Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Voigtlander 75mm f1.5 Nokton Vintage Line VM lens, Sony A7II
Yokohama, Japan
September 2020
All the best,
Mike
Voigtlander 75mm f1.5 Vintage Line VM lens, Sony A7III camera
Yokohama, Japan - August 8, 2019
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Mike
Hi,
What amount of sharpening and contrast are added in post processing?
Terrific images! looks to be an excellent lens. As I have a voigtlander heliar f1.8, a voigtlander f2.5 (I think it is) screw mount, a summiilux 75 f1.4 and a summicron 75mm f2 asph, you will understand why I feel an intense urge to get one of these!
Voigtlander 75mm f1.5 Nokton Vintage Line VM lens
Sony A7II
Yokohama, Japan - February 2020
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All the best,
Mike
What a beautiful image, Mike.
If I may ask, what is it about the f/1.5 version you like better?... I have the Voigtlander 75mm f1.8 Heliar Classic VM lens and it is no slouch. ... The two lenses are somewhat similar but I like the newer f1.5 a bit better than the f1.8. ...
If I may ask, what is it about the f/1.5 version you like better?
Thanks, Mike. When you didn't respond right away I assumed it was some intangible variable. I understand completely having been a Leica shooter for over 50 years!Bill, ever since you asked this question I've been struggling to come up with a good answer. I'm not good at tech talk so I don't have a fancy tech-savvy response. I only know what I see and how I feel and the 75mm f1.5 Nokton has a certain "je ne sais quoi" that the 75mm f1.8 heliar is missing. Plus the 75mm f1.5 Nokton looks so much cooler than the heliar. Not necessarily a good enough reason to buy a lens but there you have. BTW - I sold my 75mm f1.8 heliar earlier this year to help pay for some other camera stuff.
That's probably not the kind of answer you're looking for but it's the best I can do.
All the best,
Mike
Nice photos Mike. They show your skill and the very high quality of this lens.
It's also interesting to me to see snaps of daily life in Japan captured like this - a place of fascination to many of us on this side of the Pacific.