RELEASED IN 1951, THE NOKTON 50MM F1.5 IS A POST-WAR OPTICAL MASTERPIECE. ITS NAME, DERIVED FROM THE LATIN WORD FOR "NIGHT," HIGHLIGHTS ITS CAPABILITY TO CAPTURE CAPTIVATING LIGHT AND SHADOWS WITH ITS BRIGHT F1.5 APERTURE. AS ONE OF THE FASTEST AND SHARPEST LENSES OF ITS ERA, THIS PARTICULAR EDITION WAS PRODUCED IN LIMITED QUANTITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LEICA L39 SCREW MOUNT, REPRESENTING THE APEX OF WEST GERMAN OPTICAL ENGINEERING.