Why I like the Noctilux

Leica's 50mm f/1 Noctilux is among the fastest camera lenses on the planet. This fall, Leica released a new version with aspherical surfaces, a slightly faster 0.95 aperture, and a $10,000 price tag.
While most of us mere mortals can't pop for a $10K lens, the older f/1 Noctilux is available used for much less. At f/1, this lens has razor-thin depth of field, reasonable center-zone sharpness and contrast, and some darkening in corners. All these things make it a very nice portrait lens - especially on the M8: 
http://tinyurl.com/6v5rkf

M8, 50mm f/1 Noctilux, no IR-cut filter.

All comments welcome.


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Mark Bohrer
Mountain and Desert Photography
www.mountain-and-desert.com
Wildlife on the urban edge



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