These aren't art! But they show what an f/1.0 lens can do in darkness.
We took our dog for a walk well after sunset and I brought my Voigtlander along to see if I could get any shots in the dark. The first image of my wife was at ISO 4000 and f/1.0 since there was very little light. The second was later when it was even darker but I tried using 1/3 second and it actually turned out ok. The last was taken when there was almost no light and it was very difficult to focus on my wife jogging with our dog, but again, at ISO 10,000 and 1/50th of a second I was able to capture the scene with the f1.0.
This lens is incredibly versatile with its large aperture and terrific image quality.
mudlake wrote:
These aren't art! But they show what an f/1.0 lens can do in darkness.
We took our dog for a walk well after sunset and I brought my Voigtlander along to see if I could get any shots in the dark. The first image of my wife was at ISO 4000 and f/1.0 since there was very little light. The second was later when it was even darker but I tried using 1/3 second and it actually turned out ok. The last was taken when there was almost no light and it was very difficult to focus on my wife jogging with our dog, but again, at ISO 10,000 and 1/50th of a second I was able to capture the scene with the f1.0.
This lens is incredibly versatile with its large aperture and terrific image quality. ...Show more →
f/1.0, 1/50s with ISO 10,000 is definitely low light!
Fred Miranda wrote:
f/1.0, 1/50s with ISO 10,000 is definitely low light!
Exactly! For all intents and purposes it was totally dark. And I could still get a decent image. This is the magic of our equipment and processing today. It's a miracle.
I keep coming back to the lens but its field curvature alwaysputs me off (which is good because this thing is expensive!).
Is there a lens in the f/1 class that is neither severly plagued by aberrations nor exhibits busy oof rendering while offering acceptable resolution? I know the great shootout by Bastian on https://phillipreeve.net/, and currently have the Syoptic 50/1.1, hence my question.
Egg Salad wrote:
I keep coming back to the lens but its field curvature always throws me off (which is good because this thing is expensive!).
Is there a lens in the f/1 class that is neither severly plagued by aberrations nor exhibits busy oof rendering while offering acceptable resolution? I know about the great shootout by Bastian on https://phillipreeve.net/, and currently have the Syoptic 50/1.1, hence my question.
The only ultra-fast 50mm lens with neutral field curvature is the TTA 50/0.95...I've shared its FC shape earlier in this thread. All other Leica ultra-fast lenses (f/1, f/0.95) exhibit similar field curvature to the Nokton. I have never tried the Syopic f/1.1 but from the sample images I've seen, it also shows a more neutral FC.
You might want to look at the mighty Nikon 58mm 0.95 Noct
As far as I know, the Nokton 50mm f1 is the second best ultra-fast (f1 and f0.95) standard lens in the market. Egg Salad wrote:
I keep coming back to the lens but its field curvature always throws me off (which is good because this thing is expensive!).
Is there a lens in the f/1 class that is neither severly plagued by aberrations nor exhibits busy oof rendering while offering acceptable resolution? I know about the great shootout by Bastian on https://phillipreeve.net/, and currently have the Syoptic 50/1.1, hence my question.
Fred Miranda wrote:
The only ultra-fast 50mm lens with neutral field curvature is the TTA 50/0.95...I've shared its FC shape earlier in this thread. All other Leica ultra-fast lenses (f/1, f/0.95) exhibit similar field curvature to the Nokton. I have never tried the Syopic f/1.1 but from the sample images I've seen, it also shows a more neutral FC.
I forgot I'm on the Leica forum. When I was with Sony I didn't want to adapt from M mount. But now that I'm a Nikon user, this lens looks very compelling. Thanks, I totally forgot about the TTArtisans! (even though I've seen your comparison)
Hello,
I've recently purchased the Voigt 50mm f1 and noticed that vignetting is uneven in each of the 4 corners. Is this normal? Could it have something to do with automatic vignette correction being applied incorrectly?
Many thanks
D
deej2005 wrote:
Could it have something to do with automatic vignette correction being applied incorrectly?
Why don't you turn off the correction? Then you'll know.
For all intents and purposes it was totally dark. And I could still get a decent image. This is the magic of our equipment and processing today. It's a miracle.
