Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 0.95 is as good as it gets at high speed, with the well understood downsides of price and size. At smaller apertures the pictures are hard to distinguish from Summilux-ASPH pictures, but the large size and price remain. Focus shift exists but is quite manageable. It is the only one of the three that can be considered an all in one lens, if you can live with the size. This lens, like the other Nocti's focusses down to only 1m, which is a distinct limitation in comparison to the slower current 50's and in my opinion its main operational failing. The f/1 is of much lower contrast at wider apertures, but also sharpens up nicely with the downside of considerable focus shift. It has incredible flare tolerance which allows it to capture images that no other lens seems capable of. A lens shade is largely pointless. This is a lens that is not easy to master and renders in a unique way, but the rewards are great. Our Dr. Ted did most of his medical photography for his books with this lens, and mostly at f/1. True mastery! The f/1.2 is pointless unless you plan on placing it in an honorary position in your collection. Current prices are exorbitant, and it is not as good a lens overall as the f/1 while being slower. It is a much softer version of the old Summilux 50. The Nokton f/1.1 is definitely a better lens overall. If you have the Summilux ASPH and an M240, the 0.95 is not as necessary as it was with the M9, but it of course still allows a little but lower light subjects to be recorded successfully (as long as they are at least one meter away) with shallower dof, but the f/1 will allow a different vision, if you are willing and able to master it. I used to have an f/1.2, have used the f/0.95 and the Nokton f/1.1 and currently have the f/1 and the Summilux ASPH. Henning On 2013-12-30, at 9:30 PM, David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg> wrote: > Dear Emanuel, > > The Noct f0.95 is surely superior in some ways to the Lux 50 ASPH or the > Voightlander Nokton f1.1 of the later two which I have. > How would you rate the 3 Noct versions , f0.95, f1.0 and f1.2? > > > > David Ching > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com