[Leica] Comparing new 50s, or 1 meter focusing.

[John McMaster]

Weight is the main thing against the f0.95, it feels more ungainly than even the 75mm Summilux.  Also an oddity for focusing, it focusses fine on my M9 and M(240) but not on my MM.  All other lenses, including f1.0 and 75mm Summilux, focus well on all three....

john

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I was looking at the .95. I find that the new Noctilux and the new Summicron are more similar than the Summilux ASPH as far as the take-away look/feel that I get (not pixel peeping).  I like the looks of the two former better than the latter. 

Frank F. Farmer
Jackson, Mississippi 

> On Feb 19, 2018, at 2:11 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> wrote:
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> The f1.0 and f0.95 both focus to 1m only, they have different looks so which were you looking at?  Depends on what result you are going for, my most used 50s are the f1.0 and the APO Summicron each with very different images....
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> john
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> Warning: this topic may’ve already been beaten to death, so my apologies in advance if that’s the case. 
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> I’ve toyed with the idea of replacing my long-serving 50mm Summicron (version III) for some time, and recently, I had a chance to visit the Leica Store in Washington, DC (what a treat) to mount up the current offerings. I’ve always loved the idea and look of the Noctilux, and that was really what I was there to see. I figured if I was going to buy another Leica 50, I may as well purchase one that grabs more light, right? However, what I quickly found is that I think I’m going to be flummoxed by the 1 meter minimum focusing distance. 
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> If I remember correctly, my version III was the first 50 to focus to .7 meter (that may be totally wrong, but I had that tucked away in my head, anyway). I have to admit, though, that I’m quite accustomed to using it at that less-than-a-meter range. Are my Noctilux dreams dashed? Do any older Noctilux lenses focus more closely? Should I just crop? Have I just saved myself a pile of money?
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> I get it, this is really a subjective question, and Noctilux aside, I will say that I loved the look of the new ‘cron in the very, very limited time I had to play with it in the store. 
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> Decisions, decisions. 
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> Frank F. Farmer
> Jackson, Mississippi 
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