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Archive 2009 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

Leica 50mm f/1.1

Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1

the small Japanese company wins

Pictures from taken from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngminchai/

Sep 11, 2009 at 01:56 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

The Leica picture was not focused properly. You see that the bottle cap is much sharper in the Leica picture than the Voigtlander picture. Same idea with that film box on the left.

Sep 11, 2009 at 08:26 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

Good eye, francishmt! The two images do not share the same focused plane, indeed, whether it is correct, wrong or indifferent.

Sep 11, 2009 at 09:20 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

yeah on the leica the focus is on the film box
the CV is still sharper

Sep 11, 2009 at 12:03 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

The CV definitely has higher contrast and better (to my eye) color. Sharpness, it's hard to tell from these shots. I do know that there's no way I would ever pay $7,000 for a 50mm lens, unless I win Mega Millions or something. I wonder if the 0.95 lux is better? The CV 50/1.1 looks like an awesome lens, though. If I had an M9 (see lottery comment from earlier), I would probably get the CV for it...it looks really good.

Sep 11, 2009 at 01:38 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

The Noctilux 50/1.1 is the now quite old version. I guess the Noctilux 50/1.0 is better (and cheaper) while I have no idea about the new 50/0.95.

Pity about the images being completely different focused. Maybe they (he?) should have used a G1 for the test.

Sep 11, 2009 at 01:42 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

Jonas B wrote:
The Noctilux 50/1.1 is the now quite old version. I guess the Noctilux 50/1.0 is better (and cheaper) while I have no idea about the new 50/0.95.

FYI, there is no 50mm f/1.1 Noctilux; the OP made a typo in the text but the title is correct. The first generation of Noctilux is an f/1.2. The lens compared to the CV Nokton is the f/1.0 version or the second generation of the Noctilux. The current version is indeed an f/0.95.

Sep 11, 2009 at 02:48 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

anorphirith wrote:
yeah on the leica the focus is on the film box
the CV is still sharper

Not on the film box.

Sep 11, 2009 at 02:53 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

AGeoJO wrote:
FYI, there is no 50mm f/1.1 Noctilux; the OP made a typo in the text but the title is correct. The first generation of Noctilux is an f/1.2. The lens compared to the CV Nokton is the f/1.0 version or the second generation of the Noctilux. The current version is indeed an f/0.95.

You are right, f/1.2 it was. Thank you.

Well, then they need to do the test all over again due to the jumpy focusing. But, otoh, if I had a rangefinder or a G1 and felt for something extra fast I would buy the CV lens without hesitation.

Sep 11, 2009 at 04:06 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

a Noctilux is completely wasted on a G1. The only (logical?) reason to own a Noctilux over the CV1.1 at this point in the game is its wildly different character, as it has MUCH more character than the Cosina.

Sep 11, 2009 at 05:45 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

I don't think this thread is about logic at all...

Sep 12, 2009 at 10:20 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 VS Leica 50mm f/1.0

Now that the Nokton has been on the market for a while, what do the users of the lens think?

Apr 13, 2010 at 02:25 AM


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