Re: FM Review of the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton
Awesome thanks. Think I'll try an M mount on a thin sensor.
Edit: if anyone is selling an M Mount... Let me know!
sebboh wrote: Mathieu18 wrote:
Derek,
How's the vignette / color shift on the UT with the M mount version?
sebboh wrote: Jonas B wrote: zhangyue wrote:
Derek's test is a tough one. This is worst condition you'd expect for Bokeh shot None of lens I know will survive this test.
TBH, I haven't see a single super fast lens have nice bokeh over all condition yet. I like 50mm lux ASPH most of the time, and I like planar 50mm mid-distance after f2.2. (The reason I got it back again after review my past images with it).
40mm at "certain condition" has nice oil paint bokeh, but not low contrast or traditional gaussian bokeh, it gives you "quantity" of bokeh no other wide angle can give with good isolation and low light capability. And it is sharp at WO, very sharp stop down, quite small with nice color. This is the selling point for me.
Not too god (image 5):
Better, but showing why I think of the CV40/1.2 as a lens made for 1:1 or sometimes 1:1.2
(...) I must say the enthusiasm for this lens is out of portion in FM forum IMO though.
Thank you zhangyue.
I sold my Nokton. Partly as I think an A7(x) and the 40/1.2 is too much to carry all day and partly as I don't like the images beyond an aspect of of ratio of 1:1 or just a little wider.
Sometimes the Nokton works wonderfully but I had too much problems with the transition zone and the borders. I didn't feel happy with it as the only lens to carry around. If I am to carry that much it better be a very good all-rounder. I'm back to the RX1 for now. Of course, what the Nokton does well it does very well!
i actually like that it gets squirrelly towards the corners at large aperture, but then I like the glow up close at wide aperture too. for my taste this is a great all-rounder – has character and unique abilities wide open but is very sharp and contrasty across the frame stopped down to f/2.8. bokeh could be a little better stopped down, but it's better than most lenses. like michael, i think i probably prefer the 50 lux asph, but i need to verify that.
anyway, some wide open flower shots at or below mfd (with the helicoid adapter):
vignetting is pretty heavy wide open (which i like), but goes away pretty quickly. haven't noticed any color shift.
Re: FM Review of the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton
Awesome thanks. Think I'll try an M mount on a thin sensor. sebboh wrote: Mathieu18 wrote:
Derek,
How's the vignette / color shift on the UT with the M mount version?
sebboh wrote: Jonas B wrote: zhangyue wrote:
Derek's test is a tough one. This is worst condition you'd expect for Bokeh shot None of lens I know will survive this test.
TBH, I haven't see a single super fast lens have nice bokeh over all condition yet. I like 50mm lux ASPH most of the time, and I like planar 50mm mid-distance after f2.2. (The reason I got it back again after review my past images with it).
40mm at "certain condition" has nice oil paint bokeh, but not low contrast or traditional gaussian bokeh, it gives you "quantity" of bokeh no other wide angle can give with good isolation and low light capability. And it is sharp at WO, very sharp stop down, quite small with nice color. This is the selling point for me.
Not too god (image 5):
Better, but showing why I think of the CV40/1.2 as a lens made for 1:1 or sometimes 1:1.2
(...) I must say the enthusiasm for this lens is out of portion in FM forum IMO though.
Thank you zhangyue.
I sold my Nokton. Partly as I think an A7(x) and the 40/1.2 is too much to carry all day and partly as I don't like the images beyond an aspect of of ratio of 1:1 or just a little wider.
Sometimes the Nokton works wonderfully but I had too much problems with the transition zone and the borders. I didn't feel happy with it as the only lens to carry around. If I am to carry that much it better be a very good all-rounder. I'm back to the RX1 for now. Of course, what the Nokton does well it does very well!
i actually like that it gets squirrelly towards the corners at large aperture, but then I like the glow up close at wide aperture too. for my taste this is a great all-rounder – has character and unique abilities wide open but is very sharp and contrasty across the frame stopped down to f/2.8. bokeh could be a little better stopped down, but it's better than most lenses. like michael, i think i probably prefer the 50 lux asph, but i need to verify that.
anyway, some wide open flower shots at or below mfd (with the helicoid adapter):
vignetting is pretty heavy wide open (which i like), but goes away pretty quickly. haven't noticed any color shift.
None of lens I know will survive this test. 
