Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/04
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My experience with the 50/1.2 which I used for a couple of years is that it
is not particularly sharp at 1.2-2.8 but has high contrast and very low
flare. The 1.0 is better all around though it has more obvious vignetting at
the wider apertures. The 1.2 was IMHO inferior to recent Summilux 50s and
offered no advantage wide open over a slower lens with film pushed 0.5
stops. Of course there might conceivably be situations where a half stop and
reduced sharpness might make the picture but it never happened to me. Both
Noctis have warmer rendition than standard Leica lenses.
It sure is a fine looking optic though!
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