New sexy look for the 58mm f/1.4 Nokton

[Roland Vink]

Lovely looking lens, like a cross between the old Nikon Nikkor-S 5.8cm/1.4 and Nikkor-S 55/1.2.
It's nice that they now use the 52mm filter size 

[richardHaw]

  They both look fine to me.  The only thing what really matters is the optical performance. Cosina is not really transparent regarding changes in their optics.

Hi, John. Should be the same as the old one. it's pricey by the way.

[richardHaw]

Lovely looking lens, like a cross between the old Nikon Nikkor-S 5.8cm/1.4 and Nikkor-S 55/1.2.
It's nice that they now use the 52mm filter size 

The focus scale is so much more useful than the usual voigtlander style.

[Hugh_3170]

Oops  -  sorry Richard - I did not realise where the information in the link originated from.

Many of Cosinas more interesting products can be traced directly back to the photographic interests of its CEO, Kobayashi Hirofumi.

Do you know if Kobayashi Hirofumi is still alive and still in charge of Cosina?

i am the source

[Akira]

Many of Cosinas more interesting products can be traced directly back to the photographic interests of its CEO, Kobayashi Hirofumi.

Do you know if Kobayashi Hirofumi is still alive and still in charge of Cosina?

Apparently Mr. Kobayashi still works as CEO of Cosina.

[Hugh_3170]

Thanks Akira - that is good news.  Maybe we will see some more treats from him/Cosina.

[David H. Hartman]

I like the look of the new Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II S in black. I Iike the scalloped focus and aperture rings. The rubber grips on K-type and later Nikkors was to me a cost cutting measure and not an improvement.

I have a few complaints about current Nikkors. I do not like the any which filter attachment and lens cap size. It's a PITA. The lack of a grip ring makes changing lens or difficult and makes errors more likely.

The new lens looks good!

Dave

[Airy]

As the old one did, in another style. Would Cosina consider re-doing the apo lanthar 125mm in such style (at a reasonable price) ? that would be even better news.

[Hugh_3170]

If the Zeiss relationship didn't preclude such an action, Cosina would sell the 125mm in bucket loads, now that its reputation has been so firmly established. 

They did after all re-release an SLII version of the also good 90mm f/3.5, so I suppose that we are at least entitled to dream.     

As the old one did, in another style. Would Cosina consider re-doing the apo lanthar 125mm in such style (at a reasonable price) ? that would be even better news.

[Airy]

"Zeiss relationship" ?

[Harald]

Hi Airy,

the "cheaper" Zeisslenses are manufactured by Cosina.

Harald

[Akira]

"Zeiss relationship" ?

There was a rumor saying that Consina had to discontinue 125/2.5 in order to become the OME of Zeiss because it was superior to Macro Planar 100/2.0.  I don't know if it is true.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The statement about 125/2.5 vs 100/2 is true.

[Airy]

The statement about 125/2.5 vs 100/2 is true.

... i.e. only the causality link with discontinuation is a rumor.

Now that the 100/2 has been re-designed, let's see what happens.

[Danulon]

Will they be calling it the 'sl iii'.   

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