Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Image Thread

[PeterB666]

Pre-dawn shot at Tamarama Beach, Sculptures by the Sea, 2010 this moring.

Olympus E-P1 and Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95 set to f/2, 4 second and ISO200 and a little bit of wind and rain.



Hen's night out by peterb666, on Flickr

I was quite pleased to get such a distinct star pattern from the lights at just f/2. Easy to focus and nice to be able to see something in the LCD in that type of lighting.

[soundimageplus]

It looks nice and crisp. I had an email this afternoon to say mines arrived, and I will be getting it early next week. Looking forward to it.

[deirdre]

Love the chicken. It appears to be hollow, I'd love to see more details of that.

[Boyzo]

Is this a good lens guys ... judged by the highest standards
I know its MF and at times compared to the expensive Leica 25mm f0.95
How much ??

[PeterB666]

Originally Posted by deirdre

Love the chicken. It appears to be hollow, I'd love to see more details of that.

Yes, it is hollow and has eggs inside. If I remember, I will do some close up shots tomorrow.

[PeterB666]

I had a play with my new Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95 this morning. It is great being able to see something in the LCD before sunrise and to be able to focus accurately.

This first lot are my 'traditional' landscapes and include a 7-frame panorama. Seascapes are not ideal for panoramas thanks to the moving water but it came out reasonable enough...



Pre-dawn at Tamarama by peterb666, on Flickr




Tamarama Beach by peterb666, on Flickr




Tamarama Sunrise 2.tif by peterb666, on Flickr

[PeterB666]

Some people shots. The second one was shot as ISO1600 and is a little on the soft side...

Now for some people shots (all before sunrise) ...



_B075159 by peterb666, on Flickr



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by peterb666, on Flickr

[PeterB666]

Now for some sculptures from Sculptures by the Sea 2010 at Bondi (Sydney)...



Splat by peterb666, on Flickr




Anguish by peterb666, on Flickr




The Sky is Falling by peterb666, on Flickr




Natural Selection (with self-portrait) by peterb666, on Flickr

[Kosta]

thanks guys! brilliant shots!

how are you finding handling the lens? I was going to jump on this one from the beginning but funding it will have to wait!

[PeterB666]

The lens is a joy to use in low light. I can actually see something in the LCD pre-sunrise and had no problem focussing.

For more conventional low light work, it has its quirks. It isn't the quickest lens to set up and use as you have to focus and then stop down the aperture as with any non-automatic diaphram manual lens. It is a great lens if you have the time and also subjects that don't move around.

It also takes some getting use to the very narrow depth of field when working in the f/1.4 to f/2 range. I don't consider the image quality good enough wide open for taking a shot but then I also apply that caveat to my Olympus OM 50mm f/1.4 and just about every other fast lens I have ever used.

I hope to put together a proper review of the lens over the coming week.

Cheers

Peter