[Leica] Voigtlander Nokton 1.1 yes or no?

[Jeffery Smith]

They can optimize it for f/1.5 free of charge if it is still under warranty. It’s the same optical formula as the 50 1.5 Sonnar from the 1950s.

> On Jul 21, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> 
> The Zeiss 50/1,5 makes no sense to me. If you need to use it @F 2.8,, why
> not just get an Elmar?
> 
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Or the Zeiss 50/1.5 Sonnar. It has some focus shift, so stop it down to
>> 2.8. Optimized for f/2.8.
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/b8wqqca
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 21, 2015, at 1:17 PM, kyle cassidy on the LUG <
>> leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi folks --
>>> 
>>> My trusty $100 Canon Serenar has picked up a slight wobble, I'm not sure
>> if this is a portent of evil to come or if I just never noticed it before --
>> but the front element section will move around a bit if you wiggle it
>> ("stop wiggling it!" advice I thank you for in advance).
>>> 
>>> I'm thinking of preemptively replacing it. I was going to go for a
>> Voigtlander 1.5, which seem to be about $900 in Leica M mount, but noticed
>> that the Nokton 1.1 was going for about $650 -- any thoughts on whether the
>> nokton would work as my only 50 or is it too big for every day use?
>>> 
>>> Suggestions of other 50's you have lying around in drawers and want to
>> get rid of also taken.
>>> 
>>> Priorities are:
>>> 
>>> 1) no slower than f2
>>> 2) focusing closer than 3 feet (which means any screwmount 50 is in,
>> though I'd prefer an M mount that I could focus closer without having to
>> resort to the penny-shim trick.)
>>> 
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