Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F/1.4 Review!

HansenTsang · 04-19-2009, 03:47 PM

Some of my images from last weekend.

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J.Scott · 04-26-2009, 02:49 PM

It's time to come out of your shell .....

roentarre · 04-26-2009, 02:53 PM

Jeffrey, that is a stellar shot! The head popping out of bokeh!

J.Scott · 04-26-2009, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by roentarre

Jeffrey, that is a stellar shot! The head popping out of bokeh!

Thank you James!

OrenMc · 04-26-2009, 05:17 PM

Haven't posted here for a while. Tis the tulip season.

FengyBoy · 04-29-2009, 10:59 AM

Received mine this afternoon, took some pictures for testing as follows.

at f/1.4

at f/4

eyou · 05-07-2009, 06:10 PM

So i was looking at the ebay auctions for this lens and some other posts. I dont understand. This lens is "A" chipped?

For Nikon it says you can set the aperture to 16 and it will work like A mode. DOes this work with pentax? can i choose the aperture using the dial and use this lens in A mode?

k100d · 05-07-2009, 07:00 PM

it works as a normal lens, no stop down metering required

Nikon's Body Aperture is used by setting the lens to the smallest Aperture

FengyBoy · 05-08-2009, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by eyou

So i was looking at the ebay auctions for this lens and some other posts. I dont understand. This lens is "A" chipped?

For Nikon it says you can set the aperture to 16 and it will work like A mode. DOes this work with pentax? can i choose the aperture using the dial and use this lens in A mode?

Originally posted by k100d

it works as a normal lens, no stop down metering required

Nikon's Body Aperture is used by setting the lens to the smallest Aperture

I thought "A" stands for automatic metering. With my K20D, I need to switch the aperture ring of the lens to "A" (automatic I suppose), then use the camera to adjust the aperture. It works pretty well, but still have no idea how to change the focus length to 58mm on the camera. Now I can only set it as 55mm, which is shown in the EXIF. Anybody know how to do it?

FengyBoy · 05-08-2009, 09:26 AM

Some pictures I took recently, all at f/1.4.

farfisa · 05-08-2009, 10:21 AM

Nice shots FengyBoy!

I think this lens has great versatility, but I'm always surprised what comes out at 1.4!

dave9t5 · 05-19-2009, 09:08 AM

(Moved these images to this thread.)

Converted from PEF by PPL

Series here: Zenfolio | David Anthony | Saturday Afternoon with Krys and Brook
Shot mostly been f/2 and f/3.5

J.Scott · 05-19-2009, 02:03 PM

Taken this past weekend at my Mum's place.
Our Bleeding Hearts are no where near blooming.
It was quite bright out, hence the super fast shutter speed.
I don't normally shoot that fast but the results were better than I expected.

K10D
Voigtlander 58mm F1.4
1/4000th sec

J.Scott · 05-19-2009, 02:05 PM

Dave9T5 - I really like the first shot. Good job!

roentarre · 05-19-2009, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by FengyBoy

Though, this one has a good go at blurring. But Nisen bokeh seems to self manifest itself here. I suspect that you might have autolevel the image given most VL 58mm f1.4 shots render extremely low contrast. The accentuation of the contrast would somehow enhance the effect of Nisen bokeh.

Types of Bokeh

04-29-2009, 10:59 AM	#441
FengyBoy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 58	Received mine this afternoon, took some pictures for testing as follows. at f/1.4 at f/1.4 at f/1.4 at f/4 at f/4

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04-19-2009, 03:47 PM	#436
HansenTsang Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 42	Some of my images from last weekend. Attached Images

04-26-2009, 02:49 PM	#437
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	It's time to come out of your shell .....

04-26-2009, 02:53 PM	#438
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Jeffrey, that is a stellar shot! The head popping out of bokeh!

04-26-2009, 03:00 PM	#439
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	Originally posted by roentarre Jeffrey, that is a stellar shot! The head popping out of bokeh! Thank you James!

04-26-2009, 05:17 PM	#440
OrenMc Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,901	Haven't posted here for a while. Tis the tulip season.

05-07-2009, 06:10 PM	#442
eyou Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 224	So i was looking at the ebay auctions for this lens and some other posts. I dont understand. This lens is "A" chipped? For Nikon it says you can set the aperture to 16 and it will work like A mode. DOes this work with pentax? can i choose the aperture using the dial and use this lens in A mode?

05-07-2009, 07:00 PM	#443
k100d Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,911	it works as a normal lens, no stop down metering required Nikon's Body Aperture is used by setting the lens to the smallest Aperture

05-08-2009, 09:23 AM	#444
FengyBoy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 58	Originally posted by eyou So i was looking at the ebay auctions for this lens and some other posts. I dont understand. This lens is "A" chipped? For Nikon it says you can set the aperture to 16 and it will work like A mode. DOes this work with pentax? can i choose the aperture using the dial and use this lens in A mode? Originally posted by k100d it works as a normal lens, no stop down metering required Nikon's Body Aperture is used by setting the lens to the smallest Aperture I thought "A" stands for automatic metering. With my K20D, I need to switch the aperture ring of the lens to "A" (automatic I suppose), then use the camera to adjust the aperture. It works pretty well, but still have no idea how to change the focus length to 58mm on the camera. Now I can only set it as 55mm, which is shown in the EXIF. Anybody know how to do it?

05-08-2009, 09:26 AM	#445
FengyBoy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 58	Some pictures I took recently, all at f/1.4.

05-08-2009, 10:21 AM	#446
farfisa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	Nice shots FengyBoy! I think this lens has great versatility, but I'm always surprised what comes out at 1.4!

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05-19-2009, 09:08 AM	#447
dave9t5 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada & Taichung, Taiwan Photos: Albums Posts: 329	(Moved these images to this thread.) Converted from PEF by PPL Series here: Zenfolio \| David Anthony \| Saturday Afternoon with Krys and Brook Shot mostly been f/2 and f/3.5

05-19-2009, 02:03 PM	#448
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	Taken this past weekend at my Mum's place. Our Bleeding Hearts are no where near blooming. It was quite bright out, hence the super fast shutter speed. I don't normally shoot that fast but the results were better than I expected. K10D Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 1/4000th sec

05-19-2009, 02:05 PM	#449
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	Dave9T5 - I really like the first shot. Good job!

05-19-2009, 03:15 PM	#450
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Originally posted by FengyBoy Though, this one has a good go at blurring. But Nisen bokeh seems to self manifest itself here. I suspect that you might have autolevel the image given most VL 58mm f1.4 shots render extremely low contrast. The accentuation of the contrast would somehow enhance the effect of Nisen bokeh. Types of Bokeh