Legendary lens speed at a compact 35 mm fixed focal length – for incomparable image effects and photographic versatility.
The compact Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH. Lens combines the legendary lens speed of the Noctilux with the versatility of a 35mm focal length. Its close focus distance of just 1.6 feet, exceptionally shallow depth of field, and particularly harmonious bokeh together with the slightly wide angle ensure you can get closer than ever to the subject, action, or scene.
The Leica Noctilux-M 35 f/1.2 ASPH. has been optimized for M-Cameras with high-resolution image sensors.
Handcrafted in Wetzlar, this lens combines precision and state-of-the-art technology with unique optical performance to offer maximum creative freedom, even in the weakest light.
Decades of experience and state-of-the-art production technologies have gone into its development, including the processing of special glass materials and aspherical lens elements manufactured in Wetzlar using innovative Precision Glass Molding (PGM) technology, which shapes lenses in a highly precise process, achieving exceptional quality standards, with tolerances as fine as 3 nanometers per millimeter of diameter.
The optical design comprises ten lenses in five groups, including three aspherical lenses, with a floating element that ensures consistent imaging performance over the entire focusing range. The integrated lens hood reduces glare and reflections, ensuring high contrast and brilliant color rendering, even with backlighting.
Where Space and Subject Meet Anew
This is a lens that creates closeness without forcing it. Its 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. Its extremely high lens speed with the aperture fully open enables you to take photos using only available light, even in challenging environment 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 0.91 lbs (415 gram), 1.98" (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 1.64' (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 Molding) makes it possible to produce highly complex aspherical lenses with special geometries. Such lenses were previously almost impossible to produce, but they allow the 35mm Noctilux to deliver unparalleled performance in an extremely compact design. At the heart of this technology are mold 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 mold 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:
- Fastest 35mm focal length lens in Leica’s history.
- The first Noctilux lens with close focusing abilities: Up to 0.5m, for even more separation between subject and background.
- Generational Leap in Performance: Showcasing Leica’s newest advancement in manufacturing with Precision Glass Molding (PGM), allowing for extremely high precision optics in a compact design. This state-of-the-art process is completely done in-house.
- 3 Aspherical Lenses and Floating Element Design: Engineered to outperform the 35mm Summilux-M ASPH. in light transmission and chromatic aberration control, while retaining the unmistakable bokeh that Noctilux lenses are known for.
Features:
-
35mm f/1.2 full frame lens
- 63.3° diagonal view angle
- 1.6' to ∞ (0.5m to ∞) focus range
- 1:11.6 maximum reproduction ratio
- 10/5 number of lenses/assemblies
- Lens hood can be pulled out & locked
- Made in Germany
Compatible With:
Cameras:
Filters:
Connectivity:
Leica FOTOS app
Dimensions:
Length: 2"
Diameter: 50.2mm
Weight:
0.91 lbs
Product SKU:
11635
In The Box:
Leica Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH. Lens (Black Anodized Finish)
Lens Cap
Rear Cover
Leather Case
