I would like to read opinions of forum members on the following:
I am thinking about going on my M9 with just the Noctilux 50mm f 1.0.
I do not have a Noctilux and thus no experience.
I am ware that it is a heavy lens, which partly blocks the finder and that it has a very shallow DOF wide open, but for me the attraction is that it is a very fast lens.
If I use e.g. 2 lenses the total carrying weight will be the same.
How much of a problem the finder blocking is I don’t know?
Focusing seems to take rather long? Remedy: estimating distance on M9 and then focusing.
I mainly shoot landscapes, historic buildings (interior, exterior), museums, portraits and family, holiday happenings.
As you know in historic buildings and museums, there is low light and flash and tripods are often not allowed, hence the need for fast glass.
Landscape:
- perhaps 50mm is not wide enough?
- Could too much light be a problem at maximum F16 and lowest iso?
Historic buildings, museums:
- Lens sometimes not wide enough?
- Getting close to interesting objects without zoom, not always possible? However given the high resolution of the M9 cropping is a solution?
- Minimum 1 meter focusing distance perhaps a problem?
Portraits:
- Is shallow DOF a problem when keeping sufficient distance if necessary followed in PP by cropping?
Family happenings
- Possible low light situations are no problem.
Thank you in advance for letting me have your experience!
I am thinking about going on my M9 with just the Noctilux 50mm f 1.0.
I do not have a Noctilux and thus no experience.
I am ware that it is a heavy lens, which partly blocks the finder and that it has a very shallow DOF wide open, but for me the attraction is that it is a very fast lens.
If I use e.g. 2 lenses the total carrying weight will be the same.
How much of a problem the finder blocking is I don’t know?
Focusing seems to take rather long? Remedy: estimating distance on M9 and then focusing.
I mainly shoot landscapes, historic buildings (interior, exterior), museums, portraits and family, holiday happenings.
As you know in historic buildings and museums, there is low light and flash and tripods are often not allowed, hence the need for fast glass.
Landscape:
- perhaps 50mm is not wide enough?
- Could too much light be a problem at maximum F16 and lowest iso?
Historic buildings, museums:
- Lens sometimes not wide enough?
- Getting close to interesting objects without zoom, not always possible? However given the high resolution of the M9 cropping is a solution?
- Minimum 1 meter focusing distance perhaps a problem?
Portraits:
- Is shallow DOF a problem when keeping sufficient distance if necessary followed in PP by cropping?
Family happenings
- Possible low light situations are no problem.
Thank you in advance for letting me have your experience!