I love 23mm focal lens "as a fuji user" and I bought this lens almost a year a go and I am having a blast with it and now I am thinking of using it in my events/paid work as I am confident now with it, its my go to lens for travel and street, and yes if you are looking for sharpness edge to edge or you are going to zoom to 400 don't buy it but if you are willing to slow down and create something different and unique its a keeper "I have the new 1.4 WR LM 23mm but I always go for the Voigtlander"
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
That’s awesome. I’m starting to get really comfortable using this as well and can see it staying on my camera more and more. I want to try some of their other lenses now. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience!
@SiddhantParkar6 ай бұрын
Love this lens. It has the most actual “filmic” out of focus areas I’ve ever seen on a modern lens.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
Agreed! Fantastic lens. Thanks for watching!
@davidbrighten25726 ай бұрын
I have 15 or so manual lenses and this is one of my favourites. The biggest issue I have is the cost. Voigtlander lenses are lovely, I have 4 of them, but expensive. If willing to adapt M lenses and you don’t need a “fast lens”, check out the Voigtlander 50mm F3.5 Heliar m mount. The cost is more reasonable and it is truly vintage looking but with modern sharpness and rendering.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
Oh I’ll have to check out that lens you recommended. Thank you! And thanks for watching
@albertsmith93156 ай бұрын
Nice video. I just got the 27mm f/2 Voightlander and am enjoying going back to manual focus with accurate DOF scales and on my lens, perfect true infinity when the hard stop hits. I've been considering this 23mm since a 35mm lens was my "normal" for decades in the film era. Thanks for your well produced video which is very useful for its honesty.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
That’s awesome about your 27mm! I can’t wait to try that one. Let me know if you end up picking up the 23 or 35. I appreciate you watching and your kind words about the video!
@MICHELE_et_LANCE6 ай бұрын
I have numerous vintage lenses that give me a vintage look at a fraction of the cost (Flektogon, Pancolar, voigtlander M glass). However, I bought this lens as it keeps my kit compact without the need of a hideous adapter. The way it renders in focus and out focus areas is what impresses me the most. The lens has character. Because of this, subjects seem to pop more and my images seem less flat compared to my fuji glass. It's difficult to explain. Still images of people seem more alive, so to speak. Too clinical can suck the life out of an image as if you were looking at a xerox photo copy of sorts.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
That’s awesome. That describes this lens well. I appreciate you watching and your feedback!
@rafalkonieczny6 ай бұрын
Infinity focus is a feature and not a bug, most lenses have it (if not all). It is to provide extra room for compensating thermal expansion/shrinkage otherwise you wound not be able to dial focus in extreme temperature.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
Good point. It’s still something to keep in mind when using it. Thanks for the info! And thanks for watching.
@eagleeyephoto87156 ай бұрын
Yeah , on my Leica and Zeiss there is no such feature existing and there is nothing to compensate on this Voigtlander beside huge Focus curvature which throws corners and edge out of the focus while center is sharp.
@philippeanglade70433 ай бұрын
You can easily adjust the hard stop for infinity focus. And for people saying it’s for compensation of the thermal expansion : I travel from freezing cold areas to the hottest ones, never had an issue. And if so, it would take 10min to set it back. Also, some high grade manual lenses don’t have this buffer and are very well calibrated from factory… Really try it, it then becomes a dream to shoot at infinity focus :)
@RevynStrider3 ай бұрын
I'm interested in this. How would you adjust the hard stop for infinity? Couldn't find anything online.
@philippeanglade70433 ай бұрын
@@RevynStrider remove the 4 screws on the lens mount. Carefully remove the mount without damaging the electronic band behind, Then put some shims before putting back the lens mount. You can buy a shim set for airsoft for example, with shims from 0.1mm to 0.3mm. Then, take pictures on a tripod and make some tests :)
@CraigBergonzoni3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info!!
@Martin-jk9cx6 ай бұрын
I always thought that for infrared photography, the focus ring needs to be turned a little bit beyond infinity to get sharp images? The white angle is for focussing infrared on infinty, this should be at the end of the line below the infinty symbol.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
You have a good point. I’d probably revise that portion of the video if I did it again. Thanks for watching and for your feedback!
@jamiercollyer6 ай бұрын
Great video!!! I am just getting into photography and this was super helpful in reviewing camera's. I'll definitely check out more of your videos! thanks
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
I’m happy you liked it! Thanks for watching!!
@peterebel78995 ай бұрын
Voigtländer lenses are just stunning lenses. Most other lenses are just exchangeable.
@CraigBergonzoni5 ай бұрын
Agreed! Love them
@KeithHodgkinson6 ай бұрын
Cool review enjoyed the images.I am tempted with the 35 1.2,50 1.2 and the new 18 2.8 which I would like to hear your views on if ever possible.Thanks.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! I’ll try to get those lenses to review soon. I appreciate the feedback!
@marc-andrebrochu45456 ай бұрын
Great review! Does focus peaking work on the x-t1 with this lens?
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
Yes the focus peaking works not the X-T1. Great combo. Thanks for watching!!
@LCM941202 ай бұрын
Hello, as of today, are you still loving it?
@CraigBergonzoni2 ай бұрын
I am! Great lens!
@LCM9412024 күн бұрын
@@CraigBergonzoni Hi, just got a used copy works perfectly, but I notice on my XT2 that the F value is replaced by T and the aperture range from 1.3 to 17. Do you see the same thing?
@CraigBergonzoni24 күн бұрын
@LCM94120 there’s a menu setting to change it from F-Stop to T-Stops (which are usually used for cinema lens) you can change it back.
@LCM9412024 күн бұрын
@@CraigBergonzoni yeah thanks I found it in the screen setting! Thanks
@legalaz74576 ай бұрын
voightlander 23mm 1.2 or ttartisan 23mm 1.4 ?
@davidbrighten25726 ай бұрын
I gave away my TTartisan and I keep the Voigtlander on my XPRO3
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
There’s a big price difference but I would choose the Voigtlander if price wasn’t an issue. All TtArtisan lenses are fantastic and great values though.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
That’s a great combo. I hope to get an Xpro3 soon or maybe 4 if it’s released.
@houghwhite4115 ай бұрын
Kinda hard to stomach the price
@CraigBergonzoni5 ай бұрын
I get that for sure. I appreciate you watching!
@abfutrell4 ай бұрын
The Z-Mount is on sale at B&H Photo.
@into_lunch45566 ай бұрын
A very expensive lens, think I’ll stick with my fujicron 23/f2.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
I don’t blame you. This is expensive. Thanks for watching!
@franciscoscaramanga23423 ай бұрын
Great review but there is nothing more annoying than the "crackling" sound in there...
@CraigBergonzoni3 ай бұрын
Understood. I’ve heard that from other people too. Fixing that moving forward
@franciscoscaramanga23423 ай бұрын
@@CraigBergonzoni By the way, can you check if your camera is registering your EXIF data on the Nokton correctly since the last software update? Mine are registering f22 when I shoot at f1.2…
@WizardOfCheese6 ай бұрын
0:45 yeah, basically saying its a soft lens with flaws (character) that could be added in post but nobody can be arsed or don't know how to do it. avoid. start with the highest quality image from the start, not something with 'effects' already built into it that you'll find hard to remove.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
You’re definitely right. But there are some people who buy lenses for these things. It’s not for everyone. Thanks for watching and for your feedback!
@artsilvaАй бұрын
Optical character is not the same as post processing effects, not even close. The reason people buy "character" lenses is for exactly that, something unique that optics will give you and not a fake simulation you need to spend time on the computer to TRY to get close. Why do you think the old XF35mm f1.4R is still such a beloved lens or why so many are adapting vintage lenses to their Fujis?! Is it not for each of their own unique image renderings (character) ?! The point is Knowing what you are buying and knowing it is what you want.
@pdp116 ай бұрын
God dammit that audio clipping!
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
lol sorry 🤷🏻♂️ Thanks for the feedback though
@alanstewart34254 ай бұрын
promo sm
@az9az9az95 ай бұрын
The Angry Photographer reviewed this lens and he sayed this lens is muddy unsharp. I don't know if he had bad copy or what. From the example images i can't tell.
@LCM941202 ай бұрын
that was for the 35mm f1.2, not the 23 ...
@rakoksy28 күн бұрын
The angry photographer isn't a photographer, he is a KZfaqr
@AliEbrahimian6 ай бұрын
Do you think adding audio noise to your videos make them more artful or what?!
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
I just do and create what I like. Thanks for the comment and for watching though 😉
@Malick3336 ай бұрын
I like it.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
@Malick333 Nice! Thank you!
@kwtan38146 ай бұрын
Talk less and show more photo, it getting annoying that I have to fast forward so often to see the picture. Like people will be more interested to see the work of the camera than see your face and hear your rambling.
@CraigBergonzoni6 ай бұрын
How many more photo samples would you want? There are quite a few in here. And I put chapter markers so all you have to do is click the mouse on each section of photo samples. There are plenty to choose from. Thanks though!
@artsilvaАй бұрын
Do you not want to hear the man's description and experience with the lens? Did you not see all the photos he posted? Just go to Flickr then and search the lens and stop being an arse.