F0.95 Lens?? I saw this posted on Ebay today. More than a full stop faster than an F1.4! Its for M4/3's format only but is a 50mm by 35mm equivalent. You could almost take a pic in a...

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

I saw this posted on Ebay today. More than a full stop faster than an F1.4! Its for M4/3's format only but is a 50mm by 35mm equivalent. You could almost take a pic in a darkroom with this thing!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nokton-25mm-f-0-95-Micro-Four-Thirds-Lens-/110737000640?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DUPI.GIROS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D12%26pmod%3D120860999886%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6400016359730097608

JimH Loc: Western South Jersey, USA

Shoot, for $1100 I'd buy a damn lightbulb! :)

unclebe1 Loc: NYC & Wellington, FL

Leica's 50mm f/0.95 comes in at a cool $10,000. Think of how many light bulbs you could buy with that!

Digiphot2

I seen an 85 lb. woman getting out of her Hum-Vee that she drove to Wally-World just to pick up some toilet paper! So what is wrong with this picture? Depth of field is not the end all for good photographic imaging!

Sure...This lens will take the tip of a nose and have the eyes out of focus wide open??? Do I really need that shallow of depth of field to accomplish a good shot, and for $1,100.00?

I taught beginning photography at our local C.C. and a guy with a brand new $3,500 Canon walked in and asked me to teach him how to use it! Go Figg'r! Some people think that if they throw enough money at a camera, it will make them a good photographer

buckwheat Loc: Clarkdale, AZ and Belen NM

MT Shooter wrote:

I saw this posted on Ebay today. More than a full stop faster than an F1.4! Its for M4/3's format only but is a 50mm by 35mm equivalent. You could almost take a pic in a darkroom with this thing!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nokton-25mm-f-0-95-Micro-Four-Thirds-Lens-/110737000640?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DUPI.GIROS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D12%26pmod%3D120860999886%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6400016359730097608

In the '70s Canon came out with a .95 lens. I don't recall the price, but it was at least that outrageous. Same pooh pooh reaction.

Jim_In_Plymouth Loc: Plymouth MN

Digiphot2 wrote:

I seen an 85 lb. woman getting out of her Hum-Vee ... (show quote)

Parallel to that "Oh that is a great picture, you must have a good camera!" I always want to reply "Oh that was a great meal you must have a good kitchen."

Roger Hicks Loc: Aquitaine

You don't HAVE to use ultra-fast lenses close up for ultra shallow depth of field. I've not used the f/0.95 Noctilux but I have used the old f/1 quite a bit and I half regret not buying it from the friend who lent it to me for several months. There are quite a few pictures taken with it at http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/ps%20king.html

Cheers,

R.

Mark Koons Loc: Wheatland, WY

In the late '60s I lusted for a Canon f/0.95 to install on a rangefinder body. They were wonderful to imagine using for their unobtrusiveness in available light photography, say in a dimly-lit bar or at a candlelit table where only one or two faces were intended to be in crisp focus.

The glass seemed huge, maybe 72mm in diameter, but on a black body on a tripod with a cable release, the only disruption ( since there was no SLR mirror slap ) was a tiny ping at the instant of capture.The fantasy called for 400 ASA film, maybe TriX pushed to 800 or beyond, and, I liked to think, could yield portraits unavailable any other way.

Back then such a lens was several hundred dollars, beyond my reach, but I've never forgotten the possibilities suggested by it's manufacture.

Mpeter45 Loc: Springfield, Illinois

Canon also made a 50mm f:1 lens for the EOS line, but discontinued it. It was around $1,000 also.

rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA

buckwheat wrote:

quote=MT Shooter I saw this posted on Ebay today.... (show quote)

I saw a Canon 7 rangefinder with a 0.95 lens attached at a hock shop in Sacramento, 1967. Big diameter lens!
I think the price was $395 for the set. A piece of change at that time.

Dback4430 Loc: Lockport Il

Yep

JimH wrote:

Shoot, for $1100 I'd buy a damn lightbulb! :)

Digiphot2

I love it when you talk dirty! Down and dirty, for them O.C. Photographers!

Digiphot2

Camerahand Loc: Huntsville, Tennessee

MT Shooter wrote:

I saw this posted on Ebay today. More than a full stop faster than an F1.4! Its for M4/3's format only but is a 50mm by 35mm equivalent. You could almost take a pic in a darkroom with this thing!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nokton-25mm-f-0-95-Micro-Four-Thirds-Lens-/110737000640?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DUPI.GIROS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D12%26pmod%3D120860999886%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6400016359730097608

If I'm not mistaken, these lenses were designed for photographing the New Moon. 8-)

Burton

Mpeter45 Loc: Springfield, Illinois

I apologize, I seem to have dropped a "0". The Canon 50mm F:1 was $10,000 and looked like a pie plate on the camera.

Michael O' Loc: Midwest right now

Roger Hicks wrote:

You don't HAVE to use ultra-fast lenses close up for ultra shallow depth of field. I've not used the f/0.95 Noctilux but I have used the old f/1 quite a bit and I half regret not buying it from the friend who lent it to me for several months. There are quite a few pictures taken with it at http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/ps%20king.html

Cheers,

R.

Interesting dialog and photos at the site you show, Roger. Thnx.
Michael O'