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 p.10 #9 · p.10 #9 · Nikon Z-Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/0.95 lens US price: $7,996.95 | |
azenis wrote:
Quite frankly, I don't know why there's sorta a fight going on here. 
This lens is CLEARLY NOT FOR EVERYONE! Just as Nikon noted in the original Noct, "this is a very special lens".
Yeah, F0.95 can be had for less... yeah, I'm sure there's a sharper lens out there, and yeah, I'm totally convinced there's a lens that has a better rendition...
BUT! It's about the combination of the 3. We haven't gotten any decent samples to analyze with, but I'm sure the sharpness is off the chart (for a lens of same/similar spec) and NO other lens at this aperture will come close to what the new Noct is doing.
It's a clear example of the other end of the 20/80 rules. Where you can have spend 20% to get 80% of the performance, but it's going to cost you the higher you go. This case, we are talking about the 99.99% of the lens pyramid.
From the reading, some folks here don't seem to get that for some... it makes sense to spend a fortune to pursuit the absolute.
And TBH, $8000 might sound absurd to the normal Nikon pricing... but in the world of collectible lenses, where people are willing to pay crazy amount (and I do mean crazy... ever seen a standard lens fetching over a new car? And it's not even a cheap car either. ) for a specific lens. They aren't just after the rarity, (quite a few of collectible lenses I'm suggesting have less than 1000 copies in the wild and many in the tenth territory) but the rendition of those lenses.
You'd ask why in the world anyone is willing to pay a premium for something when the al-mighty PS can add any look one wants? Well... because it can do without! And it's those microscopic differences that those lenses are capable of producing naturally that people are after.
Similar thing can be said to many things... people buy different synth/music instruments because it produces a slightly different tune... people pay shocking amount of money for a turbillion when a 50dollar Casio is better at keeping time... so on...
If you aren't willing to pay 8k for a Nikon or a lens for that matter, doesn't mean it doesn't make sense. There are people out there who have the need (pro or amateur alike) or simply appreciate the subtle (subjective) difference the Noct can bring. ...Show more →
If you believe Nikon's published MTF and Sigma's published MTF chart, ( I know it is calculated and does not neccessarily reflect the real performance but since this is the only data we have at the moment), it looks like 58/.95 at f.95 should have very similar resolution to 50/1.4 Art at f1.4 in the center and outperform Sigma Art by quite a bit as you move away from the center. At leasting according to MTF chart for both lenses that I saw on photographylife.
Noctilux 50/.95 is actually quite sharp but with really thin dof, it is really hard to see that sharpness
Too bad, lenscore.org seemed to disappear. They are one of the few sites that actually measured quite a lot of Leica glasses and use the same 200mp sensor on all of their measurement across all the brands. Resolution wise, if I remember correctly Noctilux is not shabby at all but it performs poorly from vignette, CA etc standpoint.
As far as value, this is one rumor that I heard, Nikon plans to release one reasonable size batch of 58/.95 but that will be it. After the stock runs out, you can obtain the lens by special order only and most likely price will be even higher. So looks like
if you keep the lens for a few years, 2nd hand price is unlikely to drop very much.
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