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The Greatest 35mm (FL) lens of All Time.
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Harry Lime
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Dougg said:
Agreed.
Here's my Lux ASPH on my M7 with Leicavit. Scratches and all.
It's a tool, not an idol.
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PS: That's a modified Contax hood (GG-2). I cut a vent in the side. The square Leica hood was too big and intrusive for my taste.
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Ororaro
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I can't believe all the Noctilux bashers. That lens is so unique, its images are so unique that it simply adds a je-ne-sais-quoi to images. I love that unique Noctilux.
MikeL
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NB23, I wasn't bashing it. Out of focus areas at f1.0 and f1.2 are definitely unique. I'm just not sure I'm into the swirly ellipsoids present when bright lights are in the background. I had a strong urge to buy one for the fun of playing around with low light environments and shallow depth of field. Luckily my friend has one and I was able to use it. I find the CV nokton photos to have more pleasing background and less distracting from the main subject. In the noctilux images I tend to notice the unique backgrounds a lot more.
That said, I'm definitely a believer in using a tool for awhile before making a decision, and I haven't had enough time with a noctilux to learn how to use it well and plunk down the change right now. One came up on SF craigslist for $1800 and I was pretty close to getting it, but I'd have to sell too much stuff and I couldn't justify it. It's still there if anyone local is interested. The price on ebay has gone up after the M8 came out.....
That said, I'm definitely a believer in using a tool for awhile before making a decision, and I haven't had enough time with a noctilux to learn how to use it well and plunk down the change right now. One came up on SF craigslist for $1800 and I was pretty close to getting it, but I'd have to sell too much stuff and I couldn't justify it. It's still there if anyone local is interested. The price on ebay has gone up after the M8 came out.....
telenous
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Unfortunately, the Summilux 50 Asph. and the Noctilux are complementary, not supplementary, so different they seem to me to be. I am not surprised that many users find they like to have both - a situation which is perhaps similar in the 75 focal length between the Mandlerian Summilux 75 and the Summicon 75 AA.
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Flyfisher Tom
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in SLR, Canon 35/1.4
in RF, Leica 35 lux-asph
Canon is quite literally twice the size of the leica
in RF, Leica 35 lux-asph
Canon is quite literally twice the size of the leica
Alex Krasotkin
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I love my Hexanon 35/2 on a Konica Hexar AF. I will never sell it for anything, even for 35/1.4 asph.
Flyfisher Tom
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Alex Krasotkin said:
I agree, the hexanon 35/2 (hexar AF) is a great lens too 🙂
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I am a fan of the hexar af lens, too. My only gripe with it is the distortion you get at close focusing, similar to that with the pre-asph summicron. The new asph summicron does not have that problem (and the summilux asph probably doesn't either, I have no experience with it). That being said, I still love my black hexar af.
