maddoc
... likes film again.
... Ned (NB23) has really proved what this lens is capable in the hands of a good photographer in his thread about the Noctilux (and his article in LFI 2008/2) - and since I am just an amateur photographer, I thought it might be good to start a new thread, showing photos taken with the "darling of the wide-open amateur rangefinder shooters" (as somebody here called the Noctilux ... ) So everybody should feel free to post photos taken with this lens, either wide-open or stopped down 
maddoc
... likes film again.
Something of both, NB23's memorial thread and revive the topic. I hope that he agrees (silently) ... and hopefully others also will post some photos !
kmerenkov
Established
Like the second one more than first and third.
JWW
Established
maddoc
... likes film again.
I like them both ! That's the good thing about this lens, sharp stopped down and well performing wide open ! Keep posting !
steveohan
Member
oooh i just picked up my noctilux today. got so lucky here in seoul and found one in a camera shop. should have some shots by the weekend. its like xmas!!!
maddoc
... likes film again.
I know that feeling and congrats to the purchase ! Post some shots soon !!
and congrats to the purchase ! Post some shots soon !!tomasis
Well-known
maddoc, those shots are very noctiluxy I mean it is low light, "blurry" etc. I think it is some of your best shoots I've seen. Colors are great. IT is what Nocti should do. No silly thin DOF at dailylight for $6000 IMO
I mean it is low light, "blurry" etc. I think it is some of your best shoots I've seen. Colors are great. IT is what Nocti should do. No silly thin DOF at dailylight for $6000 IMO
maddoc
... likes film again.
tomasis, Thank you !! At day-light this lens is not bad stopped down..
Another one in "available light" (f/1.0):
At day-light this lens is not bad stopped down.. Another one in "available light" (f/1.0):
chikne
Well-known
Has NB23 disappeared?
maddoc
... likes film again.
Unfortunately ... yes. Since he can`t contibute to his own thread about the Noctilux anymore, I started a new one.
visiondr
cyclic iconoclast
Yup, kind of like one of Pinochet's enemies. He's been disappeared.
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maddoc
... likes film again.
Very green ...
Very green ...
Bronco, thank you ! Since this thread is for photos taken with the Noctilux, one more:
Very green ...
Bronco, thank you !
Since this thread is for photos taken with the Noctilux, one more:
kmerenkov
Established
maddoc, this one is amazing I think :O astonishing picture.
steveohan
Member
here is a pic from my test roll off the noctilux + m7
jarski
Veteran
Ned gone ? so we have another Magus, kind of saw it coming when following the posts, but did not mind check the photos
awilder
Alan Wilder
It's nice to see people enjoying their Noctilust. Like others that picked them up when prices were "reasonable" a few years ago, I tried to keep it but wound up selling it a year later because of it's understandable size and weight for an f/1 optic. Now that I own a 50/1.2 Hexanon, I don't regret the move and if I had to pick between the two, the Hex would still be the one I'd keep based on size and sheer optical performance. With todays choice of film compared to the old days, the 1/2 stop benefit is a little harder to justify in a 50 % increase in lens size and weight.
maddoc
... likes film again.
@ kmerenkov: Thank you !! The subject of this photo isn't interesting (for me) but I like the deep green colors and the contrast which is partly due the Noctilux.
@ steveohan: Nice, warm colors ! I like it ! How do you like the lens ? ... And post some more photos !!
@ jarski: Most of Ned's photos were simply amazing, not only his Noctilux photos but also his Summilux 35 pre-ASPH, Super-Angulon-M, Summicron-C, and Summarit shots. I truly miss his contributions here.
@ awilder: Good point ! I see it this way: The Noctilux is ridiculous over-prized, bulky and heavy and designed in an era, where high-speed film (especially color) wasn't available or of low quality (grainy etc.) If it is only about "getting" the shot, a Summilux 50 ASPH, or sometimes even a Summicron 50mm is sufficient for available light photography using modern film with its highly improved emulsion. But there is something about the Noctilux, that others lenses don't have. Noctilux photos (at least the photos I got and most of the other photos that I have seen) have a characteristic contrast (micro-contrast) and rendering of the out-of-focus areas. That's the reason for me, keeping and using it.
@ Pixtu: Thank you for deleting your comment.
The subject of this photo isn't interesting (for me) but I like the deep green colors and the contrast which is partly due the Noctilux.@ steveohan: Nice, warm colors ! I like it ! How do you like the lens ? ... And post some more photos !!
@ jarski: Most of Ned's photos were simply amazing, not only his Noctilux photos but also his Summilux 35 pre-ASPH, Super-Angulon-M, Summicron-C, and Summarit shots. I truly miss his contributions here.
@ awilder: Good point ! I see it this way: The Noctilux is ridiculous over-prized, bulky and heavy and designed in an era, where high-speed film (especially color) wasn't available or of low quality (grainy etc.) If it is only about "getting" the shot, a Summilux 50 ASPH, or sometimes even a Summicron 50mm is sufficient for available light photography using modern film with its highly improved emulsion. But there is something about the Noctilux, that others lenses don't have. Noctilux photos (at least the photos I got and most of the other photos that I have seen) have a characteristic contrast (micro-contrast) and rendering of the out-of-focus areas. That's the reason for me, keeping and using it.
@ Pixtu: Thank you for deleting your comment.
KM-25
Well-known
To be quite honest, all this "Noctilust" is what has been keeping me away from this forum entirely lately.
I used one for about a week, borrowed it from a friend. It really is an interesting lens, great in low light if you nail the focus, but I found it was only a bit better than my 50 1.4 ASPH at rendering the background in an interesting way. The 50 ASPH is much easier to use and imparts a powerful sense of 3-D with it being critically sharp wide open against blurred backgrounds.
But to say legendary glass like the 50 asph or 50 summicron is just "getting the shot" is, well, outrageous.
I'll check back in a month or so to see if anything from the lens blows my mind, because up to this point, I am seeing more interesting photography from other 50's from great photographers. And yes I have seen the "other" guy's shots, I am waiting to see better because I have seen better. Perhaps some brilliant people work or an entire ad campaign shot with it, something other than static objects?
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maddoc
... likes film again.
My point is simply to encourage anybody showing his photos taken with this lens, the more the better.
Two other photos (from the old thread):
