worlds fastest lens

[McBunny]

the LEICA NOCTILUX-M 50 mm f / 0.95 ASPH bargain at £6290

 

[Ian_182]

mmmmmmm

05 182 with 30k on the clock or a lense for my camera

I just dont know

 

[meady100]

The DOF must be like a fag paper!

 

[BenWall]

oooo... could get some real nice night pictures with that beut.

 

[McBunny]

tbh its not much faster than much cheaper lenses like the canon 50 F1 or 50 F1.2

 

[Oil C Park]

They have broken the F/1.0 barrier, which is a milestone on modern lenses I belive. Although canon used to produce a f/0.95 back waaaaaay long ago.

F/0.95 will only be used for low-light. If you want sharpness you'll still need to drop a stop or two...

 

[McBunny]

yes it is a milestone in aspherical lens making

 

[Andy.]

tbh its not much faster than much cheaper lenses like the canon 50 F1 or 50 F1.2

The 50 f1 also goes for anything up to $3800.. not exactly cheap!

 

[darren_rallye]

Chaps,

In 1975, Kubrick sourced f0.7 lenses for his film Barry Lyndon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lyndon#Photography

They were developed for NASA and used on the Apollo moon landing.

 

[Brown.]

ahh that explains the cross hairs been behind the astronaughts

 

[ukaskew]

tbh its not much faster than much cheaper lenses like the canon 50 F1 or 50 F1.2

It's a whole stop (I assume!) which always comes with a hefty price penalty, especially in this case where it's unique.

 

[Fletcher]

Very nice.

 

[McBunny]

yes but the price difference is huge !!canon 50 1.2 is £830 the 1 is no longer made and wasnt actually that good

 

[McBunny]

Chaps,

In 1975, Kubrick sourced f0.7 lenses for his film Barry Lyndon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lyndon#Photography

They were developed for NASA and used on the Apollo moon landing.

but its a different type of lens so not really comparable

 

[unofficialPete]

f/0.95 + ISO 12800, be like seeing in the dark

 

[McBunny]

well its faster than the human eye so yeah it would

 

[theduck]

the carl zeiss lens mentioned above was designed for stills and adapted for video was it not?

 

[Leeshez]

Wow that is quick.

 

[jonnyjogpants]

i think ill keep my 50mm F1.8 for 79quid lol

 

[ukaskew]

Thought I would jump back into this thread. Shot at Silverstone overnight last weekend and it's incredible how much difference a single stop makes in incredibly tough conditions. I was panning at around 11pm at night, when I had my TC on (which makes my lens an f4) it was difficult to see in the viewfinder and you hardly got any ambient light in to at least get an outline of the cars. Took the TC off to give me f2.8, the difference was staggering.

I always knew why single stops at this end cost so much extra (particularly at 200mm +), but it was the first time I really saw the benefit. If my 50mm 1.8 could focus quickly it would have been awesome in those conditions.

 

[Keydogg]

Aye I couldn't agree more! You pay for what you get, I shot a family wedding a few weeks back with a 400D + 18-50 2.8 +70-200 2.8 IS and I was maxed out with my settings but able to get by, anything any less and I'd have been fucked!