Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Lens (Silver)

Leica M Mount Lens

Aperture Range: f/0.95 to f/16

Two Aspherical Surfaces

Rear Floating Element

Five Partial Dispersion Glass Lenses

Three High Refraction Glass Lenses

6-Bit Lens Coding

Minimum Focus Distance: 3.3'

Extendable Built-In Lens Hood

Filter Thread: 60mm

Offering an incredibly unique rendition and speed for the Leica M mount, the silver Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Lens from Leica is a specially designed optic with exceptional depth of field control. The lens' optical design uses a total of eight elements in five groups with five partial dispersion lenses for controlling color defects while three lenses are highly refractive for controlling distortion and spherical aberrations while keeping the design compact. Additionally, two of the surfaces are aspherical and a rear floating element is able to dramatically improve the close-up performance of the lens throughout the f/0.95 to f/16 aperture range.

The lens features Leica's 6-bit coding for sending metadata to digital M cameras, allowing for proper frame lines to be shown as well as proper digital correction of lens aberrations to be done in-camera. The lens also has a minimum focus distance of 3.3' and an extendable lens hood to limit flare.

Produces extremely diffuse, soft backgrounds

Fully manual lens operation

11% greater light-gathering capacity than its predecessor, the Noctilux-M 50mm f/1

Limited distortion with a maximum of just 1%

Limited vignetting of 3.2 stops at full aperture in 35mm format which stopping-down improves significantly

Floating 2-element rear lens group retains consistent performance at closer shooting distances

Built-in collapsing hood

Accepts 60mm filters

Lens mount has 6-bit code allowing digital M-series cameras to identify lens and its characteristics

Depth-of-field scale at rear of lens barrel

• Lens Mount ... Leica M
• Focal Length ... 52.3 mm
• Aperture ... Maximum: f/0.95
• Minimum: f/16
• Format Compatibility ... Full frame 35 mm film and digital image sensors
• Angle of View ... Diagonal: 47°
• Horizontal: 40°
• Vertical: 27°
• Minimum Focus Distance ... 3.3' (1 m)
• Reproduction Ratio ... 1:17
• Optical Construction ... 8 elements / 5 groups
• Diaphragm Blades ... Not specified by manufacturer
• Features
• Image Stabilization ... No
• Autofocus ... No
• Coding System ... 6-bit
• Physical
• Filter Thread ... 60 mm
• Dimensions (Diam. x L) ... 2.9 x 3.0" (73.0 x 75.1 mm)
• Weight ... 1.5 lb (700 g)
• Packaging Info
• Package Weight ... 3.5 lb
• Box Dimensions (LxWxH) ... 11.7 x 7.5 x 6.7"