Name: 50mm f/1.5 Nokton
Brand: Voigtlander
SKU: 788
Rating: 3.6 (9 reviews)

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Consumer ratings:

4.8 / 5

this lens is fantastic
the efforts you put in maintaining a truly entertaining site
It is just more pleasing to the eye

Leica combo is much more expensive
slight barrel distortion from the lens using
chrome is far too shiny

Construction: Fixed
Elements: 6
Autofocus: no
Max format size: Full-frame (35mm)
Focal length: , 50 mm
Lens type: Normal

Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 Nokton - Pros & Cons

this lens is fantastic
the efforts you put in maintaining a truly entertaining site
It is just more pleasing to the eye
great and works well as an opposite feel to the smoothness of
Leica M is indeed more enjoyable to use and shoot
the rendering is beautiful
Both are great and have character
sounds awesome
pretty good examples
rendering is gorgeous and very 3D
is super crisp and has amazingly good micro contrast
focus ring is ribbed and very smooth to turn
vastly better ergonomics and most likely better optics
eyes are sharp and the image is sparkling
The build of the lens is really good
bokeh appears very smooth with no outlining
it works perfectly with the hood on and is easy to find and operate
It comes on and off easily and stays on securely
beautiful bokeh and a very pleasing rendering overall
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Technical characteristics are pretty good too
zeiss coatings are good with lens flare
and it is really well built
it feels solid
Excellent quality
fast
well-made
personality of this lens and the compromise between clarity and tone
The lens is definitely sharper than my Nikon AND has a ton more grace
well constructed and feels solid
lens is very sharp and color is superb
seems durable and is very attractive
be well constructed and feels solid
very rich warm colors and bokeh
the lenses were famous for their highly precise engineering
Norton is a great preforming lens for a fantastic price
plenty sharp and look amazing
easy to deal with
free shipping with Prime and great return policy
both the hood and lens cap feels very solid
significantly cheaper
smaller
and lighter than the Leica
is smooth and easy to use
Nice rendering and plenty sharp
The lens has a great build with a high tolerance construction
small and fast lens
The aperture clicks feel solid
precise and move in half-stops

Leica combo is much more expensive
slight barrel distortion from the lens using
chrome is far too shiny
Vignetting and distortion when used wide open
Zeiss ZM line lacks a little
lens is plainly unpleasant to handle
amount of vignetting can definitely be obnoxious when wide open
Planar F2 has a knurled aperture ring
No detectable focus shift in the corner
silver colour and noticeably heavier
soft off-axis at closer distances
Leica has a slight edge
lens is also significantly bigger and heavier
there is really no compact tele prime with ED elements
Classic is neither optimized towards sharpness nor smooth bokeh rendering
the single coated version will show significantly more artefacts
do not have an anti aliasing filter in front of the sensor
like the focusing ring is too close to the camera body
not the name on the front
vignetting disappears as you stop down the lens
VM mount)
requiring no adapters
some barrel distortion and some corner softness
No more struggling to find a videos
the lens a bit of a tough time in my YouTube video
lens faces any focus shift issues on M cameras
some vintage lenses even when stopped down can be soft in the corners
Only two are current production lenses
the Leica actually has quite poor performance at close distances
spherical aberration also causes a slight rearward focus shift here
purple fringing is quite obvious here
Leica as they are just estimations and usually inaccurate
the lens is not equipped with a floating system
Vignetting and distortion were NOT corrected
performance penalty is not as severe as with other M lenses

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Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 Nokton - Full Specifications

Lens type	Normal
Lens mount	Leica M

Aperture max	1.5
Aperture min	16
Aperture ring	yes
Number of diaphragm blades	10

Construction	Fixed
Elements	6
Groups	5

Weight	10.34 oz
Diameter	2.12 in
Length	1.8 in
Filter size	1.93 in

Max Format size	Full-frame
Focal length	< 50

Autofocus	no
Full-time Manual focusing	no
Closest focusing distance	0.7
Distance scale	yes
Depth of field (DoF) scale	yes

Colour of product	Black Silver
Body materials	Metal
Filter thread	yes

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Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 Nokton Voigtlander - Editorial Reviews (4)

Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 Nokton The Voigtlander 50 1.5 Aspherical VM Lens Review | Steve Huff Photo

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The Voigtlander 50 1.5 Aspherical VM Lens Review | Steve Huff Photo

A full review with many image samples from the Voigtlander 50 1.5 Nokton Vm Classic on the Leica M 240. See how this lens performs at 1.4 the cost of the Leica Summilux ASPH.