The Nokton 50/1.1 Revisited

Erik van Straten said:
No Raid, I am sorry, I never tried that lens (Olympic/Millenium). Usually they are very expensive. If I am right, that lens is not a Sonnar type, but a Gauss type. I am not 100% sure of that. The formula of that lens is unknown (see the books by Robert Rotoloni).


Erik.
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Couldn't be more expensive than that steel-rimmed 35mm f1.4 Summulux you use from time to time, LOL...
 
Erik van Straten said:
Very interesting comparison. The Sonnetar sometimes produces those sharp onion rings in the background. The Nokton has a more "normal" rendition. This is how I see it.


Thank you Joseph!


Erik.
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Thanks to you Erik.

"Onion rings" are the typical menu of the Sonnar restaurant, there are those who like them and those who don't.
Nokton is the right choice for refined palates too.

Cheers
 
Anyway, we could ask to Yokosuka Myke if he could do some side-by-side shots between 50 / 1.1 and 50 / 1.2, I think he has both. Thus one could see, in photographic practice, the differences and what they consist of.
 
joseph_galilee said:
Anyway, we could ask to Yokosuka Myke if he could do some side-by-side shots between 50 / 1.1 and 50 / 1.2, I think he has both. Thus one could see, in photographic practice, the differences and what they consist of.
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It seems that Yokosuka has all the Voigtländer lenses! Maybe he will make such a test.

From what I've seen until now, I'll keep the f/1.1; I think it is sharper. The f/1.2 looks nice, however I do not like the bayonet-fitting on the front of the lens. I dislike it on all lenses, except on the Summilux 35mm f/1.4 "steel rim".

Erik.
 
Unfortunately they have taken this kind of style, which I don't like. Meanwhile, it's more notable and going unnoticed with that shimmer is difficult. It is only good on that Summilux first type, which for me remains the best.
We hope that dear Yokosuka Myke has some of his time to devote to this field test, around Japan ... but also at home. Come on Myke:)
j.
 
Erik van Straten said:
It seems that Yokosuka has all the Voigtländer lenses! Maybe he will make such a test.

From what I've seen until now, I'll keep the f/1.1; I think it is sharper. The f/1.2 looks nice, however I do not like the bayonet-fitting on the front of the lens. I dislike it on all lenses, except on the Summilux 35mm f/1.4 "steel rim".

Erik.
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I do forgot to say that the Nokton 50/1.2/40/1.2 front ring bright silver is common with Zeiss lenses, both built from Cosina, probably this commonality means something.
j.
 
Voigtlander 50mm f1.1 Nokton VM lens, Sony A7III
Yokohama, Japan - July 2019

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Mike
 
This would have to be one of my favourite lenses, bought one on the cheap to tour the US with and sold it once I returned home and reacquired one after realising how much I missed it.

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