A Photographer’s Dream, Now Made Real
The Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH. provides the peak optical performance of a Noctilux in a new, compact design that perfectly aligns with the precise nature of the M-System. The result is unparalleled versatility, giving subjects the chance to tell their own stories, even in the weakest light. Alongside the innovative, handcrafted precision, extremely shallow depth of field and the particularly aesthetic bokeh for this focal length, it is the significantly reduced close focus distance that ensures greater proximity to all the action, the subject and the world around us. Thanks to its compact design, the Noctilux-M 35 offers complete freedom to realize your photographic ambitions – anytime, anywhere. Inspired by light itself, which weighs nothing yet means everything.
Where Space and Subject Meet Anew
This is a lens that creates closeness without forcing it. It's 35 mm fixed focal length produces the velvety soft bokeh typical of Noctilux lenses, while also establishing a signature style – atmospheric, vivid, and unmistakable. The slightly wide-angle lens strikes a new balance between context and subject. There are enough surroundings to frame stories and people against the particularly vivid Noctilux background at a wide aperture. This makes subjects stand out in three dimensions even from a distance. At close range, another strength becomes apparent: the combination of a small close focus distance and extremely high lens speed creates a depth that immerses you in the soul of a moment rather than just seeing it.
Making the Very Best Out of Very Little
The Noctilux-M 35 f/1.2 offers maximum freedom: it yields maximum light, even in conditions characterized by barely perceptible ambient illumination. It's extremely high lens speed, with the aperture fully open, enables you to take photos using only available light, even in challenging environments where the human eye barely sees at all. At parties, concerts, or with late-night street scenes, it captures authentic moods without altering the scene with a flash or any other artificial intervention. The wide aperture creates a distinctive cinematic aesthetic with natural color rendering, exceptional contrast, and atmospheric depth, giving you creative control over light, shadow, and composition, even in minimal residual light.
Closing in on the Technically Impossible
Pure precision, condensed into a 415 gram, 5.02 centimeter package: the Noctilux-M 35 comprises ten lenses in five groups, including three aspherical elements manufactured using the PGM process, as well as a patented focusing mechanism that ensures consistently high imaging performance throughout the entire focusing range. The large focusing angle enables exceptionally precise manual focusing, with a close focus distance of just 0.5 meters. This is supported by a mechanism that is handcrafted in Wetzlar with meticulous attention to detail that can be perceived in every millimeter. A true statement on precision optics – and the timeless expression of genuine pioneering spirit.
Form Perfected – Made in Germany
PGM (Precision Glass Moulding) makes it possible to produce highly complex aspherical lenses with special geometries. Such lenses were previously almost impossible to produce, but they allow the 35 mm Noctilux to deliver unparalleled performance in an extremely compact design. At the heart of this technology are mould inserts made of high-purity tungsten carbide, which are produced specially in Wetzlar. With tolerances set at a maximum of three nanometers per millimeter of diameter, these aspherical tools are produced to an unrivaled standard of quality. Experienced specialists in toolmaking and precision optics perfect each tool through careful hand polishing before applying a diamond-like coating that transfers this perfection precisely to the highly refractive glass at temperatures of up to 700 °C. As part of this process, Leica harnesses its decades of experience and its own calculation models to accurately predict mould behavior during the cooling phase. The result is a process unique in Europe, whereby the Noctilux-M 35 f/1.2 ASPH. delivers the highest degree of performance in the most compact design to date.
Highlights:
- First Noctilux lens with close focusing
- Precision Glass Molding (PGM)
- 3 Aspherical Lenses and Floating Element
- Diagonal view angle: 63.3°
- Focus range: 1.6 feet to ∞ (0.5 m to ∞)
- Maximum reproduction ratio: 1:11.6
- Number of lenses/assemblies: 10/5
- Lens hood: Can be pulled out and locked
- Made in Germany
Features:
- f/1.2 ultra-fast aperture for maximum light gathering in minimal illumination
- 35mm focal length with 63.3° diagonal view angle (54.3° horizontal, 37.7° vertical)
- First Noctilux lens with close focusing capability
- Extremely shallow depth of field for distinctive subject separation
- Velvety soft, aesthetic bokeh characteristic of Noctilux lenses
- Close focus distance of just 0.5 meters for greater proximity to subjects
- 10 lenses in 5 groups with 3 aspherical surfaces
- Precision Glass Molding (PGM) technology for complex aspherical elements
- Floating element for consistent high imaging performance throughout focusing range
- Patented focusing mechanism with large focusing angle for precise manual control
- Natural color rendering with exceptional contrast and atmospheric depth
- Click-stop diaphragm with half-increment lock settings
- Smallest aperture of f/16
- 11-blade diaphragm for smooth bokeh rendering
- Leica M bayonet with 6-bit encoding
- E49 filter thread
- Extendable lens hood
- Diamond-like coating on aspherical tools
- Unique European manufacturing process
- Ideal for parties, concerts, street scenes, and low-light photography
- Captures authentic moods without flash or artificial intervention
- Made in Germany
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Leica FOTOS app
Dimensions:
ø: 2.5 x L: 2"
Weight:
0.91 lbs
Materials:
Metal
Manufacturer SKU:
11635
In The Box:
Leica Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH. Lens - Black
Leica Front Lens Cap
Leica Rear Lens Cap
Leica Leather Case
Limited 2-Year Manufacturer Warranty
