Would you buy a SL 50 mm Noctolux?

[Geoff C. Bassett]

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50 minutes ago, Pelu2010 said:

So I assume you got up early today and tested it against the 75 APO? 

Can you provide some of the images pls? 

That would be great to see. 

Sure. I did this brief comparison a couple weeks ago. Wanted to see if the 50mm 1.4 cropped in looked near to the Leica 75mm F2 APO, not the most detailed comparison.  No changes except the exposure slider in Capture One. No sharpening.

Leica 75mm APO at f2

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Panasonic 50mm 1.4 wide open Cropped to Match:

 

Here is what the Panasonic 50mm 1.4 looked like uncropped:





I ended up keeping both because the 50m 1.4 is much faster focusing, but heavier. The 75mm F2 is lighter and it has a touch more separation and I find it more flattering to the subject.

Edited March 27, 2024 by Geoff C. Bassett

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[Pelu2010]

2 hours ago, Geoff C. Bassett said:

Sure. I did this brief comparison a couple weeks ago. Wanted to see if the 50mm 1.4 cropped in looked near to the Leica 75mm F2 APO, not the most detailed comparison.  No changes except the exposure slider in Capture One. No sharpening.

Leica 75mm APO at f2

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Panasonic 50mm 1.4 wide open Cropped to Match:

 

Here is what the Panasonic 50mm 1.4 looked like uncropped:





I ended up keeping both because the 50m 1.4 is much faster focusing, but heavier. The 75mm F2 is lighter and it has a touch more separation and I find it more flattering to the subject.

What would happen if you go closer with the 50 mm 1,4 ? 

You kept distance because of the perspective? 

If you go closer then if would change the perception of the image, or am I wrong? 

And the other thing is that I was talking about the new 50 mm 1,2 Sigma. 

And I was curious if there were any Testshots. 

It does not seem to be much, but it makes a difference. 

And yes I like the 75 too, but sometimes it's nicer to have a 50 mm with very shallow df. 

It looks different and more natural. 

Great work 

Thanxs for sharing. 

 

Peter 

 

[Geoff C. Bassett]

1 hour ago, Pelu2010 said:

What would happen if you go closer with the 50 mm 1,4 ? 

You kept distance because of the perspective? 

If you go closer then if would change the perception of the image, or am I wrong? 

And the other thing is that I was talking about the new 50 mm 1,2 Sigma. 

And I was curious if there were any Testshots. 

It does not seem to be much, but it makes a difference. 

And yes I like the 75 too, but sometimes it's nicer to have a 50 mm with very shallow df. 

It looks different and more natural. 

Great work 

Thanxs for sharing. 

 

Peter 

 

Here is the 50mm from about the same distance wide open.

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vor 21 Stunden schrieb Pelu2010:

So Sigma is able to do it: 

https://leicarumors.com/2024/03/26/new-sigma-50mm-f-1-2-dg-dn-art-lens-for-leica-l-mount-announced-the-lightest-in-its-class.aspx/

 

I guess it could be done …. 
 

Of course it could – which means that this option is over for Leica. For the iconic M-System a Noctilux with a 10k price tag will always find buyers.

But a fast 10k Leica-SL competitor (maybe at 1.0 or 1.1) to a 1.5k Sigma at 1.2 (745gr, filter 72mm) would lose the game.