Why aren't there any SL Nocti Lenses?

[tjphoto]

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I shoot with Leica cameras for the lenses, I love them . I have had an M for the last 25 years and I own most M lenses. The Noctilux 1.0 brought me into the Leica world, because no other lens had the speed and distinctive look. 

I bought into the SL system and have been mostly pleased, especially with the lenses. But, I want an auto focusing Noctilux lens. I love the look of the newish 75 Noctilux, but I don't want to have to focus it manually.

 

Is it ever going to happen ? 

[helged]

4 minutes ago, tjphoto said:

I shoot with Leica cameras for the lenses, I love them . I have had an M for the last 25 years and I own most M lenses. The Noctilux 1.0 brought me into the Leica world, because no other lens had the speed and distinctive look. 

I bought into the SL system and have been mostly pleased, especially with the lenses. But, I want an auto focusing Noctilux lens. I love the look of the newish 75 Noctilux, but I don't want to have to focus it manually.

 

Is it ever going to happen ? 

While waiting, possibly indefinitely, SL50Lux is the thing.

[LocalHero1953]

Picture the Summilux-SL 50. Then picture it 1.4x fatter and twice as heavy.

[FrozenInTime]

If it was possible Nikon would have done so, but their flagship autofocus Z system, with an enormous mount diameter specifically to enable fast aperture lenses, got a no compromise  manual focus lens.

https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-nikon-58mm-0-95-noct-nikkor-the-ultimate-lens/

Like the SL 50/1.4 Summilux, Nikon's  f/1.2 lenses similarly are anything but compact.

Laowa make a 45 T1.0 lens, but have reportedly said there is an issue with the L-mount that excludes it use on that system. Auto focus is by external motors as is the standard for large cine lenses.