📷 Voigtlaender Nokton Classic Lens 40mm/F1.4 Review

I bought a brand new MC version of this lens for my Sony A7R last year on a trip to the Oregon Coast. I planned to use it for street photography in quaint seaside towns as well as nature photography. I loved how good this lens looks and feels and how well it matches the A7R. Very unobtrusive, it didn't get in my way and felt very natural despite not being a Leica user. But when I looked at the first pictures, my excitement turned to disappointment. The lens is relatively sharp in the center of…

Good. If you're buying this lens, you probably know it's an affordable alternative to Leica glass. With that in mind, I've been shooting a lot with this lens on my Sony A7ii using the basic Fotasy adapter (which isn't that bad and gets the job done cheaply). The lens itself looks very cool. which I like a lot! The shots also have a very unique look that I would say is not really duplicated by other glass. I think this lens is the best for portrait photography. Sharpness: I'll admit it's a bit…

I recently bought a somewhat used Leica ME (latest M9 with CCD sensor) and was looking for a budget entry-level lens, I tried out a great Voigtlander lens Color Skopar 35mm F2.5 Pii. It's slightly sharper in the center wide open and offers better corner performance than the Nokton Classic 40mm F1.4 at all apertures. However, the Skopar's F2.5 maximum aperture was a bit slow for low-light shooting, so I opted for the Nokton Classic 40mm F1.4. I'm used to a 40mm field of view with a Panasonic…