Ode to my Nokton 40/1.4

[sockeyed]

My Nokton 40/1.4 (S.C.)...

Is incredibly sharp (see this one hi-res in the attachment)

Can be beautiful wide open (this was shot after dusk)

And is allergic to flare

What more can I say? This is my favourite lens.

 

[pbjbike]

Wow! Great Images! The bokeh is a bit rough wide open, but, as another poster showed, at f/2, things are better. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Nearsighted]

Sockeyed, Beautiful shots. I wish the 40 was available in LTM. From what I read on Steven's site it's M mount only. Anyway, nice work.

PS: Did I mention I like your Flickr gallery? Thanks for sharing.

 

[yossarian]

sockeyed, I got a 40 to partner up with a CL and they make a fine team. I know
the consensus on bokeh wide open is unfavorable, but I think it's wonderful. But
then I've already established that I like the screwy, messy bokeh which makes
everybody else crazy.
If it should ever be made available for SLRs I'd put one on my OM-3. Those are some
mighty fine shots, and an argument could be made that you are making the lens look
so good.

Fred

 

[sockeyed]

Thanks for the comments, guys! I do love this lens. The bokeh gets a bit funky wider than f/2, but at least there's the option of going to f/1.4 if you need it.

Fred - isn't there an SLR version? Cosina Voigtlander makes a 40/2 Nokton in a variety of different mounts including OM:
http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm

 

[Doug]

Fred - isn't there an SLR version? Cosina Voigtlander makes a 40/2 Nokton in a variety of different mounts including OM:
http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm

Hi -- that's an Ultron 40mm f/2, not a Nokton f/1.4 🙂 I have one of these, a lovely lens. They seem to be most common in M42 and Nikon mounts. It took several months for B&H to obtain one for me in Pentax KA mount.

 

[davirix]

Hi, I got the same combo, R3A + Nokton 40, very funny for street photography, a big improvement compared to my huge Nikoon F90. It takes some time to focus rapidly, but the light meter is almost perfect, with velvia 100 it didn't miss a single shot.
As for bokeh, I agree with you, it's not bad at 2-2.8, moreover it gives you the possibility to shoot as open as 1.4...
What film did you use for the above pictures? and which scanner?
thank you for the good pictures.
David