Leica Noctilux F/0.95.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Teaching point

Ever since I acquired this lens, I’ve been carrying it around trying to look for reasons to get rid of it.

Why?

Well, the negatives are well known:  cost, size, weight, and the 1 m minimum focus distance.

So, what am I going to do?

…I’m keeping it.

I’ve bonded with it and I’ve been pleased with the images I’ve created with it.

Maybe I’ll come to my senses some day.  Hopefully soon.

—Peter | Prosophos.

Prosophos - Leica Noctilux F0.95

Mark.

Guest Post, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait, Q&A, Street, Teaching point

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Mark, a fellow Canadian and reader of this site.

[Please see some of Mark’s previous contributions, here and here].

And he’s gentleman, through and through.

After sharing a cup of coffee and our life experiences, we walked over to Dundas Square to photograph and found it almost completely empty!  Incredible.

I did end up with one image though — the only image that counts:  a portrait of Mark.

—Peter.

Mark

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.