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Features
- Extremely bright and fast 42.5mm f/0.95 lens produces a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 85mm when
- Selective Aperture Control System produces a stepless, de-clicked aperture ring, which provides
- One Super High Refractive element and one aspherical element work to produce a high image quality
- Fully manual focus and exposure lens features an all-metal lens barrel and a 10-blade diaphragm
Description
The Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds Lens is a bright, fast portrait-length lens that provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 85mm when used on Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. This manual focus, manual exposure prime lens utilizes a Selective Aperture Control System, which renders the aperture control ring as stepless and de-clicked for silent and smooth performance. This is ideally-suited to video applications or for greater control over aperture selection while shooting. The optical construction integrates one Super High Refractive element as well as one aspherical element to minimize chromatic aberrations and produce imagery with notable clarity and sharpness. Ten aperture blades form a nearly circular diaphragm in order to produce an aesthetic bokeh that is noticeable when using shallow depth of field and selective focus techniques and a minimum focusing distance of 9.1 supports working with close-up subject matter.
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.7 x 4.6 inches
Item Weight: 1.26 pounds
Item model number: 19552
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: November 20, 2013
Manufacturer: Voigtlaender
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The Voigtlander 42.5mm F/0.95 was a lens that I had anticipated with a childlike eagerness. I had previous experience with the 25mm Voigtlander, but this version, I would verture to say is even better. Right away, I tested the F0.95 performance -- sharper than my 25mm version, and well sharp for F/0.95 -- I was actually impressed. Focusing at this aperture is a bit challenging, especially at closer ranges within the 1 meter range. At medium distances, the F0.95 setting yields pleasing subject isolation. Purple fringing is prominent is certain situations, with whites, bright backgrounds, etc. Although, that's mainly shooting during the mid day, when the sun is high and bright, so you wouldn't be necessarily shooting at that aperture anyhow -- at night, in darker setting these aberrations are less present & pronounced. There is some 'glow' at F0.95 -- more glow I believe is exhibited at closer subject to lens distances. I many cases however, this 'glow' is of benefit, yielding a dramatic, dreamy, moody, creamy, whatever you want to call it, rendering of the scene, which can be manipulated by the photog during situations preferable. All things considered, this lens performs admirably for such a extremely wide aperture. I don't know of ANY lens performing better than this at a matching aperture...maybe the some uber Leica? not sure about that -- but I do believe I have a good copy too, as mine is pleasingly sharp. Glow diminishes and the chromatic aberrations decrease upon stopping down -- more or less absent by F2.8, but very minimal at F2.0 already. Sharpness & contrast both take drastic jumps from wide open, and already by F1.4, you have a VERY sharp image. By F2.0, razor sharp, by F2.8 & F4.0 the lens peaks with BITING sharpness, and stopping further down from there diffraction sets in and you begin to lose sharpness in gradual diminishings. Operational aspects are a pleasure -- the focus ring is just soooo smooth -- just the right amount of resistance -neither too lose, nor too tight -- controllable with 1 finger if need be -- yum! The focus throw is long, so focus can be nailed quite precisely. The aperture ring is solid and tight with positive clicks. The 'step-less' setting working like a charm and while I don't shoot video, this lens with this feature would be a damn sweet instrument when shooting some video. Minimal focus distance seems to be around 4 − 5 inches -- closer than noted 9 some mm as noted in the spec of the lens. I might have to measure that to confirm if absolutely true, but it appears that way. The hood is nice, albeit large, and does reverse fit for easier storage. The downside to this lens is the weight, but being all metal & F0.95, and 42.5mm (85mm ff equiv), what can one expect. I don't think lightness was the main consideration in designing this piece. I personally feel the price is reasonable considering the features (step-less aperture, close focus ability, and precise manual focus control), build quality, & light gathering ability this lens present a bargain actually. I always think had these lenses been graced with the Leica brand, how much they'd be going for...I'm guessing far, far more than what Voigtlander sells them for now. A thumbs up also to Stephen G at Camera Quest -- he shipped the sucker out the same day, got it the next day, got a free B/W filter -- nice! Micro 4/3 is a very flexible platform in and of itself, but with lenses such as these Voigts, it makes for reason enough to consider using the system.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2014 by Budajoe69
Using this lens on the Panasonic GH4 4K, and its absolutely worth every dime. Some people complain that its to expensive. But I've shot a lot with the Red and Zeiss lenses, C300 with Canon Cinema lenses and these Nokton lenses on the Panasonic GH4 is every bit as the same quality if not better. I would lean towards the better. And thats in 8 bit 4K. So I know if I was shooting 10 bit 4K it would blow all the other cameras with the big price tags away. So in comparison, still a lot cheaper than Canon Cinema lenses, Ziess or other PL mount lenses. The clarity is super good, very heavy duty lens. I'm extremely happy with this lens and the Nokton lenses so that I don't have to buy PL mount lenses. Definitely worth it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2015 by Dan Dennis
Purchased a few months ago, I also own the Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm. I shoot exclusively with an Olympus Pen F camera. I'm new to manual focus lenses - as long as you have focus peaking, it is very easy to use. I have a 1 year old that I have no problem taking pictures of, and he moves fast. I really like the DOF and color rendering - the photos almost look "surreal." The lens has some weight behind it that takes a little bit of getting used to. Seems like the lens is built to last forever. If you're debating between the 17.5mm and 42.5mm, I would definitely go with the 17.5mm if you were only buying one of the Voigtlander lenses. It's more versatile. I use my 17.5mm more than the 42.5mm.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2016 by Ben
Great bokeh at T0.95. Make sure you bring a good ND filter. It is manual-focus only so you'll need to work a bit to get your primary subject tack sharp. The focus ring has enough smooth drag to help you do this, and this goes a long way to getting precise adjustments. Construction is almost all-steel. Heavy, and not in a bad way. Very premium design. This makes for a very good interview lens when paired with a good MFT camera body. The only reason this doesn't get five stars is because our unit somehow had inside the sealed lens barrel. Took it to a local camera shop and they agreed that this was the cause of our unstoppable "light flaring" on all our video footage. The only way to remove the dust would be for the manufacturer to disassemble it. No other lens in our studio has this issue. No amount of filters or polarizers could fix this. We ended up using a different lens for our production, unfortunately.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019 by instaSHINOBI
Let me start by saying that this lens is built like a tank. An all metal body with lots of glass equals a fairly heavy lens. It works well on the OM-D EM-1 and I've configured the FN1 button to turn on focus peeking and it makes focusing this lens fast, easy and accurate--which is critical at F0.95! I've found the lens to be a bit soft at the edges when it's opened all the way (F0.95) but that mostly disappears by F2.0 and by F4.0 it's very sharp across the frame. It works great with the IBIS of the Olympus cameras, but you need to tell the body the focal length of the lens to get the best results. Overall, an amazing lens with great bokeh. The out of focus areas are creamy-smooth and have an almost swirled look to them.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016 by MJuliana
This is probably my favorite of all the voigtlander lenses. Incredibly sharp wide open, fantastic focus feel and it really compliments something like the GH5 or Pocket 4k, without the need for a speedbooster or adapter. Corner to corner sharpness is fantastic, center sharpness is magical, and the bokeh is very smooth and clean.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2019 by BobBob
Very good lens, I like them so much I bought them all. I now have the 42.5, 25, 17 and 10.5 mm They are all great and I like the rendition from them. Well it's sharp enough for me and it's just what I want. I know I could have bought the Olympus f 1.2 lenses but in my opinion these are better at least for me.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2018 by A Gottschald