Would you buy a SL 50 mm Noctolux?

[Pelu2010]

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Hi, 

I was wondering if we will get a 50 or 70 mm Noctolux but SL Body and AF. 
Would you love it? 
Would you buy it? 
Cheers 

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[MediaFotografie]

according to the size and weigth of the Summilux-SL a Noctilux-SL will be more than 2 kg and 112mm filter size - noooooo

[Pelu2010]

So you need to workout  😂

Edited November 13, 2023 by Pelu2010

[Timothy D]

No.

[Pelu2010]

What if the specs where not that heavy and bulky ? 

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vor 41 Minuten schrieb Pelu2010:

What if the specs where not that heavy and bulky ? 

Then: Yes. 

And I think, if it's some 1,0 or 1,1 aperture, it would be a feasible project...

[Daniel C.1975]

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Size: No

Cool: Yes

 

Buying: With the latest price-escapades of Leica? I don't think I am still the target group for such a lens. 

[bewi]

Nein

[Pelu2010]

Well, 

the wheels are turning and I am guessing that with new materials and new computing, we will be able to get a new noctilux. 
 

or maybe a retro af adapter for SL cameras. ☺️ 

 

But it’s interesting how short answers can be so productive. 
 

until then I will also use a very soft canon 50 mm 1.2, which works fine and produces very nice renderings. 
I know there will be cat shit thrown at me, but who cares. 
 

cheers 🥂 

[tom0511]

No,

50 SL offers enough shallow DOF and enough weight.

I dont think Ineed anything faster than f1.4.

my 50 Noctilux 1.0 collects dust. The. 50 Summicron APO is the lens I use on the M.

 

 

[Tom B]

Am 13.11.2023 um 10:42 schrieb Pelu2010:

hat if the specs where not that heavy and bulky ? 

yes - if it's in a price reasonable price tag......

[paulleica]

never

[Tpau17]

I think that with the SL 50/1.4Lux, we have a variant from Leica that is suitable for everyday use. A 1.0 or 0.x aperture would lead to a size at 50 or 70mm that is simply no longer practical. I use the Sigma Art-35/1.2 on my SL, which weighs one kilogram. It doesn't get any lighter with a longer focal length, and Sigma is already using new materials. When I look at the 24-70 variants from Sigma and Leica, Leica (in keeping with its quality standards) has not achieved the same or less weight in the realization of the lens, but more. And I simply don't see enough resources for a masterpiece by the excellent engineers in Wetzlar; these must be invested in lenses for the many SL-/L-Mount users and not in "lighthouses" of lens technology. 
 

[Dr. G]

I had the Sigma 105 1.4.  Amazing lens but really big and really heavy.  I'm not sure I would be willing to carry such a large and heavy lens if Leica made one.

[Olaf_ZG]

No

[Simone_DF]

Big nope. 

[Sandokan]

No. 

The 50 SL Summilux is already 1Kg and the diameter of the lens body is 3.5x the diameter of the 35mm aperture required for a f1.4 lens. 

I extrapolate the SL 50 Noctilux to be humongous. 

[Simone_DF]

9 hours ago, Sandokan said:

No. 

The 50 SL Summilux is already 1Kg and the diameter of the lens body is 3.5x the diameter of the 35mm aperture required for a f1.4 lens. 

I extrapolate the SL 50 Noctilux to be humongous. 

Not necessarily. Other companies managed to squeeze the form factor with excellent results in terms of image performance. 

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[Stuart Richardson]

Agreed. Little to no interest from me. I would much rather see a 35mm Summilux, 75mm Summilux or 100mm macro, 135mm lens, a tilt shift lens etc. I think the Noctilux made sense when the fastest film you could buy was a grainy 400 ISO, not as much these days. I know people use them creatively, but the trade-off of extreme cost and extreme size for an extra stop or so never made sense for me or my work. As said above, the 50mm 1.4 already is enormous for a 50mm lens, and already has a very shallow depth of field, great performance and a beautiful look. I think are a bunch of lenses that the L mount could use before a 50mm noctilux..

[Pelu2010]

1 hour ago, Stuart Richardson said:

Agreed. Little to no interest from me. I would much rather see a 35mm Summilux, 75mm Summilux or 100mm macro, 135mm lens, a tilt shift lens etc. I think the Noctilux made sense when the fastest film you could buy was a grainy 400 ISO, not as much these days. I know people use them creatively, but the trade-off of extreme cost and extreme size for an extra stop or so never made sense for me or my work. As said above, the 50mm 1.4 already is enormous for a 50mm lens, and already has a very shallow depth of field, great performance and a beautiful look. I think are a bunch of lenses that the L mount could use before a 50mm noctilux..

Tilt shift lens I second. 
I will test the other options and post images.