Saloti Posted July 7, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 7, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) A dealer has let me know today that a new Noctilux will be launched (he did not say when, my guess is Photokina...). Right now the final production of the current Noctilux has been delivered to dealers. The new lens will be more expensive than the current, this is an indicator for a 0,95 to be launched.... Good news.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 Hi Saloti, Take a look here New Noctilux will be launched.... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
peter_n Posted July 7, 2008 Share #2 Posted July 7, 2008 It will be interesting to see how it renders an image. I assume it will be a highly corrected lens like other modern designs. We'll see... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zwicko Posted July 7, 2008 Share #3 Posted July 7, 2008 Well, rumours said that long before. But: Who will be interested in a newly designed Noctilux? There is already an outstanding alternative namely Summilux-M 1.4/50asph. if you´re after the latest design and excellent performance wide open. Vignetting and rendering were two of the facts that made the now dicontinued Noctilux so special. Is there really demand for a redesign? Cheers, Z. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted July 7, 2008 Share #4 Posted July 7, 2008 Who will be interested in a newly designed Noctilux? I would be interested. All Leica aficionados would be interested. All people interested in optics will look closely to this new design. I hope it will be a landmark design, a point of reference for the industry. The price and priorities will determine if Leica users buy it or not. The Noctilux is a wonderful tool for a photographer, and a revised design would be good news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted July 7, 2008 Share #5 Posted July 7, 2008 Well, Is there really demand for a redesign? Cheers, Z. Yes - since (IIRC) they are no longer able to manufacture the old design having run out of the special glass needed for one of the elements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted July 7, 2008 Share #6 Posted July 7, 2008 Having and ising the old Nocti I am also very interested in the new design. and i really hope it will be a highly corrected design reflecting the current state of the art high speed 50mm design. Sure there will be buyers almost no matter what the price is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted July 7, 2008 Share #7 Posted July 7, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm sure there will be buyers but to repeat myself from earlier threads I don't see the point. From a practical perspective I can use my current Noctilux at f1.0 and enjoy the image rendition that lens provides. If I want a highly corrected image I'll stick my 50/1.4 ASPH on the cam now and use faster film. I can see that from an optics/technical perspective the lens would be interesting, but from an image-making perspective it doesn't seem interesting. I hope I'm wrong... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zwicko Posted July 7, 2008 Share #8 Posted July 7, 2008 I'm sure there will be buyers but to repeat myself from earlier threads I don't see the point. From a practical perspective I can use my current Noctilux at f1.0 and enjoy the image rendition that lens provides. If I want a highly corrected image I'll stick my 50/1.4 ASPH on the cam now and use faster film. I can see that from an optics/technical perspective the lens would be interesting, but from an image-making perspective it doesn't seem interesting. I hope I'm wrong... I second that. I don´t see the point either. Cheers, Z. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zwicko Posted July 7, 2008 Share #9 Posted July 7, 2008 Yes - since (IIRC) they are no longer able to manufacture the old design having run out of the special glass needed for one of the elements. So basically the new Noctilux (in case it will be provided with an asphercial element) will be a Summilux-M 1.4/50asph that is one stop faster, right? Do you think it makes any difference imagewise? Comparing the (now discontinued) Noctilux with the Lux 50 asph is like comparing apples and oranges - but will the difference between the new Nocti and the already existing Lux be that great? Z. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted July 7, 2008 Share #10 Posted July 7, 2008 Oh Noo! Please let's nto make it another debate between the rich and poor or between the clueless people and the ones who know how to appreciate good things in life. To the ones comparing the summilux to the Noctilux, I have to ask: Do you have any clue about what a Noctilux means? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zwicko Posted July 7, 2008 Share #11 Posted July 7, 2008 Oh Noo! Please let's nto make it another debate between the rich and poor or between the clueless people and the ones who know how to appreciate good things in life. To the ones comparing the summilux to the Noctilux, I have to ask: Do you have any clue about what a Noctilux means? Oh no, it´s Ned again! Are you trying to upset people over here as well with your statements about the Noctilux as well now that you have been banned from RFF? Z. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickp13 Posted July 7, 2008 Share #12 Posted July 7, 2008 welcome back, ned! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted July 7, 2008 Share #13 Posted July 7, 2008 I was banned from RFF because a jewish guy thought I was racist, a thing I am not. And since I do not plan to talk about Race and politics over here, I shall not be banned. And if the posted images and posting quality is mediocre, I will leave by myself. I have no plan to entertain myself in a subpar environment... Especially if there's a clown on Xanax enjoying showing off cruddy self-portraits Thanks for caring. But back to the Noctilux topic: It is probably the most important trophy a photo company can show off, just like Car makers and Formula-1. And since the Noctilux is a stellar performer, Leica will only gain by having a new one- no matter how good the Summilux is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted July 7, 2008 Share #14 Posted July 7, 2008 welcome back, ned! :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted July 7, 2008 Share #15 Posted July 7, 2008 I second that. I don´t see the point either. Cheers, Z. But isn't that like saying 'what's the point of a Summilux when you can have the Summicron instead,....or the Summarit.......' I'm sure Leica have a good idea of the market and wouldn't be making it if they didn't think anyone would buy it. More lenses, more choice, more options, surely that's a good thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted July 7, 2008 Share #16 Posted July 7, 2008 The new lens will be more expensive than the current,this is an indicator for a 0,95 to be launched.... Good news.......... Even more expensive? The list price for the old version was around $6000 dollars. Does Leica really expect people to shell out even more than that (an already ridiculous amount)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted July 7, 2008 Share #17 Posted July 7, 2008 Even more expensive? The list price for the old version was around $6000 dollars.Does Leica really expect people to shell out even more than that (an already ridiculous amount)? Of course they expect it. What do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saloti Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share #18 Posted July 7, 2008 Even more expensive? The list price for the old version was around $6000 dollars.Does Leica really expect people to shell out even more than that (an already ridiculous amount)? I agree, the last list price in Euro was 4.795,-, nearly 7.000 USD, you will get two 1,4/50 lenses for this price. I know exactly why I have bought a second hand noctilux, perfect condition, paying 1.500,- Euros... Also I think that one must be an idiot paying for the last 100 remaining old Noctilux lenses 10.000,- Euros a piece, just because they are served in a cigar box. But - let these idiots do what they want, we can only hope that Leica will price the new Noctilux reasonably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted July 7, 2008 Share #19 Posted July 7, 2008 I usually don't participate in speculative threads, but something tells me that the new Noctilux may be smaller than the current/last version (somewhere about the same size as the 50 lux or 75 cron)... Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted July 7, 2008 Share #20 Posted July 7, 2008 So what is a reasonable price for a Noctilux? If they set it at 1000 euros or so no-one would take it seriously (as a Leica). If it is around 2500 - 3000 euro then why buy a Summilux? So it has to be in the 4000-5000 euro ballpark. This is $6286 to $7858 at today's conversion rate (add $100 for a cigar box to put it in). I recall buying microscope objectives that cost about $5000 - $7000 so considering the difference in size & complexity this sounds about right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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