Voigtlander Nokton Vintage 35mm f1.5

[cboy]

At 36mm in length its as long as the 28mm f2 and they share the same hood. And its a double aspherical. So nothing like the classic
if it has no viewfinder blockage then it looks like a very enticing lens

 

[CameraQuest]

Is being anodized seen as an advantage over the brass? Lighter weight is great...

if you want lighter weight

 

[Out to Lunch]

I have the V.1 1.2/35 Nokton and can't see anything wrong with it. I'm afraid my $1000 lens-buying days are over. Cheers, OtL

 

[aizan]

The silver is paint, not chrome?

 

[CameraQuest]

The silver is paint, not chrome?

the silver finish is paint, looks like chrome

like the M 21/3.5, 28/2 Ultron II and 35/2 lenses

 

[aizan]

Are all of the silver Voigtländer lenses silver paint? For some reason I thought they were satin silver chrome plated.

 

[CameraQuest]

The new Voigtlander 35mm F1.5 lenses will start shipping November 25th - the day after Thanksgiving

All 3 versions are $899

https://shop.cameraquest.com/index.p..._str=35mm+f1.5

 

[Mooshoepork]

Anyone tried this? Some initial impressions from someone over at Fred miranda

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=R3IwdkFXQm5nRXVPaEFIX1Z0clBtMk4ydHAtbzhn

 

[aizan]

I want one! Looks great.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

The Nokton II 35/1.4 MC or SC are such good lenses. So much better and more character than my German pre-asph Summilux. Wonder what Cosina has in mind now?

I have 35 1.4 II. I was waiting for years for this lens because MK I is prone to severe focus shifts with some copies, big barrel distortion and because Canuck Lux its replicates is affordable to only some young ones in Japan 🙂

MKII at f1.4 has flaws, know as glow and character. This f1.5 supposed to be well corrected, but still compact lens.

 

[Out to Lunch]

I'm more interested in the TTArtisan 1.4/35. Bought it a few weeks ago and will post some pics soon. Cheers, OtL

 

[cboy]

Horses for courses but i had the previous 35mm f1.4 and found the distortions a bit too much for my liking. One can always add distortion in post but not add back in microcontrast and detail inherent in a lens. But then again theres third party noise reduction software like topaz. Go figure.
Im expecting the 35mm f1.5 will at least rival the cron @f2. Asph if not give the larger voigtlander apo a run for its money. Im presume this lens will be the best all round 35mm that voigtlander has produced thus far

 

[telenous]

There are some new preliminary test shots coming in on the FMiranda forum with an A7 and Jack Takahashi's blog with an M10. FWIW, I see some similarity in performance between 35 and 50 Nokton f/1.5s.