Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery, yes it is. Production started late spring this year. Now in M-mount, and a slight change in the optical formulation & coatings. http://www.cameraquest.com/voigt_5015_nokton_classic.htm Jay On 9/2/2013 11:53 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Hi Jay, > > Is this a reformulated 50/1.5 Nokton? The bokeh seems nicer than that of > the Nokton I remember from a decade ago. > > Jeffery > > On Sep 2, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > >> Totally non-scientific comparison between the new Voigtlander Nokton-M >> 1:1.5/50 mm ASPH. and the APO-Summicron-M 1:2/50 mm ASPH. >> >> My analysis: for anything f/2 and smaller, I'll go for the 50 AA. >> Contrast, microcontrast and sharpness is noticeably better in the raw >> files (not as much on web jpgs). >> >> But for the price, the CV at f/1.5 is very, very good. >> I figure I'll mostly use it on the X-E1 as a 75mm equivalent portrait >> lens. >> >> http://jayburleson.com/leica/misc_images/cv_test/ >> >> Comments and questions are welcomed. -- Jay, Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> "A photographer is simply someone who is looking for something that can't be found. The photograph is the record of that attempt."