Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil, for years the Noctilux was my only lens for the M6. I travelled with it, did theatre, beach, children, ... photography. Slides and B&W. From a users point of view it is a great performer. Technical stuff: If stopped down to 5.6 or 8 far better than most other 50mm lenses. The f2.0 Summicron is the lens for the ultimate performance. It is better especially in the corners. As long as you concentrate on the middle of the picture, the Noctilux sometimes even beates the Summicron (no user pictures, but newspaper at different distances). So here is my suggestion: Get the Noctilux. For ultra high resolution save your money until you can afford an additional lens and get a different focal length, eg. 2.8/90 or 35 Asph, either f1.4 or f2.0. This makes your outfit much more flexible. christoph