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Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

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p.27 #1 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

rscheffler wrote:
On a recent thread (this one?) Ashwin mentioned touching up a VM 28/2 v2 with black enamel paint (Testor's for model kits, IIRC). Time to fire up the airbrush and apply it to the LH-6 hood!

I may try this!

Yeah, the only reliable Cosina prediction is that they're unpredictable.

28/1.5 didn't overly surprise me because it's a gap in their lineup and also one that wasn't well addressed in the M system. It was only Leica and later 7Artisans (or TTArtisans?). But now we also have the Thypoch option. Cosina is not shy about stacking a slot with multiple variations, and variations of those variations.

50/1.0, 50/1.1 (discontinued?), 50/1.2, 50/1.5 Nokton (SC, MC and silver, black and panda variants), 50/1.5 Heliar, 50/2 APO, 50/3.5 Heliar.... 35/1.2, 35/1.4 classic (SC, MC), 35/1.5 (Type I, II), 35/2 (Type I, II),...Show more →

Some announcements might come very soon, maybe even today. As you mentioned, it's uncertain right now. An E-mount lens would be quite unexpected but welcome for many.

Feb 14, 2024 at 06:27 PM

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p.27 #2 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

Well, CP+ is only about a week away and our man in Japan is sure to update as soon as anything is announced.

Feb 14, 2024 at 07:00 PM

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p.27 #3 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

rji2goleez wrote:
Woke up early this morning to get some Valentines Day groceries. Took the M11 with the CV Nokton 28/1.5 attached.

You took a school bus to get groceries?

Feb 14, 2024 at 07:17 PM

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p.27 #4 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

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If you're not into shooting film, I strongly suggest considering the M10-R BP. However, it might be a bit challenging to find one.
I use mine daily and there is no patina showing anywhere yet.

No patina? Let Lenny Kravitz use it for a day or two.

Feb 14, 2024 at 07:18 PM

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p.27 #5 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

Desmolicious wrote:
You took a school bus to get groceries?

Funny . . . I'm surprised you didn't get on my case for how it was parked! It was sitting there being lit by the parking lot lights. I couldn't NOT take a shot.

Feb 14, 2024 at 07:54 PM

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p.27 #6 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

rji2goleez wrote:
Funny . . . I'm surprised you didn't get on my case for how it was parked! It was sitting there being lit by the parking lot lights. I couldn't NOT take a shot.

I just assumed you left it like that as you were making a mad dash to get stuff before your wife woke up.

Feb 14, 2024 at 08:09 PM

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p.27 #7 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

Snapped a few in between rain on the Oregon coat.

LEICA M11 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. lens 28mm f/2.0 1/160s 250 ISO 0.0 EV

LEICA M11 Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. lens 28mm f/2.0 1/180s 64 ISO 0.0 EV

Feb 15, 2024 at 11:27 AM

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p.27 #8 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

rscheffler wrote:
Well, CP+ is only about a week away and our man in Japan is sure to update as soon as anything is announced.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1846073/0

Voigtlander 50/1.0 for FE...

Feb 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM

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p.27 #9 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

rscheffler wrote:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1846073/0

Voigtlander 50/1.0 for FE...

I correctly speculated that the surprise announcement before CP+ might involve a new E-mount lens.

We could expect more announcements during the event next week. Any guesses?

Feb 15, 2024 at 01:48 PM

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p.27 #10 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

As I previously speculated, if VM: 24/25mm and/or a fast 90.

For other mounts, 35 and/or 50 APO for Canon RF. I wonder if they would bother porting the 21/1.4 to Z and RF as that's an unaddressed niche, particularly for Canon users.

I believe Sony users want a fast 28 but wondering if such an announcement would be too soon after the VM release? IMO for mirrorless a 28/2 APO would be more interesting where size constraints for M are no longer a restriction.

Along this line I'd like to see what Cosina could do for a fast 'character' 35 or 50 designed to fully take advantage of mirrorless mounts. It would ideally greatly reduce optical/mechanical vignetting for more even across-frame bokeh/rendering performance, which currently is not that easy to find at wider focal lengths (I do love my Canon RF 28-70/2 for this reason, among others - but it's simply huge, too).

Feb 15, 2024 at 04:18 PM

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p.27 #11 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

rscheffler wrote:
As I previously speculated, if VM: 24/25mm and/or a fast 90.

For other mounts, 35 and/or 50 APO for Canon RF. I wonder if they would bother porting the 21/1.4 to Z and RF as that's an unaddressed niche, particularly for Canon users.

I believe Sony users want a fast 28 but wondering if such an announcement would be too soon after the VM release? IMO for mirrorless a 28/2 APO would be more interesting where size constraints for M are no longer a restriction.

Leica managed to produce a compact 35mm f/2 APO lens, and I'm confident that Cosina is taking notes. Perhaps a more compact CV 35/2 APO-Lanthar M-mount could be a possibility in the future. However, I think that designing a compact 28mm APO presents a lot of complexity, and I agree that it makes more sense for mirrorless systems than for the M series, where rangefinder shooters are sensitive to long lenses obstructing their view.

Feb 15, 2024 at 04:25 PM

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p.27 #12 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

I would love to see a CV 90/2 APO-Lanthar more compact than the Leica's 90AA.

Feb 15, 2024 at 07:50 PM

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p.27 #13 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

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Leica managed to produce a compact 35mm f/2 APO lens, and I'm confident that Cosina is taking notes. Perhaps a more compact CV 35/2 APO-Lanthar M-mount could be a possibility in the future. However, I think that designing a compact 28mm APO presents a lot of complexity, and I agree that it makes more sense for mirrorless systems than for the M series, where rangefinder shooters are sensitive to long lenses obstructing their view.

I hope Voigtlander doesn't try to make the 35 APO too small if they revisit it. The Leica 35 APO is reportedly extremely difficult to assemble, and many copies are made that are not well centered, including the one copy that I tried.

Feb 15, 2024 at 08:22 PM

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p.27 #14 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

Really enjoying this lens so far. Type1 in black chrome arrived swiftly from CameraQuest. Here are a few samples from the lens on film. These are all shot on Kodak Vision3 50D mostly wide open or close to it.

Feb 16, 2024 at 03:38 AM

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p.27 #15 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

I am very surprised about the background separation in those environmental portrait shots of the last shots - this is way more than I had with the Sony 28mm F2 which I sold...

Feb 16, 2024 at 06:25 AM

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p.27 #16 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

Leica M4-P + Voigtlander Nokton 28/1.5
Kodak Portra 400

Feb 16, 2024 at 08:47 AM

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p.27 #17 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

Wow, this lens is seriously impressive. The size and price of the 28/1.4 Summilux always put it out of the question for me, now I'm considering if this should be my first, ah, modern lens for a future M10.

Feb 20, 2024 at 07:33 AM

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p.27 #18 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

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Wow, this lens is seriously impressive. The size and price of the 28/1.4 Summilux always put it out of the question for me, now I'm considering if this should be my first, ah, modern lens for a future M10.

I was really impressed by it. In fact, it even replaced my 28/1.4 Lux. Since I was used to the performance and rendering of the 28/1.4 Lux, I have to admit that I can achieve similar results with a much smaller and lighter lens. Plus, it's a good-looking lens too.

Feb 24, 2024 at 10:55 PM

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p.27 #19 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

At f/1.5 on the M11M

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Feb 25, 2024 at 02:52 PM

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p.27 #20 · Voigtlander 28mm f/1.5 Nokton Review

Some with the SL2 edited to taste. There's clearly some colourcast occurring in some photos and purple fringing as well but overall a lens to like

Feb 26, 2024 at 05:33 AM

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