Hi forum friends!

I have a question once again...

I'm thinking of buying either Panasonic Leica 25mm/0.95 or Voigtländer Nokton 25mm/0.95. For so long I like the Panasonic Leica one better, but hasn't made up my mind totally yet.

Which one does you think I should yearn for?

I've been looking for both on www.lenstip.com but the reviews don't make me decide one of them.

I know you can't do my decisions, but I can get tips from all of you and then sort things out and make the final choice

To all of you thanks in advance, 'n' have a nice weekend!

Odd, Photozone did not have a test of the PL 25/1.4, but here is some Voigtlander Nokton stuff:


http://www.photozone.de/olympus--four-thirds-lens-tests/601-voigtlander25f095mft

http://cameraquest.com/voigt_m43.htm


The following is not work safe!  Gallery contains nudes
http://www.pbase.com/afildes/voigtlander_095


Jason C

I think I most will use aperture around 5,6-8.

Now I found out that Voigtländer is made for 52mm filters, and that makes it more interesting. I've ordered three new 52mm filters this week.

I'll search around for more information about this two lenses. I don't have the money right now anyway.

It's too bad that I live in a small village in northern Sweden, otherwise I would maybe be testing both lenses before I do my decision.

Thanks for tips and links so long

Edit: Spelling.

The Nokton 25 virtually lives on my EP3,  as Lisandra stated when the lens is stopped down the detail from the files is beyond amazing. It depends on your ability to live with manual focus and if you don't use the VF2 I would question the value of this lens for most users.
The close focus ability is great and it also shines when used for video work. Sometimes I think of selling the Nokton and getting the Panasonic but its unique qualities are worth more to me than just having another good, fast autofocus lens.

The Nokton 25 virtually lives on my EP3,  as Lisandra stated when the lens is stopped down the detail from the files is beyond amazing. It depends on your ability to live with manual focus and if you don't use the VF2 I would question the value of this lens for most users.
The close focus ability is great and it also shines when used for video work. Sometimes I think of selling the Nokton and getting the Panasonic but its unique qualities are worth more to me than just having another good, fast autofocus lens.

Doesn't it work with VF-2? Will the Panasonic Leica do that?

And maybe I did think wrong. I'll also use other apertures than 5,6-8. I did mix it up with the 9-18 for architecture and landscapes. Sorry.

Now I see how you mean.

The good thing is that I have ordered the VF-2 this week, and will hopefully get it next week

First I understand it like wouldn't work with the VF-2 'cause it's a lens from a third party company

With more research done I've found that Olympus has a 25mm for the FourThirds system. That will need and adapter and would maybe be a bit clunky to use in some situations.

Quote from: Eureka on January 14, 2012, 03:55:51 AM

And maybe I did think wrong. I'll also use other apertures than 5,6-8. I did mix it up with the 9-18 for architecture and landscapes. Sorry.

Won't really be any different to the kit lens at those apertures either.  Unless you want to use it wider than F5.6 I'm really not sure you're going to get any benefit out of them...

The whole benefit of having a lens with f/.95 or f/1.4, is to shoot in low light w/o flash (f/2 and larger), and/or with a ND.6 filter in daylight, to use the widest f/stops for very limited DOF in your photo's, when you want it.

Won't really be any different to the kit lens at those apertures either.  Unless you want to use it wider than F5.6 I'm really not sure you're going to get any benefit out of them...

Hmm, how do you mean with wider? Is 8 or 4.5 wider than 5.6?

Sorry, but I doesn't understand all the english photo terms, specially when I don't even know all of 'em in swedish

No, not really.

Quote from: ralph on January 14, 2012, 11:51:19 AM

Won't really be any different to the kit lens at those apertures either.  Unless you want to use it wider than F5.6 I'm really not sure you're going to get any benefit out of them...

Hmm, how do you mean with wider? Is 8 or 4.5 wider than 5.6?

Sorry, but I doesn't understand all the english photo terms, specially when I don't even know all of 'em in swedish

Ummm,

OK, f/stops are fractions, so the smaller the denominator, the "Larger OR Wider" is the opening...

f/2 on a 50mm lens (any 50mm lens) = an opening of 25mm --  50mm/2 = 25mm.  f = the focal length, in this case, 50mm, so f/2 is the fraction 50mm/2, or 50 divided by 2

So, the smaller numbers are really "larger" openings.
f/8 = 50mm/8 or 6.25mm opening
f/2.8 = 50mm/2.8 or 17.86mm opening

here is a reference chart showing the same exposure for each f/stop



One of my Blogs. More Here

Now, the "Terms"

• Wider = Open Up
• Smaller = Close Down

These are old school for referring to the real opening, not the representative number of the f/stop. So, "Wider" equals a "Larger" opening.
Us old timers tried to make it easy to remember which way to tell others the direction of the f/stop
that makes sense when you look at f/stop as you move it, as you "Open" and "Close" it

Hope this clarifies a bit.

 

Thanks, M5-User.

I knew the swedish terms of this but not the english

I use to see it as the larger aperture, the more of the surface is covered and that doesn't let light pass by.

As long as you understand the f/stop numbering in your terms.. so f/8 has less blocking coverage than f/16.  That works also.

Now the Panasonic Leica 25mm/F1,4 asph is ordered

I was too excited when I did fill in the order, so I forgot to order filters, but I've sent them a mail and hope to get answer later today