Classic Nokton 40mm/1.4

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Those who want to buy the new Voigtlander 40mm/1.4 please stand up! :D
 
I'd stand up, but I don't quite know what the lens is capable of yet. So, consider me crouching for the moment. Not quite standing, but not sitting either :)
 
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I love the 40mm field-of-view on my RF cameras, but it'll take a spectacular lens from Mr. Kobayashi to pull me away from my Summicron-C. Cosina is certainly capable of it...I sold my old f/3.5 Elmar after getting the Voigtländer 50mm Heliar. We shall see...

-Dave-
 
Peter, you too?! Well, 40mm IS rather close to 35mm... I had been yearning for the 35mm Nokton, but it is high in terms of cost and bulk as well as speed, so it didn't seem too realistic for me, though Tom Abrahamsson had some very nice things to say about its character.

So, for a fast wide-field lens, the 40 Nokton seems more pragmatic for its compact size and price (presumably!). And it's only a half stop slower...
 
I was actually looking at the 50mm Nokton or the 90mm APO Lanthar. But the new 40mm simply blew me away! I realised I am better in seeing in wide angle nowadays so another fast wide would be a good backup to my trusty Ultron 35mm. :)
 
i could live w/ just a 40, actually did when i had the rokkor 40.
good view and you can rid yourself of the 50 & 35 lenses if you choose to.

joe
 
David Kieltyka said:
I love the 40mm field-of-view on my RF cameras, but it'll take a spectacular lens from Mr. Kobayashi to pull me away from my Summicron-C.
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Ditto for me. My 40mm Summicron-C is one of the finest lenses I've ever used.

Gene
 
backalley photo said:
i could live w/ just a 40, actually did when i had the rokkor 40.
good view and you can rid yourself of the 50 & 35 lenses if you choose to.

joe
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That's what I'm trying to do. Alas how come nobody wants to buy my Nokton and Pancake II :mad:

Having all three is just too...greedy!
 
LOL. Peter, your lenses are put into good use: documenting nurses at work or other aspect of life in S'pore. Me, I will only use them to perve chicks! What a waste of three lenses!
 
Oh no, Kris, you mean that's a waste of lens? All these years and I tot I..... :D

Peter: I"m very much interested in the 40 as I"ve told you previously, but gonna wait for objective reviews to surface first.
 
Kris, I thought you decided to keep your Nokton. Damn! I just used up my "allowance" too. Guess I'll have to start saving again. What was your price?
 
Well, that 40mm F1.4 is appealing to me. I think the 40mm focal length would match the M3 finder full-view finder quite well and F1.4 is 2 stops faster than my Summaron. The price is right. My first SLR lens was a Cosinon on an Argus/Cosina STL1000. I think Mr. K should stamp some lenses "Cosinon" for us longtime Cosina users.
 
I am waiting in the wings to see some results and tests of this lens, and expect them to be very favorable. I have heard nothing but good things about the 50/1.5 and 35/1.2, so I expect this lens to perform to that pedigree. It will be the low light lens I don't currently have.
 
I'm not really tempted by a 40/1.4.

In fact, I'm not tempted by any lens that goes beyond f2.0 on a rangefinder. On an SLR a larger aperture may help you focussing, on a rangefinder it's a plain disaster. Fasten your seatbelts for a rant about why I think 1.4 is useless...

Low light. Everybody says you need large apertures for low light, but how do you focus when you can't see the RF double image properly? You'll have no DOF to cover up for errors at 1.4.

Shallow DOF. If DOF is really shallow (like at 1.4) you can't do the focus-recompose dance.. This relegates shots with a 1.4 to the subject smack in the middle class.

Of course, this is my opinion, and therefor should be taken with a grain of salt... and humor :) Actually I'm interested in why 1.4 for a 40 on a rangefinder would be useful. How would you make it work?
 
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