Voigtlander 58mm f1.4 nokton sl ii nikon f (fx) review

Voigtlander 50mm f/2.0 APO-LANTHAR для Sony E

Voigtland APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2.0

Один из самых уважаемых производителей немецкой оптики анонсировал Voigtland APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2.0, назвав его «самым мощным стандартным объективом всех времен и народов в истории Voigtländer«. Таким образом в компании решили отметить 20-летие серии Voigtland Classic. Маркировку «APO-LANTHAR» получают особо продвинутые объективы компании. Новый APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2. 0 позиционируется как «настоящий шедевр», при его разработке была поставлена цель «обеспечить самый высокий уровень производительности визуализации». Сложнейшая оптическая конструкция включает в себя: два асферических элемента, пять с аномальной частичной дисперсией, интегрированная система плавающей фокусировки и оптический перерасчет, уменьшающий хроматические аберрации почти до нуля при топовой производительности. 12 лепестков диафрагмы имеют особую форму, благодаря чему идеальное круглое отверстие сохраняется и при значении диафрагмы F2.0, и при F2.8, для красивого боке при использовании точечного света. Как обычно в случае Voigtländer, выбор значений диафрагмы и фокусировка осуществляются вручную, фокусировка может осуществляться ступенчато или, при желании, бесступенчато и бешумно.

Voigtland APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2.0 передает EXIF-данные настроек, кроме того, благодаря наличию датчика расстояния, поддерживается 5-осевая стабилизация изображения на камерах Sony для компенсации дрожания камеры.

Производитель уверяет, что APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2.0 в сочетании с новыми высокопроизводительными датчиками Sony обеспечит пользователям выдающиеся результаты.

Ключевые особенности Voigtland APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2.0:

• Разработан и оптимизирован для полнокадровых камер Sony
• Имеет отличную производительность благодаря выверенной оптической схеме с асферическими линзами
• Прочная и долговечная конструкция корпуса
• Ручная фокусировка с фокусным пиком для точной фокусировки
• Встроенный механизм «затвор-щелчок-стоп» для видеосъёмки
• Оптическая конструкция, исключающая хроматические аберрации
• 12-лепестковая диафрагма обеспечивает круглое отверстие и при значении F2.8

Спецификации Voigtländer 50 mm/1: 2.0 APO-LANTHAR для Sony E

• Фокусное расстояние: 50 мм
• Диапазон значений диафрагмы: F2.0-F16
• Диафрагма: 12-лепестковая
• Оптическая конструкция: 10 элементов в 8 группах
• Угол зрения: 46.5°
• Минимальная дистанция фокусировки: 0,45 м
• Диаметр светофильтра: 49 мм
• Размеры: 61,3 х Ø 62,6 мм
• Вес: 364 г
• Цвет: черный

Дата начала продаж пока не озвучена, как и цена, но можно предположить, что Voigtländer 50mm/1: 2.0 APO-LANTHAR будет стоить примерно $1000.

Reasons to Buy Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 Nokton SL II Lens

Here we’ve included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 Nokton SL II lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.

PROs

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Lens Mount

Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 SL II is compatible with cameras that have a Pentax KAF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Pentax KAF lenses are Pentax K-3 III Monochrome, Pentax KF and Pentax K-3 III.

Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 SL II is also available in Nikon F (FX) mount.

Size, Weight and Filter Thread

Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 SL II has a maximum diameter of 64mm and total length of 48mm. It weighs 320g / 11.3 oz.

Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 SL II has a filter thread of 58mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 SL II:

Optical Image Stabilization

Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 SL II doesn’t have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).

Below are the 3 Standard Prime type Pentax KAF mount lens alternatives with highest max magnification ratios:

• Pentax 35mm F2.4 AL: 0.17x — (Compare)
• Pentax DA 55mm F1.4 SDM: 0.17x — (Compare)
• HD Pentax-FA 35mm F2 AL: 0.17x — (Compare)

Lens Hood

Voigtlander 58mm F1.4 SL II doesn’t come with a lens hood. You have to order the hood separately and the model number of the hood is LH-58.

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Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II Performance

Sharpness in the centre of the frame already approaches excellent levels at f/1.4, although performance towards the edges of the frame falls way behind, only producing fair levels of clarity. Stopping down improves performance across the frame, with sharpness peaking between f/4 and f/5.6 in the centre of the frame. Stopping down to between f/5.6 and f/11 results in outstanding sharpness across the frame.

MTF

The blue column represents readings from the centre of the picture frame at the various apertures and the green is from the edges. Averaging them out gives the red weighted column. The scale on the left side is an indication of actual image resolution. The taller the column, the better the lens performance. Simple. For this review, the lens was tested on a Nikon D600 using Imatest.

Chromatic aberrations are well controlled, with fringing only just exceeding half a pixel width towards the edges of the frame between f/1.4 and f/2. This low level of fringing will be very difficult to spot, even in images with areas of high contrast towards the edges of the frame. 

CA

Chromatic aberration is the lens’ inability to focus on the sensor or film all colours of visible light at the same point. Severe chromatic aberration gives a noticeable fringing or a halo effect around sharp edges within the picture. It can be cured in software. Apochromatic lenses have special lens elements (aspheric, extra-low dispersion etc) to minimize the problem, hence they usually cost more. For this review, the lens was tested on a Nikon D600 using Imatest.

Falloff of illumination towards the corners is very pronounced, as you may expect from a lens with a fast maximum aperture like this optic. The corners are 2.56 stops darker than the centre of the frame at maximum aperture and illumination is visually uniform across the frame when stopped down to f/5.6 or beyond.
Imatest detected 1.16% barrel distortion, which is an extremely low level of distortion, which will be difficult to spot, unless you specifically go looking for it. If absolutely straight lines are paramount, you’ll be glad to know that the distortion pattern is uniform across the frame, which should make applying corrections in image editing software straightforward.
Contrast is good, even when shooting into the light at maximum aperture. No hood is supplied as standard with this lens but a Voigtlander metal screw-in type hood can be obtained for around £40.

Photos taken with Voigtlander SL II 58mm f/1.4 Nokton — S

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Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II Verdict

Those who hanker after photographic equipment from a bygone age, where everything was hewn from solid brass and would outlast your grandchildren, will really appreciate the solid metal construction and silky smooth manual focus action provided by this lens.
Conversely, those simply after a high quality optic to take pictures with, will appreciate the high levels of sharpness delivered from maximum aperture, and the electronic coupling with the camera’s meter, even if the lens lacks autofocus. As a result, this lens should win over many fans.

Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II Pros

Excellent sharpness in the centre at maximum apertureOutstanding sharpness across the frame when stopped downVery good build qualitySmooth manual focus actionLow CA and distortion