Excellent Portrait Lens. The Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH has extremely shallow depth of field at open aperture, which produces unequaled portraits and detailed studies. Even when just slightly stopped down, the result is outstanding image quality comparable to the Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron ASPH, which is considered the best standard lens ever produced.

Superior Low-Light Performance. When used in available-light photography, the lens exceeds the perception of the human eye. Even the light from one candle can be sufficient for handheld photography with this lens. A “floating element” retains high image quality even in close-up range. Vignetting and distortion have also been visibly improved compared to the 50mm f/1.0.