Finally! Nokton 50/1.5 in M-mount

[CameraQuest]

2nd Shipment Has Arrived

2nd Shipment Has Arrived

The 2nd 50/1.5 M shipment has arrived and is shipping.

A few Chrome 50/1.5's and one black is still available!

http://shop.cameraquest.com/voigtla...0/1.5-chrome-leica-m-mount-nokton-aspherical/

http://shop.cameraquest.com/voigtla...50/1.5-black-leica-m-mount-nokton-aspherical/

Thanks for looking!

Stephen

 

[CameraQuest]

The 2nd 50/1.5 M shipment has arrived and is shipping.

A few Chrome 50/1.5's and one black is still available!

http://shop.cameraquest.com/voigtla...0/1.5-chrome-leica-m-mount-nokton-aspherical/

http://shop.cameraquest.com/voigtla...50/1.5-black-leica-m-mount-nokton-aspherical/

Thanks for looking!

Stephen

Only a few chrome 50/1.5's remain now.

Stephen

 

[maggieo]

I just got my Nokton 50/1.5, here's the first shots from it:


Michael, August 06, 2103 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr


Michael, August 06, 2103 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr


Michael Is Unwell, August 06, 2013 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[dcsang]

Oh Maggie.. I like what I see.. I may have to get one of these 🙂

Cheers,
Dave

 

[maggieo]

I'm already smitten.

 

[maggieo]

It's passed the cat test!


Hallway Shenanigans, August 06, 2013 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr


Amelia Pond, August 06, 2013 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

I really like the focus ring and it's got just the right amount of travel, too.

 

[helen.HH]

Haha, passed the cat test ...Good Fun Maggie

Great shots of Michael, you did Superb !

 

[maggieo]

Thanks, Helen!

 

[tokyoshooter]

Erik, can I ask you what is the shade that you show on the previous page ? Thank you.

 

[Erik van Straten]

I've found the shade on eBay. I don't know of what make it is; it could be German from the fifties or sixties. It fits the lens very good, much better than the shade that is delivered with the lens. Cosina should copy this one and delever it with the lens.
The handling, viewfinder cut-off and looks are much improved with this shade.

Erik.

 

[Brian Legge]

Arg. I wish Zeiss would announce their offering. I'm seriously tempted by this lens - I don't have a modern 50 - but can only do one of the two this year. :\

 

[tokyoshooter]

Thanks - I'll try to hunt one down! It looks good.

I've found the shade on eBay. I don't know of what make it is; it could be German from the fifties or sixties. It fits the lens very good, much better than the shade that is delivered with the lens. Cosina should copy this one and delever it with the lens.
The handling, viewfinder cut-off and looks are much improved with this shade.

Erik.

 

[hans voralberg]

I just got the lens, black version, the performance is amazing for the price. Well worth every penny.

 

[maggieo]

Fantastic performance and it looks as good as the photos it makes!


Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.5 Aspherical Lens, August 06, 2013 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[Pioneer]

I like mine. It looks like it was specifically made for my newly acquired M3.

 

[fti]

Love the lens 🙂. I fought it to the bitter end and I did not succumb to the lures of the beautiful chrome. Just could not justify spending the extra on cosmetics (not being judgmental...if money was not an option I'd have sprung for the chrome in a heartbeat). What is most important is that this lens is beautiful; it renders very nicely and I find it really sharp. Having used a 35mm summicron v4 exclusively for about a year, I must say that the sharpness of this lens was really surprising.

Will post some pics later.

For those using it with their digital M's, what coding did you use for this lens? I put it under 50mm Summ asph, because I couldn't see other options (i.e. the old summarit). Now at the widest aperture the camera reads 1.4 rather than 1.5.

Great quality for an even better price!

 

[maggieo]

I'm using the 50 Summilux ASPH coding for mine, same as I did for my 50 ZM C Sonnar.

 

[tokyoshooter]

I just surrendered to this lens too and purchased the chrome version. It looks fantastic and I am surprised at how sharp it is. The bokeh really reminds me of the Summilux-Asph.

 

[tokyoshooter]

Here's an example of the bokeh (f1.5; on a Leica M9)


Yellow & Black by tokyoshooter, on Flickr

 

[maggieo]

Here's my flower-bokeh shot, also on an M9:


Flowers, August 07, 2013 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr