W/NW - f/0.95 Voigtlander Noktons for m4/3

[Matus]

Please show what you can do with these ultra fast lenses

 

[budajoe69]

Hi Matus,

here are some examples from the 25mm & also the 42.5 — both wonderful, although my favorite might just be the 42.5…

42.5
HellBrunn Palace, Salzburg by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Benches, Salzburg by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Goat Statues, Hellbrunn Palace by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

PA260121 by speedy snail photography, on Flickr


25mm
Fisherman's Bastion by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Buda Castle by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Edges of Autumn by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

A Magical Craft by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Daisy Dreamin by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

PC050808 by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

CV Nokton 25mm and either a GH2 or EM5

 

[Emile de Leon]

Nice photos Budajoe69!
Make me wanna buy those super fasts...

 

[Studio1005]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/59481/U59481I1386119019.SEQ.0.jpg

 

[budajoe69]

Nice photos Budajoe69!
Make me wanna buy those super fasts...

Thanks Emile

They are indeed pleasing to use.

I have a few others samples potentially worth posting, but I'll have to dig through to find them.

The upcoming 10.5mm looks really fun…and probably the most expensive of the bunch.

Nice shots there Nick & Studio1005

No one else?… let's see more native micro 4/3 voigtlander shots!

 

[Matus]

Lovely work, please keep it coming

Anyone with the 17.5/0.95 ?

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

I had the 17.5mm for a while but never really gelled...

 

[budajoe69]

A few more from the 25mm…this is actually the original version that came out, not the more recent version 2

Budapest View by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Slovak National Uprising Bridge, Bratislava by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Scarlet Bloom by speedy snail photography, on Flickr


Another with the 42.5
Shoes on the Danube Embankment by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Happy Friday everyone!

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

A few more from the 25mm…this is actually the original version that came out, not the more recent version 2

Budapest View by speedy snail photography, on Flickr

Love the Budapest shot!

I also use the first version, although I don't think there was any optical change with v.2, just the aperture clutch for video?

 

[budajoe69]

Thanks Nick - Budapest has some beautiful landmarks indeed.

Yeah, I don't think any major changes were made to the 25mm other than the aperture clutch, although I've heard some claims of people noting the version 2 to be a bit sharper wide open…who knows.

I would conclude from my usage that the 42.5 might be a tad sharper wide open that the 25mm.

Eh, who knows — let's see some more of those moody shots…VERY nice stuff!

Budajoe

 

[Ken Ford]

Any more? I'm thinking a 25/0.95 on a GM5 would be a great compact available darkness shooter.

 

[Archiver]

Any more? I'm thinking a 25/0.95 on a GM5 would be a great compact available darkness shooter.

It is and it isn't. The f0.95 aperture and GM5's high ISO capabilities are excellent for low light, but the handling is a bit iffy due to the smallness of the body compared with the lens. It's obviously a two-handed operation, and it needs a 'cradling' approach to shooting which might not suit some.

I find the Voigtlanders more suited to larger m43 bodies like the GH3, the E-M5 with a grip, or even without. I'll see if I can rustle up some Voigtlander 25 and GHx photos.