Thank you so much! So glad to hear that you find my videos helpful, cheers!

Thanks for the support 🙏

Woah! I need to start saving as well :)

Thanks Jesse!

Well done! Glass before bodies every time! Enjoy the lenses and stay cool!

@John B. Bellaire, a small city surrounded by Houston.

@@michaelfloyd3651 Gets a bit in the way of the rangefinder. Manual focus wide open with this shallow depth of field contains some practice, a good pair of eyes and a bit of luck now and then. Using the EVF or back screen (for quick shots) definitely makes it easier 👍🏼

Haha Thanks for watching!

The .95 TT is no slouch, it holds up competitively against the Noctilux. This new Nokton is absolutely in its own league, I’d highly suggest trying it out. Cheers!

The physical finish of the Voigtlander f/1.0 lens is much nicer and more refined than that of the TTArtisans f/0.95 lens.

@@arthurpeterson5273 very true

@@arthurpeterson5273 Yeah seems that way. I have not held the new voigtlander yet but I think I'm going to make the purchase soon for all the reasons laid out in this video. I want something more modern on my M3 for occasions when I'm not using the summicron 5cm.

Good acquisition! I’ll have to look more seriously at the 1.2 now.

1.2 is not on the same level as a summilux, especially at night it really fell apart color wise.

@@crayon2323 Dollar for dollar it's much better than any Leica lens. That's the whole point of buying a Voigtlaender. Their Apo lenses are 99.9999% of what Leica APO lenses offer - at a fraction of the price. Same with the Noctilux lenses.

I have both Noktons. On the 50/1.2: I learned to not code it as a 50/1.2 Noctilux. The latter shows pronounced barrel distortion. The Nokton has slight pin-cushion distortion. SO- the the Noctilux correction is applied to the Nokton, you get severe pin-cushion.

@@weisserthWithout test equipment at home, our judging lens performance is subjective (which is fine, because after all, we use lenses to create images, not MTF charts). I haven’t yet tested any of the Voigtländer APO VM lenses (I will get the 50 & 90), I can say that their wide angle non-APO lenses (15 mm Heliar, 21 mm Color Skopar, 35 mm Nokton Classic), were not as good image-quality (IQ) wise as my Leica WATE-M 16-18-21 or Summilux-M 35 FLE v1. At the time, I was more into IQ than “character”, so I sold those Voigtländer lenses. I might pick a few up again, to take advantage of their signature looks.

Thanks ✨

You can definitely still use it! Just be weary of that.

even if it can be adapted, that price will still break my heart

Did you find it difficult to focus on the M-A ?

@@crispin8888 No, not at all. I had like 97% hit rate. I had to practice a lot and I used a 1.4x magnifier too. At first I was always doubting in my head if I nailed it, but after a while I stopped doubting and just kept going. All negatives came out great. Practice practice practice practice

@@j.k5654 Thank you very much ! I'll try. The magnifier is good advice.

It really is. I’ll be doing a video on it too 🤫

Thanks for watching! They roll out gradually. I’m assuming the profile will drop by the end of the year. In any case the apo nor this lens will really benefit much from their profiles other than slight distortion correction and vignetting. CA correction could help but the slider is just as effective.

@@GenericPhotographer I'll keep an eye out for their profiles. Thanks!

Thanks for the support, I actually shoot more film for personal work and I did in fact mount it on my M2 and M3. I wanted to get this review out sooner than later and I didn’t bother including the film shots. It’s 3D qualities and contrast worked magically on XP2 400. If you’re a bw shooter this really would be a stunning lens to pair with your M2.

​@@GenericPhotographer Wow thank you! I'm indeed primarily a bw shooter with M2 on 35 and a Linhof Master Technika on LF. I'll seriously consider getting one of these once they're available. Here in Berlin they're still on preorder at the moment.

Thanks!

Oh wow. Yeah gotta say I was impressed by the weight

All of these large-body, f/0.95 to f/1.0 50mm lenses will block part of what we see through the viewfinder. We cannot change the laws of physics. This Nokton f/1.0 will, indeed, block part of the viewfinder, including a substantial portion that is inside the 50mm frame lines, but, to be fair, we should compare it to such lenses as the Noctiluxes, not to the smaller 50mm lenses, with smaller maximum aperture settings. For example, the f/0.95 Noctulux, and this f/1.0 Nokton, have virtually identical diameters, but the Noctilux is 75.1mm in length, while the Nokton is 55mm in length. I do not need to put pencil to paper, to realize that the f/0.95 Noctilux will probably block somewhat more of the viewfinder. The Noctilux also weighs substantially more than this Nokton. It was the Summilux-M 50mm ASPH that first drew me into adding the Leica M system. Later I added a 50mm Summicron, for the times I wanted something a bit smaller, and did not need the faster aperture, or other optical qualities of the Summilux. Later, I added an Elmar-M 50mm lens, for the times when maximum compactness was important. (All acquired pre-owned, in order to spend much fewer US dollars.) Finally, I allowed myself the luxury of buying a new 50mm M-mount lens, and decided that it would be this “Halo” lens, from Voigtlander. This Nokton does not replace or displace any of my other 50mm lenses; each has its role. In addition to its optical qualities, my Nokton directs another stop of light, into my older M cameras, which seemed to be a better fiscal decision than acquiring an M10-R or M10 Monochrom.

You’ll love it, it was lovely on BW

Interesting take

interesting, to me it looks nothing like the Canon 50/0.95. the Canon has that older double-gauss bokeh with sharp edges around the specular highlights, a huge spherical aberration, almost swirling to the edges. the Voigtlander has none of that.

I was mostly referring to the how the lens itself looks like. Although I agree with your assessment on how the Canon captures photos, there is a lot of variation with the Canon lenses as the technology at that time did not allow for the same level of standardization of photo results.

Thanks for watching!

Noctilux, but the old 50/1.0, not the newer 50/0.95 ones

Haven’t used the 1.2. I’ve heard good things. Guess I should try it to see!

I have both (and 40 f/1.2 Nokton). They are similar. The f/1 is slightly sharper at both 1 & 1.2, it also has significantly more vignetting. Both have wonderful pop and beautiful rendering wide open. Fair to say the 50 f/1.2 is easily the sweet spot at half the price and smaller size, but my f/1 is going nowhere and I love it.

Hey! Thanks for the comment! The Voigtlander has the contrast and, dare I say, outperforms the Noctilux in sharpness. It’s circumstantial when it comes to bokeh, the TT has better bokeh imho, but the separation isn’t as 3D as either Noct. I’d go for the voigtlander budget permitting, it’s got that glassy look that the Noctilux has, the bokeh can be a little more busy at times but it’s a remarkable lens with lovely character.

@@GenericPhotographer I’ll take the voigtlander then since it’s better than the TTArtisan in overall IQ. Thankyou sooo much for the information, Andrew! It helped me a lot with the buying decision. 😁

@@brainz406 my pleasure, you definitely won’t regret the decision, plus it’s the smallest of the three!

@@GenericPhotographer i recently bought one and very happy with the result, also OMG! It is so small compared to my 50 GM 😂 the sharpness is incredible yet it retains the characteristics of the lens at f/1. Totally worth the price. Thankyou for your recommendation, Andrew! Can’t do it without your help 😁

Haha you will definitely see a video on it!

It’ll have to be the lux. The f1 nokton is a great lens for work, producing effortlessly beautiful photos, but I still prefer the Lux as a total package.

Quite bad as you’d expect. Focus and recompose

The depth of field is similar. Divide the focal length and aperture of each and they’re pretty close. Obviously there’s more compression with a more telephoto lens, however the challenge of focusing is quite similar between the two.

It’ll rock on the Sony. Just be ready for decreased corner performance. If you get a voigtlander close focus adapter you’ll be able to bypass the minimum focus distance too!

This lens definitely challenges the status quo of ultra fast prime lenses with it’s outright performance. However I think I prefer the “bokeh glob” that the Noctilux produces if I wanted to talk about rendering first. The size and cost differences definitely make for another argument. Feel free to check out my two videos on the Noctilux if you haven’t already!

You speak the truth Paul. Noctilux is really a lens you need to spend a lot of time with to understand how to shoot it best.

Good point, I’ll include more next time 🫡

Can’t speak for the 1.2 since I haven’t used it. I found the f1 to be a nice blend of classic and modern with some definition in the bokeh on busy backgrounds, never got too busy but it was something to note.

Can confirm, it works fine, it’s just a bit of a pain to remove. You can jam your finger in there and twist.

That’s the long term review

Of course you can. Mounted it on a M2 and M3 with no problem.

Really? Have you tried Camtec?

This lens is definitely a refined product. It’s fascinating to see what they’re capable of.

False economy? What do you mean?

@@theonlinething1039 You think you're saving money but you're not. It's much better value to buy old SLR lenses. For a DSLR, no adapter is needed, but even for a DSLM, a good adapter is still cheaper than a Chineseum lens. I got a Pentax 50/2 recently for $25.

@@Biosynchro There is no 50mm f1/0.95 equivalent retro lens for Pentax or any other mount. The only ones are Leica and Canon, well and only the Noctilux is actually good. And if you're not into the retro look with the weird coatings, guess what, you gotta buy a modern lens.

@@theonlinething1039 Why stop at 0.95? 0.7 is your money melon.

When you’ve got the need for speed

way better choice in what way? both these lenses are bad choices for my specific style and use-case :P

@@KNURKonesurin every way shown in the video.

Thats right!👍👍 i use planar and older distagon with canon, and they are so awesome!👌👌🫶🫶.. planar 50mm f1,7 cy t.. and distagon 28mm f2.8 cy.. that planar makes object jump out of picture🤪🤪👍

that CY Planar 50/1.7 is a classic, I've been using the 50/1.4 for many years now and still love it. It's gathering dust since I modified a Canon 50/1.2 LTM to have shorter MFD, but I'll keep it for when I move to Fuji GFX cause the Planar can cover that sensor and the Canon can't.

"for sure" lol

Hmm the bokeh could be the only thing it could improve on. Calling it garbage is a bit too extreme, are you sure you’re not referring to his 50 f1.1 review?

@@GenericPhotographer Yes its the 1.1 which Rockwell is ref`ing to .

@@absonus figured, couldn’t find anything from him on this newer lens…in which case we clearly didn’t use the same lens.

No.

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