{"id":169136,"date":"2023-09-15T19:16:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T18:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=169136"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:55:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:55:19","slug":"leica-noctilux-m-50mm-f0-95-titan-a-beautiful-lens-priced-at-17000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/leica-noctilux-m-50mm-f0-95-titan-a-beautiful-lens-priced-at-17000\/","title":{"rendered":"Leica Noctilux-M 50mm F0.95 Titan: A beautiful lens priced at $17,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leica\u00a0Camera\u00a0AG\u00a0has introduced\u00a0the Leica\u00a0Noctilux\u00a0–\u00a0M\u00a050\u00a0mm\u00a0F\u00a00.95\u00a0ASPH\u00a0limited edition\u00a0”\u00a0Titan”\u00a0edition , the most expensive new 50 mm prime lens available today.<\/p>\n

Since the release of the first Noctilux-M in 1966, the Leica Noctilux-M has become a legendary lens.\u00a0Since then, each subsequent Noctilux has captured the imagination and hearts of photographers with its impressive technical advances and exceptional aperture capabilities.<\/p>\n

Following in the footsteps of Leica’s previous limited edition Titan editions, the Noctilux-M 50mm f\/0.95 ASPH is now available.\u00a0The “Titan” name also draws heavily on the use of titanium in the body, which Leica says gives the lens an\u00a0“elegant appearance<\/i>\u00a0. ”\u00a0This makes it\u00a0the “ideal complement”<\/i>\u00a0to all of Leica’s previously released titanium-finished cameras, such as the $20,000\u00a0Leica MA “Titan”\u00a0film camera that was introduced as a limited edition last year.<\/p>\n

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\nLeica Noctilux-M 50mm f\/0.95 ASPH \u201cTitan\u201d ($16,995)<\/p>\n

The new Noctilux “Titan” is indeed very elegant.\u00a0The manufacturer positions it as\u00a0a \u201cwork of art\u201d<\/i>\u00a0[of course, for such and such money!]\u00a0and, as in the case of other objects of art, the supply is limited<\/i>\u00a0. \u201d\u00a0The special series of lenses will be released in an edition of only 100 copies.<\/p>\n

As for the filling, this is the same serial Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f\/0.95 ASPH, which is available in black and silver and is also sold very expensively – for ~$13,000.\u00a0The new special edition “Titan” beats them out with an impressive price tag of nearly $17,000.<\/p>\n

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\nProduction versions of Leica Noctilux-M 50mm F0.95 ASPH.: Black ($12,995) and Silver ($13,095)<\/p>\n

The Noctilux-M 50mm F0.95 ASPH “Titan” will be available exclusively at Leica Stores and is the most expensive new stills lens before special teleoptics are taken into account.<\/p>\n

The closest comparable lens for comparison is perhaps the Nikon NIKKOR Z 58mm F0.95 S Noct, which offers a very similar focal length and the same extremely fast aperture.\u00a0It, like the Noctilux-M, has manual focus and will cost photographers almost $8,000.<\/p>\n

Any Leica fan will tell you that there is something special about using the German brand’s legendary cameras and lenses.\u00a0In the case of the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f\/0.95 “Titan” lens, experiencing this special feeling will cost a lot of money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leica\u00a0Camera\u00a0AG\u00a0has introduced\u00a0the Leica\u00a0Noctilux\u00a0–\u00a0M\u00a050\u00a0mm\u00a0F\u00a00.95\u00a0ASPH\u00a0limited edition\u00a0”\u00a0Titan”\u00a0edition , the most expensive new 50 mm prime lens available today. Since the release of the first Noctilux-M in 1966, the Leica Noctilux-M has become a legendary lens.\u00a0Since then, each subsequent Noctilux has captured the imagination and hearts of photographers with its impressive technical advances and exceptional aperture capabilities. Following in […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":169137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-169136","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-photo","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}