Cosina officially announces the Voigtlander NOKTON RF 75mm f/1.5

[Canon Rumors Guy]

Cosina has added another RF mount manual focus lens to their lineup, this time in the form of a Voigtlander NOKTON 75mm f/1.5. This follows the Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.0 that was announced last year. The new lens will be available in April for ￥135,000 ($900 USD). Voigtlander NOKTON RF 75mm f/1.5 The NOKTON 75mm

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[EricN]

"large aperture with a maximum aperture of F1.5"?

 

[Inspired]

Another manual focus lens?
I'm so fed up of Canon and their foolishness. GIVE YOUR USERS WHAT WE NEED TO DO OUR JOB AND WE WILL SUPPORT YOU BUT IF You DON'T WE WILL LEAVE, simple as that.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Another manual focus lens?
I'm so fed up of Canon and their foolishness. GIVE YOUR USERS WHAT WE NEED TO DO OUR JOB AND WE WILL SUPPORT YOU BUT IF You DON'T WE WILL LEAVE, simple as that.

The simple fact that Canon is not losing market share…meaning people aren’t leaving…should tell you something about the relevance of your rant. Foolishness, indeed.

Incidentally, are you unaware that Canon offers an 85mm f/1.2 with excellent autofocus?

 

[EricN]

The simple fact that Canon is not losing market share…meaning people aren’t leaving…should tell you something about the relevance of your rant. Foolishness, indeed.

Incidentally, are you unaware that Canon offers an 85mm f/1.2 with excellent autofocus?

Besides what you mentioned, manual focus is not that difficult and with mirrorless, it's easier than ever. In many situations, it's more productive for me to use manual.
Were there really no good photos before autofocus? Yes, Birds in Flight and other fast moving subjects are more difficult with manual, but the ef100-400 is probably better in terms of image quality, size / weight, and price wise than what Sigma et al offer.

 

[danfaz]

GIVE YOUR USERS WHAT WE NEED TO DO OUR JOB

We need an AF 75mm 1.5?

 

[Walrus]

We need an AF 75mm 1.5?

Seems a decent focal/aperture combinations, but maybe a 85 f1.4 is close enough, and Sigma happens to have that kind of AF lens for ML, I'm pretty sure they'll be glad to adapt it on RF mount, along with many others who would be glad, too

 

[John Wilde]

Another manual focus lens?
I'm so fed up of Canon and their foolishness. GIVE YOUR USERS WHAT WE NEED TO DO OUR JOB AND WE WILL SUPPORT YOU BUT IF You DON'T WE WILL LEAVE, simple as that.

I thought everyone who complained about lenses left last year, or the year before that.

 

[Flamingtree]

Canon makes a large chunk of their margin from lenses so it makes sense from a business perspective to protect that as long as possible.

 

[esglord]

Is the expected quality of this (and the existing 50mm) on par with Zeiss or made to less stringent specs despite common manufacturer?

 

[Del Paso]

The simple fact that Canon is not losing market share…meaning people aren’t leaving…should tell you something about the relevance of your rant. Foolishness, indeed.

Incidentally, are you unaware that Canon offers an 85mm f/1.2 with excellent autofocus?

Maybe not good enough for the demanding elite?
3rd party lenses are sooo much better!
PS: Menaces of naval activity are regaining momentum...

 

[Del Paso]

Is the expected quality of this (and the existing 50mm) on par with Zeiss or made to less stringent specs despite common manufacturer?

Zeiss quality control is far more demanding, yet some Voigtländers are optically absolutely first class. Their Apo macro lenses are superb. The luminous ones are, wide open, a different story.

 

[Del Paso]

I thought everyone who complained about lenses left last year, or the year before that.

Trolls never leave.
Even if Canon decide to provide unrestricted access to RF tech., they'll keep complaining (size, price, aperture, design etc...).

 

[Del Paso]

We need an AF 75mm 1.5?

No.

 

[esglord]

Zeiss quality control is far more demanding, yet some Voigtländers are optically absolutely first class. Their Apo macro lenses are superb. The luminous ones are, wide open, a different story.

Thanks, if one of them releases a quality manual ultrawide rf prime, I’d be tempted to give that a try.

 

[SnowMiku]

This sounds like it could be a lens that Canon approved with the electronic contacts. Perhaps the terms and conditions were Manual Focus only?

I have a Samyang 16mm F/2.0 Manual Focus for EF-S, I only use it for landscapes on a tripod so the MF doesn't hold me back at all. It would be harder to use MF for portraits with the 75mm f/1.5 but I'm sure there would be a few on here who would be good at it.

 

[koenkooi]

This sounds like it could be a lens that Canon approved with the electronic contacts. Perhaps the terms and conditions were Manual Focus only?

I have a Samyang 16mm F/2.0 Manual Focus for EF-S, I only use it for landscapes on a tripod so the MF doesn't hold me back at all. It would be harder to use MF for portraits with the 75mm f/1.5 but I'm sure there would be a few on here who would be good at it.

With the electrical contacts you get access to the MF focus aids, those make focusing easier. And they work with eye detect.

 

[Del Paso]

Thanks, if one of them releases a quality manual ultrawide rf prime, I’d be tempted to give that a try.

Cautious!
Don't ever think of adapting a Voigtländer, Zeiss or Leica M wide angle to an EOS R, in case the lens has a leica M bayonet. You'd get an ugly magenta/green cast on the sides.
WAs should be specifically offered for RF, the ones with Leica M bayonet are mechanically compatible, via an adapter, but not optically. Except the ones above 35mm focal length. I'm using with great pleasure M lenses from 35 to 135mm, the 35mm being one of very few WAs usable on R. The 35mm Zeiss (maybe the 1,4/35???) and Voigtländers usually aren't.
Anyway, test on YOUR body before buying, different sensors react differently!

 

[jedy]

Another manual focus lens?

Cosina Voigtlander are known for producing retro inspired manual lenses and don't make autofocus lenses. They have a great lineup for Leica M and a decent lineup for Sony E (plus other mounts) and have been recently porting over lenses to both RF and Z mount.

 

[P-visie]

Canon makes a large chunk of their margin from lenses so it makes sense from a business perspective to protect that as long as possible.

You are right, this is what Tokura said in a recent interview with Petapixel:

“So basically, the reason why we have not been collaborating or partnering with a third party is because of our business strategy. Our business strategy says that we are not going to partner with a third party. And the reason why we came up with that strategy is because of the business that we are doing. So our business is that if we have some technology, we try to lock them up inside of our company and try to make a profit out of that. That’s the basis of our business,” Tokura says.

“And I think this is not just limited to Canon, but the other companies as well. But it’s been six years since we launched RF and we have come up with quite enough product lineups for the body and over 40 lenses. And so the business environment has changed around RF. And so based on that, we have considered expanding our new horizon to this business as a strategy. So that’s the reason why we started discussion with the third party list manufacturers.”