Looking for the Nokton 35/1.4 II of 28mm lenses

[MikeRZ67]

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Hi,

I have a Nokton 28/1.5 and absolutely love that lens, but sometimes I'm looking for a softer, more classic look; less contrasy and sharp. What 28mm lens would fall into that category? The current Voigtländers all seem to follow a very modern look. So, basically I'm looking for rendering characteristics similar to the Nokton 35/1.4 II, just with 28mm.

Thanks,
Michael

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[TomB_tx]

Canon made a nice 28mm f2,8 ltm mount that is nice - if the aperture would work for you.

Edited October 18, 2024 by TomB_tx

[adan]

The original 2000-2008 Voigtlander Ultron 28mm f/1.9 may be what you are looking for.

Only made in Leica screw-mount, but trivially adaptable to M mount.

Just a hint of "glow" at wider apertures. Generally gentle overall contrast. Bokeh variable with relative subject/background distances (bubble - or very smooth).

Comes in both silver and black versions.

https://forum.mflenses.com/voigtlander-ultron-28mm-f1-9-aspherical-in-m39-ltm-t72400.html

https://kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/28mm-f19.htm

https://www.keh.com/shop/voigtlander-28mm-f-1-9-ultron-aspherical-chrome-lens-for-leica-screw-mount-46-698706.html

Not sure how well it handles digital color vignetting (Italian Flag Syndrome).

 

 

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4 hours ago, MikeRZ67 said:

[...] I have a Nokton 28/1.5 and absolutely love that lens, but sometimes I'm looking for a softer, more classic look; less contrasy and sharp. What 28mm lens would fall into that category? [...] basically I'm looking for rendering characteristics similar to the Nokton 35/1.4 II, just with 28mm.

Mine is the M-Rokkor 28/2.8 for Minolta CLE. Matches well my Nokton 35/1.4 SC v2. It may have schneideritis spots though and its flange must be modded to bring up 28mm framelines. See this link. Just a snap with the M11 here:

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[JoshuaR]

There’s a new Light Lens Lab 28 that might be the right idea?

[Vanillasludge]

19 hours ago, MikeRZ67 said:

Hi,

I have a Nokton 28/1.5 and absolutely love that lens, but sometimes I'm looking for a softer, more classic look; less contrasy and sharp. What 28mm lens would fall into that category? The current Voigtländers all seem to follow a very modern look. So, basically I'm looking for rendering characteristics similar to the Nokton 35/1.4 II, just with 28mm.

Thanks,
Michael

That may be a tough order as “high speed” wide angle M mount lenses are a fairly recent phenomenon.   The Ultron mentioned is still a pretty modern looking lens and suffers from some strong focus shift. 
 

If you can give up wide apertures, the 28’s from the 60’s will certainly look vintage.   A Summaron perhaps?  

[BastianK]

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Voigtländer 28mm 1.9 is indeed the closest thing.

[BastianK]

PS: I published my review of the 28mm 1.9 today, if you want to find out more about glow and rendering:
https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-voigtlander-28mm-1-9-ultron/