Look at the right side of the fridge picture for the distortion. I don’t know if it is good or bad though. Alternatively, please feel free to chuck a few pennies in the tip jar via Ko-fi: Learn about where yout money goes here. Food for thought! Enough said . The cause is often either the pressure on the shutter-release button (and the way one holds one camera) or the shutter itself…. Omg, I chose the Voigtländer on 90% of the photos you you’ve presented here!!! In the centre it would be f2.8 or even 2.0 (on film anyway). Voigtländer 15mm f/4.5 M II ASPH. As such, this version 2 has seen a global performance increase. I also felt a bit dumb having spent 500 bucks more for a lens that was 1 stop slower… But it was supposed to be better overall – it was supposed to be the King of Bokeh. Bennybaha, you make a good point relative to…. No one speaks about it loudly… I don’t want to buy a summicron to get f/2.0 with clinical performance but rather have relatively usable f/1.4 – unfortunately if the focus shift is not completly resolved I will stay with my current lens or go for Cron… For my with 35 1.4 M.CII the money was a deciding factor. Choice is up to anyone and my review is only related to my own experience. Do you need a super compact walkabout lens? All possibilities and freedom! Another one could have been to focus the lenses on exactly the same areas (at least two images show different focusing points for the same subject … or one of the two lenses has its internal lenses slightly out of alignment, which is also possible). (Then there are all the variations and vintage lenses still available!) It IS camera shake in the left one of the last couple of images. You see, very subjective and I am sure that the result can be totally different when I try this again. Colours – sorry, as I am confined and cannot access my local lab for C41, so you will have to trust me on this from previous experience – are better with the Summicron. At f/1.4 the Nokton is the worst, but that was to be expected. Can you guess which one I will be keeping? For more articles on 35mmc about the subject matter discussed here, please click one of the following tag links: 35mmc is free to read. This test is flawed! Fantastic comparison and story with how you go to this point and why you shoot. What makes Leica lenses good is they are pretty equal in many situations and lightning conditions. By the way Vincent, very nice images on your Instagram account which I recommend to all (and no artificially added vignetting it seems, which I greatly appreciated). As a result Leitz and Zeiss lenses traditionally would give subtler colors (and midtones/grays in black and white) than traditional Japanese lenses. Colour saturation is nice and beautifully balanced too.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'35mmc_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_1',180,'0','0'])); Voigtlander Nokton CLASSIC 35mm f1.4 S.C II. the color skopar blew me away on color film. ), Voigtlander 21mm f4 Review (21mm Color Skopar)(+vs Zeiss 21mm Biogon). I bought all 3 of my Voigtlander 35mm lenses before most of my Leica lenses as they cost less. Sample photos and more detail below. EVEN you first wowed the photos from Voigtlander. In 10 photos, I have chosen the left side. 預購 一日到貨 【轉來轉趣】西德 福倫達 Voigtlander color-skopar 50mm f3.5 已改L39 ... 預購 一日到貨 福倫達專賣店:Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm f/1.4 classic 一代 M卡口 … Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The Summicron can also evoke the “charm” and “gear lust” only some gear can bring to its owner. It would be interesting to see that (shots taken with the camera on a tripod this time so that we judge the qualities/flaws of the lenses and not your ability to hold a camera at low shutter speeds. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I used to have a Summilux 35 pre-asph. I kept it a long long time, changed cameras, from M4 to M6, to M9-p, to M4 again, then M6 again… But the lens remained the same. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Camera shake has little to do with whether one is standing, sitting or lying for that matter. I bought used an eight element 35mm Summichron for my M3 in 1987. Also the Summicron I used is the nicest I ever saw. I wanted a tiny lens for travel and 35mm is perfect as a normal lens. The Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 v2 is a “modern lens” sold for the first time in 2019 and has been made to improve some traits of its older brother, the Nokton v1. Hope that helps! Did you face any focus shift problems? Good comparison. Voigtlander 35mm Color Skopar vs Nokton 35mm. Feel free to visit my website to know more about it : I’m astounded. But this had to be expected with one more stop. Voigtlander 35 1.4 Nokton MC classic Lens review: Another day, another lens review! The Nokton has got better out of focus rendition at all the apertures as compared to the Summicron and Color Skopar. Contrast can always be added. Hi Bruno, I think when choosing a classical lens, may it be a Leica, voigtlander, canon, etc, this choice might be led by character and aesthetics as sharpness is not as consistent as one would wish from sample to sample, etc. But that is just me. Voigtlander 25mm F4 Color Skopar Pancake. All VM lenses are engineered to ensure optimal performance and unique image quality. This might be the lens for you! Would like to write for 35mmc? which focus shift was abnormal what annoyed me and I sold that lens, however IMHO its character was mindblowing. This is common of Leica glass but not many other brands I think. I’ve guessed the lenses correctly, but I guess I just knew what to expect from both lenses even if don’t own/have not tried either I’m a big fan of VC lenses and at some point was also confronted with a similar choice as you, i.e. I would like to ask you for one important thing related with the Nokton – the focus shift. Had palpitations when I saw it. I also noticed, comparing the two versions that the new one tends to have a rounder bokeh balls and thus tends to render less swirl effect. Check prices. Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical 一二三代 (已收二代) Color-skopar 35mm f2.5 l39 p一二代 (已收p) Ultron 35mm f2 (已收) Ultron 35mm f1.7 l39 m (已收m) NOKTON Classic 35mm f1.4 一代二代 (已收一代sc二代mc) Zeiss C Biogon T* 35mm f2.8 (已收) Biogon T* 35mm f2 (已收) Distagon T* 35mm f1.4. relative contrast. Am I right in supposing that you would reject out of hand a good photo taken with a Brownie Hawkeye, given its limits on resolution, contrast, Bokeh, etc.? Question, please tell me that the grip on your camera isn’t drilled into the body. You can clearly see it in the background where (blurred) objects show superimposed multiple images. So in part I think the issue was that it seemed that having a lens valued at around $2000 sitting in a cupboard doing nothing for 90% of the time was a waste. I think everybody looks a bit different to the photos and I did not look at sharpness, or Bokeh. It is funded by adverts. Vincent, great comparison, The Voigtländer really shines especially when up against the faux-“king of Bokeh” that isn’t. I blo, This Rollei 35s is a bit of a gem from @filmfurbis, I’ve had this Tamron 17mm SP lens for years. 35mmc is a blog authored, edited and published by Hamish Gill featuring daily articles submitted by readers. But content like this is really great for photographers just getting into M-mount lenses and trying to decide how to best spend their money. It also applies for 35v4 if the price is taken out of equation, but price is not related to optical traits of a lens but rather dictated by market. Go for the Lux, it is worlds better it is an aspherical lens, super sharp already wide open. If you want to treat yourself to the great value Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm f2.5 lens check out Amazon for the latest prices! 3) colours and contrast both on film and digital. Skopar, Skoparex, Skoparet, Skopagon, Color-Skopar, Color-Skopar X. Both lenses have the same kind of flare that seems to be about the same at equivalent apertures. Hi, thanks for the kind words An excellent lens in every way. That said, both the Sonnar and the Voigtlander 35 are paintbrushes. ;o). When I don’t need a fast lens the Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm offers the best portable solution. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. It all runs down then to differences in color (VC being cooler and leica warmer), contrast (VC way more contrastier), bokeh (VC much smoother in most settings), handling and price (both are nice to handle, leica more expensive). I think your review might be misleading to a lot of readers, and I hope you can maybe do a more systematic comparison. Anyway, although not scientifically rigorous, these comparisons are much more useful to us photographers than MTF curves are. Better saturation and separation, warmer. I also have a small vintage 35mm Leica lens if you want to compare the Leica 35mm photos vs the Voigtlander 35mm images. See the links below for the flash and gear I use to light my portraits. Thanks for sharing the test results. Voigtlander 35mm F1.4 Nokton. Considering how similar 35 and 40 are, and the thread on fredmiranda regarding comparison of 35v4 vs Summicron-C I think it’s makes sense to share my findings on those two in context of your post. 2) size (although VC is still a smallish lens) and About the Nokton 1.2 versions, this time I think it is totally apple versus oranges as these lenses are aspherical very complex (and large) lens formulas. But they sure are great! Voigtlander 35mm F1.2 Nokton. this is the hardest to find Voigtlander 35mm lens, sought after because of its very short focusing throw I think there’s something wrong with the testing method here. The basic Skopar is a 4 element Tessar type lens. It looks like that the Nokton is a tad brighter that the Summicron at given f/stops. If it was merely the ‘best images’ for me I would take the 35/1.2 but if I wanted stopped down photos and small size 35/2.5. It is less easy to make interesting portraits with a 35mm slow lens so I often relied on lighting to make the photos interesting for my taste. or a combination of both. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I have used the Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm f2.5 lens extensively on my Leica cameras and I rate it very highly. Achtung: Although wonderful on film, this lens sucks on the M9 because its rear nodal point is too close for the sensor. Would you like to write for 35mmc? Not a scientific test, but one that I think best shows what people should expect when using both lenses. With some luck you can get 35-asph for not much more, and that lens is in entirely another league so if you’re ready to pay 1.5k eur for a small 35, just go all the way and get a better lens The question whether it’s 3x better (while a stop slower) is up to you though. With its compact size and large maximum aperture realized by combining a traditional symmetrical lens configuration with the latest optical materials, the NOKTON classic 35mm F1.4 VM is the ideal semi wide-angle lens for rangefinder cameras, and the lens has received wide acclaim over the more than 10 years since its release in 2008. Actually no, I absolutely love shooting with some very unsharp lenses. Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.4 – more info. The desires of passionate photographers is our drive and basic principe. Thank you for writing such a thoughtful, articles like this are why I continually come back to 35mmc. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. And it is also known for being an overall great all rounder lens, being both sharp all across the field when stopped down, and quite romantic wide opened with classic traits like strong coma, vignetting, moderate glow. Hey Matt, which 35mm lens would you recommend to take as the only one? Table top review of the Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm f/2.5 The Sonnar isn’t *tac sharp,” that’s what the 50mm Planar is for. 2009-today, 52mm filters, 155g. The following I am about to say is highly subjective as it is all about personal preferences and observations, but here is what I observed on high resolution scans: All in all, I have quite a lot of difficulty now to justify keeping the Leica Summicron King of Bokeh. The same photo and the night shot below it also seem to have a bit more grain than the corresponding left side images, but am not sure why that would be the case, as I assume the shots belong to the same film roll and identical scanning settings were used for all frames. I own 3 Voigtlander 35mm Lenses. Learn how your comment data is processed. Really not in the same league. Why? This comparison came right in time. Wide open performances (f/1.4 vs f/2) performs very similarly. Film Negatives to Digital (My Workflow / How To Guide! I was split up between 35/2.5 and 35/1.4. Looking through your photos and guessing which lens was used was a lot of fun. So sharp compared to shooting lenses at f1.0, f1.2, f1.4! The Nokton version II keeps much the same optical formula with only one lens element that has being changed for an abnormal dispersion glass. Among the following pictures, try to determine which is the Leica Summicron and Voigtlander Nokton without skipping to the end.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'35mmc_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_5',181,'0','0'])); So, are you confident in your guesses? I always recommend Voigtlander and Zeiss lenses for people just entering the system. I was so happy with it.eval(ez_write_tag([[468,60],'35mmc_com-box-3','ezslot_3',179,'0','0'])); But time went on and as many of you may know, once you start thinking “Leica”, it is very hard to resist to the temptation of getting more gear… German gear… So I ended up selling that Nokton to get myself a nice Leica Summicron 35mm v4 (aka the King of Bokeh). I admit I could have made things more systemic. Yes, it is true! (UK) / (US). At medium apertures (f/4, f/5.6) the Nokton has more contrast “pop” and more separation. Thanks LG, happy to be of some help. It is extremely compact and affordable. any chance you can make a Summilux 35 1.4 ASPH comparison to the Voigtlander? I can not say it, it was just on a gut level, just to looking at the photo and asking myself: which one do you like more.? Lastly got this but multi coated versin 2. The “classic” designation relates to the heritage of this lens as its symmetrical optical design is very similar to the older M-mount 35mm 1.4. Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f1.4 II MC Lens Review: How I ended up reviewing the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.4 II MC is a funny story. The left and right sides take on weird color shifts. Hi, Vincent! I rarely shoot wide open, too. I own both the Summicron 35mm v4 and original version of the VC 35/1.4. Perhaps I am too easy to please. While the Summicron is the smallest 35mm f2 I’ve ever seen, the Nokton is the smallest 35mm f/1.4 being mass produced. For as little as $1 a month, you can help support the upkeep of 35mmc and get access to exclusive content over on Patreon. back row 35/1.7 Ultron Screw Mount, 35/1.2 Nokton V2. – Poland, View all posts by matthewosbornephotography, Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm f2.5 review, Voigtlander Bessa T Review (Best Leica M6 Alternative? In the end I kept the summicron because: 1) it’s really more like a 35 mm lens (I estimated mine is ~37 mm) and Nokton is almost 50 (45 or so, and I wanted ~35), so these are really two different lenses (well, this bit is irrelevant for lenses considered above). It’s, Not everything on the 35mmc shop is expensive. You and I are both a fan of the Zeiss Sonnar 1,5, and I find that a lot of the so-called flaws this lens exhibits are very similar to shooting the Sonnar. January 2019 - Voigtlander introduces two compact modern aspherical retro styled Vintage Leica M lenses the 35mm f/2 Ultron and 21mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar Voigtlander's “Vintage Line” series for Leica M mount rangefinder cameras combines a classic retro exterior design with … On digital you’d probably see ~0.5-1 stop difference between f2-f5.6 with the two in the centre (VC leading), and somewhat of a mixed bag outside of the central area. The Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 v2 is a “modern lens” sold for the first time in 2019 and has been made to improve some traits of its older brother, the Nokton v1. I feel like this lens has a huge difference on 35mm film. What the v2 does better is a better sharpness across the field except in the angles, it has less distortion and less focus shift. VC40 1.4 (which is supposed to be better optically than VC 35 1.4) vs summicron-C 40. I intend to use it on the M10 whenever the bigger Voigtlander 35/1.2 III is not needed. I know the "GoPro" footage is junk. When my Leica M240 rangefinder needed recalibrating but I didn’t have time to send it off to Germany I used the Voigtlander 35mm Color Skopar exclusively for a period. I agree, the 35 F2 Ultron is so amazing. I also like lower contrast of summicron better (it’s easier to increase contrast than to decrease it), and, strangely, it’s not-so-smooth bokeh (character!). It’s from the mid 90s, and had absolutely 0 fog… It’s optical formula is similar to the one of the Summilux pre-aspherical, with a stop less and a shorter minimum focusing distance of 0.7m. I think both are great lenses – and people do not buy either of them for sharpness, but the mentioned “character” and the compact size. The cron is pin sharp at the center from f2 all the way to f8, whereas the voigtlander didn’t really perform that well between f1.4-f4, not until f5.6 that it starts to clean up and show comparable performance. Some people will speak of “gear coherence”, some other will talk of the “Leica glow”, that the Leica Summicron surely has wide open. I propose you to play a little game with me. Thi, 7artisans 12mm F2.8 lens review (Fuji Mount) – by Iurii Zvonar, Canon 50mm F1.8 LTM on A Leica T – by Ed Lara, 7Artisans 75mm f/1.25 Review – a confusion of “want” over “need”, Shooting 5x4 with Connie / Reminding myself how easy Large Format Photography is, At the Machine Boneyard: 10 Frames of Scrap Metal – by Christian Schroeder, Camera, Lens, Film and Peripheral Kit Reviews. Like others, I also guessed that the crispier images on the right hand side just had to be the ‘cron, and I was surprised to see the opposite was true. However, I don’t think I could locate Bokeh in any of them, as I don’t know what it looks like. In the end, the choice of a lens is partly objective and partly subjective: and today’s Nokton should be better than yesterday’s Summicron in the same way that today’s Summicron (asph) should be technically/objectively better than today’s Nokton. Really a very good comparison Vincent with real life photos and not with brickwalls. One of the problems of Voigtlander lenses (probably a consequence of the choices made to keep prices down and not to compete too closely with the equivalent Zeiss lenses for Leica Ms—if I heard well produced by the same company) is how they behave in the corners at their widest apertures, one area they cannot compete with Leitz/Leica lenses. Small bodied lenses like the two I mentioned often seem too small for me to handle comfortably. Coventry, UK studio based Model and Wedding Photographer offering both Medium Format Film and Digital Images. Absolutely no fog whatsoever! After owning the Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm f2.5 for quite a few years now I have used it extensively. The handle is one I make with my recently created brand Kamerakraft. Then one other thing to be considered is that I recently faced my Nokton sample against a v1 summicron (which is supposed to be amongst the sharpest summicrons ever) and my conclusions from f2 are not quite different from this article… So it may be possible too that I had a particularly good copy of the Nokton. I had the V4 Summicron 35mm and for some reason never really bonded with it. This will be my main travel and street camera. This lens was crazy good and behaved as planned. I own 3 Voigtlander 35mm Lenses. It is extremely sharp and wonderfully pleasing rendering for both digital and film bodies. Thank you for a great job done with this article. Pentax Espio 170SL – A One Roll Review. Model Photo Shoots (x15) Budapest & Ukraine, Leica CL 35mm & 50mm Portraits (+iPhone Portraits!) So I sold the Leica Summicron 35mm v4 to purchase a Summilux ASPH pre-FLE. I was a big surprised by how well the Voigtlander lens did. Another detail lies in the fact that your examples could definitely have satisfied our visual curiosity had they been shot in a more systematic (and kinda “scientific”) way: camera on tripod (one blurred Summicron image (interior) definitely shows signs of camera shake). I wonder if the Leica had any haze Because even slight haze will make a difference on backlit subject matter. Voigtlander 35/1.2 V2 (chrome filter ring) along side the slightly larger 35/1.2 V1 . A great setup to shoot film! I then one day started to shoot “semi-pro” and as I was getting paid for some work, I thought I had to step up and get an even better lens. no do not do that. They render beautifully, and for my work, that’s what’s most important. View all posts by matthewosbornephotography, Thanks Graham, yes the 35mm Skopar is a bit of a hidden gem. Im saving up for the Summilux but if the comparison is anything like this I would rather go with the CV and save my money! I have the Voigtlander 35mm Color-Skopar f/2.5 and I don’t see myself selling it and upgrading to either of these two lenses, I just don’t have the disposable income to justify it. MrLeica.com – Leica Blog & Film Camera Reviews, Leica Blog & Film Camera Reviews (Matt Osborne). TTL metering works great on all M cameras. E-mount Voigtländer 10mm 5.6 Hyper Wide Heliar E Voigtlander 12mm 5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar E Voigtländer 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar E Voigtlander 21mm F1.4 Nokton Voigtlander 21mm 3.5 Color-Skopar E Voigtländer 35mm 1.4 Nokton Classic E Voigtländer 40mm 1.2 Nokton E Voigtländer 50mm 1.2 Nokton E Voigtlander 50mm F2 APO-Lanthar Voigtlander 65 mm 2.0 … Continue reading Voigtlander … I’d love to know in the comments if you got it right. If you try to look for details, you can find areas of higher detail exhibited by both lenses, so all in all they are pretty comparable. The Vogtlende Sony E-mount lenses “NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical SE”, “40mm F1.2 Aspherical SE” and “NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical SE” will be available for reservation on April 17. On the other hand, the Voigtlander Nokton has often been said to be a “character” lens, with many things that could be better like focus shift, distortion, sharpness consistency, fuzzy bokeh. The Nokton uses an optical formula which is 60 to 70 years old… and is single coated. Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm f/2.5 P Pancake Type I Leica Screw Mount . Not too sharp like its ASPH counterpart, nice character, great bokeh at middle apertures, no distortion. The name originates with the total width of the 135 film which was the primary medium of the format prior to the invention of the full frame digital SLR. I know that the Nokton 1.4 is it’s copy but the issue above stops me. But I'm kinda debating between 21mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar & this 35mm f/1.2 Nokton OR just the 21mm f/1.4 Nokton. I'm actually considering either the Voigtlander 35mm f/2.5 Color-Skopar or the newer Voigtlander 35/2 Ultron. If you don't like the adverts you can subscibe here and they will disapear. Il Voigtlander VM 35mm f/2.5 Color Skopar II è un obiettivo grandangolare per formato FF e APS-C. La messa a fuoco avviene tramite Manual Focus, non è presente stabilizzazione d'immagine.Il prezzo medio, al momento dell'inserimento della scheda, è sui 470 €; Thanks for the great review and experiment — I was sure I preferred the photos on the right, and was surprised by the result. Your comparison still makes a good point: the design and performances of lenses have been greatly improved in 50 years. Hi Grady, In this black and white battle, I much prefer the Nokton with its contrast and sharpness. Wideangle prime lens | Leica M | BA237B. kamerakraft.com I did consider but did not get 35f1.4 for reasons below and because I could not find one with decent price. I also think that your samples may be consistent with my findings: perceived sharpness is higher for VC due to the higher contrast it has (like their other lenses), but actual sharpness is hard to assess with the samples above and on film in general. The Nokton 35mm f1.2 ASPH by Voigtländer is to my knowledge the fastest 35mm lens available for full frame cameras. I bought a voigtlander nokton mc v2 after reading this review and found my summicron v4 out perform it in almsot every way… Especailly sharptness from f2-f4. ・Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR 35mm f2.5 PII ・Voigtlander ULTRON Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical ・Voigtlander NOKTON classic 35mm f1.4 II ・Carl Zeisse C BIOGON T* 2,8/35 ZM ・7Artisans 35mm f2 ・TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. The Nokton is slightly bigger than the Summicron. The biggest difference being between f2.8-f4. I have a leica M4-2 with this lens and a zeiss 50mm f2 planar. I think your conclusions might be a bit fast. It is more expensive, but will hold its value much longer. Hi Maxim, it depends what you want it for. So many choices. I own quite of few LTM Voigtlander lenses and have sold a few of the M-mount lenses in favor of a Zeiss ZM system that perfectly matches my needs. First of all, there are more chances that you may have bought a Nokton with lesser performance than that I had a lemon summicron as Japanese Voigtlander quality check is supposed to be less good than German Leica’s. I think it is all about the look and how you feel with your gear in the end Being inspired and taking pictures is all that matters in the end! The M system is alluring because of its size. Not that there was anything major that stuck out between all the images, however, the Voigtländer had noticeable clarity. The wide-open images looks really dull. First looking for some Zeiss but didnt want to go too digital tough..Anyways. DISCONTINUED Sold Out. So is one better than the other, both in terms of the quality of the outcome, and all the other reasons we might like to own gear, it’s all up to you and your preferences. I’ve used the lens on my digital Leica M240, Leica CL, Leica M9 and Leica film cameras like my Leica M2 and Leica M4-P. About these lenses being apple and oranges, I would say not that much. When I bought my first Leica M4 back in 2014, I decided to couple it with a Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 S.C that I bought new (first time of my life I bought anything new). Thanks so much for the kind words Andrea . The thing is that both lenses are actually stellar performers As I wrote in the end, all of this is highly subjective and everyone will have their own opinion as no lens is really better than another photographically speaking: they both take pictures. 35mm is the common name of the 36x24mm film format or image sensor format. Voigtlander 28mm F2 Ultron. The Leica Summicron has been highly appreciated and regarded as an excellent all round lens. some kodak color plus 200. I was just looking at the photos and decided which one do I like more? A minor correction, the Summicron v4 is no longer the smallest 35/f2 for Leica M. That title belongs to the outstanding Voigtlander 35/f2 Ultron. For me it has a perfect combination of great unique image look (I couldn’t find any other lens with that special dreamy glow in some situations) and performance (build quality, smoothness, size). This is a lens almost any M shooter can afford! | P r o s o p h o s says: September 11, 2013 at 7:58 pm In the meantime, feel free to re-visit my report on another of my favourite lenses, the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.4. Admit i could buy myself at that time ve ever seen, the best bang the... 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