Can you tell? Stopped down Noctilux vs Noctilux vs Nokton

[redsky]

Which is which and which is the sharpest, Noctilux f/1, Noctilux f/0.95, Nokton f/1.1 at f/5.6? Focused on the house.
I personally think one of them is clearly sharper than the other two, if I cared.

#1


#2


#3


For reference, here is the same shot on other 50mm, all at f/5.6:

Summilux f/1.4 ASPH
Nokton f/1.5 ASPH
Summarit f/1.5
Rigid Summicron f/2
Elmar-M f/2.8

 

[Emile de Leon]

That's tougher..lol..
F1/F1.1/F.95

 

[ferider]

0.95, 1, 1.1 (but the first and third are very close, as they should be); if you didn't use a tripod or have a worse Nokton copy than me, all bets are off. Click for enlargement:

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I personally think one of them is clearly sharper than the other two, if I cared.

Why would you not care and run around in the snow with US 11k in lenses ? 🙂 Seriously, though, fun comparison.

 

[redsky]

0.95, 1, 1.1 (but the first and third are very close, as they should be); if you didn't use a tripod or have a worse Nokton copy than me, all bets are off. Click for enlargement:

Why would you not care and run around in the snow with US 11k in lenses ? 🙂 Seriously, though, fun comparison.

This is very interesting, mostly because the center tells a quite different story. Yes, I used a tripod and I think my Nokton is a good copy, we will see.

And I don't care much about sharpness, but I think these kinds of comparisons are fun. I like that photographers are much more willing to put on the line in blind tests than audiophiles are.

 

[Erik van Straten]

I voted f/0.95 f/1.0 f/1.1

Would be nice if the Apo Summicron f/2 was in the test, but that horrible price ...

Erik.

 

[benmacphoto]

I voted f0.95, f1.0, f1.1, and I feel like I got it right this time.

 

[rfaspen]

Hmm. I voted the same as Erik again. I promise I didn't consult with him ahead of the election....

 

[maddoc]

#1 50/0.95
#2 50/1.0
#3 50/1.1

 

[redsky]

The lenses are in order #Noctilux f/0.95, Noctilux f/1, Nokton f/1.1# 🙂
I found the second one to be the sharpest at the center and the softest at the edges.

 

[michaelwj]

The lenses are in order #Noctilux f/0.95, Noctilux f/1, Nokton f/1.1# 🙂
I found the second one to be the sharpest at the center and the softest at the edges.

Easier than I thought it would be, almost easier than wide open.
I must admit though, Roland's side by side enlargements made it pretty obvious.