New Voigtlander 35mm f1.5 Type I and II announced

[Ba Erv]

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1 hour ago, normie610 said:

Same use case for me and I very rarely shoot wide open at infinity (perhaps never). But I can see a case where this could be more apparent, for example a group shot of people at wide open. But I really love this lens, there's this character that's hard to describe. I have no regrets not getting a third copy of FLE II (the two copies I had previously were terrible at focusing). In fact the new 50mm Lux close focus is far more attractive than FLE II and I'm waiting to get mine delivered.  

I've heard some negativity on the FLE II but it wasn't on my list anyway. 

[TheBestSLIsALeicaflex]

On 3/29/2023 at 9:37 PM, hdmesa said:

Only thing to be aware of with the 35 1.5 is wide open at portrait distances, sharpness can be lower in the midzone areas of the frame where compositionally the subject's face is often placed. If you shoot slightly stopped down (2.8-4), sharpness improves in the midzone.

My condolences for having to shoot weddings, but if I had to return to doing that, I would prefer the 35 1.2 III simply for the extra light and the rendering that lens can produce wide open. It really stands in a class by itself as far as 35mm M lenses go.

That might be a good thing, as some asphericals are too sharp!!!

[Daniel kk]

Voigtlander vintage Nokton 35mm f/1.5 @ f/1.5 + M10

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[ianforber]

On 5/7/2023 at 3:00 PM, TheBestSLIsALeicaflex said:

That might be a good thing, as some asphericals are too sharp!!!

The 35 1.5 is plenty sharp. I haven’t got another 35mm to compare it with but I needed to soften out the skin on this portrait to avoid it distracting the viewer. Subject was in the centre at f1.5

 

 

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[SonnarGauss]

I just got the Nokton 1.5/35, and it is ludicrously sharp across the frame. Nobody needs this kind of sharpness to take actual photos for real-world applications.

For all practical purposes, lenses are solved. It's time to instead invest effort into learning how to take good photos 👍

[rramesh]

18 hours ago, SonnarGauss said:

I just got the Nokton 1.5/35, and it is ludicrously sharp across the frame. Nobody needs this kind of sharpness to take actual photos for real-world applications.

For all practical purposes, lenses are solved. It's time to instead invest effort into learning how to take good photos 👍

It’s a modern lens design with multiple aspherical surfaces. So it’s sharp. Lately I have been using it with a 1/4 pro black mist filter. Sharp with a nice glow. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by rramesh

[kivis]

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Just picked up a used but mint Type 1 example. Besides all the other points made, the lens is a tad longer than the CV 35mm f1.4 and the matte black sets nice on my M_A.