Leica 50mm f0.95 Asph E60

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Get more info on Amazon-US: http://bit.ly/1XY4buF I bought this in 2013 after owning a Summilux and a from the 1960's. The good: The Noctilux is tack sharp in the field of view even at f/0.95 and has a special dreamy isolation look that simply can't be obtained with a or any other lens I've ever used. At f/1.4 it the identical depth of and clarity of the Summiluxsometimes I need to stop it down to f1.4, for instance, if I'm nearly face-to-face with a portrait subject and I want the nose, eyes and ears to be in the of viewat one get the in focus and have the and out of But I it to or 2.0 and I take great portraits as close as 7/10th of a meter away. And there is no to the this provides (at least that I know of). It is the dreamy-and-sharp all at the same The build quality on the is absolutely bespoke. This thing will be around and working for my grandchildren. That said, it is my #1 tool in my toolbox and if I could only have one single for my Monochrome, it would be this As it is my second is a 28mm for wide-shot landscapes and my third is a 135/f2.8 for sneaky stealth faraway street photography or the occasional wildlife shot. The bad: The major downside of this is the weightit is heavy and it is large. It is much larger and heavier than a or traditional It is more of a "medium format" size Also, at and tighter I find difference between it and the Summilux. The alternatives: I tried a knock-off made by SLR Magicthat is garbage and nowhere the in respectnot in the feel, heft or of the nor importantly, in the pictures it creates. The version is fuzzyunless stopped to f/4 or the is out-of-focus no matter what you do with Stopping it to defeats the purpose of having a super-fast The was a total waste of