Cosina will announce a NOKTON 50mm F1 Aspherical for the RF mount

[Bonich]

How will this lens fit in between the 50s on the bench: FD 50 1.4, Milvus 50 2.0 Macro, RF 50 1.8, RF 50 1.2???
The EF? Sold!

 

[rpiotr01]

Honestly, who would buy the Cosina for $1800 whén, for $300 more, you could get one of the best AF (!) lenses on the market?
And the F 0,2 difference, provided real, won't be a sufficient reason.

The only benefit is size. The photography market has moved away from small, fast primes that have some compromises wide open in favor of large, fast primes with really useful things like IS and great wide open performance. Nevertheless, I still would really love a native mount, small, fast, nicely built prime. I love my Zeiss primes but on the RF mount with the adaptor the form factor is gone.

So IMO that's the appeal - size, build, and form. Now at $1,800? I don't know.

 

[AJ]

I don't think price will be a major concern for those in the market for exotic glass. To me this looks like a rich doctor's lens, not a workhorse for your average 'tog. It'll likely come down to 2/3 stop advantage of the Cosina over the Canon, versus Canon having autofocus and digital aperture control. I'm sure rendering will also be a major consideration.

 

[mxwphoto]

Such a lens is as much about its physical aesthetics as it's image rendering prowess (however impractical it may be). The one thing that strikes me as odd bringing it to the RF line is Canon does not have a throwback retro style camera to match, so having such a classical lens body mated to an ultra contemporary camera body will just clash badly. This lens is for the zfc, fuji x, leica, etc.

 

[padam]

Since when this is a requirement? People adapt all sorts of lenses to their mirrorless cameras, irrespective of how they look.

That being said, the Z version does look decent on a not so retro Z7II, the RF will be no different.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Such a lens is as much about its physical aesthetics as it's image rendering prowess (however impractical it may be).

I didn't understand this attitude two weeks ago, and I still don't. Do people really care as much more about how they look when taking pictures that the actual pictures they take?

 

[David - Sydney]

Almost certainly manual focus.

Given the wafer thin depth of field @ f1, what sort of keeper rate could you expect with manual focus without a macro rail?

 

[rpiotr01]

I didn't understand this attitude two weeks ago, and I still don't. Do people really care as much more about how they look when taking pictures that the actual pictures they take?

Can only speak for myself but it's not about how one looks oneself, it's more that beautiful, well built things are fun to use and inspire one to pick up the camera, and over the course of years, inspiration is half the battle.

On the other hand, and while firmly believing what I just wrote, having bought the 14-35 and 70-200 f4 and experiencing the AF of these lenses with the R6II (which seems like magic), MF lenses are going to be a hard sell unless they're special.

 

[dolina]

Can only speak for myself but it's not about how one looks oneself, it's more that beautiful, well built things are fun to use and inspire one to pick up the camera, and over the course of years, inspiration is half the battle.

On the other hand, and while firmly believing what I just wrote, having bought the 14-35 and 70-200 f4 and experiencing the AF of these lenses with the R6II (which seems like magic), MF lenses are going to be a hard sell unless they're special.

No offense and with utmost respect but what you describe reminds me of an marketing person's spiel. ;-)

I love the build quality and industrial design of the Leica M cameras. It makes you so look like a photographer who knows their business!

But the thought of having to put up with a manual focus/aperture lens will not motivate me to carry that around.

Although the invention of the Leica X & Q addresses that shortcoming for millenials.

 

[padam]

Looks like they've restyled it

 

[jaygould]

So when is the release date? Price? Did they mention any other focal lengths coming?

 

[mxwphoto]

Looks like they've restyled it

Haven't seen it anywhere else. I assume this is photoshop or AI generated? Found it on Asobinet. Suprising to see Voigtlander rebuild a housing just for RF mount, or perhaps they will release this version's availability across all mounts.

 

[mxwphoto]

I didn't understand this attitude two weeks ago, and I still don't. Do people really care as much more about how they look when taking pictures that the actual pictures they take?

The answer to that would be "yes". Humans are vain creatures.

It is the same reasoning why some would spend millions on certain hypercars, never to drive above road speed limits and get you from point A to point B in the same time a $30k Toyota would.

Same with watches, spend hundreds of thousands to tell the same time a $10 Timex would.

 

[mxwphoto]

Since when this is a requirement? People adapt all sorts of lenses to their mirrorless cameras, irrespective of how they look.

That being said, the Z version does look decent on a not so retro Z7II, the RF will be no different.

It is never a requirement, but the sharp industrial lines clash with soft curveous body design language, making them look not of one unified unit. The Z7ii by contrast is much more akin to Sony design with boxy and sharp lines on the body thus pairs itself much better with the Nokton from its combined outward appearance.

 

[neuroanatomist]

The answer to that would be "yes". Humans are vain creatures.

It is the same reasoning why some would spend millions on certain hypercars, never to drive above road speed limits and get you from point A to point B in the same time a $30k Toyota would.

Same with watches, spend hundreds of thousands to tell the same time a $10 Timex would.

Fair enough. Sure, I get that. I was just trying hard not to say that such people are idiots.

 

[Tom W]

For the price I'm seeing, I'd probably just go with the Canon RF 50/1.2L if I were going to get anything.

 

[padam]

Surprising to see Voigtlander rebuild a housing just for RF mount, or perhaps they will release this version's availability across all mounts.

Not that surprising, the M-mount version is RF coupled, and the Nikon (Pentax) focusing is in the opposite direction to anyone else.

 

[Chaitanya]

No price but Cosina has announced the lens. I hope Venus laowa starts adding electromagnetic diaphragm to their RF lenses as well.

Cosina announces five Voigtlander lenses for Canon RF, Fuji X, and Nikon F cameras - Photo Rumors

The previously reported new Voigtlander lenses for Canon RF, Fuji X, and DSLR cameras are now officially announced, Here are the details: NOKTON 50mm f/1 Aspherical RF-mount NOKTON 35mm f/0.9 Aspherical X-mount ULTRON 27mm f/2 X-mount black ULTRON 27mm f/2 X-mount silver NOKTON 55mm f/1.2 SLIIs...

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[Skux]

How cool is that 27mm though... Here's hoping Cosina brings a 40mm f/2 to RF one day.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

It's really frustrating how Canon have dragged their heels over the ef 50mm f1.2 / f1.0 developement. As much as I like the look of the new rf 35mm f1.4...however f1.0 should have been the design goal. When Canon developed their fast primes on the EF mount (a long time ago) they were a revolution. Unfortunatly most of the new RF versions are new forumlas using the same concept. Why not an RF trio of F1.0 fast primes?