Personally that doesn't look bad to me. Now as to price.. I never said anything about that. If I were willing to pay anywhere near $800 for it I would have bought it already. Instead I spent $20 on my Canon 50mm ƒ/1.4 and deal with the same things specified in the Noktor review. Soft wide open, sharpens up at ƒ/1.7 razor sharp at ƒ/2.
Personally I think that super wide apertures like ƒ/1.4, or in the Noktor's case, ƒ/0.95 perform MUCH better when they are softer. They are PERFECT for black and white photos when like that, and I am annoyed when they are razor sharp at such wide apertures.
When taking photos I would much prefer a gradual change from sharp, in focus to blurred, out of focus. When it is sharp, immediately out of focus, I find that there are very limited circumstances that I can use that effectively and in those types of situations I'm better suited stepping down to ƒ/2.
Being said, I will put my $800 towards groceries thank you.
I suppose if you like your cars and women fast and cheap you might like the Noktor.
Got the cars right, but I wouldn't exactly call that a woman
