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Noctilux and 75 lux
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peter_n
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No, but there was one for sale a couple of days ago in the photo.net classifieds for $1650 - don't know if it's still there. I would say the price will go up...mars said:
mars
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peter_n said:
thanks Peter for all the info... will let you know if I managed to find one... =)
Nemo
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The price of the Summilux 75 will go up fast.
Even more, second hand lenses have dissapeared !!!!
Even more, second hand lenses have dissapeared !!!!
foto_fool
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I shoot pretty much only available light, wide open. I love my 75mm Summilux. I picked one up on eBay for under $1,500 last year, ended up with a SECOND one in trade (long story, involving a bad GAS decision) which I sold ofr almost $2,300 early this year. Wish I had waited until Leica's discontinuation announcement!
Let the flames start - I picked up a Canon 50mm/f0.95 for the really low-light stuff. I just could not stomach the used-market prices for the Noctilux. More rationalization - a pro photographer friend of mine suggested exposure with the Noctilux fell as much as two stops in the corners - talk about a lens signature! Yes, the Canon has its own signature. It is not sharp or contrasty. Still love it, and I was only out about $700.
- John
Let the flames start - I picked up a Canon 50mm/f0.95 for the really low-light stuff. I just could not stomach the used-market prices for the Noctilux. More rationalization - a pro photographer friend of mine suggested exposure with the Noctilux fell as much as two stops in the corners - talk about a lens signature! Yes, the Canon has its own signature. It is not sharp or contrasty. Still love it, and I was only out about $700.
- John
peter_n
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I does vignette, that's part of the charm! 
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StuartR
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your Canon vignettes wide open too...it's just what f/1 lenses do...
summilux
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is there a center filter made in E60 size? I am having some fun with the center filter (made for 15/2.8 ZM distagon) on EF 35/1.4L and EF 50/1.2L.
the 75/1.4 Lux has less vignetting than the 50/1 Noct.
the 75/1.4 Lux has less vignetting than the 50/1 Noct.
mars
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summilux said:
which center filter are you using on the Canon? thank you.
Tom A
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I have the 75/1,4 and the 75/2 and over the years I have owned and used 1/2 dozen Noctiluxes. The F1 is an interesting lens, but as a "standard" lens it is not to my taste. To much fall off at f1 and for the rest of the scale (1.4 onward) it is a good lens, but certainly not a great one. A much better choice is the 50/1,4 Summilux ASPH. This lens probably represents the apex of 50mm lens design! It is as sharp as you could ever want and with a brilliant close-focus performance. The Noctilux is at best mediocre at 1m! My last Noctilux I dumped a couple of years ago and since I got the 50/1,4 ASPH I have never looked back.
The 75/1,4 and the 75/2 are two different lenses in how they render our three dimensions into two. I have owned 75/1,4's since they were made. The firdst one was a pre-procuction sample that I got from Leica Midland in 1981. I did upgrade it in the mid 90's and that is the lens I have now. It is a "special" lens - you dont take it out for a daytime stroll. It is the one that comes out when the light dims and you need the look. Very smooth tonality in bl/w but you better get the focus right. Sharp drop off from in focus to out of focus. You often have to dedicated a body to it as it has a tendency to shift focus depending on the camera! On my 0,85 it works well, except at closest distance where it is off by about 15 mm. On a "modified" M4P (focus arm is bent slightly to accomodate it) it works across the board. These days i use it with a Bessa R3M as this camera has a freestanding 75 frame that works better than the "mixed" 50/75 on the M's. the short base of the Bessa R3 requires that you REALLY focus carefully and though slow it works for me.
The 75/2 ASPH is just a damned good lens! It is very sharp, great close-focus and actually quite portable! Neither the Nocti and the 75/1,4 can be considered comfortable "walk about" lenses!
We just came back from 2 weeks in Japan. My kit was a 21/4 VC, a 40/1,4 VC multicoated and the 75/2. Three bodies, a M2, a R3M and the new R4M (21/25/28/35/50 finders in the viewfinder). The kit was small enough that i could carry it without listing to the left and i did not miss any other lens (well, a 35/2 could have come along to be truthful). Close to 50 rolls of bl/w film and not a single shot that was a miss because of lenses and cameras! - you can see some of
my shots at our flickr in the footer.
http://flickr.com/photos/rapidwinder/sets/
The 75/1,4 and the 75/2 are two different lenses in how they render our three dimensions into two. I have owned 75/1,4's since they were made. The firdst one was a pre-procuction sample that I got from Leica Midland in 1981. I did upgrade it in the mid 90's and that is the lens I have now. It is a "special" lens - you dont take it out for a daytime stroll. It is the one that comes out when the light dims and you need the look. Very smooth tonality in bl/w but you better get the focus right. Sharp drop off from in focus to out of focus. You often have to dedicated a body to it as it has a tendency to shift focus depending on the camera! On my 0,85 it works well, except at closest distance where it is off by about 15 mm. On a "modified" M4P (focus arm is bent slightly to accomodate it) it works across the board. These days i use it with a Bessa R3M as this camera has a freestanding 75 frame that works better than the "mixed" 50/75 on the M's. the short base of the Bessa R3 requires that you REALLY focus carefully and though slow it works for me.
The 75/2 ASPH is just a damned good lens! It is very sharp, great close-focus and actually quite portable! Neither the Nocti and the 75/1,4 can be considered comfortable "walk about" lenses!
We just came back from 2 weeks in Japan. My kit was a 21/4 VC, a 40/1,4 VC multicoated and the 75/2. Three bodies, a M2, a R3M and the new R4M (21/25/28/35/50 finders in the viewfinder). The kit was small enough that i could carry it without listing to the left and i did not miss any other lens (well, a 35/2 could have come along to be truthful). Close to 50 rolls of bl/w film and not a single shot that was a miss because of lenses and cameras! - you can see some of
my shots at our flickr in the footer.
http://flickr.com/photos/rapidwinder/sets/
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Ororaro
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Tom, I disagree on the Noctilux. As much as you think you're right, just as much I think I am.
summilux
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mars said:
the one made for zeiss 15/2.8 zm.
mars
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summilux said:
thanks for the info...is it really helpful for the vignette? thanks..
summilux
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mars said:
yes, it helps, i think it will be of more help on the 50/1.2L, which has more of a fall off than the 35/1.4L.
info: 5D+35/1.4 @1.4+center filter
I will try to find a brick wall shortly.
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mars
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thanks again for the quick response...I found it a bit pricey for that filter..summilux said:
foto_fool
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Sl. OT - Vignetting
Sl. OT - Vignetting
Somewhat OT, but here is an uncropped shot showing the extent of the vignetting I get witth the Canon 50mm/0.95 TV. Better DOF than I expected, too.
Hexar RF, Canon 50mm/f0.95 wide-open, Fortepan 400
It would be cool to see some comparable images with the Nocti
- John
Sl. OT - Vignetting
Somewhat OT, but here is an uncropped shot showing the extent of the vignetting I get witth the Canon 50mm/0.95 TV. Better DOF than I expected, too.
Hexar RF, Canon 50mm/f0.95 wide-open, Fortepan 400
It would be cool to see some comparable images with the Nocti
- John
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Ororaro
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Lots in my link below... Here are a few with the noctilux. I'm sorry but the lens is marvelous at all f stops, including f1.0 as can be seen on some pics below.
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foto_fool
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Especially in the Montreal series. Great work, BTW.
Definitely OT - Where were your landscapes shot?
- John
Especially in the Montreal series. Great work, BTW.
Definitely OT - Where were your landscapes shot?
- John