Leica Lente Aesférica de Foco Manual Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95

Comments about Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M Aspherical Manual Focus Lens:

I have been playing around with this lens for the past week. I can confirm the two things I've heard from others who own this lens: first, it is very hard to focus -- the lower the light you're in the more difficult it is to focus; second, when opened up to .95, the spot you've focused on is razor sharp with softness radiating outward until you get to buttery smooth blur along the margins. This yields almost surreal results. And when shooting at f11 or f16 the subjects are razor sharp (assuming you get good focus) which is evident even when blowing up an image in Photoshop to 100%. This lens is a little heavy for my M9 body but compared to using a Canon 70-200 f2.8 this lens is very lightweight. All in all this lens is meeting and exceeding my expectations. If you can afford one and can find one, treat yourself!

Comments about Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M Aspherical Manual Focus Lens:

I own the previous Noctilux f1.0 with 6 bit. Comparing the two models, this new version is not only 5% brighter, the main focused area is sharper than the previous version. Amazing lens for M9 Digital format. But if you want the softer Noctilux result, the previous version will do fine.

Comments about Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M Aspherical Manual Focus Lens:

I use Noctilux for low light photography. Having Summilux and Summicron, I was able to perform a test of this lens (of course I refer only to Leica lenses, as nothing in 50 mm can match their performance). Besides of Noctilux being extremely great in low light, it has a great unbroken and "dreamy - creamy" boken. There is nothing as good as Noctilux. Sometimes you can make a Summilux to match performance of Noctilux (at f/1.4), yet the boken and result is not the same. My recommendation is to keep both Noctilux (for low light and special photography), and Summicron (my choice of a second 50 lense due to a small size), or Summilux. I would never give up Noctilux, and would purchase Leica body(s) at least because of this lense. If your preference is not a "dreamy" look, but rather a sharp looking photo, then Summilux is a better choice. Noctilux produces very nice "old-look" unique images. The size is not an issue, as it balances very well with Leica light-weighted body. You will never miss a shot with Noctilux, as flash is not needed, and with Noctilux expectations of "creamy" unique images are more important than sharp digital-looking photos. Absolutely amazing lens and best performer for low light photography.