Official announcement of Nokton 35mm F1.2 II

[ampguy]

not bad, looks like less distortion and nicer bokeh than the 35 Nokton. This looks like a nice lens, smaller size is welcome too.

 

[__hh]

I'm sure the photos could have been better 🙂

 

[sazerac]

How do the color images look? Did you do much post processing to the above images? I am curious if the new version is as low contrast as the old one.

 

[__hh]

A colour version of the third photo can be found at https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YNWwGxYamDmofbNsZjW-DvwvdP-BSxTGOZ6mCT6WGT4?feat=directlink

You should be able to download the full size JPG (converted from RAW, with all settings "resetted"). The above B&W images are in-camera B&W JPEGs with high sharpening and high contrast.

 

[jsrockit]

Thanks for posting the pics of the camera with lens and photos hung.

 

[sazerac]

Very cool! Thank you for posting the images. I hope they get you set up with a new lens real soon.

 

[Tzelet]

I know this is early, but this looks very promising 🙂

Would love to see more shots, anyone?

 

[jonmanjiro]

Finally, a few pics of my lens. Compared to a chrome v1 lens, the v2 is slightly thinner, a tiny tiny fraction shorter and 11 grams heavier. On my digital scale, the chrome v1 lens weighed in at 459 grams and the v2 lens weighed in at 470 grams. On both versions, the shape and position of the front and rear elements, and aperture blades, are practically identical. My guess is that the changes to the optical formula are only minor, so doubt there's going to be much difference in the way these lenses render. I will shoot a few rolls of film tomorrow and find out for sure.


R0014742 by jonmanjiro, on Flickr


R0014743 by jonmanjiro, on Flickr


R0014744 by jonmanjiro, on Flickr


R0014748 by jonmanjiro, on Flickr

 

[magicianhisoka]

My my, I'm jealous my V1 isn't a chrome lens now.

Looking forward to pics manjiro! 😀

 

[Vickko]

Bayonet filter mount? Wow. I have to check, do all Cosina lenses have that?

 

[coelacanth]

Bayonet filter mount? Wow. I have to check, do all Cosina lenses have that?

Many newer CV lenses got the bayonet mount for hood. Filter goes to regular treads in front of the lens, but thanks to this hood mount, filter won't add extra length to the lens when used with hood.

 

[raid]

Both lenses look impressive, but they appear rather substantial in size. It would be similar to be using an SLR camera with large SLR lenses. A lens half this size may be a better fit for most RF users.

 

[Peter Klein]

Raid: I have the v.1 35/1.2. Despite its size, I love it. It has a very different character than the 35 Summilux ASPH. It's sharp enough, but not scary sharp like the latter. It also has very nice, even bokeh. I'd say it is the best hybrid between the classic and modern aspheric look I've ever seen. It also does not focus shift, unlike so many fast lenses.

I don't carry it around as an everyday lens, but when I know I will be doing mostly available light, it often comes with me.

--Peter

 

[jonmanjiro]

Bayonet filter mount? Wow. I have to check, do all Cosina lenses have that?

Vick, I'm not sure when Cosina did the switchover but the newest CV lenses all have a bayonet mount for the hood identical to the bayonet mount on the ZM lenses.

 

[jonmanjiro]

Both lenses look impressive, but they appear rather substantial in size. It would be similar to be using an SLR camera with large SLR lenses. A lens half this size may be a better fit for most RF users.

I'm not really a fan of heavy RF lenses either, but that's the tradeoff you make for the speed. To put it in perspective, I think this lens is lighter than any version of the Noctilux.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

I never heard anyone complain about the size of a noctilux either. 😀

 

[jarski]

thx for pics Jon. size difference of two versions really seems negligible.

 

[maddoc]

I'm not really a fan of heavy RF lenses either, but that's the tradeoff you make for the speed. To put it in perspective, I think this lens is lighter than any version of the Noctilux.

Quite some trade-off in size and weight for a small gain in speed (1/3 stop over the f/1.4 lenses if considering f/1.4 - f/1.2 - f/1.1 - f/1.0) It is lighter than the Noctilux (and smaller) but the Noctilux is one full stop faster compared to the other fast 50mm lenses.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

this lens is not just about its speed, obviously... and you can basically use it like an f1 on black and white film. 😀

 

[maddoc]

this lens is not just about its speed, obviously... and you can basically use it like an f1 on black and white film. 😀

... that should be possible. 🙂