Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 details

PhotoRumors website has some info on this cool Voigtlander lens.

Here are the specs:

• Focal: 50 mm
• Luminous: 1.1
• Minimum Aperture: 16
• Picture Angle: 45.9 °
• Construction: 7 elements in 6 groups
• Minimum setting distance: 1 m
• Filter size: 58 mm
• Dimensions: 69.6 x57, 2 mm (length x diameter)
• Weight: 428 g
• Lens mount: VM Bayonet

Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II review

The Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II is the second new lens of the Voigtlander SL II series made by Cosina. It is not a brand new design but based on the Voigtlander Topcor 58mm f/1.4 SL which was released in very limited quantities (1600 units) back in 2003. There were probably only a handful Topcors that ever left the home market (Japan) whereas the new Nokton is now distributed around the globe. The Nokton has been revised a little over its predecessor. The most obvious difference is the new finish - it's all black now and under the skin it features a CPU now so you can take advantage of the camera's matrix metering system. Used on an APS-C DSLR its field-of-view is equivalent to a classical 85mm lens which is obviously quite attractive for portrait photography for instance. However, it is a full format lens and as such not limited to the APS-C scope.

Read the full review here.

Carl Zeiss, Leica and Voigtlander macro lenses comparative review

slrlensreviews.com has a review comparing three macro lenses: Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar 100mm f/2 ZF, the Leica APO Macro Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8 and the Voigtlander APO Macro Lanthar 125mm f/2.5.

From the review:
From price perspective, all three lenses trade at about the same level these days (as of late 2008). However, there's one caveat here (or two). As mentioned earlier, Voigtlander APO Lanthar 125mm f/2.5 SL Macro is no longer being manufactured. Back during production years, this lens was priced at ~US$600. That is the price I paid for it back in late 2006. However, since the lens was discontinued, the price for new old stock, as well as used copies was climbing higher and higher, reaching ~US$1,500. Combination of the hype among users as well as the 'rare-iness' fact certainly contributed to such dramatic hike in prices. However, Voigtlander is not the most expensive lens in the group, since new copies of Carl Zeiss Makro Planar T* 100mm f/2 sells for ~US$1,500, while new copies of Leica APO Macro Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8 gor for as much as US$4,500 (used copies go for much more 'reasonable' ~US$1,400).