Have You seen the new 35/1.4 Nokton?

Have You seen the new 35/1.4 Nokton?

Yes, I have, I am looking at a bunch of them!

The 35/1.4's arrived today -- but the LH-6 hoods won't arrive until Fri or Sat.

The 35/1.4 looks almost exactly like the 40/1.4. They could be mistaken for each other, although the new 35 has "35" on the lens barrel and is VERY slightly shorter than the 40. Both lenses have the same 55mm diameter, while the 40 is 29.7mm long and the 35 is 28.5mm long. Both take 43mm filters. Both focus as close as .7m, with half stops to f/16. The 35/1.4 is actually very slightly heavier than the 40/1.4, 200g vs 175g. The 35/1.4 takes the new LH-6 lens hood which is now also the lens hood of the 40/1.4, as the LH-5 lens hood is now discontinued.

For the first time ever, photogs will finally be able to buy a new not too expensive 35/1.4 rangefinder lens. The only RF 35/1.4 lens made before this was the Leica 35/1.4 Summilux.

Thanks Mr. K!


Stephen
 
Checked with distributor in Hong Kong., SC version is only available in Japan.😡 We will only have MC version in HK...:bang: I am not sure about other locations!
 
CameraQuest said:
Yes, I have, I am looking at a bunch of them!

The 35/1.4's arrived today -- but the LH-6 hoods won't arrive until Fri or Sat.

The 35/1.4 looks almost exactly like the 40/1.4. They could be mistaken for each other, although the new 35 has "35" on the lens barrel and is VERY slightly shorter than the 40. Both lenses have the same 55mm diameter, while the 40 is 29.7mm long and the 35 is 28.5mm long. Both take 43mm filters. Both focus as close as .7m, with half stops to f/16. The 35/1.4 is actually very slightly heavier than the 40/1.4, 200g vs 175g. The 35/1.4 takes the new LH-6 lens hood which is now also the lens hood of the 40/1.4, as the LH-5 lens hood is now discontinued.

For the first time ever, photogs will finally be able to buy a new not too expensive 35/1.4 rangefinder lens. The only RF 35/1.4 lens made before this was the Leica 35/1.4 Summilux.

Thanks Mr. K!


Stephen
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I will be interested in its ergonomics.

Chapeau!
 
CameraQuest said:
Yes, I have, I am looking at a bunch of them!
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dear mr. gandy,
will the 35mm biogon's hood match the nokton hood mount (bayonet)?

and i agree - thank you, kobayashi-san!

kind regards
sebastian
 
CameraQuest said:
Yes, I have, I am looking at a bunch of them!

The 35/1.4's arrived today -- but the LH-6 hoods won't arrive until Fri or Sat.

The 35/1.4 looks almost exactly like the 40/1.4. They could be mistaken for each other, although the new 35 has "35" on the lens barrel and is VERY slightly shorter than the 40. Both lenses have the same 55mm diameter, while the 40 is 29.7mm long and the 35 is 28.5mm long. Both take 43mm filters. Both focus as close as .7m, with half stops to f/16. The 35/1.4 is actually very slightly heavier than the 40/1.4, 200g vs 175g. The 35/1.4 takes the new LH-6 lens hood which is now also the lens hood of the 40/1.4, as the LH-5 lens hood is now discontinued.

For the first time ever, photogs will finally be able to buy a new not too expensive 35/1.4 rangefinder lens. The only RF 35/1.4 lens made before this was the Leica 35/1.4 Summilux.

Thanks Mr. K!


Stephen
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Stephen,

is there a chance you take some photos with one of these new babies and post them? The example pics on Flickr that we saw are not very compelling.

Regards
M
 
sitemistic said:
Nah, give one to LeicaTom to shoot some of his topless pinup photos with...now, that would be compelling. 🙂
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😀

Though I agree... a test shot requires a very detailed motif, even lighting and a good tripod.

What about some newspaper pages on the wall in the background, fixed with drawing pins... even lighting ... and some pinup girls in the foreground to see how the bokeh affects skin tones 😀
 
Mr. Stephen, I'm thinking of buying the single coated version a few months down the line when I can gather the funds. You think they'll still be in stock?
 
My 35f1.4 arrived this afternoon and the correct hood for it. Nice little compact lens, fractionally smaller that the 40f1.4, but bigger than the Summilux 35f1.4.
I have just loaded 3 M2's with Double XX, one with the new 35/1,4 SC, one with the 40/1,4 SC and one with my 35/1,4 Summilux .The latter is a late version of the pre-Asph Summilux and it was "blueprinted" at Midland so it is my benchmark against every other 35/1,4 is measured and that includes against 35f1.4 Asph and the latter was found wanting and I sold it!
I hope to have the three rolls done tommorow and souped tomorrow night for Friday posting on the Flickr. If the weather holds up for the weekend I might do another testrun with Adox KB 14 and the same lenses. That will tell us more about f1.4 performance and "bokeh" stuff.
 
Tom A said:
My 35f1.4 arrived this afternoon and the correct hood for it. Nice little compact lens, fractionally smaller that the 40f1.4, but bigger than the Summilux 35f1.4.
I have just loaded 3 M2's with Double XX, one with the new 35/1,4 SC, one with the 40/1,4 SC and one with my 35/1,4 Summilux .The latter is a late version of the pre-Asph Summilux and it was "blueprinted" at Midland so it is my benchmark against every other 35/1,4 is measured and that includes against 35f1.4 Asph and the latter was found wanting and I sold it!
I hope to have the three rolls done tommorow and souped tomorrow night for Friday posting on the Flickr. If the weather holds up for the weekend I might do another testrun with Adox KB 14 and the same lenses. That will tell us more about f1.4 performance and "bokeh" stuff.
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omg yes, soup! looking forward to your post, thanks Tom
 
Tom A said:
I hope to have the three rolls done tommorow and souped tomorrow night for Friday posting on the Flickr. If the weather holds up for the weekend I might do another testrun with Adox KB 14 and the same lenses. That will tell us more about f1.4 performance and "bokeh" stuff.
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I look forward to seeing these. Your shots sound like just the kind of test of the lens I've been waiting for: real world shots using film rather than digital.
 
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