Name: Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH
Brand: Leica
SKU: 438
Rating: 3.5 (11 reviews)

The focus ring is nicely damped and works smoothly
on this lens feels extremely solid
well engineered and executed

Telephoto Lens MISTAKES that Spoil Travel
Obscura Pinhole Camera Simulator
reduces light falloff toward the edge of the image with

Construction: Fixed
Elements: 8
Autofocus: no
Max format size: Full-frame (35mm)
Focal length: , 52.3 mm
Image stabilisation: no
Lens type: Normal

Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH - Pros & Cons

The focus ring is nicely damped and works smoothly
on this lens feels extremely solid
well engineered and executed
It sells very well and four photographer friends of mine own one
BOTH lenses are beautiful
Excellent photography as always Steve
very fast and very good
Very sharp
with very smooth bokeh
Better color
better bokeh
and more magic
build
feel
faster focus
and amazing color and brilliance
Focusing seemed smoother as well
best built and fastest lens
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sharpness and contrast are good enough
center gets better fast as you stop down and shows good resolution
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
solid and well-built
lenses are better corrected and more practicable
built-in sliding lens hood which is convenient and practical
Noctilux fits in the palm of your hand nicely
f1 as it makes a scene better than reality
excellent photographs and thoughtful commentary
Noctilux is fantastic for low-light work
a gem that can get people very ecstatic and enthusiastic
qualities and usability
quality of your pictures are really awesome
They are a fantastic combination
a beautiful lens and is built like a tank
Image Quality This lens creates beautifully dynamic tones with excellent contrast
Images are perfectly sharp
Achieving manual focus with this lens is relatively simple
The colors and tones are beautiful
and the contrast is
it really works as art
superior finder patch that is large and easy to see

Telephoto Lens MISTAKES that Spoil Travel
Obscura Pinhole Camera Simulator
reduces light falloff toward the edge of the image with
comparatively heavy weight of the lens (
of the somewhat front-heavy combination in the wrist
feature a lock in the extended position
the lens extends a little when focusing closer
Leica does not recommend using filters
Noctilux lens is not suited for cropped formats
somewhat dreamy and creamy look
purple fringing/CA in the shot above
slight vignetting wide open
lens down worsens the extreme corners of the extreme corners
it is not easy to design a lens with these parameters
Sony pictures look rather blurry
Rounded aperture blades are not really a strength of the recent small manual 50s
nice pictures with a special look
this is not an easy lens to use
rangefinder image is blocked
focus has already been lost
the light is cut too harshly
shoddy quality
inferior image quality
lack in contrast and sharpness
chromatic aberrations can ruin a shot
The price tag is somehow a little bit ridiculous
stiff focusing ring
No lens that's for sale today has
the aperture ring was loose
chromatic aberrations to be so severe as to render the lens useless
optical performance
photographer to imprint their own style on the image
moving too much between focussing and shooting
shooting wide open and the result was terrible
1m minimum focus distance is pretty limiting
The lens is much heavier than other m-mount lenses
there is no finger rest on this lens
The added weight of the extra glass and metal is quite noticeable
distracted by the unfilled space in the right of the third photo
Image four would not have worked in color at all
Noctilux is heavier than most DSLR lenses
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Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH - Full Specifications

Lens type	Normal
Lens mount	Leica M

Aperture max	1
Aperture min	16
Aperture ring	yes

Construction	Fixed
Elements	8
Groups	5
Special elements / coatings	2 Aspherical elements 5 Anomolous dispersion elements

Weight	24.69 oz
Diameter	2.87 in
Length	2.96 in
Filter size	2.36 in

Max Format size	Full-frame
Focal length	< 52.3
Maximum magnification	0.06 x
Image stabilisation	no

Autofocus	no
Closest focusing distance	1
Distance scale	yes
Depth of field (DoF) scale	yes
Focus features	Floating focus

Colour of product	Black
Body materials	Metal
Tripod collar	no
Hood supplied	yes
Filter thread	yes

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Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Leica - Editorial Reviews (9)

Børge Indergaard

Published: 19.09.2014

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Published: 09.10.2011

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Published: 28.12.2021

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Leica's 50mm f0.95 Noctilux produces stunning images with a balance of bokeh and sharpness. It also has a price tag to match.

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While bokeh often fascinates the photography enthusiast, it is only lesser photographers who worship bokeh, venerating it to such a degree as to displace the art of photography with engineering prowess. For most photographers however, professional or not, bokeh is appreciated, and rarely considered essential to their art.

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Ming Thein | Photographer

Published: 01.03.2012

Lens review: The Leica 50/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH

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Published: 01.12.2009

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When testing Leica’s Summilux-M 24mm f/1.4 and Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 lenses I began to get a sense of what my erstwhile colleagues over at our sister publication Automobile feel when test driving a $450,000 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce. In my heart I know that few readers can afford these kinds of expensive lenses, but there are always those who can and for the rest of us, it’s something to dream about.

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Leica Noctilux 0.95 Review: Disclaimer and Thanks: I am truly excited to write about this Noctilux. The original F1 version is one of my favorite lenses EVER, for any camera system. When I had the opportunity to review the new Leica 0.95 Noctilux, on my Leica M9 no less, I was ECSTATIC! So I just wanted to say Thank You to Leica for letting me try it out. This review is a bit longer than my others because when I am excited about a certain camera or lens I tend to include a ton of images (and there are MANY in this review) as well as write until my brain hurts. So without further ado, here is the Leica Noctilux .95 review...