[67 mm (Front)] It is said that there is no such thing as perfection, well I beg to differ....this lens is PERFECT. It is the most exciting, creative, magical lens that I have ever used and I have had the good fortune to own a wide variety of Leica lenses over the last thirty years or so. I have had my Noctilux .95 since last February (having waited the usual eternity for it to arrive) and, after six months I still use it almost every day and I am still constantly amazed and excited by at what this lens does wide open and how great it is all around. I have come to the conclusion that it is the the only lens I will ever need or want. It is addictive!! Sure it is a heavy beast and it does block the view finder of my M9, but believe me you soon adapt to those small irritations and they no longer matter. This lens is nothing less than THE experience of a lifetime.

[67 mm (Front)] If you can afford it, get it! It's simply amazing!

[67 mm (Front)] I've had this lens for over a year, and only now feel I understand it well enough to review it. The great thing about this lens is that it absolutely excels at two different things - incredible bokeh, on one hand, and incredible sharpness, resolution, and lack of distortion, on the other. The catch is, the magic of a super-crisp sharply isolated subject, and a dreamy, alluring out-of-focus background, is only obtainable if you can manually focus the camera quickly enough and with enough accuracy at a fast enough shutter speed to prevent blur. If you can, this lens and an M9 give you the potential to make the photo pop like nothing I've ever seen. It's a whole level beyond the 50 / 1.4 ASP, which is my next favorite.

[67 mm (Front)] I've had this lens for over a year, and only now feel I understand it well enough to review it. The great thing about this lens is that it absolutely excels at two different things - incredible bokeh, on one hand, and incredible sharpness, resolution, and lack of distortion, on the other. The catch is, the magic of a super-crisp sharply isolated subject, and a dreamy, alluring out-of-focus background, is only obtainable if you can manually focus the camera quickly enough and with enough accuracy at a fast enough shutter speed to prevent blur. If you can, this lens and an M9 give you the potential to make the photo pop like nothing I've ever seen. It's a whole level beyond the 50 / 1.4 ASP, which is my next favorite.

[Black] This is the most expensive lens I ever bought so far, but this is also the best 50mm lens I ever used. I am sure that this is the lens for life and you won't feel sorry to buy it now if you can afford it.

[67 mm (Front)] I use Noctilux for low light photography. Having Summilux and Summicron, I was able to perform a test of this lens (of course I refer only to Leica lenses, as nothing in 50 mm can match their performance). Besides of Noctilux being extremely great in low light, it has a great unbroken and dreamy - creamy boken. There is nothing as good as Noctilux. Sometimes you can make a Summilux to match performance of Noctilux (at f/1.4), yet the boken and result is not the same. My recommendation is to keep both Noctilux (for low light and special photography), and Summicron (my choice of a second 50 lense due to a small size), or Summilux. I would never give up Noctilux, and would purchase Leica body(s) at least because of this lense. If your preference is not a dreamy look, but rather a sharp looking photo, then Summilux is a better choice. Noctilux produces very nice old-look unique images. The size is not an issue, as it balances very well with Leica light-weighted body. You will never miss a shot with Noctilux, as flash is not needed, and with Noctilux expectations of creamy unique images are more important than sharp digital-looking photos. Absolutely amazing lens and best performer for low light photography.

[Black] This is an expensive lens. Having said that, its quality is appealing to the senses and there is a feeling of being connected to the photographic experience which is primal and hard to explain. It is tack sharp and fast with a razor thin depth of field when it is wide open, so it can be a little difficult to focus. There is something to the Leica experience and this lens is a pleasure to use.

[Black] This is an expensive lens. Having said that, its quality is appealing to the senses and there is a feeling of being connected to the photographic experience which is primal and hard to explain. It is tack sharp and fast with a razor thin depth of field when it is wide open, so it can be a little difficult to focus. There is something to the Leica experience and this lens is a pleasure to use.

[Leica M] If your style is bokehlicious, this is the lens for you. The super creamy bokeh is too die for. Not the sharpest lens when shot wide open, but the dreamy bokeh more than makes up for it. It is a challenge to nail the focus at f/0.95, so take a series of shots just in case. Also, make sure you get a neutral density filter if you want to shoot wide open in mid day. Attached is a photo shot wide open at f/0.95 in a backlit situation.

[32°] This lens allows in so much light at the widest aperture that it blows my mind. I can’t imagine using any other 50 mm in low light conditions. In normal daylight conditions, I found myself increasing shutter speed to 1/2000 just because of how much light is let in. This is a very fun lens to play with. Great contrast and super sharp. Well worth the wait. Now if we could just get in the 75mm Noctilux.