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 Re: FM Review of the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton | |
davewolfs wrote:
No the Distagon or classic ZE/ZF/ZF.2. The one which has the same formula as the current Milvus. Sorry for not making that clear and thanks for feedback regarding Loxia.
I've had that one too (or rather two of them).  It was long ago, but that lens is a different animal. I've actually thought of getting it again, because it gave the most "3D" images I've ever been able to produce.
If you can live with the size (it's very long with the adapter required), heavy vignetting, lateral CA and quite a bit of barrel distortion, it's a phenomenal lens. Especially from MFD to ~1.5 meters or so. At larger distance, resolution gets lower while acutance goes from "good" to "extreme". The bokeh is similar to the Makro-Planar 50/2; "perfect" at near distance and a bit nervous further away. The transition zone is probably the best I've seen in any lens, ever.
If you don't need faster than f/2 and you love the "in your face" look, I'd say the Distagon 35/2 is a better lens than the Nokton.
The only images from the Distagon I've got online are old and small, but here are some...
I realize that most of the won't tell you anything about the lens. But... Even at this very small format, check out the bokeh here:
The background just "melts" away and the far away bokeh has low contrast. Something I've never seen in very fast lenses.
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