Fred Miranda wrote: Tonzah78 wrote:
The Nokton 40mm has been my favourite lens ever. A true "one lens to rule them all". But a couple months ago I actually sold my Nokton as I wanted to buy a smaller SE model. I still haven't figured out which ones I'd like to have. I've never been a collector so I don't need them all. I've been tempted by the 35mm & 50mm f/1.2 pair, but having just the 40mm in the middle has been really liberating, even if the 50mm FL has been traditionally "closer to my heart". We're spoilt with choices nowadays, even with Voigtländer options alone. One thing is certain - I'm gonna switch back to mainly Voigtländers (maybe either 21/35/50 or 21/40/75). Currently I shoot with the boring 28/55/85 native Sony FE trio. They get the job done, but I just don't enjoy them as much.
In the meantime, here's a few picks I took on our 2019 trip to Greece with my dear 40mm. Since I can only dream of travels at this age and time of pandemic, I like to look back at previous trips.
Beautiful images. I've been missing my CV 40/1.2 as well. Like you, I sold my "original version" in order to get the 7.5mm shorter and 80g lighter SE version. So far, have not found a copy that performs as good as my previous one. I agree, it's a great all-in-one lens.
That's interesting. I keep waffling between picking up the 40 or 30 SE. I think this would be my 4th 40 (i have issues not the lens). So do you think it is an SE thing? You liked your 35mm SE right? Just curious what is not up to par on the ones you have had?
