gsgary Posted May 27, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 27, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone bought one yet because i have just noticed Cameraquest have prices on their website, can't find a price in the UK yet, i know they will post to the UK but what import duty would i pay and would i get hit for VAT, black version works out at £594 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Hi gsgary, Take a look here New Voigtlander 50F1.5 Nokton. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jto555 Posted May 27, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 27, 2013 Anyone bought one yet because i have just noticed Cameraquest have prices on their website, can't find a price in the UK yet, i know they will post to the UK but what import duty would i pay and would i get hit for VAT, black version works out at £594 As far as I am aware there is no import duty on camera gear. So you'll just get hit for the vat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted May 27, 2013 Share #3 Posted May 27, 2013 The lens has not been released yet, expected deliveries are end-June. You can also order from this supplier in France and you'll pay no taxes within Europe. I've bought several lenses through him, very reliable and efficient: Nokton Asph. 50 f1.4 en monture M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted May 27, 2013 The lens has not been released yet, expected deliveries are end-June.You can also order from this supplier in France and you'll pay no taxes within Europe. I've bought several lenses through him, very reliable and efficient: Nokton Asph. 50 f1.4 en monture M Cheers that work out less than £600 will have to see what UK dearlers want Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveclem Posted May 28, 2013 Share #5 Posted May 28, 2013 You would get hit with tax,vat and a handling charge from the Post Office for either damaging or not, the package. Buy from Europe and alles gut! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 28, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 28, 2013 As far as I am aware there is no import duty on camera gear. So you'll just get hit for the vat. This is true for digital cameras but I believe that camera lenses attract duty of around 6%. Whether you actually get charged is of course a different matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 28, 2013 Share #7 Posted May 28, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not if the seller declares the lens as "for digital camera". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 28, 2013 Share #8 Posted May 28, 2013 Not if the seller declares the lens as "for digital camera". Only if it is attached to said digital camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 28, 2013 Share #9 Posted May 28, 2013 I guess your customs staff are more officious than ours - they use a more liberal interpretation. However the seller must declare the correct Taric code. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted May 28, 2013 I'm hoping that Robert White will have a price on their website soon, i would rather give my money to a UK dealer and help the UK economy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 28, 2013 Share #11 Posted May 28, 2013 Ow, ow, OWWW! My fingertips are sore and bleeding from just LOOKING at that focus-ring knurling! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted May 28, 2013 Ow, ow, OWWW! My fingertips are sore and bleeding from just LOOKING at that focus-ring knurling! I think it's a good looking lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted May 28, 2013 Share #13 Posted May 28, 2013 CUTE!!! I like the look of this lens. Small and fast with minimum focus distance of 0.7m. I hope the images look like their 35 1.2 Nokton at f/2. Any sample images anywhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted May 31, 2013 Share #14 Posted May 31, 2013 I have the LTM version and it is a cracking lens. Be interesting to see how the new version performs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp995 Posted May 31, 2013 Share #15 Posted May 31, 2013 Ow, ow, OWWW! My fingertips are sore and bleeding from just LOOKING at that focus-ring knurling! Same to me Here is some backgrount of the 50's version: Voigtlander 50/1.5 Nokton Classic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted May 31, 2013 Share #16 Posted May 31, 2013 I'm hoping that Robert White will have a price on their website soon It has (31 May): more for the silver than the black........ Release date TBC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rirakuma Posted June 1, 2013 Share #17 Posted June 1, 2013 Does anyone have links to samples of the old 50 1.5? I'm curious to know why it commands such a high price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted June 3, 2013 Share #18 Posted June 3, 2013 Does anyone have links to samples of the old 50 1.5? I'm curious to know why it commands such a high price. There's a couple of versions of the 50mm 1.5 LTM. The more recent one is one of the great bargains of the Leica world. That's the CV 50mm f1.5 Nokton ASPH (LTM). Those are available for under $500.00. I paid $400.00 for a mint one with an M adaptor. There's also a much older and quite rare 50mm f1.5 Nokton that commands collectable prices. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeswe Posted June 3, 2013 Share #19 Posted June 3, 2013 The original Nokton 1.5/50 (7 lenses in 5 groups) was/is a legendary lens for the Voigtländer Prominent rangefinder camera introduced in 1951. It was said to be ahead of the high speed lens competition at the time (Leitz Summarit, Zeiss Sonnar). While the Nokton in Voigtländer Prominent mount is not an uncommon lens nowadays (but still not cheap), the same lens in Leica screwmount is indeed a very rare lens and sought after by collectors, which explains the high prices it commands. If you want to see sample pictures of that lens, just do a search on flickr for "Prominent Nokton". I assume there is little or no optical difference between the Prominent and the Leica mount version of the lens. BTW, there is an Ebay seller who offers an adapter to convert the Prominent mount lenses to M39, but I have no idea if that adapter works well or not. The screwmount Nokton 1.5/50 that was introduced by Cosina Voigtländer in 1999 (and has since been discontinued) has nothing to do with the original Nokton. The looks and the optical designs are quite different, using 6 lenses in 5 groups including one aspherical element. It is generally well regarded, a good copy of this lens is said to be about as good as the spherical Lux (Version II) or maybe even better. Compared to the spherical Lux it is quite chunky though and some people (including me) complain about its ergonomics. The newly introduced CV Nokton in M mount mimics the cosmetics of the original Voigtländer Nokton from the 1950s, while retaining the optical design of the screwmount CV Nokton. CV points out however, that the coatings have been improved for the new version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrzm Posted June 3, 2013 Share #20 Posted June 3, 2013 Anyone bought one yet because i have just noticed Cameraquest have prices on their website, can't find a price in the UK yet, i know they will post to the UK but what import duty would i pay and would i get hit for VAT, black version works out at £594 I've bought but whilst I'm in NZ and there is a distributor I always get my VC gear from Cameraquest because it's quicker. It will be ages before the lens arrives on these shores......apart from mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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