f1.2 - but where to point it?

[ferider]

If I can put this in, since the philosophical problem is the same, here's the 50/1.1 Nokton on Leica M4. It was shot on-the-fly,
and the lighting is just the streetlight type you see in the background--it was very dark, which is why I bought the lens. I'm
having some bit of crisis, because my new Nikon D7200 will do nearly the same thing, better quality, at EI8000 with a
ridiculously high shutter speed and a $100 lens, and flawlessly instant AF. Obviously, for me it's more about the situations I
can shoot in than the visual effect of the wider opening. My film world is shaken, at the moment.

You are over-analyzing this, Michael (great photo, BTW). Even on the max ASA 1600 of the 240 (for me, others go further), having the f1.1 of the Nokton at night is a god-sent, in many "non-bokeh" situations. And sometimes I want to carry both film and digital ....

From my last week in Beijing (cross-posts from my Nokton thread, http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153336), all at f1.1:

I travel half around the world, am in meetings all day, and jet-lagged at night. Then it's time for fast lenses .... for me, lens speed is like cc of a combustion engine. Whatever is available is usable. 🙂

Roland.

 

[ferider]

And finally, an ultra-fast normal lens allows you to select focus even at longer distances. Not the best shot, but you get the idea ....

Roland.

 

[FelixKH]

If you like the Bokeh that the lens produces or even the results it produces, then you should keep it. Other than that, if you have the F1.4, and you like the F1.4 better than the F1.2, then sell off the F1.2 away.