Characterized by its slightly longer-than-normal focal length, the black Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II S Lens from Voigtlander is a versatile prime well-suited to portraiture and general shooting applications. The focal length pairs with the bright maximum aperture for extensive control over focus placement to suit working with shallow depth of field or selective focus techniques. The smooth manual focus operation also contributes to controlling focus position, and both depth of field and focus distance scales are featured on the metal lens barrel to aid in pre-focusing or setting hyperfocal distance. This lens' physical design also features a scalloped focus ring to recall classic lens designs of the 1960s as well as afford more secure handling during use. Mixing the classic-inspired design with contemporary usage, the lens also sports an Ai-S type CPU to permit in-camera adjustment of the aperture setting for faster, more intuitive exposure control.
- F-Mount Lens/FX Format
- Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/16
- Classic Double Gauss Optical Design
- Manual Focus Design
Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 Nokton SL II-S Overview
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Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 Nokton SL II-S Reviews
Nokton 58
This has become one of my favorite lenses, I also have the 28mm and 90mm Voightlander lenses for my Nikon f2, FA an and I can't recommend them enough. They are exceptionally well made and smooth, focus is so easy!
Follow up to my original review. Love this lens.
I feel I need to point out that this lens isn't for everyone. Judging by the two people that gave my initial review a thumbs down, I feel I needed to say that. In this day and age of really advanced cameras with, hyperactive eye auto focus and fast auto focusing lenses, this Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 is a slow pace art lens. That's the best way I can describe it. I initially gave it 4 stars because I did experience some fringing on occasion. In fairness, you can get get that with any lens in certain conditions. While I love how it feels, and I love using, I felt it was too slow for most of my needs and I was worried it might just sit in my bag. I wished it stopped down to f22. All that said, I'm absolutely thrilled with this lens and the images I create with it. I've shot product photography with it. I shot a sunrise landscape image in the Smoky's with it. While it's an image I love, I'd say landscapes aren't exactly this lenses fortes. What this lens excels at are portraits. All day long. I recently shot a boudoir session, in studio with this lens, and the results are tack sharp and fantastic. It definitely has it's own character by the way it renders. I used it in conjunction with a Nikkor 85mm 1.4 and a Nikkor 70-200 f2.8, just to see where it stood against definitive portrait lenses. The Voigtlander more than holds its own as a portrait lens. I'm running it on a Z body, taking advantage of peeking highlights and the ability to punch into critical focus easily to obtain tack sharp focus on the eye, wide open. Because, my eyes aren't what they used to be. I've had no issues focusing this lens on a Nikon DSLR either. Manual focus isn't easy, but with practice, it can be done. It comes down to technique. In summery, I find this lens to be a phenomenal, slow paced art lens, that excels at portraits. I'm glad I purchased it. It's staying in my bag.