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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #45 on: December 24, 2023, 15:19:14 »
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #46 on: December 24, 2023, 23:06:09 »

Thank you, Colin. I have plenty of time after Christmas to test drive my new combo

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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #47 on: December 25, 2023, 07:17:35 »
If you ever want someone to play a Gretsch bass alongside your Gretsch drums, let me know:)


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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #48 on: December 26, 2023, 00:27:46 »
this lens is a bokeh monster
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #49 on: December 26, 2023, 00:44:28 »
bokeh monster #2
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #50 on: December 26, 2023, 14:12:00 »
Not perfect though : see rendition of twigs in a distant background (my latest december post). In such case, the overcorrection of spherical aberration becomes apparent, leading to edgy twigs. In your shots above, there is no significant outlining.

One cannot expect a lens to be perfect at all apertures and distances, should size and weight remain decent, as is the case here. So far my only "faultless" fifty was the Zeiss Milvus 50/2. The two extra stops provided by this Voigtländer are worth giving up some of the Zeiss perfection, in some circumstances. None can replace the other. I find the Voigtländer particularly well-suited for B&W.
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #51 on: December 26, 2023, 18:12:22 »
Thank you, Airy for pointing me to this lens
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #52 on: December 26, 2023, 23:14:56 »
No buyer remorse here. From today's crop, all with Zf. Here, close to MFD, f/1.4. The twigs in the background did not disturb.
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #53 on: December 26, 2023, 23:16:27 »
f/2.0, cropped. The goat balancing act made me smile.
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #54 on: December 26, 2023, 23:17:42 »
f/1.6. The face is very sharp while the background gets nicely abstracted away.
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #55 on: December 26, 2023, 23:21:39 »
The battle of the egos: Portzamparc (right) vs. Burdèse & Vasconi (left and middle). f/1.4.
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #56 on: December 26, 2023, 23:22:41 »
Back to normal: f/5.6. Lille Europe station, above the tracks. Traces of pincushion distortion are visible, but not really disturbing (no correction was applied).
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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #57 on: December 26, 2023, 23:32:20 »
Thank you for the show of the characteristics. The "battle of th egos" stand out for me and even more the portrait. Lovely

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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #58 on: December 27, 2023, 00:05:43 »
I wonder if it is susceptible to dust ingress at a faster rate than desirable?

In Japan it sells new for ¥200,000 +, but this is the second one I have seen being sold used at this price, both times dust seems to be the issue.

https://www.fujiya-camera.co.jp/shop/g/gC2120122059170/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkKqsBhC3ARIsAEEjuJiwohNLQIbWvt_GUbXJaj5vgtOGJnJc3XWR7MQAQMkM_oAWdQDKb6kaAuauEALw_wcB

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Re: Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.0 (Z mount), or Verklärte Nacht
« Reply #59 on: December 27, 2023, 01:13:20 »
I wonder if it is susceptible to dust ingress at a faster rate than desirable?

In Japan it sells new for ¥200,000 +, but this is the second one I have seen being sold used at this price, both times dust seems to be the issue.

https://www.fujiya-camera.co.jp/shop/g/gC2120122059170/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkKqsBhC3ARIsAEEjuJiwohNLQIbWvt_GUbXJaj5vgtOGJnJc3XWR7MQAQMkM_oAWdQDKb6kaAuauEALw_wcB

Tiny dust particles won't cause any problem.  I'd rather be concerned about the smudge on the internal element, according to the description.  I wonder if it was disassembled for some DIY cleaning?
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