Photographing with the Leica 75mm Noctilux-M 

"The broken phone caught my attention". 🤠 This video is great because these are the kind of events I love shooting. Phenomenal images.

Nick is a great photographer. Pictures shown are balanced, delightful, and feel natural.

Like others who have commented, I’ve watched this video a number of times just to admire the photography! Excellent work.

Ok .. I'm convinced .... Send one over and I'll put it though its paces, too. 🤣😂🤣 Brilliant work, Nick. Magnificent lens with photos to match.

Thank you for a very classy and pleasant presentation spiced up with incredibly shot photos. You're one class act, sir...

Very beautiful pix, thx for your video.

Great video as always!

You are my Leica man. As always fantastic review, great pictures! This lens my favorite and I think this is a best lens leica ever made. Thank you

Amazing presentation, Sir Nick! wonderful, I could not help but agree with your every sec!

I`ve watched this a number of times (not that I`ll ever own such a lens) and I must say those shots are stunning .Excellent work .

Thanks Nick, much appreciated. Struggling to choose between the two Noctilux's 75mm or 50mm, as you've rightly highlighted both the 50 and 75 are unique, they have their own individual unique rendering signature. Cannot wait for the new "M11" to be released so can take these lens out on a test run, after hearing how the SL2 can be paired beautifully with ease, will definitely trial it too before deciding on making the purchase for the new body and lens. I had trialed the M10p with the 28mm Summilux when it was newly released a few years ago, although ever since fallen in love with the M but wasn't satisfied at the time, and decided to hold off until the next major upgrade came along. Personally I think you have to actually hold the M rangefinder in your hands to appreciate the wonders of it, and take it on a test run than only one can truly appreciate that Leica magic and connection you'd feel whilst capturing the moments. It isn't something one can express through words merely rather need to go on a journey yourself. On another note; watched all your recent episodes and tutorials, and always look forward to the next post. Enjoyed the last episode with the Master of the Lens himself. Thanks for everything and sharing your wisdom with us. (Lancashire -UK)

Beautiful pictures, Nick. Thanks for that!

That is one amazing lens, Nick. Thanks for putting it up.

Again, a very nicely - calm - presentation and seemingly well balanced too.

Beauty of a lens! Great photography also!

Great presentation, Nick, and some wonderful photographs also. You’ve really shown how the Noctilux 75mm is a truly extraordinary lens. I’m not sure if I could ever justify dropping a lazy AUD$19k on it, but I’m glad it exists and someone else can afford to make such photos. Thanks.

Hello Nick. Fabulous video, thank you. Having just stepped into the world of Leica M I found this fascinating. I think this lens will be out of my range for quite some time to come but your narrative on your exceptional photos really helps understand how to use a Leica M to maximise effect.

Great Video, I am sold on this lens! Magic! Precisely what I have been eying! 👍🏻

Best lens ever !!!

Great imagery and information mate. Well done!

Fantastic video, Nick.

Best lens ever... period.

Nice photos, Nick. Great lens. One day. Favs are: 13:30, 17:30, 21:56, 22:32. Always great content. Thank you!

Great review and awesome photos! Thanks a lot!

Thanks very much for your very informative video on the 75mm leica lens. Very enjoyable video and lovely images I just bought a SL2 which I been saving up for years to buy a Leica thanks

Excellent.

Awesome photos and lens ... I love it 😎

Another great video with amazing shots. That lens is phenomenal, even by Leica standards. Do you sell prints of your shots?

wow clean shots👏🏾👏🏾

Lovely lens, thinking of adding it to my collection.

Great Video 👍 Were most of the photo's taken with the M10 or the SL2? Thanks, David

Great video, M or SL with this lens for a weekend, what do you recommend? Thanks

Nick, a great video and summary of the capabilities of the Noctilux. Are you using the Visoflex for those rodeo shots? They are stunning - a pleasure to see this kind of video with great work to accompany it.

Amazing presentation! What do you prefer shooting, 50 noctilux or the 75 noctilux? Your photos are inspiring and makes me want to shoot.. at 1.25 one day hahah!

Fantastic review of a lens I will never be able to afford. At least I understand more about why it's so spetacular.

Thank you for the video. Do you think the Visoflex is a significant upgrade to the LCD live view at the back of the M10-R? I have been using the 75mm Noctilux-M lens with the LCD live view (with red haze), but the photos still turn out slightly blurred. Thanks!

Great presentation.

What a splendid review,75 noctilux is a engineer marvel,it is expensive ,but worth every penny,you are really talented photographer,after owning the lens couple weeks,one of the question I encounter is when shooting in very bright daylight,maximum aperture 1/4000 on m10 is not enough,it will blown the highlight,how would you resolve this problem?

So....did you buy one? I think with my abilities I best stick with my 85 f1.4 on a Sony with eye focus tracking. I once had a manual focus Canon 85 f1.2 FD and had a lot of missed focus images. Now I nail it with the Sony. By the way, great images and you obviously know how to use it.

Nick, this review is the best lens review that I’ve ever watched. I’m was so hyped to purchase this lens after watching your video that I lost sleep thinking about owning the 75 Noctilux 1.25. But before I pull the trigger may I please ask you a couple of questions? While this lens has its own unique glow and signature - is the 75 APO f2 still a viable option to this monstrosity? How comfortable was this on an M body, and for how long? Nick, I am a confessed Bokeh addict. And this lens would certainly feed my addiction. But if it’s just too big and bulky, then over time I would use it less and less I suspect. And I believe that this lens is more niche than the Leica M itself. I appreciate what you provide to the professional and enthusiast photographers alike. Thank you,

Very nice, as always. Did you notice any difference in ease of focusing between the SL and SL2, and how does sharpness compare between this lens and the 50mm Noctilux ?

I have both the 50mm and the 75mm Noctilux lenses. I have only one camera, the 24 megapixel M10. About 95% of my photos are 'street' photographs. Except when I'm working in 'close quarters' - like a coffee shop or restaurant - I prefer using the 75mm over the 50mm. I would compare the 75mm to a rifle and the 50mm to a shotgun. To 'shoot, accurately, from the hip' with the 75mm is difficult. The M10 has a top shutter speed of 1/4000 sec. That's fast enough to allow me to shoot wide open ONLY if my subject is NOT in bright sunlight, but I do have ND filters for both lenses. I don't even attempt to shoot wide open without using Leica's EVF. If your 'street' subject moves a half inch he'll be out of focus. Capturing real, i.e. moving people on the street with your lens wide open is a real trick. It's a matter of luck, i.e. shoot lots of photos. They're both great lenses.

Why are you saying the 50 mm f/0.95 lens is odd when compared to this 75 mm lens? It would be interesting to compare the two lenses on the same portrait subject with identical background and lighting.

As much as I wanted this, I can't afford it hehe, so I opted for the Voigtlander f.15 ;-) All good I would say.

Nice photography .

Great shots Nick, shows off the characteristics of the lens superbly. Yet more snake photo's !!!!!!!

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They are all lovely photos and presentation The problem I see is that these days because all high end cameras are capable of astonishing results, it makes it very difficult to differentiate results making the high cost of this lens impossible to justify unless you can afford and just like buying prestigious beautifully made equipment

Enjoyed the video. It would have been interesting to hear the optical differences between the 75mm Noctilux-M and 75mm Summicron-L.

The 75mm Noctilux has a really nice rendering for bokeh, and those were some great shots. Peter Karbe might be sad you didn’t take the night time ones wide open though.

Having to uses a add on viewfinder or an SL2 to utilise the lens effectively not to mention the massive weight, means it doesn’t fit in with why people bought M cameras in the first place

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Someone should address the value of shooting at low ISO numbers, e.g. ISO 100. Except for the excellent bokeh of Leica's Noctilux lenses why spend $14K USD for a heavy, 'Noctilux' lens when you can still get excellent (?) 'available-light' photos at ISO 6400? Does anyone but me shoot at ISO 100?

Talked me out of the lens...