Thanks for the comparison! I borrowed the 55mm 1.2 from a local camera store and took some photos on the street and the park and I thought I would not like it but ended up loving it! It basically has two looks in one lens. Dreamy and soft wide open (but sharp enough for portraits, even on a D850) and unbelievably sharp stopped down. I have never seen sharper images with my D850 sensor even though I have a 28mm 1.4E and a 60mm macro. This 55mm stopped down is perfect for cityscapes or landscapes when you want to capture textures. I want one now...
Thank you for the comparison video. Ya'll just saved me $700 I was thinking of pickup the 55 just to say I have a 1.2 but I don't see a major difference between the two, though.... I could argue the bokeh is a more pleasing with the 58 as well as the overall look of the images. Also, did either of you notice how the 58 tends to overexpose by at least half a stop ??? My 58 overexposes by a full stop even when my meter gives me a 'correct' exposure. I noticed it that on your sample photos too, assuming the settings were identical. The Angry Photographer theorized the 58 is a 1.4 on paper but in reality, performs as a 1.2 as his explanation for why it overexposes.
I had the 58mm Nokton since 2009 and love the look it gives. It has its up´s and down´s like over exposure and softness at wide open, but I really love it. This lens together with 28mm/2.8 color-skopar is a perfect match for travel.
I have had the Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 Nokton for around 10 years and I love the lens. It just gives a little bit of a different look compared to modern lenses which is very pleasing. Also, The lens is great when adapted to APS-C. It basically becomes the perfect portrait lenses (and I say this as someone who has 4 85mm lenses (real and equivalent)). Not as sharp as many but stop it down little and it is just great.
The DOF marking scale looks larger on the 58mm then the 55mm. I hope Voightlander still make Nikon F mount lenses in the near future and make bigger DOF scale marking like the old Voigtlander SL Series I 75/2.5 Color-Heliar ☺. Would be great to make a compare review of lenses with big DOF markings on the lenses. It makes Zone Focus easy.
I hope the manufacturer/designer comes to town and chats with your team. I bet that would be an interesting interview. Very underrated company and excellent comparison.
Well the 58mm f 1.4 was considered by some photographs better than the plastic afs G 58mm from Nikon for less than 1/3 of the price. This seems more or less a newer version very similar with shorter focale and faster aperture to give the same bokeh and taking advantage of the new coatings. As I am now user of Z mount system I am impatient of finding these ais lenses in the new Z mount. Voightlander already delivered the 40mm f1.2 with seems excellent and at rather reasonnable price I am sure a z version of one of those two will be delivered shortly always full metal and with aperture ring… which Nikon definitely seems to have forgotten …
Can a Nikon Z mirrorless camera electronically control the aperture on the 58mm f/1.4? My understanding is that it can on the 55mm f/1.2 when the aperture is set to f/16 but I wasn’t sure if the same applied to the 58mm /1.4. Thanks!
Hi there, thanks for the video! In your opinion, what 1.2 or 1.4 lens around the 50mm focal length are sharp wide open? (for F mount) Thanks for your time.
Already at 0:41it's obvious that the bokeh of both lenses isn't that great. In my opinion few or no other 50ish lens for Nikon F come close to the Nikon 58mm f1.4 AF-S G.
yes, the Voigtlander 58/55 bokeh is less smoother than the nikon afs 58mm, but I have seen the sigma 50mm f1.4 non-art lens has similar bokeh to the nikon 58mm 1.4G.
Thanks for the comparison! I borrowed the 55mm 1.2 from a local camera store and took some photos on the street and the park and I thought I would not like it but ended up loving it! It basically has two looks in one lens. Dreamy and soft wide open (but sharp enough for portraits, even on a D850) and unbelievably sharp stopped down. I have never seen sharper images with my D850 sensor even though I have a 28mm 1.4E and a 60mm macro. This 55mm stopped down is perfect for cityscapes or landscapes when you want to capture textures. I want one now...
Where did you borrow it from?
Well, at least someone is still making new F mount lenses.
And full metal and with an aperture ring … shame on you nikon !!!
Thank you for the comparison video. Ya'll just saved me $700
I was thinking of pickup the 55 just to say I have a 1.2 but I don't see a major difference between the two, though.... I could argue the bokeh is a more pleasing with the 58 as well as the overall look of the images. Also, did either of you notice how the 58 tends to overexpose by at least half a stop ???
My 58 overexposes by a full stop even when my meter gives me a 'correct' exposure. I noticed it that on your sample photos too, assuming the settings were identical. The Angry Photographer theorized the 58 is a 1.4 on paper but in reality, performs as a 1.2 as his explanation for why it overexposes.
My 58mm 1.4 does the same thing. It seems to behave like a 1.2 in real world use. I'm not seeing enough to justify buying the 55mm.
I had the 58mm Nokton since 2009 and love the look it gives. It has its up´s and down´s like over exposure and softness at wide open, but I really love it. This lens together with 28mm/2.8 color-skopar is a perfect match for travel.
Bokeh from the 58mm is some how smoother. I really like it at f2.
I have had the Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 Nokton for around 10 years and I love the lens. It just gives a little bit of a different look compared to modern lenses which is very pleasing. Also, The lens is great when adapted to APS-C. It basically becomes the perfect portrait lenses (and I say this as someone who has 4 85mm lenses (real and equivalent)). Not as sharp as many but stop it down little and it is just great.
Can you please do a vid of shooting these on the Zf?
The DOF marking scale looks larger on the 58mm then the 55mm. I hope Voightlander still make Nikon F mount lenses in the near future and make bigger DOF scale marking like the old Voigtlander SL Series I 75/2.5 Color-Heliar ☺. Would be great to make a compare review of lenses with big DOF markings on the lenses. It makes Zone Focus easy.
I hope the manufacturer/designer comes to town and chats with your team. I bet that would be an interesting interview.
Very underrated company and excellent comparison.
i recently started to shoot with Nikkor 50mm f1.2 ais. And i love it. it's interesting to compare it with 55 f1.2
Thanks!
Thanks for this…one of these two will be added to my F mount lenses for my film photography.
Well the 58mm f 1.4 was considered by some photographs better than the plastic afs G 58mm from Nikon for less than 1/3 of the price. This seems more or less a newer version very similar with shorter focale and faster aperture to give the same bokeh and taking advantage of the new coatings. As I am now user of Z mount system I am impatient of finding these ais lenses in the new Z mount. Voightlander already delivered the 40mm f1.2 with seems excellent and at rather reasonnable price I am sure a z version of one of those two will be delivered shortly always full metal and with aperture ring… which Nikon definitely seems to have forgotten …
How is this compared with zeiss milvus 50mm 1.4? 🤔
Can a Nikon Z mirrorless camera electronically control the aperture on the 58mm f/1.4? My understanding is that it can on the 55mm f/1.2 when the aperture is set to f/16 but I wasn’t sure if the same applied to the 58mm /1.4. Thanks!
3:19 ". . . no glaring differences . . ." Good one Becky😅
Aaaaand I will be getting the 58mm F/1.4, because it'll match my Zf more, especially with the silver nose.
Yes, YES and YEEESSS to voigtlander.
Hi there, thanks for the video! In your opinion, what 1.2 or 1.4 lens around the 50mm focal length are sharp wide open? (for F mount) Thanks for your time.
I like the look of the 55 mm better
Sent it back after one day because the bokeh balls have bright green edges. If your camera supports it try the Nikon 58mm f1.4 AF-S G.
Already at 0:41it's obvious that the bokeh of both lenses isn't that great. In my opinion few or no other 50ish lens for Nikon F come close to the Nikon 58mm f1.4 AF-S G.
yes, the Voigtlander 58/55 bokeh is less smoother than the nikon afs 58mm, but I have seen the sigma 50mm f1.4 non-art lens has similar bokeh to the nikon 58mm 1.4G.
@@ngterry9653 No. The Nikon 58mm f1.4 G has a superior bokeh (but maybe less sharpness and more focus shift)
If CosinaVL would do a 20mm 2.8 with well controlled distortion I'll be all over it.
I liked the 58 colours "better", alot more vivid.
58 is based on Topcor design.
they should of made it aspherical
我选55/1.2
That 55mm nikkor seems better than I remember ... 🦘