Thats a long name, so lets take a look at what it all means. Dec 19, 2017 unlike modern performancebased lens design, it embodies the beauty of lens character and depiction by intentionally leaving aberration. Unlike modern performancebased lens design, it embodies the beauty of lens character and depiction by intentionally leaving aberration. The aluminium sonnar weighs just 160g and the summarit 320g. Yes it is some what of a specialty lens, being a f1.
Hi gang, i hope that everyone is staying safe during this most trying time for our world, with the coronavirus covid19 outbreak impacting so many communities, work, and recreation. After a distinguished record in the middle of the 20th century making cameras and lenses, the company passed through several owners including carl zeiss and rollei before the rights to use the brand name were acquired by the japanese company cosina in 1999. Oct 25, 2008 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. In spite of that, a lot of lens design books and textbooks that i have read rely heavily. It has a total elements in 10 groups with super high refractive element and aspherical element. Mar 10, 2019 although the xenon is less wellknown than its competitors, many photographers own a lens which owes its design to it. Aug 28, 20 this lens is quite expensive so heres my view as a regular user to anyone who may be thinking of buying this. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The nokton is voigtlanders way of saying that this lens will gather enough light to use at night nokton noctilux.
Financially it was a strange move to design and make an expensive ltm lens, just as ltm cameras were going out of production last iiig made in 1958 or 59, depending on which book you read. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. But with the growing lot of mirror less cameras, there are a lot of possible uses for this lens via an adapter. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums. A circular lens hood is supplied, which attaches around the filter ring on the lens. The xenon design went on to become the basis for a host of fast lenses made by japanese lens manufacturers, up to the present day. Here are just a handful of the many lenses that are based on the xenon design. Voigtlander and petzval had a nasty legal battle over the rights of this lens. The 7artisans is considered somewhat a portrait lens in my book and it goes in the same category as my leica summarit f1.
Taking the wide perspective voigtlander nokton 21mm f1. Haoge 43mm square metal screwin lens hood for voigtlander nokton classic 35mm f1. With the electronic contact, the usage status of the lens is reflected in the exif information of the shooting data. Optically, it is inferior to every other 50mm lens for leica, and its so big that you cant see through much of your viewfinder. Mar 07, 20 the prominent was turned from rangefinder camera into a single lens reflex by the addition of a housing that bayoneted onto the body. The build and design of this lens harks back to a bygone age, where lenses were typically made of brass and designed to last a lifetime. Feb 02, 2011 i just wanted to voice my opinion on the voigtlander nokton f1. Voigtlander is the oldest name in the photographic industry, with the original company founded in 1756. Regarding speculation earlier in this thread that the nokton 401. A couple of days ago, i received in the mail a copy of leica lens compendium, by erwin puts.
The differences are a matter of opinion and debate but suffice it to say, this lens compares favorably in many ways. The result is much smoother and much more creamy bokeh that the f1. The physical size and weight of the lens is clearly a design. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Dec 25, 2011 the prominent does not have such an obvious waist, like ltm sonnar and nokton have. You can also use the lens on a number of modern mirrorless cameras like sony nex and micro four thirds cameras using special adapters. Well, its leica m mount, so it wont really fit your average canon or nikon camera. This lens is part of the sl ii series, which feature a cpu central processing unit built into the lens. Voigtlander still uses the old lens hood tightening design where you use a screw to attach it to the lens. Its comfortable focal length pairs with an impressively fast f1. Bokeh, the character of out of focus backgrounds, not simply how far out of focus they are, is poor at f1. Keep in mind that it was around 1am but i was actually looking at some of my portraits, and was thinking it would be nice to change it up a bit. The prominent does not have such an obvious waist, like ltm sonnar and nokton have. Financially it was a strange move to design and make an expensive ltm lens, just as ltm cameras were going out of production last iiig made in 1958 or 59, depending on which book.
The double gauss lens is a compound lens used mostly in camera lenses that reduces optical. Well, maybe not a funny story but you get what i mean. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to. The advanced optical design incorporates a pair of aspherical elements and one partial dispersion elements, which, together, help to suppress both spherical and.
The prominent was turned from rangefinder camera into a single lens reflex by the addition of a housing that bayoneted onto the body. It gains an aperture ring mechanism which is switchable between clicked and clickless operation, a desirable feature for movie makers and previously seen in its 17. Classic means that this lens will give you a classic rendering. Updating a classic for todays imaging standards, the nokton 50mm f1. The double gauss lens consists of two backtoback gauss lenses a design with a. This lens is quite expensive so heres my view as a regular user to anyone who may be thinking of buying this. The updated model features the latest optical material, according to cosina japan, while retaining nearly the same size and design as the. I just wanted to voice my opinion on the voigtlander nokton f1.
The physical size and weight of the lens is clearly a design homage to the original leica summilux 35mm version iii preasph. This dedicated voigtlander lh6 lens hood is specifically designed for use with the nokton 35mm and 40mm f1. The advanced optical design incorporates a pair of aspherical elements and one partial dispersion elements, which, together, help to suppress both spherical. The design seems clearly inspired by the leica summilux 35 preasph, offering a similar experience at a far lower, very reasonable price. Oct 31, 20 a circular lens hood is supplied, which attaches around the filter ring on the lens. Well, its leica m mount, so it wont really fit your average canon or. Although the xenon is less wellknown than its competitors, many photographers own a lens which owes its design to it. In this case, voigtlander merely is showing us that. According to dr wolfgang netolitzky, the nokton weighs 350g, is 46. First im going to explain some mysterious lots of questions in the internet. Its comfortable focal length pairs with an impressively. It would seem, i guess, that correction for spherical aberrations was less of a priority in this lens design. Its a current lens produced by voigtlander in japan.
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