40mm / 1.2 is great, but ...

[Yokosuka Mike]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has compared this lens to the 35mm f1.2 voigtlander nokton?

I have both, including the the highly controversial expensive hoods that seem to drive people crazy. I don't compare them, I enjoy them.

However, if one must compare, then here you are:

The 40mm f1.2

The 35mm f1.2

All the best,
Mike

 

[scautez]

Nice photos! Thanks Mike!

 

[colonel]

I really wouldn’t complain about the price, it’s so cheap vis-à-vis the performance and the competition. It’s all nit picking. If Voigtlander want to get a bit more cash by charging for the hood, or sell the lens at a lower price giving the opportunity of getting a hood if you need one (I never use one) then so what

 

[rcubed]

How is the back/front focus on this lens? I got rid of my 50 1.1 due to this.
I liked my 35 f1.2 ii, but didnt like the length of it. This looks like a suitable replacement as long as the focus shift is reasonable.

 

[umcelinho]

Mike, those shots are gorgeous. I'm about to take the lens which I got last week along with a new-to-me MP240 I have used for about a month (I used to shoot with an M4 bla bla bla) to a week away in Hamburg and Paris. Pairing it with a 21/1.8. It will be my first trip with the MP240 and the 40/1.2. Excited!