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Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht

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Airy:
Name "Nokton" is well-deserved. Here are a few shots @f/1.0, 1.4, 2.0. Zf, handheld, 1/60s, -1EV.
This lens is sharp at daytime, but here it looks crazy sharp: I took similar test pics some time ago with the Noct 58/1.2 and the Canon FD 50/1.4 and the results were quite inferior.
Only the coma and halos look more developed than with the Nikkor but bright night sources are seldom of interest anyway.

Airy:
Concerning flare and ghosts, this is one case with a funny ectoplasm. It is completely gone by f/1.6. The displayed shots are at f/1.0, 1.4, 2.0 and then 5.6. The striped sunstars are due to the LED sources.

Akira:
Indeed, the images look sharp even with the lens wide open.  I wonder if this sharpness is also thanks to (or due to) the LED light?  I like the atmosphere of the first frame(s), though.

Airy:
LEDs are multipoint light sources and indeed contribute to the perceived sharpness.

Erik Lund:
Looks like a fun lens!
Great with the multi star strike pattern ;)

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