The video on top shows how the amazing [shoplink 15659 ebay]Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95[/shoplink] gets assembled in the Cosina factory from Nagano (starting from 2:15min). It shows how much handwork is necessary to make that unique lens. The video does also contain an interview with a Cosina engineer. It’s not casual that our readers voted it as lens of the year 2010 (Click here to see the 43rumors poll). Damn, that video makes me even more like my Nokton lens 🙂
P.S.: As I already told you two days ago it’s almost impossible to find that lens in Stock. BHphoto (Click here) sells it for $815 only but they don’t know when they will receive supply from Japan. On eBay prices are usually higher. The most decent offers do come from a german [shoplink 21676 ebay]eBay store (Click here)[/shoplink] and a [shoplink 21679 ebay]Thai eBay reseller (Click here)[/shoplink].
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Great video! Thanks for sharing! Makes me want to find $1,000+ to buy one (of course, if I could find a lens for sale, lol!)
Damn you Admin 😉 !
I have been kicking myself for not getting this lens when I had a chance, now I’ve added spurs to my boots.
Mind you, I’m in a sour mood towards electronics at the moment, just had a big repair bill on an Audi….I no longer trust the electronics on my 20/1.7.
I’m adding up the things I can sell to buy this lens. By the time I’ve got there, they’ll probably announce a portrait length version, and I’ll have to do it all over again!
The video made me want a Voightländer Nokton even MORE.
I put down a deposit for one nearly 3 months ago, so maybe by the end of the decade I’ll get one. 🙁
This is a lens way more better than the c-mount lens, and worth every penny…
Awesome video! thank you admin 😀
And the guy mentioned Sony E-mount and they have inmind for movie lens 🙂 interesting
the video makes the classic example mistake for shallow depth of field; closeup shots. As all of us know you can make make extreme shallow dof shots even with slow lenses, as long as they can focus close enough.
That said, its a great lens for low light situation, even if in such scenario m43 is not really ideal with an EVF/manual lens combination
I have always wondered how to pronounce ‘bokeh’. Now I know.
That lens has an amazing aperture.
This is straight up camera pr0n. Now I want one more than ever!
Fab video thanks for sharing
That was a good video. Now, if they could just make a fast portrait prime in the 50-70mm range, and an ultra-wide prime below 10mm – that doesn’t need to be fast. Those two lenses are the biggest gaps in the current lens selection – along with fast long lenses, although I’m not sure if MFT cameras are suited for sports or birding.
I look forward to movie version of their lens, which I hope will do away with the detents on f stop position. Too noisy.
(Would prefer “bumps” I could feel that line up at various f stops so approximate location and relative change could be detected. vernier style would exagerate position and ease selection.)
Thanks for sharing this – I found it very moving. I had no idea it was such an artisanal production line. My Nokton is the one piece of photographic equipment I know I’ll never sell. However if Mr Cosina ever decides to get rid of his ceramics collection, I wish he’d let me know first!