Voigtländer 75mm f/1.5 Nokton Review: Precision and Quality

The Voigtländer 75mm f/1.5 Nokton lens offers a unique blend of precision and quality. Here's a close look at how it performs.

Coming to you from Dustin Abbott, this thorough video review showcases the 75mm f/1.5 Nokton lens, its strengths, and its potential shortcomings. This lens offers a different focal length experience, slightly more versatile than the traditional 85mm, while retaining similar qualities. It is priced at around $900 and brings a lot to the table for its cost.

Abbott’s video dives into the lens' capabilities in both practical shooting scenarios and technical performance. It supports full electronic contacts, providing essential focus aids and EXIF data, making it more than just a basic manual focus lens. The video highlights the smooth, perfectly damped manual focus ring that offers an enjoyable and precise focusing experience. Additionally, it extends 15mm when focusing toward the minimum distance, allowing for a close focus of 50 cm, which is quite impressive for this focal length.

The lens features seven elements in six groups, including one aspherical element and several partial dispersion elements. This configuration helps produce sharp and high-contrast images, especially when stopped down. At larger apertures, it delivers a slight dreamy effect that many might find appealing for certain types of photography.

Abbott also emphasizes the unique rendering of the lens. The combination of color, bokeh, and vignette creates a distinct look that sets Voigtländer lenses apart. This lens, in particular, excels at producing beautiful out-of-camera images with minimal need for post-processing. The lens’ minimal distortion and effective control of chromatic aberration further enhance its appeal. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Abbott.