"Stop down to f/1.4" is not a phrase you often hear!

@Provolt

4 жыл бұрын

Wdym? Did you mean 0. 9?

@jacksonjackson9474

4 жыл бұрын

@@Provolt Stopping down means closing the aperture down. Hence, from wide open, down to 1.4.

@Provolt

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacksonjackson9474 oh I thought he stopped down to f 0.9

@Frizzle1981

4 жыл бұрын

I could say that.... although it's just for my 50MM LOL

@anatoleh1

4 жыл бұрын

4:35

Despite the criticism that this lens will have limited clientele, I'm still thrilled Nikon went through the needed learning curve of research & manufacturing to produce it commercially.. Kudos Nikon

@diegocordoba853

4 жыл бұрын

I would have prefered that they developed the more “user-friendly lenses” first, like the 14-24, the 70-200 and the 1.2’s with af

@jeffrydemeyer5433

4 жыл бұрын

Nikon underestimated the demand, so yeah it's good they made it.

@mcbrian

4 жыл бұрын

The money they invested in researching/developing this lens will trickle down to their cheaper lenses eventually, at least that’s what I hope

@HercadosP

Жыл бұрын

Nikon receives millions in nsf grants for their scientific applications

@analogdesigner

Жыл бұрын

It needs an apodization filter for nicer bokeh...

Manufacturer recommends wearing a neck strap made of 3/4" stainless steel chain.

@mariogpx2990

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@johnhernlund539

4 жыл бұрын

Hanging a beast like that around your neck...the chiropractor bill will exceed the cost of the lens!

Still managed to find something "wrong" with the lens, but had to use a 10-stop ND and shoot directly into the sun. You're harder to impress than my father.

@bescumber2506

4 жыл бұрын

Ouch...

@hautehussey

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. If he’s using a ten stop filter, chances are good the purple fringing was brought out by that filter!

Me:"How much bokeh do you get with this lens?" Retailer: Yes

@jannik6147

4 жыл бұрын

you: cool! how much is it? retailer: yes

@Narmi804

4 жыл бұрын

Me: How fast is the autofocus? Retailer : Yes! I mean no!

I like how when you review gear you actually show your work. And you work is not just some "test" shot where you pointed and clicked.

I caNoct buy this lens.

@dzenanopa8461

4 жыл бұрын

Boss

@Dreyno

4 жыл бұрын

Very good 😂

I'd be scared to take it outside lol

@tuyenhoang5546

4 жыл бұрын

Why? You can use it as a weapon

@mariogpx2990

4 жыл бұрын

Because the price ? Or because looks like a bazooka 😅 trying to shoot people

@youuuuuuuuuuutube

4 жыл бұрын

Other people will be scared too.

@mariogpx2990

4 жыл бұрын

youuuuuuuuuuutube exactly 😅

@spoolindsm127

4 жыл бұрын

Leica shooters have entered the chat

Absolutly beautiful lens, but sadly there are 8,000 reasons why I could never own one: But thank you for sharing it:

@christams8863

4 жыл бұрын

Only one for me, though: the damn price! LOL!

@raksh9

4 жыл бұрын

@@berkeleygang1834 The Z mount lenses are built to a good level of design, build quality and optical quality. These are upper mid level lenses in the realm of Zeiss, even the 50mm f1.8. It compares favourably to the Leica 50mm Summilux M.

just wanted to say that the postprocessing on the daytime street photos is top notch

I did see someone else talking about the Noct as a Cine lens - the look it creates makes it almost perfect and the long focus throw and manual focus seems to support that. As a Cine lens, 8k is pretty cheap. As for availability, it seems to be a bit depending on where you are. My local nikon pusher still has a couple of them in stock.

@greenmedic88

4 жыл бұрын

It has many characteristics that are favorable for cine lenses (relatively "cheap" as a cine lens with high IQ). The key drawback is it wasn't designed as a part of a comprehensive cine lens system in which the full range of focal lengths have the same gear ratio for the aperture ring (marked in T stops) and the focus rings across all lenses, in addition to having the same distance between said rings for use with external focusing systems. It's just a single lens. But, if a filmmaker wanted to shoot at 58mm and demanded the best optical quality relative to price, the obscenely expensive for stills photo $8k Noct, would become an economical solution for video. Either way, this lens produces a signature look that very easy to become partial to. Just at $8,000.

@romanpul

4 жыл бұрын

Also the aperture of cinelenses does usually not change in stops to have a smoother transition

Really liked the photos in this review. 👍

Like buying the airline to get a deal on peanuts.

For the system price and wieght of something like the Z7+this lens. I'd at least consider going medium format for something like the GFX100.

Lovely shots. Especially the one with the young man crossing the street while looking at you. Capital review. Take a bow sir.

I admire how professional your set is, no crazy colors, just pure elegance imo.

the lens produces a great look. your night street shots are some of the best I've seen in any review of that lens. makes me want to rent one.

It's really a nice lens but, Ted, you are amazing! A lot of photography youtubers talk about gear and their images suck. You Sir talk the talk, and MOONWALK THE WALK!!! NICE IMAGES!!!!

@theartofphotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@longliveclassicmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously. These are gallery quality photographs not just with the lens “look” but also the raw processing and overall composition. As you said, so many famous KZreadrs gab about wildly expensive gear with which they're getting ugly, cheap looking photos.

@Ruylopez778

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, YT is all about getting views, which means getting your video up before everyone else, which means limited time with the gear

@majcyy

4 жыл бұрын

well it has been said twice but I feel like I need to state it again - was a pleasure to watch these beautiful photos, thank you for sharing and for creating that vid

Thanks for stepping up and testing this one Ted. A little out of my budget but definitely a gorgeous piece of glass. On a Tangent....what rotational ball head are you using in this vid?

has a Leica look, the images pop. I have Leica .095 and tried the Nikon .095 and it was impressive

@boxlock2009

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but about 10 times the size of the Noctilux.

@odyseuszkoskiniotis6266

4 жыл бұрын

Nah they don't have a good microcontrast, they don't really pop.

@odyseuszkoskiniotis6266

4 жыл бұрын

I mean they do pop, but only because of shallow depth of field, not because of the microcontrast quality

@ezrashanti

4 жыл бұрын

Which do you prefer overall and what do you like about each over the other?

@pierrevilley6675

3 жыл бұрын

Being rich must be cool...

I really loved the video, it's has enough good pictures to keep you occupied while a soothing voice explains the pros and cons very well. Good video :)

Some lovely pictures in there Ted. Thank you for this.

Few Year back i had Use Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF lens On my Dx Camera - Manual Focus lens - heavy weight I really Njoy using tht Lens .

It looks like an absolute tank. Its like one of those comical things where if you drop it on the ground it momentarily disrupts the rotation of the earth.

Lovely shots Ted! Great video!

I can only dream. 🥺. Or maybe rent for fun. 😂

Great video. It's a Rolex kind of lens. To some of the rich, $8000 is like $80 to us, like me. After watching this video, I go over my vintage lens collection and give a few of my nifty-fifties each a kiss. ;-)

@NalinKhurb

4 жыл бұрын

Nice flex haha

Really enjoyed your video. Really excellent info. Many thanks from London. Peter

OK - You just instructed me on the impact of "flange distance." Thank you for that - I had not considered that before. [... and I recently purchased as Canonn M6Mk2 as my first big adventure into mirrorless). The photo images for NYC are awesome. The setup looks heavy and bulky, but the output was dreamy/beautiful! The price of this is going to be out of reach for the people who could probably best use the platform. Too bad ...

@geko9425

4 жыл бұрын

The Impact of the flange distance is really well known. Thats the reason that Sonys mount is limited for future lens developments, Canon is really getting it right with the RF lenses

@geko9425

4 жыл бұрын

@@EngineeringSiblings true. Both is important

@geko9425

4 жыл бұрын

@@EngineeringSiblings I waited until now to Switch to mirrorless because I never buy the first model with new Tech. It was hard when everybody was bashing Canon (mostly based only on Specs without using the camera), but I was Always confident that Canon would Catch Up quickly and I was Always pretty sure that Canon lenses will be the best (lenses are more important to me). They are showing now their strength

@sixthdutch

4 жыл бұрын

@@geko9425 Sony's lens designers say their mount doesn't limit them. I think they'd know.

@geko9425

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixthdutch It does. The Lens mount diameter and flange distance are affecting the lens design and max aperture...

I really enjoy your videos from here in Oregon. I did some research and found out you were in Ft Worth, where I lived on the west side until 2008. Thanks for the great work.

I love the look of the lens, and I’d love to have one if it wasn’t outside my price range!

"The Nikon Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S NOCT is the most expensive lens Nikon sells." Seriously dude? It's not even the 5th most expensive lens Nikon sells.

@jonweinraub

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he means Z? I think most watching would know the 800 mm F mount lens is around $16k or so...

@josephgodoy7595

4 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure he means Z mount. Almost every telephoto over 200mm for the DSLR Nikons are more expensive than the Noct. And 8k for a 58mm is still extremely expensive any way you cut it.

@curtislee3521

4 жыл бұрын

Those are discontinued, so the most expensive Nikon sells. But not most expensive Nikon sold

@S3l3ct1ve

4 жыл бұрын

There are 50mm lenses out there that cost 25k $ because only few of them left and they were made 60 years go +..

So, would anyone here say a Leica M lens with smaller lens elements are over priced. I agree with you, 50,-1.2 & 58mm-1.4 are a little more practical in every way. I kinda like that they made it.

If I had the bread spare I'd pick this up with a Nikon system permanently attached to companion my Sony. I'm really impressed, nice review! Also the sponsor has me interested.. that was a good ad, I like the look of the build of their product

Some of those images were really beautiful, it definitely looks like an amazing lens. The manual focus would drive me a little batty though.

Your photos are incredible. If someone deserves to own that lens, that's you.

Lots of very good points Ted. Of course the images are amazing wide open. The way the subject separates from the background is such a cool look. I think my biggest complaint with all theses specialty lenses, besides the outrageous prices, is the lack of autofocus. Like you said, you miss so many shots when you have to focus manually, the Noct is just not that suitable for street photography. I use the Sigma 50mm 1.4 Art with the Nikon D850 and Z6, and I couldn't do w/o the autofocus. I'm sure the pics are not as unique as the Noct, but certainly good enough. Thanks for the thoughtful review.

Excellent lens. Thanks for sharing Ted.

Like distortion, vignetting isn't always a flaw and can add to a scene, it's part of the lens character. Some optics are chosen for their distortion and vignetting characteristics. Best review of this lens 👍

100% agree with you at @12:00 . I really really wished Nikon created lenses like Canon's RF mirrorless line. The Noct .95 is an insane lens. An extremely niche lens too. I also won't be buying it but I will definitely rent one in the near future! I really enjoyed review (subbed!) and hope to see your review on the 1.2S too! Thanks!

My general purpose lens is a Micro Nikkor 55mm f3.5. Slow as hell, but at 5.6 aperture, absolutely the sharpest lens on the planet.

The look of those night shots to me makes it worth the cash. Great stuff

For the money, I would go with the latest Leica Noctilux f/0.95. Having been a Nikon shooter for decades, I have more than my fair share of time with both film and digital Nikons and ownership a myriad of lenses (including the 58m f/1.2 Noct-Nikkor and others, that are even more expensive than this latest offering (like the 13mm f/5.6 AIS) The chief difference I have discovered by going to Leica (S, and the Leica MP) is that the majority of Leica/Leitz lenses have been designed specifically for outstanding sharpness wide open. With Nikkor, I have routinely had to stop down 2-3 stops to reach their best sharpness. Leica definitely has worked to ensure that their glass is actually useable wide open (and yes, I have the 50mm f/1.0 Noctilux among other M and R lenses). Their latest SL lenses are very similar to the latest Nikon Z optical offerings, and equally pricy. The DOF between this Z lens at f/0.95 and say the much older Noct-Nikkor at f/1.2 or even the Noctilux 50mm f/1.0 is so close that I can't see anything that amounts to $8,000. Thanks for the review. It's clearly a very special lens, and shows that Nikon is capable of incredible design and manufacturing today. It looks like a monster to carry!

Zeiss continues to amaze me, I'm keeping my 55mm Otus lens for the rest of my life. For what I shoot, it's all I need to the point I'm probably gonna end up selling my Sigma 80-200mm 2.8, I just don't use those focal lengths anymore. It shoots so damn well. I I think the .95 is a little too shallow for me for what I use it for. I'd still love to shoot with that lens and rent it like you said. Fantastic review, keep up the good work, your videos are always excellent.

Holy smokes, those are some clear shots!

@J0hnny8ravo

4 жыл бұрын

Every shot is clear, but not always where you want it to be...

Hope Canon will make a no compromise lens like this for the RF lens too just for the heck of it.

Not a lens I would ever buy (don't have the money or the need), but as soon as my local rental store gets one I'll be giving it a whirl just for a bit of fun!

In a sea of click baiting, misleading titles it's nice to see yours - honest and to the point. :) Insane lens. I think Nikon, somewhere along the way, said (paraphrase) the old noct was for the previous 100 years, this noct is for the next. It's a tech demonstration for sure. Fantastic results in your work!

i liked your review and the pictures are cool. a few times i was reminded of a mild tilt lens. I have a very cheap soviet lens mounted on a rubber hose. I think Mathieu Stern came up with this concept which is a lensbaby And they have somewhat the same vibe as the Noct.

2:28 Nikon actually made a 50mm f/1.1 before. Albeit in s-mount, so for their rangefinder. Fun tidbit :)

That filter holder is good. But not in windy situations.

I really love the look of the pics, specially the ones at night. But the price is crazy! I wish I had the money to pay for it.

Well, I agree with two points you made in this video... as in really really agree. The first is that this lens is truly incredible across the board inclusive of its price tag. The second is about ownership. If this were a $5,000 lens I would start to save the extra dollars per week with a goal of ownership. At $8,000 it is better to rent on those occasions where it would come in handy. Kudos to Nikon for making this lens... it is a work of art.

Seemed like a very informative unbiased review thanks, as you said price restrictive.

I would interject at 2:32. The fastest Nikon lens prior to this Noct, was the Nikkor NC 5cm f/1.1 (LTM Mount). Currently it's not too far from the cost of the Noct, sitting at an offensive $6000.

Wow. Every image looked incredible. The sharpness and that Bokeh at night? Amazing

Never knew you could rent a camera lense...going to have to check this out

Well done Nikon! Every manufacturer needs to produce flagship products simply to show what they are able to achieve. Nikon did this with their super wide angles in the 60's and 70's and made the single figure F series the premier film SLR. I appreciate that the lens is high cost and low production numbers but that is part of the game. When those early superwides come up for sale (Often at Grays of Westminster) check the prices - perhaps the Noct may not be a bad investment?

Pushing Film. Wow. Haven't heard that in a long time. Good old days. Love it.

I am very impressed with the spectacular images you took. There are a lot of good examples of different situations and light. It would certainly be a top lens to get to be creative due to the bokeh and the aperture. When I take a photo, a few things., 1. the subject is telling me a story. 2. There is a story to tell that is unfolding in front of me, so how do I record that so people understand what I’m trying to show them? 3. Would this be better in black and white ( mood, emotion and expression are best in b&w). 4. A lot of the times a shallow depth of field assists in isolating the subject or helps tell you the story. This lens will definitely do that. I like the comment it would be a lens you’d rent or if the price was between 4,000-6,000 you would consider it. From what you’ve said, and another KZread channel, it is one of the best lenses Nikon has ever produced. This channel is the Art of Photography. You are the only channel that discusses lenses and equipment as an artistic creative tool. As always... great insight

The flower shot reminded me of when you made darkroom prints of a flower

For $8K, it better be more than "kind of" amazing.

Coming back to this, I just got back from vacation and I did a lot of daytime shooting with an f/1.2 lens (mainly at f/2) using a 2 stop ND filter. So...yeah, at f/0.95 you'd definitely need 5 or 6 stops of ND filter.

great review. totally agree the price strategy is not the best way forward. not sure many rental houses would want to stock it either.

I know that some time Nikon make lenses that can take a long time to get out , but some times it's just worth the wait. I have both the 500mm PF and that was one order long time but the 19mm PC-e lens only took a week or so. But what is good is that I am see for people like your self who have actually used this lens that it give you a good image. As far as price goes well it dose normally cost a lost more to get to the next level.

Thank you for posting this and sharing your experiences with the NOCT. Really intrigued to hear that you need 3 to 6 stops of ND filter to shoot in daylight wide open, even though the Z6 and Z7 go up to 1/8000 shutter speed.

@fjphoto23

4 жыл бұрын

Noct means "night"

That ultra extreme purple fringing example just tells me the lens has effectively no purple fringing. If you look at images from the Nikkor 50mm 1.2 AIS or 1.4G, you will clearly see purple fringing on high contrast subjects in ordinary photography. If you have to use an ND filter, shoot straight into the sun at max aperture, and zoom into 100% to see it, I think it's fair to say Nikon corrected for it :) To be fair, if you don't need the f/0.95, the Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8. S has almost as good correction for purple fringing, minus the special look, swirly bokeh, and vignetting, at less than a tenth of the price. You don't get the cool suitcase though ;)

It's high summer here in Western Australia. If you needed a 3 stop ND filter recently in NY, the mild boggles at how many stops would be needed here! :-)

The Nikon 50 1.2 will be here soon. I do agree the cost of the noct is ludicrous but perhaps that’s mainly due to manufacturing and supply and demand because they’re struggling to supply even at the current price. I think this lens will have a particular audience and it’s certainly not for everyone, as you say a 50mm 1.2 would be more than enough for a majority. I’m really amazed with what you managed to take for street photography because I wouldn’t have thought this possible, well done and thank you for your thoughts 👍😀

Don’t need it, can’t afford it but dang that thing is beautiful. I’m picking up the 105 1.4 on Friday and I’m pretty excited

@theartofphotography

4 жыл бұрын

That's a fantastic lens… enjoy!

@justinwatson384

4 жыл бұрын

The Art of Photography thanks sir, I was debating between the 85 1.4g and the 105 1.4 and decided I wanted the extra reach. I love tax season lol

@J0hnny8ravo

4 жыл бұрын

Justin Watson , extra reach and extra bokeh, congrats and enjoy it!

@justinwatson384

4 жыл бұрын

Johnny Bravo thanks sir, my tax return just cleared so I’m ordering new from B&H on Friday. When it comes to camera bodies and lenses, I really only use B&H, personally. Excellent history with them

Gorgeous rendering, showcases the advantages of the short flange back distance and wide lens mount touted by Nikon marketing, but priced strictly for rental houses and collectors with deep pockets. Love the images capable with the lens; just won't ever own one. Not a case of angry envy, which is the source of virtually all criticism of this lens. It's just an extreme luxury item that would rarely be taken out of the case for specific shots.

How much to rent ?

@hautehussey

3 жыл бұрын

Especially when he said he had it for a few weeks!

On micro lenses sensors, large aperture lenses are causing problems because the coma rays (rays passing to the pupil side) are coming with a high angle. An angle that exceed the pixel angle of acceptance or at least the efficiency drop for these rays. To cover this manufacturer usually increase the gain silently (without changing anything in the exit, neither the iso) to make you thing you really got the extra light. I really wonder if this is still the case with these last BSI sensors. I need one to test ! Great vid. Great photos.

7:43 "Times Square was way too bright to be shooting in; I did use a 3-stop ND filter." And at 8:20 you even suggest using a 6-stop ND filter. Why exactly? I think you could use f/0.95 with 1/200s to 1/8000s at base ISO without really changing the look (i.e. "freezing the movement") of those evening/overcast shots. Or is the ND filter for photos with flash or videos that you do not share in the video when you talk about the ND filters?

@volvos70t51

4 жыл бұрын

@Arthur Nazarian exactly what I was thinking, the times square photos look like they were taken at dusk, yes the artificial lights were bright but still a little confused why you would need ND filters for the un-motion blurred dusk/night shots we saw in the video? (like you said there's 1/8000th to use if you need it!)...........all that said the photo's in this video from that lens look incredible!!!!!!!

@hautehussey

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. He said the z cameras are limited with their shutter speed, but what cameras shoot faster than 1/8000th?!

Could you give me the link for the holder and filter you used so I can purchase them. Your shots with this lens are simply gorgeous.

Agree on the price. Wish I had the money to get one of those. I believe they are coming out with the 50 1.2 S this year so more akin to the canon approach. The noct seems to be more of a "we can do the best" approach.

You might like to review the Mitakon Speedmaster f/0.95. Its not a Nikon but it can produce some great shots. I used the Canon R-mount version. The best part is the price it's around $8-900, 1/10th the Nikon.

I have the 135/2 Defocus AF-D lens and you will find that the shooting experience at F2 is a similar . Of course it's a different animal, it's for D SLR's or film cameras and it's a longer focal length, but while they still make it it's a hell of a lot cheaper and it's AF too . I like it for Portraits which it was designed for but it's also kind of nice for shooting on the street.

I've seen so many commentators bashing the long focus throw on the Noct. That's not a drawback, it's a benefit! Yes, you can't go from close focus to infinity with the flick of a wrist, but the whole point of the Noct is *precise* focus, not *fast* focus. One of my favorite Nikon F-mount lenses is the pre-AI 55mm f/1.2, and I prefer it over the newer AI model for exactly this reason. The newer style bodies that came out with AI have a much shorter focus throw making precise focusing noticeably trickier.

Excellent video thank you! ‘Noct’ = night, not really designed for daytime shooting 😉😎👍

UNLOCKS THE WALLET VERY WELL !!👍

To to be on the safe side, I'm referring to the 50mm f1.0 L-series lense with the red ring. Minimal focusing distance of 0.60 cm. and AUTOMATIC foucusing. Incredible. Weighs around 1 kg. Lots of fine glass.

These shallow DOF shots in daylight street photography reminds me of shooting with a medium format camera. With a manual focus lense it is really not easy to get something in focus on moving subjects.

what is the light you have on you and what lens ?

Question - my understanding is that legacy manual lenses can be accurately focused for a given/known distance (for applications like pulling focus for video) but Z lenses can’t be predictably focused because they are “electronically” focused (not manual) so you rely on Autofocus... you cannot predictable focus a Z lens... manually. Correct? Trying to figure if I need to buy the Z 50mm vs the legacy 50mm 1.8 strictly for video shooting on the Rhino Arc II/Focus setting two focal key frames... is it worth spending $300 more for the Z if I’m never going to use it for anything but... the above?

I didnt get a sheet. No even a photogeapher yet im watching this vid. Well, hope you have a good day.

At $8000 it better be one of the best ever used lol

I think this lens was designed to show potential of Z mount. They also knew that this lens is not going to be sold alot but they wanted to show how future proof Z cameras are and also that id it wasn't for the limitations F mount limitations, they can outperform not just Canon but Zeiss as well.

Those shots look real good.

Beautiful sample shots but I still wonder: when will DSLRs come with standard depth sensors (becoming ubiquitous on smart phones nowadays)?

Ted, I agree with you that the price appears to be very high; however, I am amused when people talk about the retail price of this lens, there is NEVER any reference to what the actual cost is by Nikon to produce the lens. At least I have NEVER come across any information relating to Nikon's cost to produce the lens and if we don't know the production cost can anyone really say that the lens is overpriced? Clearly, this is a highly specialized lens for a lot of the reasons you identified and I agree $8,000.00 is a lot of money to pay for one lens, but I don't know I can criticize the retail price. I really liked your review and the image samples you obtained.

ahhh Houston St... :)

I won’t be buying or even renting one as I shoot with a D850, but I do own the 58 F1.4. Perhaps not my best lens but possibly my favorite art lens; if you want a client to go wow upon viewing their photographs it will elicit that reaction if used properly. That said would love to see a side by side review of both, an obvious comparison no one on KZread has taken on. Just a thought. Ciao.

Ted you’ve done a much better review on this lens than Fro... Your more positive and explain its “deficiencies” rather than simply knocking the manufacturer for even thinking of creating it... I still can’t afford one, nor do I need one, but perhaps that’s a good thing.

nikon used all their brains on this lens and have nothing left for the d6

@PetCactusA_HarmlessLittlePrick

4 жыл бұрын

The D5s is a shocking Dis appointment.

Exceptional lens and a good price, relatively to original Noctilux.

This is a great lens for the purpose. Much like when motorcycle or auto manufactures create a low volume "halo" product.

Superb informatinve review, very interesting

i'll stick with my helocoid focussed vintage 1.4...

Hi, I really enjoy your reviews -- so professional, thorough, knowledgable. You really know your stuff. This video was no exception. Would you consider devoting a video to Canon's legendary 50mm f1.0? Canon ceased production around 1989-1990, but the lense can still be attained (second-hand, of course) for anywhere from $5000 to $7,000. I am almost willing to bet that though it has been around for more than 20 years, it might very well produce images on a par with this Noct 0.95; I would really love to hear what you have to say about Canon's 50mm f1.0, which some call the "Boquet Beast."