Will M EV1 make noctilux shine?

[PeLu]

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Someone wrote than the Noctilux 0,95 is the most bought and sold lens. Nailing focus exactly is hard but an EVF makes it much easier. 
 

So with that in mind - will the launch of the M EV1 (and maybe more similar EVF cameras in the future) create an increasing demand for Noctilux lenses?

[FrozenInTime]

The f/1.0 Noctilux had strong focus shift when stopping down from f/1 ... f/2 ...f/4 ; it would benefit most from an EVF. The larger f/0.95 was less affected. 

[lct]

Besides focus shift referred to by @FrozenInTime above, fast 50mm lenses are not the most difficult to focus on RF cameras when correctly calibrated. Less so than lenses like 75/1.25, 90/1.5 or 135/3.4 for instance. It is with those lenses that the benefit of EVFs is mainly expected, i suppose, but there also situations where DoF is shallow for other reasons than fast apertures, like in macro works.

[tappan]

Or the 21mm 'Lux?

[lct]

At full aperture, 21/1.4 lenses must have a similar DoF as a 50mm lens at about f/8, i suppose. UWA lenses have a very wide DoF.

[3D-Kraft.com]

The 75/1.25 Noct definitely benefits from the EVF.

[lexffm]

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The above also applies to the Summilux-M 1:1.5 /90 ASPH. Leica wrote the following:

„In terms of appearance and design, it is closely related to the
Noctilux-M 1:1.25/75 ASPH. and offers approximately the same extremely shallow depth of field, which is only about half that of the Noctilux-M 1:0.95/50 ASPH.“

[jdlaing]

No.

[Jeff S]

On 11/6/2025 at 6:08 PM, PeLu said:

Someone wrote than the Noctilux 0,95 is the most bought and sold lens.

@Milan_S did, but not in his view due to focusing difficulties.

 

[Elliot Harper]

My SL3/S has already made my noctilux 50/1.2 shine. I don’t need another dubious M camera to make it shinier 

Edited 22 hours ago by Elliot Harper

[01maciel]

After taking my Noctilux for a walk today, I realised once again that it still shines very brightly, even on an old M10.  Here is an image from this morning: 

 

[PeLu]

2 hours ago, 01maciel said:

After taking my Noctilux for a walk today, I realised once again that it still shines very brightly, even on an old M10.  Here is an image from this morning: 

 

I like that lens! I’m not that skilled with the focusing yeat, but when I get it right…😊

[PeLu]

7 hours ago, Jeff S said:

@Milan_S did, but not in his view due to focusing difficulties.

 

As I understood it, after reading that post, I thought focusing was one reason. Weight the other. Anything else?😊

[Jeff S]

17 minutes ago, PeLu said:

As I understood it, after reading that post, I thought focusing was one reason. Weight the other. Anything else?😊

You and I read differently.  He never mentions focusing difficulties; rather he cites boredom with weight and with shooting wide open (bokeh craze, presumably), and notes that it’s his least favorite rendering Noctilux.

[PeLu]

3 minutes ago, Jeff S said:

You and I read differently.  He never mentions focusing difficulties; rather he cites boredom with weight and with shooting wide open (bokeh craze, presumably), and notes that it’s his least favorite rendering Noctilux.

Your probably correct! I tend to read way to many posts/newspapers/facebook etc in bed before I sleep. So I probably mixed things up. But focus and weight has been issues for quite a few. Regarding boredom - I think it’s like candy. You can’t have to much of it, then you get sick!😆

[LeicaR10]

PeLu,  +1.   r/ Mark

[cprotz]

Am 7.11.2025 um 00:08 schrieb PeLu:

Someone wrote than the Noctilux 0,95 is the most bought and sold lens. Nailing focus exactly is hard but an EVF makes it much easier. 
 

So with that in mind - will the launch of the M EV1 (and maybe more similar EVF cameras in the future) create an increasing demand for Noctilux lenses?

I don't think so as EVF's already exist for the M or you could also put it on one of the SL Series. What I like nevertheless is to have all in one body (my Visoflex 2 EVF does not work reliably on my M11's, I already had a first one exchanged and have still problems) and the formfactor of the M (vs e.g the SL2-S I have as well). As for the Nocti on the M with an EVF my advantage for me is that the lens does not block a large portion of the viewfinder anymore and when you go to the extremes it helps to focus. I had the EV1 in the studio this week for the first time, also playing with a Thambar which is also tricky to focus. I think it definitively helps with bigger, clunkier or otherwise special lenses. For me it will not replace the classical viewfinder but rather support it for the more difficult lenses like the Nocti you asked.

[01maciel]

I think that the hype and amazement about fast lenses has really died down lately. There's a lot of competition now, especially from China. Cheap stuff that makes fast lenses more and more ordinary. The Japanese competitor Cosina, for example, has come up with the really good Voigtländer 50mm/1.0. The lens is more powerful and predictable than the Noctilux ever was.
The Noctilux lenses still have their appeal today, but less so than in the recent past, and in my opinion, they are only still around for historical reasons. So the shine has faded somewhat.

[Ray Vonn]

1 hour ago, 01maciel said:

I think that the hype and amazement about fast lenses has really died down lately. There's a lot of competition now, especially from China. Cheap stuff that makes fast lenses more and more ordinary. The Japanese competitor Cosina, for example, has come up with the really good Voigtländer 50mm/1.0. The lens is more powerful and predictable than the Noctilux ever was.
The Noctilux lenses still have their appeal today, but less so than in the recent past, and in my opinion, they are only still around for historical reasons. So the shine has faded somewhat.

I wonder if one of the reasons for this EVF-M is those Noctilux lenses; no more of that challenging rangefinder focusing nonsense and you can say you accurately shot a piece of artwork at F1 using an M.  Bless. 

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[jaapv]

1 hour ago, 01maciel said:

I think that the hype and amazement about fast lenses has really died down lately. There's a lot of competition now, especially from China. Cheap stuff that makes fast lenses more and more ordinary. The Japanese competitor Cosina, for example, has come up with the really good Voigtländer 50mm/1.0. The lens is more powerful and predictable than the Noctilux ever was.
The Noctilux lenses still have their appeal today, but less so than in the recent past, and in my opinion, they are only still around for historical reasons. So the shine has faded somewhat.

Not sure. There was a Canon 0.95 many years ago.