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Archive 2023Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
p.1 #1Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
New announcement from Cosina for January release:
English:
https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/vm-mount/nokton-vintage-line-28mm-f1-5-asphrical/
Japanese:
https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/vm-mount/nokton-vintage-line-28mm-f1-5-aspherical/
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/C1jSPgEJXXs?si=8EvTZ1I5qV9m8i7S
There are Type I (aluminium) and Type II (brass), both in Black & Silver variations.
Type I Black is Matte Black Paint and Type II Black is Black Paint.
250g for Type I and 330g for Type II.
Official Japan prices excluding tax are 125K yen for Type I and 140K yen for Type II.
Map Camera prices are 124201 JPY and 115200 JPY:
https://www.mapcamera.com/search?keyword=voigtlander%2028%20f1.5&igngkeyword=1
English:
https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/vm-mount/nokton-vintage-line-28mm-f1-5-asphrical/
Japanese:
https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/vm-mount/nokton-vintage-line-28mm-f1-5-aspherical/
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/C1jSPgEJXXs?si=8EvTZ1I5qV9m8i7S
There are Type I (aluminium) and Type II (brass), both in Black & Silver variations.
Type I Black is Matte Black Paint and Type II Black is Black Paint.
250g for Type I and 330g for Type II.
Official Japan prices excluding tax are 125K yen for Type I and 140K yen for Type II.
Map Camera prices are 124201 JPY and 115200 JPY:
https://www.mapcamera.com/search?keyword=voigtlander%2028%20f1.5&igngkeyword=1
Dec 15, 2023 at 12:30 AM
p.1 #2Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Ooh, looks like a perfect companion to my Nokton 50/1.5 II
Dec 15, 2023 at 02:08 AM
p.1 #3Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
I'll be in Japan early Feb so will definitely pick one of these up.
Dec 15, 2023 at 02:23 AM
p.1 #4Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Bye bye Thypoch. This is the one.
Dec 15, 2023 at 02:32 AM
p.1 #5Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Oof yeah Thypoch dragged their feet and teased that lens too early. This looks smaller and I am going to guess probably superior but reviews will no doubt compare them.
fededuran wrote:
Bye bye Thypoch. This is the one.
fededuran wrote:
Bye bye Thypoch. This is the one.
Dec 15, 2023 at 02:34 AM
p.1 #6Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Cosina 
Incredible looking lens! The weight is amazing.
I think a lot of people have been asking for this lens. I hope it’s a banger!
Incredible looking lens! The weight is amazing.
I think a lot of people have been asking for this lens. I hope it’s a banger!
Dec 15, 2023 at 02:43 AM
p.1 #7Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
I'm really scratching my head about the design language here. Is the scalloping supposed to fit in with the 1.2/35III and 1.2/50? It's a similar size and weight to the 1.2/50 despite the smaller diameter.
But why the weird stick and focus tab combo? If you unscrew the stick it looks like it'll leave an ugly recess in the tab that would probably catch on your finger as you focus.
The lightweight silver certainly looks like a superior alternative to the Thypoch 1.4/28. I guess I'll have to decide between the lightweight silver and heavy black paint.
But why the weird stick and focus tab combo? If you unscrew the stick it looks like it'll leave an ugly recess in the tab that would probably catch on your finger as you focus.
The lightweight silver certainly looks like a superior alternative to the Thypoch 1.4/28. I guess I'll have to decide between the lightweight silver and heavy black paint.
Dec 15, 2023 at 02:56 AM
p.1 #8Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
steveasclepius wrote:
I'm really scratching my head about the design language here. Is the scalloping supposed to fit in with the 1.2/35III and 1.2/50? It's a similar size and weight to the 1.2/50 despite the smaller diameter.
But why the weird stick and focus tab combo? If you unscrew the stick it looks like it'll leave an ugly recess in the tab that would probably catch on your finger as you focus.
The lightweight silver certainly looks like a superior alternative to the Thypoch 1.4/28. I guess I'll have to decide between the lightweight silver and heavy black paint.
Since this lens is part of vintage line and 1.2/35III & 1.2/50 are not, I think these are not meant to have a matching design language with those 2. On Cosina's YouTube video they mentioned that the scalloping on the Type II 1.5/2.8 is based on some 1960's lens design, and overall these new ones are considered to be grouped with Cosina's existing Vintage Line lenses that all share f1.5 aperture (1.5/35mm Nokton, 1.5/50mm Nokton II, 1.5/75mm Nokton).
I think Type I fits the design language of e.g. 1.5/35 quite nicely. If I was going to buy one, I'd buy the 1.5/28 Type I (Matte Black Paint) but I'm currently thinking of waiting to see what else Cosina will come up in February and at CP+ before I buy anything new. Perhaps there would be something exciting for E-mount or X-mount by then. I'm already quite happy with the 2.8/28 Type II.
I'm really scratching my head about the design language here. Is the scalloping supposed to fit in with the 1.2/35III and 1.2/50? It's a similar size and weight to the 1.2/50 despite the smaller diameter.
But why the weird stick and focus tab combo? If you unscrew the stick it looks like it'll leave an ugly recess in the tab that would probably catch on your finger as you focus.
The lightweight silver certainly looks like a superior alternative to the Thypoch 1.4/28. I guess I'll have to decide between the lightweight silver and heavy black paint.
Since this lens is part of vintage line and 1.2/35III & 1.2/50 are not, I think these are not meant to have a matching design language with those 2. On Cosina's YouTube video they mentioned that the scalloping on the Type II 1.5/2.8 is based on some 1960's lens design, and overall these new ones are considered to be grouped with Cosina's existing Vintage Line lenses that all share f1.5 aperture (1.5/35mm Nokton, 1.5/50mm Nokton II, 1.5/75mm Nokton).
I think Type I fits the design language of e.g. 1.5/35 quite nicely. If I was going to buy one, I'd buy the 1.5/28 Type I (Matte Black Paint) but I'm currently thinking of waiting to see what else Cosina will come up in February and at CP+ before I buy anything new. Perhaps there would be something exciting for E-mount or X-mount by then. I'm already quite happy with the 2.8/28 Type II.
Dec 15, 2023 at 05:25 AM
p.1 #9Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Buying the brass type 1- LFG
Dec 15, 2023 at 09:42 AM
p.1 #10Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
A stick, a tab, and a knurled focus ring. All we're missing are gears for follow focus 
Much prefer this to Leica's new 35/50 Summilux design which no longer have the ribbed focus rings and only have the tabs. Drives me nuts trying to focus when shooting vertically. And the close focus range puts the tab out of easy reach.
Much prefer this to Leica's new 35/50 Summilux design which no longer have the ribbed focus rings and only have the tabs. Drives me nuts trying to focus when shooting vertically. And the close focus range puts the tab out of easy reach.
Dec 15, 2023 at 09:46 AM
p.1 #11Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
highdesertmesa wrote:
A stick, a tab, and a knurled focus ring. All we're missing are gears for follow focus
Much prefer this to Leica's new 35/50 Summilux design which no longer have the ribbed focus rings and only have the tabs. Drives me nuts trying to focus when shooting vertically. And the close focus range puts the tab out of easy reach.
Its interesting you say that about the new designs- I am so torn- I love how my 50 1.2 Noctilux focuses with no tab and the ribbed focus ring (we still talking about lenses?)
I also love the 50 Lux as well- I just love the clean lines with no focus tab but you are probably right. The tab design is the best to use in the field.
A stick, a tab, and a knurled focus ring. All we're missing are gears for follow focus
Much prefer this to Leica's new 35/50 Summilux design which no longer have the ribbed focus rings and only have the tabs. Drives me nuts trying to focus when shooting vertically. And the close focus range puts the tab out of easy reach.
Its interesting you say that about the new designs- I am so torn- I love how my 50 1.2 Noctilux focuses with no tab and the ribbed focus ring (we still talking about lenses?)
I also love the 50 Lux as well- I just love the clean lines with no focus tab but you are probably right. The tab design is the best to use in the field.
Dec 15, 2023 at 09:57 AM
p.1 #12Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
I'm getting one for review and will compare it to the Leica 28/1.4 Lux, Leica 28/2 Cron and Voigtlander 28/2.8 Color-Skopar in terms of performance and rendering. 
Dec 15, 2023 at 10:07 AM
p.1 #13Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Fred Miranda wrote:
I'm getting one for review and will compare it to the Leica 28/1.4 Lux, Leica 28/2 Cron and Voigtlander 28/2.8 Color-Skopar in terms of performance and rendering.
Hell Yes Fred!!!!
I'm getting one for review and will compare it to the Leica 28/1.4 Lux, Leica 28/2 Cron and Voigtlander 28/2.8 Color-Skopar in terms of performance and rendering.
Hell Yes Fred!!!!
Dec 15, 2023 at 10:09 AM
p.1 #14Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Another Japanese YouTube video showing the lenses up close:
https://youtu.be/jaSZSPnHiLU?si=imfeHByFScTj49ol
https://youtu.be/jaSZSPnHiLU?si=imfeHByFScTj49ol
Dec 15, 2023 at 10:14 AM
p.1 #15Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Interestingly, the optical formula looks closer to that 28/2 ASPH (great lens!) than the 35/1.5 (I was less excited about this one).
35/1.5
28/2 ASPH
28/1.5
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35/1.5
28/2 ASPH
28/1.5
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Dec 15, 2023 at 10:22 AM
p.1 #16Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Finally! Will definitely be getting this. Great to have a match with the 75mm
Dec 15, 2023 at 10:38 AM
p.1 #17Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
Please, Cosina, make a Type II version tweaked for Z-mount!
Dec 15, 2023 at 11:14 AM
p.1 #18Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
This is what I love about CV:
"Four design variations
Type I, with its aluminum exterior for light weight and mobility, is available in matte black paint and silver, while Type II, with its massive brass construction, is available in black paint and silver finish."
I have the Leica Summicron 28 Asph v2. I think it was only offered in black as the standard production model. The matte black version - much cooler looking - was a limited release and now thousands over the standard model.
Just because.
CV don't play dat.
"Four design variations
Type I, with its aluminum exterior for light weight and mobility, is available in matte black paint and silver, while Type II, with its massive brass construction, is available in black paint and silver finish."
I have the Leica Summicron 28 Asph v2. I think it was only offered in black as the standard production model. The matte black version - much cooler looking - was a limited release and now thousands over the standard model.
Just because.
CV don't play dat.
Dec 15, 2023 at 12:05 PM
p.1 #19Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
This is where Thypoch crushes these new CV lenses:
"sometimes I feel I am not truly connected to my surroundings".
Seriously, who would buy a Thypoch with that gahd-awful font and inconsistently spaced lettering over these new CVs?
"sometimes I feel I am not truly connected to my surroundings".
Seriously, who would buy a Thypoch with that gahd-awful font and inconsistently spaced lettering over these new CVs?
Dec 15, 2023 at 12:14 PM
p.1 #20Cosina Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28/1.5 VM lenses announced today
It uses the LH-6 hood - which is also used on the 35 1.4 and 40 1.4.
Nice as I already have it, but also nice because you can get the Haoge version (which is great) for $40 if you don't want to spend $70 for the CV version.
Nice as I already have it, but also nice because you can get the Haoge version (which is great) for $40 if you don't want to spend $70 for the CV version.
Dec 15, 2023 at 12:22 PM