opposed to 7996usd 😊 besides why would anyone want to hold a camera that does not balance well! Prior to the z9 launch, their tiny bodies were not idea to pair with the noct