People say "Oooooh, that 40mm Voigtlander is a $450 new lens, thats pricey for such a tiny little lens !" .....Then I say "Have you handled or shot with one?...Its better made than many $10,000 Leica lenses I used to play with, its actually very UNDERpriced"

Ken I have this lens and have had it for several years. It is as you describe an exquisite lens. Keep up the good work on your practical real world reviews.

Great video Ken. I just purchased one of these and look forward to seeing what it can do :-)

@kathodosdotcom

9 жыл бұрын

james mason youll be shocked. :) its made better and far more precise than ANYTHING Nikon ever (and i mean ever) made. its actually smoother and better built than some of the many $10,000 Leica lenses i used to mess with back at Beach Photo. if you want to see a TON of test pics from countless people, see here: www.flickr.com/groups/cv40/pool/with/20474025851/

Just asking as I will be renting one out this weekend. Yes photoshop can correct perspective but you have to shoot wider and I like the get it in camera concept. I guess I Will have more of a idea after this weekend. Would like a video on it from you anyway if you haven't already.

I agree completely with your review. I have this lens and also the 28mm. The sharpness and color is fantastic. These are great for walking around because of the small size. Manual focus is a lot easier than I expected. Really no problem if your shooting at f5.6 or 8.0. I picked up the 28mm on Ebay for $238 and the 40mm was $239.

@kathodosdotcom

9 жыл бұрын

523tomh i review that one next week :)

Great video my friend!

Recently they came out with a new version that meters with non-ai cameras but I could for my life not find out if it has the same optical design (it focuses closer) and I have not tested it.

Ken, Would you recommend buying this 40mm if I already own a Zeiss Distagon 35mm/f2 ?

You should review the samyang 35mm f1.4 some time. It's a bit bigger but when I first tried it and saw the images I was blown away. Maybe not as precise as that lens is, but it's really better than you would expect. :)

Excellent review. I love the 40mm focal length. I first got acquainted with it with a Leica Minilux p/s. The images were always fantastic and I loved the 40mm for portraits. I have eyed this lens over the years. I am sure no one who gets it will be sorry. I should get it, too lol.

@kathodosdotcom

9 жыл бұрын

ackamack101 People say "Oooooh, that 40mm Voigtlander is a $450 new lens, thats pricey!" Then I say "Its better made than many $10,000 Leica lenses I used to play with, its actually very UNDERpriced"

Ken, thanks for all of your awesome videos. Going to buy this to spice up my D3 but I also just bought the Xpro2 Fuji and am psyched to lighten my load and take advantage of the quality of much of their glass. I've never worked with adapters but, just checking, if I bought this with a Nikon Mount would it require a Nikon adapter to fit on the XPro 2? Stupid question I know. Some people talk shit about the metabones adapters. Is that the best one to use with Fuji X? I'd love to see a show on all the Zeiss lenses compared so I don't ever buy a bad one, you could have a stack on each side of the table and refer to them as shitz & titz.

@kathodosdotcom

8 жыл бұрын

+Thomas Smith yes, a metabones Nikon F to Fuji X mount :) $100 if Zeiss made an adapter, it wouldnt be 1% better than the metabones is, its pure perfection in quality and mfg, its chrome plated brass. well the Rayqual is much lighter, but costs almost 2X as much cameraquest.com :) what Fuji lenses U have? :)

I like the voigtlander lenses I don't have one but I try the 75mm f/2.5 and a 40mm f/1.4, a friend of mine has theese lenses

Would be interest in your option on the Tilt-Shift lens, I presume you have some?

@kathodosdotcom

9 жыл бұрын

Brendan Daly ive had 2, but only bought them to sell, you can correct in photoshop for most of same, ...unless you can justify it for work or a tax write off, theres no way id buy one.

Thanks Ken! Just picked one up secondhand for $370 NZ for my canon. Beautiful IQ and a dream to use :)

@Ladybirdsin16mm

4 жыл бұрын

Damn, whered you get it from? Im after one in NZ too

@miskgkdlss

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ladybirdsin16mm I bought it secondhand from progear about 4-5yrs ago. Sold it on trademe a few years later. It's really nicely made and fun to use, however it vignettes quite heavily wide open and has poor micro-contrast. Personally I wouldn't buy it

I'm looking for a good 35mm for my d750/d700, what do you recommend Nikon, voitlander, or any other brand?

@kathodosdotcom

8 жыл бұрын

+Rizvi Rahman cheap and great 35mm F2 AF D $180 used

If I have some money, I would buy a second copy of this. It’s gorgeous to use. It’s almost only lens I use for my chocolate shop photography.

Hey Ken, I'm looking into perhaps getting a 24mm lens for landscape photography, chucking the camera in my backpack while riding my motorcycle and taking photos of the scenery in Victoria, Australia! Is there any 24mm (or other focal length that could work better) you can recommend, nikkor or another brand? I have a D7100 :) Thanks!

@kathodosdotcom

9 жыл бұрын

+Alexander Martini can you handle a tiny 28mm Voigtlander small space, awesome images.

@alexandermartini1770

9 жыл бұрын

Legend! The smaller the better while riding :) When you say can I handle one, is there any downsides to the size? keeping it sturdy while shooting?

Hi. love your videos. You say that but it is not rated very highly on DxO Mark. Can you help to confirm this.

@kathodosdotcom

8 жыл бұрын

DXOmark is pure filth, no pro photog on earth has any respect for them

@Helloworldwrjfjrjrj

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your response. Thats really interesting, I thought they were scientific. Do you have any examples were the data was incorrect would love to know as I had used them as a starting guide. Do you have any alternative source of data that pros use and I could take a look at. Thanks again.

@Helloworldwrjfjrjrj

8 жыл бұрын

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What do you think of the 90mm 3.5 from voigtlander? would you give it the same high recommendation?

@kathodosdotcom

8 жыл бұрын

+acedenach thats actually the ONE Voigt ive not used..........theyre very impossible to snag here in the USA, but not elsewhere

Ken, Would you rate the Nikkor 20mm f3.5 above the Voigtländer 20mm f3.5? The Nikkor is pretty rare on evil bay but the VL is obtainable from Europe. I'm looking for a small travel wide for my D7100 thanks.

@kathodosdotcom

9 жыл бұрын

G.G. Powell actually the 20mm VL is great, it just has a lot of vignetting between 3.5 and F8 (rather i should say a good bit too much). its an exquisite lens, however its also $500 new AAAACK :P

@g.g.powell3627

9 жыл бұрын

Theoria Apophasis Thanks Ken, It's available for roughly the same as the Nikkor 20mm F2.8 so I might go for the VL or just stick with the 12-24mm F4. I thought the 20mm VL and a 50mm Series E would be a nice small travel set with no bag needed.

40mm Ultron SL2 makes wild images too.......

What can the Voit 58mm be mainly used for if used on a D5300??

@kathodosdotcom

8 жыл бұрын

+achinthya prem anything, mostly portraiture

@royfields8840

8 жыл бұрын

+Theoria Apophasis what ff (d750)?

Is that a Smith and Wesson tat on your wrist? :)

How does this lens compare to the Zeiss Distagon 35mm f2 ZF2?

@dmt99vn

8 жыл бұрын

its different focal, so no compare

@413TomaccoRoad

Жыл бұрын

The 35 for the win if you can part with the extra $ . It's not massively better, but better.

The nikon 50 1.4 has better sharpness. 21 vs 20 and the sigma 35 1.4 has 30. Bit confused, I am a Leica user for 30 years so do appreciate the mechanical quality. Help. I hope you get a chance to comment and clarify

@dmt99vn

8 жыл бұрын

dont trust the dxo site, just get into real world test and sharpness is not everything

@413TomaccoRoad

Жыл бұрын

I have the 58 and 40mm Voigt. AND every Nikkor 50mm ( except the AFD) from 1980 to the AFS. The way the Voigts feel is the best. Very close to my 50mm Summicron R. P.S. Recovering gadget whore.

im confused i thought you said the Nikon 50mm F1.8 AIS pancake was better. Which one is better overall? Nikon 50mm F1.8 AIS Pancake or Voigtlander 40mm Pancake???

@kathodosdotcom

8 жыл бұрын

both are excellent, the nikkor is 45$+ ....the Voigt is 8X that :P

@cheny8923

8 жыл бұрын

but if price be damned and you wanted the best one? which would be the one to go for.

@kathodosdotcom

8 жыл бұрын

50mm 1.8 pancake

@cheny8923

8 жыл бұрын

im relieved because I already have one. big thanks to you Ken!

@syedshaas

6 жыл бұрын

Come on Ken-The 45 Tammy-This 40-when you suggest 2 exquisite lenses so close -please compare their differences-Thanks a lot

Man you really make me want to buy this lens. What do you think about the Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL-II N for my Nikon D750? Off topic what kind of a grip do you have on your Nikon D750? I want to buy a grip but don't want to spend so much for Nikon brand grip do you recommend any off-brand grip for a D750? Thanks, I enjoy your videos.

@kathodosdotcom

9 жыл бұрын

ILoveCheese ive only used that lens once in a 10 min test, and didnt really have long enough with it to comment on the 58mm Voigt. i dont buy or use offbrand grips, theyre bad news for many reasons. Yah, i know the nikon grips are OVERpriced, but everything else has issues galore and can damage your camera. ;)

@2828play

9 жыл бұрын

Guess I'll have to save some more bucks for the real deal. Thanks for the reply!

@2828play

9 жыл бұрын

Hey thats good to know I'll check it out thanks.

@djsimone8237

9 жыл бұрын

+Theoria Apophasis how does an off brand grip damage your camera? I love my neewer battery grip for my d7200...

@kathodosdotcom

9 жыл бұрын

torques and breaks the comm contacts on the DSLR side