Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Leica M mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
Photography Type |
Suitability |
Bird/Wildlife | Fair |
Sports | Average |
Portrait | Excellent |
Travel | Good |
Street | Very Good |
Wedding | Excellent |
Walk Around | Good |
Vlogging | Good |
Landscape | Good |
Macro | Poor |
Reasons to Buy Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
Aperture Ring |
Distance Scale |
DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
Hood supplied |
Very Fast Aperture |
Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
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Lens Mount
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH is compatible with cameras that have Leica M lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Leica M lenses are Leica M11, Leica M10 and Leica M Typ 262.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH has a maximum diameter of 73mm and total length of 75mm. It weighs 700g / 24.7 oz.
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH has a filter thread of 60mm.
Focal Range
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH has a fixed focal length of 50mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.059x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.7m. 0.059x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH has a max aperture of F0.95 and a minimum aperture of F16.0.
Optical Formula
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH's optical formula consists of 8 elements in 5 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 aspherical elements
- 5 anomalous dispersion glass elements
Lens Hood
Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Popular Comparisons of Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH
Here is the eight most popular comparisons of Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f0.95 ASPH amongst Camera Decision readers.