BastianK wrote:
Leica data sheet says: 81 mm / 67 mm (with / without lens hood)
I measued the Thypoch to be 55 mm from camera without hood.
No idea how Leica measures (from bayonet or camera), but either way the Thypoch is definitely smaller. Not as small as the Voigtländer though and I see that difference being meaningful to some people.
As long as it's not longer than the Lux. Between the nice rendering wide open and the MFD of under 0.5m, it looks like a contender. Odd handling isn't bothersome to me as long as the focusing feel and aperture ring clicks are ok.
RustyRus wrote:
I just took a few shots on my A7rV and M11 with the 28 1.5-
I saw some differences for sure but want to redo with a tripod-
You are welcome to grab my lens anytime you want if you want to compare-
I would expect good results at wide open across the frame from this lens- At least that is what I am seeing. I think you have a much better eye for testing a lens than I do so intrested in what you find here man.
This shot at infinity wide open- I can't find any flaws here-
If anyone with this lens has an M240 to try it on, please shoot something fairly neutral at or close to infinity and stopped down a bit to decrease vignetting (overcast sky would be good, or even just through white diffusion over the lens set to infinity). I would like to know if there is any sign of edge color shift, which unfortunately I'm seeing with the VM 28/2 v2 (28 Cron v1 also had it, but it was less noticeable). Considering it has less optical vignetting, perhaps it has a longer exit pupil distance and this should be less of a problem?
Some more, shot today at Pike Place Market, in fading daylight, wide open to f/5.6 for the most part (mainly wide open), with mixed lighting, to give you all a sense for real world behavior of this lens.
Slightly missed focused (because I had to crawl under a desk to get this shot). But my first shot with any new lens is to take a pic of Nora. More to come but glad to join this party.
Appreciate both close ups by Bob and mdg. Curious to the exif / body (profiled / not profiled, etc.) ... seems to be a radically different amount of vignetting between the two.
RustyBug wrote:
Appreciate both close ups by Bob and mdg. Curious to the exif / body (profiled / not profiled, etc.) ... seems to be a radically different amount of vignetting between the two.
Desmolicious wrote:
What camera did you use and did you add vignette?
M11, and yes I added vignette- I’ve found that the Nokton seems to vignette less than my Summilux.
Infinity Performance compared to Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron II
This comparison was highly requested, especially by photographers who already town the Voigtlander 28mm f2 Ultron II. They're contemplating whether it's worth upgrading or adding the new Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton to their kit. As mentioned earlier, even though the Voigtlander 28mm Nokton is a fast lens, its performance is comparable to the best Voigtlander lenses that Cosina produces. Two such lenses are the Voigtlander 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar and the one being discussed in this post, the Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron II. As seen in the Ultron II's review, it performs similarly to the Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron and even surpasses it in certain areas, particularly the center area.
Now, let's examine how the faster 28mm f/1.5 Nokton compares to the excellent 28/2 Ultron II. Producing a compact f/2 lens is less challenging than a compact f/1.5 lens, so we shouldn't expect the Nokton to outperform the Ultron in the same way the Leica 28/2 Summicron is superior to the Summilux, especially off-center.
I conducted a comparison at infinity distance, this time on a somewhat hazy day. However, the side-by-side test indicates that the Nokton is indeed a high-performance lens, on par with the 28/2 Ultron in most of the image field. The Ultron performs better at the very edges of the frame at f/2 and f/2.8, but starting at f/4, the Nokton matches its performance. For landscape photography enthusiasts, both lenses would be equally excellent, although the Ultron's more compact size could be a consideration.
The Ultron exhibits more vignetting than the Nokton starting at f/2, and the corner crops were relatively dark. To better visualize their differences, I increased exposure for the extreme corners of the Ultron lens only. However, I did not correct for chromatic aberration.
Distance: Infinity
Focus: Center - Best of three @ 12.4x magnification
Here's a quick test comparing the Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton to the Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron II, both set at f/2 (at 1 meter only).
I didn't correct vignetting and chromatic aberration (CA) in post-processing, and lens profiles were turned off in-camera.
The Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron II's rendering is similar to the Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron wide open. However, the Summicron's specular highlights show less optical vignetting, resulting in more rounded highlights towards the corners, as seen in the Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron II review.
Compared to the Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton, the Nokton has less vignetting since it's stopped down to f/2 and exhibits lower optical vignetting. The bokeh towards the corners matches more with the Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron. The Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron, on the other hand, has higher optical vignetting, resulting in more cats' eye-shaped bokeh.
Rendering comparison at 1m
Verify the lens name when comparing cropped images.
