The new Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 is now shipping in some German and Asian stores. And what you see here on top is actually the first video test shot with that lens.
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Whoa, nice 🙂
Although I have the 25mm CV Nokton, had this been available at the time I got the 25mm- I would be tempted to get this instead, I like the wider FOV and smooth aperture availability.
looks impressive, should do well in the video market….
Get it, while you can.
Like the 25 Nokton, the 17.5 will go up in price after the first run is sold out.
The wider FOV is going to be great for street video at night.
I know this out of topic, but has
anyone heard of this?
http://shashinki.com/shop/yasuhara-nanoha-macro-lens-micro-mount-cameras-p-10126.html
That lens has been covered by this site in the past. Do a search.
This new ‘Voigtlaender’ company…
…Is intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to its newsletter.
New Voigtländer company? You mean it ironically?
I am reading on their home page that the company was founded in Vienna in 1756, was making measure instruments and lenses of different types at the beginning of the 19th century, started making photocamera lenses in 1840, made the world’s first metal photocamera in 1849, had already made 10’0000 camera lenses by 1869, and 4 millions by 1956. Plus several camera models in the 20th century. I would rather call it a pretty old company.
The Voigtländer founded in 1756 is not what we have today. The brand name was bought by Cosina a while back, after having had a few different owners. As far as I know there’s nothing other than the name left of the original company.
But if you are into cameras and have never heard of the name before, that is kind of sad.
I think I read that some of the rangefinder lenses are based on the old designs though brought up to date with coatings etc.
Many of the new Rangefinder lenses in the Leica M mount and also for Nikon and Canon are given a 5 star rating by Ken Rockwell the Leica man, the 15mm and 21mm he says are real quality. I am looking at some of them for M43 use.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/index.htm
No doubt some of the Voigtländer lenses from Cosina are really good; Cosina are also the ones manufacturing a lot of the Zeiss glass today (like the ZE/ZF line).
Just pointing out that the Voigtländer of old is no more and what we get today is just the brand name slapped on Cosina’s gear, which is not necessarily a bad thing!
As to the new coatings on old designs, I am fairly sure these are not original Voigtländer design lenses, though some of the names have been retained/reused.
Not true.
Ringfoto (Germany) own the Voigtlander brand. Cosina manufacture and distribute Voigtlander product for Ringfoto. The Voigtlander design expertise presumably is still centered in Germany.
I was just being a dick about the spelling – watch the start of the video again…
Looks great! Too bad it’s bigger than the 25mm. I still want it though.
Canceled
sorry, wrong reply, ignore
Oh My! Looks beautiful.
Too bad it costs so much more than what I paid for my Voigtländer 25mm. I had pre-ordered, but couldn’t bring myself to pull the trigger to buy it.
Good but strange. I don’t expect the wide angle to be demo in this way. just trying to show the bokeh? It would be even better to show night view of wide angle than showing the bokeh…..
Schmoooove!!! Having said that if you just want max mushy bokeh then just get a FF. Surely It is the more sensible choice given the cost and weight of this lens.
Admin, any news about GH3 and the use of global shutter ?
Honestly I love the bokeh – if I was to sell all my lenses and buy just one, this would be it. Shallow focus is also what big apertures are all about. Naturally I’d like to see low-light performance too as that is that’s an important feature for both still photographers and video.
Damn good !!!!
Like it !!!!!!
Lovely! Unfortunately, it’s over the magic $1,000 mark that means, in Australia, you’ll get hit with fees and taxes if you import 🙁
With lenses like this for 4/3, who needs Leica?
Keep ’em coming Voigtlander….how about a f.095 45mm for an encore?
I’d love to see a whole series of these f.095 primes for m.4/3:
12mm, 14mm, 17.5mm, 25mm & 45mm.
I am sure this must be the CV plan as they have a MF f0.95 niche. Perhaps a 35mm and 60mm may make more sense given the excellent Oly 45/1.8 and upcoming 75/1.8?
Voigtländer already makes a 75mm f1.8 M mount lens. But it’s designed for portraits, with soft focus from f1.8 to f5.6, whatever that means.
I’ve seen lots of image samples and it seems excellent, but the soft focus thing makes me hesitate. I also like the idea of not limiting my lenses to M4/3 mount if I decide to experiment with a NEX-5n? If Panasonic decides to implement focus peaking in the GH3 that point would be moot!
Come on Mr Reeee, you want this lens, you need this lens, you’re gonna get this lens. Price too high? I think not.
You’re right on all counts, except price, damn you! 😉
The Voigtländer 75mm is $715 on the US, so not too high. The CV17.5mm is
I’m looking for an intermediate “classic” telephoto, like a 135mm equivalent. On the GH2, my 105mm lenses are too long and an 85mm seems like it would be, too. 75mm seems just right.
Voigtländer made a very nice, small LTM 39 Color-Heliar 75/2.5.
Unless 1.8 is a must or you only consider new lenses? It can be found for under $ 300 used in very good condition.
Leica also have a sharp Summarit-M 75/2.5 as well as the state of perfection Summicron 75/2.0. But of course at higher prices than Voigtländer!
Get a NEX-7. Real deal. Can’t use anything less than 35mm FL manual focus lens though.
If you want to use the CV lenses, watch out for the NEX-C3 prices. They have plummeted (at least in the EU) since there is a rumor that a replacement is coming. The C3 sensor is similar to that of the 5N (rumored offset microlenses).
We need a slightly better way of manually focusing though, I think magnified view only in the center of the image and peaking wouldn’t be bad.
I sold my CV 25mm to get this. 😉
Any pictures using the 17.5?
actually the bokeh doesnt looks so good to me. Not quiet enough for me.
Where was this shot? That weird-ass zeppelin-looking thing is great!
That zeppelin thing is close to the Senckenberg-museum in Frankfurt, Germany.
I wish we knew what camera shot this video. Yeah, yeah, I know great lenses can make up for some failings of any given camera but still I would like to know.
it says at the start, it’s the (Panasonic) AG-AF101 video camera
Second test here
http://vimeo.com/40604705
Answers:
First test shot with AG-AF 101.
Zeppelin looking thing stands in Frankfurt/Germany, Project of nearby High School.
My first test of this lens in Sydney. Enjoy
https://plus.google.com/115255826572441766446/posts/ecaTcVHSP4o
Hey Hinting. Just windering, where did you get the lens from? Did you import or got from a local aus shop?
Cheers.
Scratch those useless “art” filters. Show us what that lens can do au naturel.
Take a few enviromental portraits of human beings at apertures between 0.95 and 2.8 during day and dusk.