Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH (2008 - current) Leica Noctilux and Summilux - Wide Open from f/0.95 to f/1.5įor the sake of being comprehensive and absolutely ridiculous, the following 50mm Leica lenses have been included in this shootout. Only then with evidentiary proof would certainty prevail in knowing if the Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M is the best M-mount lens, or if another 50mm Leica lens is better.ġ. and if that is true, the only way to settle this discussion once and for all is with blunt force effort. Invariably, that meant gathering up as many lenses as possible - thirteen to be precise - so that a good old fashion shootout could be conducted. Having said that, how is one to approach this pickle with common sense? But to definitively know for sure, common sense would suggest a more comprehensive approach in assessing what's true instead of accepting here-say without observable verification. Is it though? Accepting a position on face value without further scrutiny would seem rather hasty - if not a tad too trusting - not that I'm not a trusting person. So on the basis of that argument, the Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH is the best. Obviously, the prevailing wisdom would be that newer and faster lenses are better than older and slower lenses - because well - they just are. A couple of weeks ago - just for fun - I thought it would be a welcomed change to see how different version 50mm Leica M-mount lenses stack up to one another. Try it.A quick post before departing New York. This lens is great because someone made it great.
Some reviewers beat up Leica products because they're Leica and some reviewers revere Leica because they're Leica. That's too bad because careless criticism can stop others from enjoying something special. I doubt whether those who criticized this lens have used it. Other lenses do similar special things-Olympus 50 1.8, the 35 on the Konica Hexar AF, the currednt Voigtlander Nokton 50 1.5, the Nikkor 50 f2 AI and others. This is a superior lens that delivers beyond the measurable numbers. If you just look at prints, the beauty of the tonal range and the perfect balance of all optical qualities (as opposed to pumping one or the other for visual effect) will be evident to anyone. But if you enlarge the negs to huge prints, the fine detail will astound you. I don't know the exact technical terminology. The results: incredible fine detail with very fine gradients between objects in the frame. I had a 10 year old Canadian 50 f2 pre ROM. Yes the Zeiss Planar 1.4 was top dog in the Pop Photography review a few years ago. This forum is for people who have used the lenses themselves. Ignore reviews where reviewers refer to magazine reviews.
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