This year I bought the Voigtlander 75mm f/1.5, 50mm f/1.2 and 35mm f/1.2 Nokton lenses in Leica M Mount so I can use the new Techart adapter to autofocus them. I just love the charecter, colors and bokeh of the Voigtlander Nokton lenses. For portraits I don't want clinical sharpness anyway. For landscape and architecture, the Voigtlander lenses are just as sharp as the Nikons once stopped down to about f/4. The smaller size, weight and cost of the Voigtlander lenses cannot be understated. I can carry my camera and three Voigtlander lenses around with me all day in an average sized shoulder bag without exhaustion. I would need a full sized backpack for the equivalent Z lenses. Also, because there are no electronics involved, I know that the Voigtlander lenses will last me a lifetime without needing to be serviced. So yeah, overall the professionals doing wedding and other fast action photography will want the Nikon f/1.2s. But for hobbyists like me, I highly recommend the Voigtlander Nokton lenses instead.

The Voigtlander would be a fabulous match for the Zf...

Brilliant! Your game is well high guys. Very professional film, I love your reviews these days. Definitely part of the must watch list.

Thank you guys for another great outdoor review.

The Voigty 3D pop :)

Really enjoyed this, very informative. 👍👍

My Voigtlander 50 F2 Z is the best lens I've ever owned. My nikons are equally as sharp, but it's the rendering. Just gorgeous. I use it for as many things as possible. So I would probably prefer the V in the 1.0.

I have the voigtlander 50mm & 35mm APOs and the 40mm f/1.2. I rented the nikkor 50mm f/1.2 and compared that with my 50mm f/ 1.8 S and my 58mm f/1.4 (ftz) on my z7II. To me the 50mm 1.8 is sharp but the bokeh was not to my liking. The 50mm 1.2 was incredible, heavy & expensive, the only one thing that I could carry all day. The 58mm 1.4 (ftz) was acceptably sharp, fantastic rendering and a little heavy. I had gone mirrorless to save weight. I had voigtlander F lenses before and hoped that they would come out with z mount lenses & they did 😊 . I am a classical "wall art" photographer and love the ability to MF using the green square; I did mf for my first 40+ years of shooting, so I'll swap that effort for lighter gear. For my work, the IQ of voigtlander gear is outstanding. Love your style of reviews. Keep them up.😅

Can't wait & see the next series of Voigtlander z mount lenses! Already have the 40mm f1.2 Nokton, I just need the 28mm full frame z mount next.

Thanks for the lovely review! Any thoughts on Nikon 58mm f1.4 (f-mount) vs Voight 50mm f1.0??

Aaah I see you have the same peak backpack as I have. Love the multi-flaps sooo much!!

Totally agree with Kon and Becky here, the Voigtländer rendering is really special and I slightly prefer it as a finished look. However, I have the Nikkor, and don’t think I need both just at the moment. On the other hand, what a great option to have, especially as you can get it in M mount and use it with film! It’s only about 1/4 the price of a Noctilux, and looks well worth the price.

Thanks for this very useful video! For all you (potential) adapters of the M mount Voigt 50/1, I'm fairly sure there are significant optical differences between the M and Z mount versions, so don't automatically assume that the findings of this video will also apply to the M mount version.

Hello Both, Good to see. I have not either lens but I do have the Nikon 85mm f1.2 that is just amazing like all of Nikon Z series lenses. I know the Nikon lenses will be a bit more expensive but if your a photographer like me who 97% of the time shoot in raw you will alway be doing some post-processing, so adding a vignette only take a few seconds. So yes if you love the look the Voigtlander give you on every image great. But trying to remove the vignette or character can take more time. Just saying.... Keep well, keep safe and continue having fun?

Great, informative video, thanks a lot!

Thank You ; this was very informative and the shooting is near what I do , flora , nature , and some portraiture. Good video.

Great work. I guess it’s like cd / vinyl debate - clinical perfection versus something “I like”…

So interesting to see this. I am increasingly tempted by the idea of the Zf and the Voightlander. It will be some months before I can buy as my laptop just died so that's my first priority purchase. But could I try them in the shop if I come to Grays? I will be in the UK at the end of November. Should I make an appointment?

Love your starbursts!

I use the 50mm f/1.2 voigtlander m-mount on my nikon z7. Great alternative to the two tested here. Also, I am quite curious aboit the new 55mm f1.2 for the F-mount that's just been released.

Both lenses are great! Think Nikon has the edge in AF speed but definitely not the weight

I'm reallly interested in adapting the m-mount version of the Nokton, but sometimes adapting rangefinder lenses compromises them. It's a shame that there are no L-mount versions of the Voigtlaenders (or mechanical Leicas, Zeiss).

Just bought the Voigtlander - it matches my Zf perfectly - but it is not bad on the Z8. I have to analyze results, of course - I only have it for a couple of hours .. But I can already say: patience pays off - the atmosphere you are catching with this lens: breathtaking!

I paired TTArtisan 50mm 0.95 and Voigtlander 40mm 1.2 on my Sony with Techart adapter to make them as auto focusing lenses. Techart adapter provides good reliable auto focus even at 0.95 and shortens the focusing distance as a side bonus. These are my go to lenses when I go out for street photography.

To be honest, Manuel focus is fun but also some kind of torture😂😂

It would be great if you guys can do a review of the new Voigtlander 55mm f1.2 SL II S for F-mount!

Just as a Range Rover should come with a technician from the factory Voigtlander lenses (FL 50mm+) should all come with a tripod. Once you understand the limitations of a MF lens and adapt to using them, Voigtlander's are fabulous. As you pointed out more than once, the rendering and bokeh of the Voigtlander is superb.

Oh no...i spoted the leica M analog with you. Wonder to see some result with voigt 50mm with it.

One thing I learnt from the camera conspiracies channel is that for video, a lens with character is far more important than it is for photo because you’re basically otherwise editing thousands of highly compressed images unless you’re shooting in some crazy uncompressed video format and you have hours of time left for tweaking the image

I've got both love them both

that tiny fly at 06:37 ☺

On my Z9 the green focus conformation is spot on

I have the Voigtlander 50mm 1.2…..it’s like two lens in one. Wide open it’s softer and bloomy….great for portraits but stop down to 1.8 it’s sharp for sure. But would be fun to get the f1 version.

I‘d definitely go for the Voigtländer because of the image rendering, weight and it’s less obtrusive.., for half the price that is, considering it’s manual focus.

Is this vogilander 50mm f1.0 good for Astrophotography?

The Voigtlander has got lovely swirls!

Beautiful people. 💯

The masked compliments in this video are bokehlicious

At the end of the day the content and the way it is presented is what is going to make your "art" memorable. Go buy a real old Life or Look magazine and reflect on the gear those guys used. That being said, I do use Voigtlander find them small, well made and affordable and this lens is in my bucket list. If money was no issue I would have both. A tougher challenge for the "Voigt" would have been to shoot a wedding with it and match that up with the Nikon competitor.

Good job -- but lower quality resolution vid for you guys - whereas the 4.1k? Manual Focus --vs- AF; weather sealing -vs- ??; With control ring and lens buttons - vs- none. How about comparing the Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm F1 Aspherical (this lens) to the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct -- they are both MF and both NOCTs - AND very similar priced "NOCT"

I think I’ll stick with my 50 1.2 z

It looks what you guys like of the Voigt is the imperfections like vignette, swirl bokeh and alike. For me this lens is just too swirly for 1.8K euro's.

Not mentioned here is how familiar you both are (or not) shooting manual focus. Working manual focusis like getting used to the clutch on a manual car - eventually you hardly notice. Obviously the usual caveats apply about what you intend to do.

Well, tough comparison, but voigtlander is not on the favorable position here. I've already seen Nikkor 50 1.2 quite substantially discounted, or very slightly used at prices below 1700 EUR, and this voigtlander is virtually non existent on the market in Poland (only leica mount), there are no used ones as well. Yeah Nikkor is a honking beast, but if it can bought easier and cheaper, it has reliable AF, is better corrected and only a little less lovely in terms of character it's hard to opt for voigtlander, unless you really, really want one...

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Hmm.. with a ZF the 50mm F/1.0 would be the perfect lens to own. 🤔

It comes with a free gym subscription ...💪

I own the Voigtlander 50 1.2 Nokton VM mount and Love it but for events(where is lot of movement) and video, the Nikon 50 1.2 is the way to go…so that I have just ordered it! Will I sell the Voigtlander? Not sure if I will…let’s see!

Get the M mount Voigtlander 50 f1 and an autofocus Propronto M to Z- Bob’s your uncle.

Nikon looks better for portraits. The background the Voigt creates is too distracting, it's too artificial, creates a circle. I felt like I was drunk.

3D pop? must be field curvature...

Buy the ZF it has face recognition in MF!

Really not keen on the bokeh on that Voigtlander in the portrait. Given how far you've got to stop down the Voigtlander to make it usable, perhaps the Nikon f/1.8 and its AF is a better choice and then just slap a vignette on in POST.

prefer the Nikon. that Voigtlander background is too busy and distracting. rather in your face.

The size of the 1.2 makes absolutely no sense.