Well, maybe it is new despite me being confused by the translation highlighted in red and blue. Filter diameter is now 52mm - to honor the original Nikkor.
Here's a google translation:
Koscina will release the exchange lens of Voigtlander the "NOKTON 58mm F1.4 SL II S" in October. Suggested retail price is tax 60,000 5,000 yen. By the color of the lens barrel tip to prepare two types of silver rim and black rim.
Products to replace became a production end "NOKTON 58mm F1.4 SL II N" (appeared in the exterior switching to February 2012). The optical system was redesigned the appearance while inheriting the previous model. Mount is a built-in CPU Nikon Ai-S-compatible, has a new also exposure meter interlocking nail.
The optical system of the same lens, the company has been limited release in 2003, "Auto-Topcor 58mm F1.4" (in M42 mount and Ai-S mount each 800) first adopted in. It is based on the inherited design from Tokyo optical, and the mating with a lens contemporary performance by the taste and the latest optical technology of classic lens by double Gauss configuration.
9 sheets aperture blades. It has a minimum focusing distance of 0.45m. Filter diameter of 52mm.
The maximum diameter × length is 67.6 × 45.5mm. Weight is 320g.
Sold separately to provide a screw-round food "LH-58s" (5,000 yen excluding tax) in.
We tried a combination of the "Nikon Df" looks reminiscent of "Old Nikon". Photos of the lens color is a thing silver rim "Sakishiro".
Appearance of this lens, according to a statement of Koscina "a tribute to the single-lens reflex exchange lens of 1965 (1965-1974 years)". Look to styling that pays tribute to the Nikkor lens of the time. When compare to the conventional model of the same optical system, has been changed to 52mm from the filter diameter of 58mm, be that this was also following the "unification of the attachment size (= filter diameter)," the F-mount Nikkor at the time had put the force unknown. After that it is a maniac of having the impression that indeed Koscina seems ....
The touch different from when compared to the old Nikkor, where Nikkor lens at the time was a black paint aluminum, since the lens has become black anodized similarly to current Koscina lens. Shadow of the knurled edge feeling and stamped letter transmitted to the hands and fingers, the texture of the current Koscina lens is reflected as it is. It points the hybrid condition of the current product and Old felt as leading to the Nikon Df.
By the way, to use the lens side of the aperture ring at the time of shooting with Nikon Df, select "stop ring" in the custom menu "Setting the command dial" → "how to set the aperture value." If you leave this lens in hand, I want to enjoy shooting with all means aperture ring.
