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 Re: FM Review of the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton | |
PEKA62 wrote:
Got mine this afternoon, and I'm really impressed. LoCA and LaCa are not as bad as I had expected from Fred's review, this was my biggest concern. Distortion is no problem. I usually focus with working aperture ever since, so focus shift is not a problem either. My copy is close to perfectly centered, top right is a tiny bit weaker than the rest @f/2, but no reason to complain.
Loxia 35 is sold already, and the 50 is for sale, too, waiting for an offer. My bag is getting lighter and lighter ....
My setup now is Loxia 21, Nokton 40, Loxia 85. When needed, I add the FE 100-400 (which is a brick compared to the rest) and I'm done.
I think Freds samples reveal a lot of problems because of the very bright and harsh light. Things you won't ever notice when shooting in more mellow light, but of course it's good to know the limitations of the lens. 
My copy is perfectly centered (I used Roger Cicalas method), but my lower right corner is slightly less sharp than the other corners at f/1.2-2.8. I guess it's close to impossible to make all corners perfect at this lens speed, and cost. It's not gonna affect my images, so I'm just gonna try to ignore (forget) it.  At least there is no visible tilt of the focal plane, and stopped down I can't see any difference between the corners.
I'll probably sell my Loxia 35 and 50, but I'll wait a couple of weeks since I really like them, and I know that new lenses can "fool" me. But if I do sell them, my bag will be Batis 25, Nokton 40 and Elmar-C 90/4 (that I will probably replace with something a little bit faster and sharper).
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Two more wide open bokeh examples at non-closeup distance.... First ~2.5 meters:
Nokton bokeh test (2.5 meters) by Martin Hertsius, on Flickr
Then ~5 meters:
Nokton bokeh test (5 meters) by Martin Hertsius, on Flickr
Edit: Both the bokeh and the OOF transition is very similar to the Zeiss 50/1.5 Sonnar-C. In the very transition, there is a nice "glow" that's quite different from Distagons and Planars.
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