Do not confess. All you did was buy another Nikon 50mm....f1.8....1.4...1.2...1.2 Noct....what is the difference 😉
Beautiful photos and subject by the way.
Cheers,
Joe
Joe, thank you - she doesn't understand, how I can spend so much money for camera stuff (read: too much camera stuff), which is, why I feel sometimes bad, buying these.
It would just not be right though, trying, to get this under the radar, although, it would seem easy, as the misses had the lens reading in big bright white letters "Noct" already prominently placed in front of her - I think, she lost track some lenses ago.
Beautiful lens. In all honesty though, it reminds me more of a Nokton 50mm f1.1 than a noctilux. Not necessarily a bad thing though, it's all subjective anyways!
Yes Gregory, it indeed has an entirely different character than the Noct f1.
It has more contrast wide open, a bit less light fall off (at least not as steep), it seems sharper on first sight, but I have to experience it more, to find a verdict.
It is just different. What it has in common clearly is the crazy curved field of focus. You just cant focus as careless, as with flat lenses. There is a steep learning curve to this (making the lens even more interesting to master
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I don't care what lens it renders like, it does just what you wish it would do... Create magic by complete isolation.
How come I don't see more people shooting the old professionally made AIS lenes from Nikon on digital bodies? I don't even own a digital camera, but sometimes I think people forget that these lens were beyond sufficient in their heyday producing images that are just as powerful as today's "nano-crystals" "VR" "AF-S" monsters they produce today.
I guess, there is a very easy answer: these "old timers" are not easy to barter these days! When a camera seller is marketing a DSLR to a new customer AF-S, VR, Nano crystal coating, ED, high impact material, integrated AF-MF switches, zoom rate are much more powerful than:
- impeccable traditional craftsmanship,
- lens character,
- silky smooth focussing (manually of course),
My first serious camera 3 years ago was a DSLR. My first lens for it was a superzoom - a all in one solution.
I didn't even knew, that there are such things as differences in rendering, that it is perfectly ok, to own 4, 5 or even more different lenses of the same focal length
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That third picture is almost fetal. Excellent.
Thank you ;-)
It gives a very, very intimate view on the person.
Dirk--
Nice images, the Noct is an interesting lens not really like any other Nikkor from what I've seen. I particularly like the man with his head down on his arms and a couple of the tight faces, particularly the first.
--JSU
Thank you - the "half face" is indeed my favorite from this session ;-)
Interesting, you like the sleeping customer - I took it for myself as a "bokeh test" (gawd - did I just took this disgusting word in my mouth :bang
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I like the most so far the Noct's behavior, to spill light around bright light sources (see the "taxi break") - I L O V E this look, normally connected with film.