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Which would you prefer overall the Zeiss 50 Planar or the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5? Also how does the Nokton 50 aluminum build quality compare to the Zeiss Planar? The nickel version is sold out in most places and it's quite expensive.

Seems like you are mainly paying to get the APO performance in the smaller E39 size package. 49mm filter thread is quite large by M mount standards.

There was something charming about the Voigtlander Heliar 50/3.5 from a few years ago, and portraits (particularly B&W) I’ve seen from it always look excellent. This APO… the handling seems very strange (particularly the faux-collapsing version). Maybe this too is secretly a portrait lens.

hello Jimmy. 這支和zeiss 的zm 50mm f1.5 有甚麼主要的分別啊? 如果追求人像拍攝那個會比較好?

Intresting. From my experience in the last two weeks my instinct tells me the Leica lens outperforms all lenses when used wide open in difficult lighting situations. That’s something which surprised me the most. If I get the right shot, scene and situation… the picture is just different than all other lenses I have. Sure, this is highly subjective. Now I know why some people spend big money on lenses….

it's great when these idiotically priced leica's are shown to be not as good as the more affordable fuji. A long time ago, before all these kids started calling themselves photographers, or damn "content creators" (gag me) a smart guy coined the term "conspicuous consumption".

I would absolutely choose the voigtlander

Close focus to 35cm, with very good image quality, is the unique selling point of this lens. Would be an interesting quick video to show how it stacks up at minimum focus distances to the two other lenses you compared it to.

kicks that summicron in the a** very badly

the collapsable VM type I weights 150gr, you asking yourself why? on an m9?

If only they do something like that in the 60-70mm

Hi Jimmy, thanks for the review. I own this lens along with several other 50mm Leica lenses. My aluminum black version is incredibly lightweight, has great APO performance and most importantly, a close focus distance of 35cm!!! (Perfect for a Leica M with Live View). It is super sharp from corner to corner, its bokeh at 3.5 is nice and the colors are great. In my view, this is not a multipurpose lens, but a great companion to your existing travel kit with incredible close focus capabilities. It is so light and tiny and relatively inexpensive compared to, say, the M Apo. It is best for travel or product photography. Focus and aperture mechanism are similar to the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm 3.5, another nice lens. I would love to see a 35mm APO Lanthar 3.5 from Voigtländer in the same size, weight, with close focus of 30 or 25cm and the same price. That would be great.

I don't see the point of this lens, yet the sample photos are not ideal to show what can be done with the lens, would have been great to have a photo of a person at f/3.5 who stood 2 meters away from you and have a cityscape background to actually see the true potential of this lens specially with the M11

Agree with your assessment. Besides sharpness, it needs size and weight to justify its existence. Why not pick the vintage Summilux version 2 in silver that has much more character?

Gorgeous! Waiting for the lens part😊

Nice comparison and review, thanks to Voigtlander, more and more keen photographers are able to shoot on a Leica rangefinder camera without the expense of Leica glass. This is also good news for Leica as they probably sell more cameras than ever because of the choices available.

Seems like Voigtlander’s answer to a question nobody was asking.

Am I seeing things or the Voigtlander is sharper than both Leica lenses even at f/4? The text is slightly more defined in the bookshelf test. However at infinity it looks much more noticeably better, maybe the Leicas aren't stopping perfectly at infinity?. But leaving that asided and if the other version doesn't do the weird focus-aperture thing, it's not a bad option honestly. During the day I rarely shoot below f/4 anyway because of the depth of field and I appreciate light lenses for long walking days. I see this lens (the other version at least) as a fantastic secondary 50 if you already own a fast 50. The only problem is the price, it's a little too close to the VM 50 apo f/2. I guess most people would choose the f/2 alone instead of a fast 50 and this 3.5 together

Yeah this lens is so weird and one of their ugliest ever tbh. I’d like them to focus on creating a better experience for how to use the lenses that focus less than 0.7m or release a v3 of the nokton f1.4 or 50 1.5. I also think voigtlander has way too many lenses in their lineup making it quite confusing to understand the differences.

From your photos it has better contrast than the Leicas?

太尷尬了，不如弄個全球限量100枚

Voigtlander 35mm /f1.4 & 40mm f1.4 nokton in silver will be much welcome….

Thanks for the review. IMO, they should have issued it in LTM mount. Some people, including myself, would have found it useful.

Jimmy 视频更太快 钱包吃不消啊

~$730 50mm 3.5? I think any classic brand $30 50mm 1.8 sets to 3.5 would do it.

Thanks Jimmy for sharing. It is a curious release for sure, especially coming out the same time as the 50mm color skopar. It might be Voigtlander refreshing those previous version of those lenses, but like you say is there a purpose. I actually really wish Voigtlander refreshes the 35mm and 40mm f1.4 noktons in a silver metal barrel. That would be my suggestion.

Sorry Jimmy- I couldn't watch your video. Please stop with the lofi camera porn music. Literally every camera related UA-camr needs to stop using this crap! It's like elevator Muzak for UA-cam.

Which one would you choose between this zeiss biogon 35 f2 or voigtlander 35 f1.5? These two are similarly priced. Thinking of getting either one.

Got an M11 a few days ago and have been watching so many of your videos ! Thank you for posting these.

Perfect combo = 21mm skopar f3.5 + 28mm skopar + 50mm f2.2 skopar and Zeiss 35mm f1.4 + 75mm APO. You cover the perfect travel and street set, plus the best image quality when you need it :)

The leica 28mm had better colour rendition, especially on the wood

Hey, Jimmy! Would you say the voigt 35 1.5 is a worth upgrade from 35 1.4 ii mc? Hope you can share your thoughts! Really appreciate your work man!

The 35mm f/1.4 is my personal favorite lens for my Nikon SLRs, my Leica M6 35mm, and my Leica M10 digital. I have never performed a comparison test on their images.

Does this one cover with patina after some time?

Which M camera did you shoot with these three lenses? Btw, looks like we're living close.....

Thanks I understand everything.

this is a great video. But you can see the AWB of the M9 is not as accurate as the M10. Images tend to get greenish and bluish tint. You would get a better comparison if you do one with correct white balance.

It’s always a joy to watch your reviews. Just the right mix of nice sample photos and technical comparison shots with a very engaging presentation delivery.

This is a fantastic video of review and comparison! Do you have similar video for Leica 50mm?

Summicron is clearly the best here, where as both Summarit and Voigtlander color skopar have their strengths and flaws, so of course the Voigtlander is a wonderful alternativ to both perhaps, and even more to the Summarit. The compactness, and relatively cheap price make it very nice option to go with for sure. Also nice to consider for film - Leicas I think ! All in all it depends what you want to shoot and the way you shoot , there are of course so many more options to choose from in the 50 range, so it all comes to the personal preferences I guess. But for sure a very nice little lens which is still very well to handle I guess ( also quite important aspect ! )

Well-done! Having the optically-current version of Summicron-M 50mm lens, there is no compelling reason for me to acquire this new Color Skopar, but, it is good to see that it exists, for those who will find use for it. I am happy with the compactness of the Summicron, and, do not feel a need for a focusing tab, when using a 50mm lens. I am among those who agree with Leica’s continued production of the Summicron, with Dr. Walter Mander’s original 1979 optical element element formula. 🙂

胶卷很重要，换个胶卷色彩就难说了

My mom bought one kisluxs and she loves it. It had been there for over 10 years when she went out with it.

想問個問題，我看有些2022年復刻的M6機頂序號是白色有些是黑色，請問是有分版本嗎？

Well done

You can always reduce the contrast and sharpness of a photo in your camera or while editing. But you cannot increase it and for it to look natural...

You have to USE lenses before they become ‘buttery’. My Leica Summilux 50mm/f1.4 focusses buttery smooth, despite its complex focussing mechanism with floating elements. If lenses focus buttery smooth right from the beginning, they might focus to ‘loose’ over time.

The main reasons for getting the pre-FLE instead of the FLE I are the weight and build quality. The FLE I and FLE II copies I have tried all have lose aperture ring. The pre-FLE copy I have tried was built perfectly.

I'm a brass lens fetishist and therefore I have a pre fle chromed

FLE>ASPH but both amazing lenses imo, got the FLE from Tim Lei for a very good price