I liked the story. It's clearly visible that U'r happy w/ Leica and that's a good thing.

Great video! I've shot the 50 Lux for years and tested both the Nocti 50 and Nocti 75 and ended up buying the Nocti 75. I was addicted after seeing the moments the Nocti 75 could capture and it's been on my SL2-S since the day it arrived. Your feelings were exactly what I felt the day I first shot it.

Any 75mm comparison is eagerly awaited.

Your purple fringing comment is absolutely correct. It's nice on an M10M, from my experience.

You could try the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1. It has almost the same rendering as the 0.95 Leica and is better corrected and sharper. I own it and had the chance to compare it against Noctilux and I decided not to purchase the Noctilux and stick with the Voigtlander. When they bring out a newer 50 Noctilux I will look again into it.

The 75 noctilux is definitely one of the highest performing Leica M lens without losing the magic noctilux look.

Alex, after watching and re-watching this review, along with the one provided by Nick from Leica Australia Academy, I purchased this gem. It should arrive in about 4-5 days. I want to thank you for how graciously you share your insight and time in conveying your knowledge while answering my questions. Really excited to mount this lens on my M10 M. I’m also considering the Noct 50 1.2 if I can find a reasonable price. Continued happiness and success to you and yours. Doc Chaps

Lets punch in to 100% next time. Thank you for your efforts

I got Nocti0.95 and really enjoyed it on the street shooting, it sometimes can be insanely sharp in the centre but highly depends on luck. I tried 1.25 in-store last year a bit heavier than 0.95 but manageable if you get used to it(the handgrip doesn't feel good to me). The purple fringe out of 0.95 is annoying for both daylight and night shooting as long as there is high contrast background. Many thanks for your Nocti 1.25 experience, I'm thinking to add 1.25 to my kit for studio portrait purposes.

The 75mm Apo Summicron M is very nice and there are some second hand out there.

It’s good to have friends!

They are incredible lenses and take the M experience to another level.

I own the 35 1.4 ,28 5.6 28 2.8 50 1.2 noc 50 f2 50 0.95 noc 2 75 noc 90 1.5😁i would say two 50 noc,75 noc,90 1.5 is amaaaazing....The 75 and 90 are two big humping lens, but they are unique and really nothing else in this planet can campare to it......I would say gave 50 1.2 noc a shoot if you eye on 50 0.95,the vintage 50 1.2 look is very unique, I like the crazzy swirl bokeh....

3:20 oh lawd! That’s an amazing photo, I wasn’t ready. That’s why you get the big bucks lol. Great video.

I have the 75 Voigtlander, fantastic and very different between F1.5 and F2, Leica’s APO is also excellent, a friend of mine has it. Conclusion, I can’t choose between the two, the Leica is more Leica, the Voigtlander has more range in terms of creative possibilities.

Alex: I am really curious about your experience with the 75mm Apo. I own that lens and love it. F2 seems to have a shallow enough depth of field with a 75mm but I always wondered how the lens compares to the 75mm Noctilux. The Apo is very sharp as well and renders out of focus background beautifully.  It is also much more portable than the Noctilux and is usually in bag as just another M lens. But the Noctilux does look amazing!

there are the cheaper 7artisans or ttartisan (can never remember) alternative to the leica lenses. you can get a 50mm .95 and a 90mm 1.25 from them. there also is a 75mm 1.25.

edit: the 75 is like 500€

The Summilux 75mm is a very nice alternative to the 75 Noctillux. Save a lot of money and I find it to match the 50 0.95 more if you want to shoot with both and retain a "similar look". With that said, I had a chance to try the 75 notc and it is indeed a beautiful lens.

I also had no interest in the 75mm Noctilux. Then I tried. Now I own one. Crazy good lens. The only sharper in that focal length is the apo-summicron-sl 75mm.

I have a 75 1.25 Noct very nice