Fred Miranda wrote: NJPhotographer wrote:
Early reviews are often enthusiastic and uncritical. Forum members here spotted the potential problem with the aperture ring being so close to the focus ring, and yet none of the early reviewers have mentioned it.
It's also worth remembering that most of these early reviewers are hand selected by Leica. The written reviewers often receive pre production or beta gear directly from Leica, so they are naturally part of that early access circle. Even if they genuinely try to be fair, that kind of close relationship can make it hard to be fully critical, at least publicly.
And realistically, if someone is consistently harsh or overly critical, it's hard to imagine they will keep getting early gear the next time around.
agree 100%.
However pictures that aren't AI manipulated are what they are, and some of the nighttime images in this last clip posted above make me lean towards getting the 35 noctilux irrespective of the the reviewers thoughts.
I'm thinking the 35 noctilux could be a replacement for my 35 APO inasmuch as I don't care about its edge to edge sharpness and would enjoy the better (by how much?) subject/background separation of the 35 noctilux. But I'm not sure if I'm willing to deal with the added weight/size of the 35 noctilux as well as its lack of focus tab (which someone suggested was omitted because the lens is already wide as it is).
My logical brain says I should wait until objective reviewers like Fred have put the 35 noctilux through its paces and opined on comparisons between it and the 35 noctilux. My lizard brain says get it as soon as possible.
