Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 First Hands On

jogiba · 06-07-2012, 02:10 PM - **1 Like**

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Seb Farges
Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 First Hands On
by Seb Farges Plus 22 hours 36 minutes ago

I've just received today from TCP Voigtlander's distributor the Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95. I have this lens for 10 days and will do more tests, also in the night.
The lens is great and I'm very impressed with this first hands on. It's bigger and louder than it's brother the 25mm f/0.95. On the first clip you will see them both (shot with SLR Magic 12mm), then clip number two is taken with the 25mm and clip number three (and all the others) is shot with the 17.5mm, so you can see the difference of the field coverage.
This lens has very smooth aperture ring, especially when you switch it on the "no clic" position. The focus ring is quite smooth, like the 25mm. The minimum focus distance is very very short, you can shoot quite in front of the glass ! I will do more test to compare with the 25mm and the SLR Magic Cine lens 50mm later.

GH2 24P Vanilla Hack
Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95
Shot from f/0.95 to f/16
Light Craft ND variable filter
1/50 shutter speed
160 Asa
No color correction
Nostalgic mode
Music : Sébastien Tellier "Une vie de Papa"

Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 First Hands On on Vimeo

Last edited by jogiba; 06-07-2012 at 02:31 PM.

kenafein · 06-07-2012, 03:30 PM

Very nice.

jogiba · 06-08-2012, 09:42 AM

Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 Lens for Micro 4/3 Cameras

Medium FormatPro · 06-08-2012, 03:54 PM

Sure I fully understand that we aren't talking lengendary and unmatched Leica optics here - and there's also the format/lens mount differences, but... Darn Leica charges nine times that for their Leica 50mm f0.9

Laurentiu Cristofor · 06-09-2012, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by Medium FormatPro

Darn Leica charges nine times that for their Leica 50mm f0.9

This review goes a bit into why: the Leica uses floating elements and is a more complex optical and mechanical design.

kenafein · 06-12-2012, 01:11 PM

My friend just ordered this lens to go with his, pending, BlackMagic video camera. I'll let you guys know how it feels in person.

Edit: I guess no blackmagic, odd that it doesn't support m4/3 lenses. He'll get a GH2 instead.

06-07-2012, 02:10 PM - 1 Like	#1
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 First Hands On Quote: Seb Farges Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 First Hands On by Seb Farges Plus 22 hours 36 minutes ago I've just received today from TCP Voigtlander's distributor the Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95. I have this lens for 10 days and will do more tests, also in the night. The lens is great and I'm very impressed with this first hands on. It's bigger and louder than it's brother the 25mm f/0.95. On the first clip you will see them both (shot with SLR Magic 12mm), then clip number two is taken with the 25mm and clip number three (and all the others) is shot with the 17.5mm, so you can see the difference of the field coverage. This lens has very smooth aperture ring, especially when you switch it on the "no clic" position. The focus ring is quite smooth, like the 25mm. The minimum focus distance is very very short, you can shoot quite in front of the glass ! I will do more test to compare with the 25mm and the SLR Magic Cine lens 50mm later. GH2 24P Vanilla Hack Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 Shot from f/0.95 to f/16 Light Craft ND variable filter 1/50 shutter speed 160 Asa No color correction Nostalgic mode Music : Sébastien Tellier "Une vie de Papa" Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 First Hands On on Vimeo Vimeo Last edited by jogiba; 06-07-2012 at 02:31 PM.

06-08-2012, 09:42 AM	#3
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491 Original Poster	B&H has it in stock Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 Lens for Micro 4/3 Cameras

06-12-2012, 01:11 PM	#6
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	My friend just ordered this lens to go with his, pending, BlackMagic video camera. I'll let you guys know how it feels in person. Edit: I guess no blackmagic, odd that it doesn't support m4/3 lenses. He'll get a GH2 instead. Last edited by kenafein; 06-13-2012 at 10:10 AM.

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kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Very nice.

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Medium FormatPro Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Charleston & Pittsburgh Photos: Albums Posts: 1,668	Sure I fully understand that we aren't talking lengendary and unmatched Leica optics here - and there's also the format/lens mount differences, but... Darn Leica charges nine times that for their Leica 50mm f0.9

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Laurentiu Cristofor Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: WA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,055	Originally posted by Medium FormatPro Darn Leica charges nine times that for their Leica 50mm f0.9 This review goes a bit into why: the Leica uses floating elements and is a more complex optical and mechanical design.