It was taken using Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.4 RF and Canon R5
Very thick foggy and rain scattering condition at Bowen Lake County Park at Spartanburg
in August 1, 2026 (11:10 AM)
at F1.4 1/8000 sec Iso 100 35mm Heavy Vignetting
2nd one is Canon R5 RF 28-70mm F2.8 at 50mm ISO 100 1/250 F8
I own the 35mm Thypoch and I love the rendering. I haven't used it in a while and GAS for this new Voigt has been kicking in.
I start combing through this thread for some pics that would convince me to add one to the cart and I see yours.
"Ah, so the Voigt can do the look I'm after." Lo and behold, you were shooting the Thypoch I already own.
To be honest though, I haven't used it as much because I do not like the ergonomics compared to the Voigtlanders I have used. I want to push through that because I love the unique mix of modern and classic I think the Thypoch has but man, it was just so much nicer handling the 40 1.2 when I used it.
I own the 35mm Thypoch and I love the rendering. I haven't used it in a while and GAS for this new Voigt has been kicking in.
I start combing through this thread for some pics that would convince me to add one to the cart and I see yours.
"Ah, so the Voigt can do the look I'm after." Lo and behold, you were shooting the Thypoch I already own.
To be honest though, I haven't used it as much because I do not like the ergonomics compared to the Voigtlanders I have used. I want to push through that because I love the unique mix of modern and classic I think the Thypoch has but man, it was just so much nicer handling the 40 1.2 when I used it.
After testing using Voigtlander 40mm F1.2 and 35mm f1.4,
I feel that I am favor in 40mm F1.2 over 35mm f1.4.
At F4 or beyond (Especially F8), color display loverly from 35mm f1.4.
After testing all 3, I'm going to keep the 40/2 and 40/1.2. Moving on from the 35/1.4.
The 40/1.2 is really a great lens. It's slightly faster and the extra 5mm gives some more separation. You can see the Aspherical design working throughout the frame at max aperture, which is expected.
The Septon is better than the 35 Nokton also. You have the Aspherical design but also a harsh background, though much more controlled. So you do get some character from it. It's noticeably smaller than the 35/1.4.
The 40/1.2 and 40/2 makes a good combo if you like that focal length. The 35's ghostly bokeh is tolerable, but I really don't like the way it looks with the out of focus foreground areas. It becomes super distracting to my eye.
Some prefer the bokeh presence to become the dominant force in their images; others see bokeh as the carefully balanced complement to the aesthetic portrayal of the main subject.
Thanks to those here who have kindly responded to my question asking for a comparison between this new Z-mount 35mm f/1.4 "Classic" Nokton and the well known 40mm f/1.2 Nokton.
After reading through this whole thread and carefully examining samples, I've come to the conclusion that the only reason I'd buy the "Classic" would be its compact size and light weight with a f/1.4 aperture.
Nothing in the rendering wets my appetite: the "Classic" aberrations at fast apertures are simply not extreme enough to make them a feature. They do not jump out like, say, what happens with a Nikon AI 35mm f/1.4, which is what I was hoping for. But they are present enough to make images feel "mushy" at the plane of focus. In my non-technical jargon, "mushy" is always bad while "glowy" can be good (depending on subject). I do not see that dreamy glow in the samples. The bokeh is not wild enough to be fun but can be unpleasant enough to be annoying.
Unfortunately, for me as well, this new 35mm lens is not what I was waiting for
Seeing more photos made with that lens just pushing me away from it
Its said, cause I wanted it to me more crazy, than it is. Maybe it still is, we just did not see all what it can do so far.
I know this was not a query in this thread, but I think, from my experience with all these lens, that it looks like Voigtlander 58mm f1.4 SLii has more character in the background (bokeh etc), than this new lens.
Even when I adapted fantastic Ultron 35mm f1.7 VM, it had a lot more interesting background than this lens.
I'm confused what to do next, either still try it out and buy it, or just drop that idea and get 28APO.
junglialoh wrote:
I think both VM 35F1.7 and 28F2 APO are outstanding lenses for landscape photography based on my usage.
And it is not same tier with 35 Nokton F1.4.
It is quite clear that the 35 Nokton 1.4 is not developed for landscape by Cosina. They have much better alternatives for that, for example the 35/2 APO. So this lens should not be judged by it.
