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.

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