Voigtlander lens announcements, including new 1.5/75mm M mount

[Teemō1]

Plenty of cats-eye vignette as I thought. Otherwise, looks quite sharp wide-open with good control of LOCA. The Cosina background colours are the one thing I hate about their lenses. I much prefer that if there is to be CA, that it be blue/green in the back and purple up front.
There's seem to be some kind lime/yellow/khaki in the back which is much closer to neutrality but just reminds me of cheap, old third-party lenses.

Did you happen to notice any 'onion-ring' aberration in the bokeh due to the aspherical?

 

[rfaspen]

Oh man! My lens lust is at peak levels. My envy of certain individuals who get to handle and play with these lenses is at peak level too 😉

Here's a couple of pics snapped with the Nokton 75mm f1.5. The lens focused fine wide open on my MP 0.58. Bokeh looks very smooth too.

This is the friendly gentleman at the Cosina booth who gave me a run down on the technicals of the new lens.

Voigtlander Nokton 75mm F1.5 @ F1.5 by Jon, on Flickr


Voigtlander Nokton 75mm F1.5 @ F1.5 by Jon, on Flickr

 

[rfaspen]

Did you happen to notice any 'onion-ring' aberration in the bokeh due to the aspherical?

I'd like to know this too. I saw a couple other example images somewhere on the net. I think one of them included some of that point-light "bokeh ball" OOF in the image (I can't relocate them now). Seemed more "soap bubble" than onion ring, but I'm a poor judge of these things -- I freely admit ample ignorance about such details of lens performance.

What I've seen so far, in terms of example images and the lens itself, really piques my interest for this lens. I just hope it's not expensive. For me, it competes with a Summarit but I'm willing to push my budget just a tad for the speed here (1.5 vs. 2.4).

 

[jonmanjiro]

I only handled the new 75/1.5 for a few minutes and shot just a few frames with it on my MP 0.58 loaded with Natura 1600 so not really enough info for judging colour rendition or onion rings.

 

[rfaspen]

OK. I would dearly like to know when this lens is going to become available (Stephen?)?


As per agreement with a certain important person. Lens acquisitions are to be few and far between. This new 75 is very enticing and might be one of the far betweens, or not if CV takes their sweet time between announcing an awesome lens and making them available. There are a few other lenses I really like and I just sold a couple..... 🙂

 

[rfaspen]

.... and no gad-awful stick to be found on this new 75. Whew

 

[CameraQuest]

OK. I would dearly like to know when this lens is going to become available (Stephen?)?


As per agreement with a certain important person. Lens acquisitions are to be few and far between. This new 75 is very enticing and might be one of the far betweens, or not if CV takes their sweet time between announcing an awesome lens and making them available. There are a few other lenses I really like and I just sold a couple..... 🙂

I've handled it. The new 75/1.5 is small, lightweight, great handling, with a very short close up to infinity throw. Gorgeous.
Small 58mm filter size.

No ETA or price info yet.

Stephen

 

[peterm1]

Oh my God. That 75mm is one sexy looking lens. And f1.5, yum, yum yum. I will be pleased to see how it's images. Maybe my 75mm f1.8 could be on the chopping block.......in truth its a lovely lens with classic rendering but I do find it physically a bit long on the Leica M. So....maybe not and I just it suck up on the length issue. (For now)

 

[filmtwit]

$1300ish

https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/03/02/new-voigtlander-nokton-lenses-at-cp-2019/

 

[raid]

How outdated is the Summilux 75/1.4 when compared with the new CV lens?
Is the new CV optically somehow superior to the Lux?

 

[Canyongazer]

Jeez that is a gorgeous piece of metal and glass.
When not taking pics with it you might want to take pics of it.


It would make a heck of a two lens combo with a 35mm, 'Lux.

 

[vladimir]

Impossible, it’s an f/1.5!
😀

Focusing a 75/1.5 will be the same as a 50/1.0. Really hard.

Mount it on leica SL and you will nail focus every time.

 

[Archiver]

I've handled it. The new 75/1.5 is small, lightweight, great handling, with a very short close up to infinity throw. Gorgeous.
Small 58mm filter size.

No ETA or price info yet.

Stephen

Hi Stephen! Are you able to give an approximate idea of this lens' weight and size compared with the Leica Summarit 75mm or the current Voigtlander 75/1.8? I have the Summarit 75 and the LTM Voigtlander 75/2.5, and I'd love to add a fast but compact 75 to my gear.

 

[Archiver]

Mount it on leica SL and you will nail focus every time.

Yep, or a M240, M262 or M10. Any M mount camera with liveview will make it easy to nail focus with this lens, even the old Ricoh GXR-M.

 

[Takkun]

Jeez that is a gorgeous piece of metal and glass.
When not taking pics with it you might want to take pics of it.


It would make a heck of a two lens combo with a 35mm, 'Lux.

Something very reminiscent of the old Topcor lenses, which we know Mr. Kobayashi is a big fan of. Beautiful.

I like to think of myself as more of an 85/90 fan, but I could see myself using this a lot more, especially as a 25/35/75 combo. But when you need a 90, you need a 90, I guess...

 

[Canyongazer]

Hi Takkun,
By all means...why restrict to two - 25/35/75 sounds peachy!


You may be on to something with the Topcor family resemblance. Good eye.


SLRs like Alpa 9, Topcon Super D, Canon F-1, Zeiss Contarex, Nikon F ... top of the line models that were solid like a bank vault.


My son and DiL arrive in your city today...they have been driving around the PNW for a while, enjoying it all.

 

[EVIL_Guy]

Wow, another great looking Voigtlander lens from Cosina.

I like 35 and 75mm as a lens setup and were very happy to find a tiny, beautyful, black Color Heliar 2,5/75 these days (sold my silver one).

Now I have to think about a need for a bigger but f1.5 one ... 🙂

 

[jonmanjiro]

Sales in Japan start in July, and Map Camera has priced it at 109,350 yen.

https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4530076132382

https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4530076132375

 

[Benjamin Marks]

Nice looking lenses. The 75 is kind of a sweet spot in the M line. Long enough for portrait work, but not quite requiring the minimum shutter speeds of a 90. I have two 75's, and I use them often. I find them very flattering to subjects, and great for head-and-shoulder shots.

 

[Rob-F]

Impossible, it’s an f/1.5!
😀

Focusing a 75/1.5 will be the same as a 50/1.0. Really hard.

Yep. I had the 75/1.4 Summilux. It calls for an M3 that has been optimized for the lens. You send them in together to get the focus calibrated. But then you have a great lens!