50 1.2 Nocti and 50 1.4 classic

[Leslie22]

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Please notice that I didn't say "V's".

Can anyone who has experience of both the Nocti reissue and the Classic 1.4 reissue talk about the differences , and perhaps a comparison between the two lens, thanks

 

 

[jakontil]

Interesting topic.. i have been running on the 50 noct 1.2 for some years, and been itching to get the 50 lux 1.4 mainly because both lenses are sexy aesthetically… and have brass on the latter.. but the longer focus throw (said some who used both) has halted me to get new, instead waiting for used if any

but no rush, im always happy with 50 1.2 

[farnz]

10 hours ago, jakontil said:

.. but the longer focus throw (said some who used both) has halted me to get new,

(Sorry, I'm a 50/1.0 Noctilux and 50/1.4 "Classic" user, not f/1.2)

I've often heard the long focus throw on the Classic portrayed as negative but for me it's a positive.  Most of the time when I'm shooting I more or less know the distance where I want focus to be so the long focus throw offers more focus accuracy, ie more degrees of rotation are available to accurately place focus.

If I was returning to infinity after each shot (as some people dubiously advise) then, yes, it would be a nuisance to have to turn all the way out and back for each shot but that's not the way I work.  I have a 'natural' zone for portraits of about 4 to 6 feet from the subject and my feet and brain roughly maintain that zone so I don't need to turn the focus ring very much unless a more distant interest catches my eye.  Others might work differently to me. 🙂

Pete.

 

[FrozenInTime]

I don't think I've ever read a review that described the 50/1.2 as sharp; the new classic 50mm Summilux 11714 is; almost on par with the modern aspherical lenses, but with inferior corners due to field curvature.