Re: Looking for a small and lightweight 35mm for my Leica M11
Look at the Voigtländer 35mm f/1,2 Nokton version III or IV. Nice rendering. If you find that too large, you could look at the Voigtländer 35mm f/1,5 Nokton Aspherical.
The Mandler is almost impossible to find anyway, every time they put some up, they sell out immediately.
Fun fact about the Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 IV which the Mandler copies: Mike Johnson called it the King of Bokeh in an article, and posted some gorgeous images. After that, the prices shot up and it became a lens to own. People often shoot it wide open, and happily point out the boke and remind everyone that the lens was named the King of Bokeh. However, Mike Johnson later corrected that he meant only at f/5,6, and explained that he never shot it wide open because it wasn't great there.
May 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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