Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
p.63 #1Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
highdesertmesa wrote:
Both of your shot here have, at least on my display, a strong 3d-ish-ness. More so than most shots on this thread. Are you doing anything in [articular to achieve this in post?John can let us know, but the first one looks like a sky replacement to me. The masking is pretty abrupt.
On my second photo with the trail I had Dehaze turned up way too high. I am not seeing the masking you are referring to in the other photo.
benjimouse wrote
johncocci wrote
I have both the Nokton and the Colorskoper. Love them both. Keep telling myself I am going to sell one of them but just can't do it.On my second photo with the trail I had Dehaze turned up way too high. I am not seeing the masking you are referring to in the other photo.
Jul 26, 2026 at 07:16 AM
p.63 #2Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
johncocci wrote:
Both of your shot here have, at least on my display, a strong 3d-ish-ness. More so than most shots on this thread. Are you doing anything in [articular to achieve this in post?---------------------------------------------
Both of your shot here have, at least on my display, a strong 3d-ish-ness. More so than most shots on this thread. Are you doing anything in [articular to achieve this in post?John can let us know, but the first one looks like a sky replacement to me. The masking is pretty abrupt.No sky replacement and nothing in particular that I can think of to cause what you are seeing. I will look at my edits to check. Not seeing what you see. Maybe something if the jpeg export. I don’t like the sky that much in the second photo (of the trail) but it’s not a replacement.
It's the first photo I was referencing. If the sky wasn't replaced, then the exposure was shifted so much between the land and the sky that it makes the horizon line that follows the buttes look cut out.
The second photo looks completely normal at the intersection of the land and sky.
benjimouse wrote
johncocci wrote
I have both the Nokton and the Colorskoper. Love them both. Keep telling myself I am going to sell one of them but just can't do it.highdesertmesa wrote
benjimouse wrote
johncocci wrote
I have both the Nokton and the Colorskoper. Love them both. Keep telling myself I am going to sell one of them but just can't do it.It's the first photo I was referencing. If the sky wasn't replaced, then the exposure was shifted so much between the land and the sky that it makes the horizon line that follows the buttes look cut out.
The second photo looks completely normal at the intersection of the land and sky.
Jul 26, 2026 at 08:57 AM
p.63 #3Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
I've received the Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH for review and will be comparing it side by side with the Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton, both in M-mount. I'll post the results here as well.
Jul 30, 2026 at 07:38 PM
p.63 #4Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
Update: I'll have to postpone this comparison, the Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH copy I received is heavily decentered.
Aug 01, 2026 at 05:00 PM
p.63 #5Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
Fred Miranda wrote:
Update: I'll have to postpone this comparison, the Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH copy I received is heavily decentered.
Any chance of showing us an image of just how much it is decentered?
Update: I'll have to postpone this comparison, the Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH copy I received is heavily decentered.
Any chance of showing us an image of just how much it is decentered?
Aug 01, 2026 at 08:24 PM
p.63 #6Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
From yesterday morning.
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Aug 02, 2026 at 07:50 AM
p.63 #7Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
Glorious colours there Douglas.
Aug 02, 2026 at 12:40 PM
p.63 #8Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
RustyBug wrote:
Any chance of showing us an image of just how much it is decentered?
Here are my test instructions: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1534737/0
And here's how the Simera 21mm f/1.4 performed on the test, showing its decentering:
Fred Miranda wrote
Update: I'll have to postpone this comparison, the Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH copy I received is heavily decentered.Here are my test instructions: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1534737/0
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Aug 04, 2026 at 09:21 AM
p.63 #9Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
Douglas L wrote:
From yesterday morning.
Beautiful! A lens one should never part with.
From yesterday morning.
Beautiful! A lens one should never part with.
Aug 05, 2026 at 08:06 AM
p.63 #10Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
I may have posted a couple of these sometime in the past. Great thing about getting old is everything is new. 
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p.63 #12Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
For years, I've been watching cyclists ride past from my car. And I've envied them. They ride so easily. A couple of weeks ago, I bought a bike too, a simple, inexpensive one. I wanted to try it out, in case the pedaling wasn't as easy. But I did it. I love it. I get up at two in the morning and go looking for a beautiful sunrise. I'm happy.
Aug 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
p.63 #16Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
Sorry for too many photos
A great sunrise was forecast, so I decided to catch it out in the marsh—and feed my "Hound of the Baskervilles" while I was at it. It had been a while since I was last there. I left home at 2:20 AM, unsure of the travel time, since I still had to haul my bike along waterlogged paths and across the raised bog to reach the spot. I arrived at 4:40 AM—still two hours until sunrise. Time to wait. I found a relatively dry patch and lay down. I actually fell asleep for 45 minutes. When I opened my eyes, the sky was already starting to put on a show, though it wasn't spectacular—the forecast hadn't quite panned out. I brewed some "faux-coffee," polished off a bun, and headed home. The ride was only 44 km, yet I was absolutely wiped out. On the way back, I even had to cross two streams that ATVs had churned into a muddy mess. Still, I was happy.
A great sunrise was forecast, so I decided to catch it out in the marsh—and feed my "Hound of the Baskervilles" while I was at it. It had been a while since I was last there. I left home at 2:20 AM, unsure of the travel time, since I still had to haul my bike along waterlogged paths and across the raised bog to reach the spot. I arrived at 4:40 AM—still two hours until sunrise. Time to wait. I found a relatively dry patch and lay down. I actually fell asleep for 45 minutes. When I opened my eyes, the sky was already starting to put on a show, though it wasn't spectacular—the forecast hadn't quite panned out. I brewed some "faux-coffee," polished off a bun, and headed home. The ride was only 44 km, yet I was absolutely wiped out. On the way back, I even had to cross two streams that ATVs had churned into a muddy mess. Still, I was happy.
Sep 27, 2026 at 07:22 AM
p.63 #17Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
DmitriyTver wrote:
Sorry for too many photos
A great sunrise was forecast, so I decided to catch it out in the marsh—and feed my "Hound of the Baskervilles" while I was at it. It had been a while since I was last there. I left home at 2:20 AM, unsure of the travel time, since I still had to haul my bike along waterlogged paths and across the raised bog to reach the spot. I arrived at 4:40 AM—still two hours until sunrise. Time to wait. I found a relatively dry patch and lay down. I actually fell asleep for 45 minutes....Show more →
Great images, keep it up. You do a fantastic job using this lens
Sorry for too many photos
A great sunrise was forecast, so I decided to catch it out in the marsh—and feed my "Hound of the Baskervilles" while I was at it. It had been a while since I was last there. I left home at 2:20 AM, unsure of the travel time, since I still had to haul my bike along waterlogged paths and across the raised bog to reach the spot. I arrived at 4:40 AM—still two hours until sunrise. Time to wait. I found a relatively dry patch and lay down. I actually fell asleep for 45 minutes....Show more →
Great images, keep it up. You do a fantastic job using this lens
Sep 27, 2026 at 07:51 AM
p.63 #20Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 Nokton Review
DmitriyTver wrote:
Sorry for too many photos
A great sunrise was forecast, so I decided to catch it out in the marsh—and feed my "Hound of the Baskervilles" while I was at it. It had been a while since I was last there. I left home at 2:20 AM, unsure of the travel time, since I still had to haul my bike along waterlogged paths and across the raised bog to reach the spot. I arrived at 4:40 AM—still two hours until sunrise. Time to wait. I found a relatively dry patch and lay down. I actually fell asleep for 45 minutes....Show more →
In your sequence of pictures I see many changes to your bike. I guess the more time spent on it the more you learn what is important to have on it (ie, rear fender, gear bags, what is the tape for?)
Al
Sorry for too many photos
A great sunrise was forecast, so I decided to catch it out in the marsh—and feed my "Hound of the Baskervilles" while I was at it. It had been a while since I was last there. I left home at 2:20 AM, unsure of the travel time, since I still had to haul my bike along waterlogged paths and across the raised bog to reach the spot. I arrived at 4:40 AM—still two hours until sunrise. Time to wait. I found a relatively dry patch and lay down. I actually fell asleep for 45 minutes....Show more →
In your sequence of pictures I see many changes to your bike. I guess the more time spent on it the more you learn what is important to have on it (ie, rear fender, gear bags, what is the tape for?)
Al
Oct 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM