kelly_flanigan1 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 My used Noct was 400 bucks in the mid/late 1970's when a new one was 850 to 900 bucks this is for the F1 lens with 58mm filter. The Ebay auction you referenced is for the much rarer F1.2 lens; the hand figured aspheric lens that was expensive even long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_camp1 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Three years ago I bought a new Nocti from Tony Rose for about $3500 (I'm not sure of the exact amount) to go on a film M. Looking at Nocti prices on the bay, I wish I'd bought about 20 of them instead of poking around in the stock market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 After weeks 9/11 there were several used F1 Nocts that sold for 800 to 1000 bucks on Ebay; there was also some new Hassleblad kits that went for 1200 to 1400; with body,80mm lens and A12 back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichsen_mickael Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 So, it has become true that, in those times of huge fall of stock markets and US economy, the Noctilux has turned to something one can save or make money with. Who might sell its housing to buy it ? Really hoped that GWB could explain it to our great nation ;) Any photos around, made with the brand new Nocitlux ? I did adore the bokeh of the previous lens. Is it still here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph_jensen Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 "You think the new Noct is expensive? Try an old one. eBay auction number 270277301700" [buy-It-Now from Hong Kong for $11,990.] Boy, if that lens is in "Mint-" condition with all of those silver scars on the barrel, my stuff is all "Mint." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kens Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 The new lens won't be shipping until maybe February. So the only reports we're likely to see on its performance will likely be from those who see special pre-release copies - maybe dpreview for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles_s. Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Kelly Flanigan wrote "T stops are usually measued ... best an equation for T stops is a model ... What matter is the measured number" "With a fast lens its going to have vigneting; thus measured tstops are measured versus off axis angle". Agreed, it is best to measure the true speed of the lens. My posting above is just a good a useful approximation of the speed. Given it does not account for shape of surfaces it likely only applies on axis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakley Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I was thinking the same thing, Ralph - I think "Mint-" with a capital "-". Kelly, I know the auction was for an original aspheric Noct 1.2; in fact I'm hoping the 0.95 has rendering like that of the 50/1.2 Noct, which I strongly prefer to the 1.0 model. If it does, I might be tempted to start saving for an 0.95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentvuillard Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 As one contributor already put it "I would love to get one. But I think my marriage is worth more than Noctilux" There is some truth in that statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squareframe Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 "I do predict eventually seeing a pic of someone's kid or girlfriend's face by candlelight with only two eyelashes in perfect, creamy focus." ah man ... you owe me a new keyboard! dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_yang2 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 <p>I came across this thread a year later; hello everyone! I was an avid Nikon digital shooter, then for an assignment in -50 degrees F where batteries are a pain to keep up I purchased an all mechanical M6 and took with me a couple of Nikon lenese. I also took with me a Fuji GSWIII 690. From that trip I became a Leica (and film) fan for landscape. Then I started shooting people with the Leica, and I liked it too. I recently purchased a M9 and it has convinced me to give digital another chance at landscape shots. <br /><br />Has Leica priced itself out of existence? as El had suggested? As a neutral observer, I don't think so. Pricing is of couse a function of demand and supply. Leica does not mass produce, and for what it produces, especially with the M9, it seems that inventories do not last terribly long. This is especially true, a year later, for the f/0.95. I have spoken to Adorama, BH Photo, and a couple of major Leica dealers from Germany, and one from UK, and all of them confirm to me that they can never hold a f/0.95 in the inventory for longer than a couple of weeks before they are snatched up. The demand has increased since the introduction of the M9, obviously.<br /><br />So, is Leica still around and kicking? Absolutely, and they continue to raise prices (due for another raise in Jan 2010). Do I own one of the f/0.95? No. Do I want one? Hect yes!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_yang2 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 <p>There was a mistake in my post, I took with me Leica lenses, not Nikon lenses, to match the M6. (obvously).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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