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Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton : Specifications and Opinions

Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton

The Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2017. The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1100 €;

29 users have given it an average vote of 9.8 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Canon RF.

Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Nikon Z.

Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Sony.

Leica M: this lens is compatible with mirrorless (rangefinder) Leica M.

Specifications
Focal lenght	40 mm
Angle of view	56.8°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.2
Aperture blades	10
Lenses/Groups	8 elements in 6 groups
Min. focus distance	0.35 meters
Reproduction ratio
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	58 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	420 g
Dimensions	70 x 59 mm
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Reviews

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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Francesco Iorio

sent on May 29, 2025

Pros: Excellent microcontrast; Suggestive blur; Three-dimensional rendering; Compactness and materials; Compatibility;

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: I own the Leica M version of the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.2, which I use daily on the Sony A7 IV thanks to the Techart PRO autofocus adapter. It is, in no uncertain terms, a lens that does not limit itself to recording reality: it sculpts it. Its optical rendering is what most distinguishes it: a masterful combination of microcontrast, three-dimensionality and tonal coherence that returns lively, pulsating, almost palpable images. The details emerge not only for their sharpness, but for their stratification and depth: shadows and lights do not mix, but chase each other, drawing volumes with a naturalness that only the most inspired optics can offer. At full aperture, at f/1.2, it surprises with its clarity and control: the subject stands out sharply, wrapped in a blur that vibrates with character without ever becoming intrusive. Closing just to f/1.4, the performance is further refined, while from f/2.8 onwards you enter a realm of absolute precision, keeping intact that analog timbre that makes it unique. The Leica M format offers a significant advantage: compact dimensions, perfect balance and a mechanical aesthetic that refers to the school of fine watchmaking. The rings are precisely turned, the helicoid fluid but never yielding, the diaphragm marks every third of a stop with a dull and reassuring sound. Thanks to the Techart adapter, the lens turns into a small miracle: active AF, ensuring full compatibility with modern Sony mirrorless cameras, all while maintaining the analog soul and mechanical precision of the M mount.

Brunomistral

sent on June 26, 2023

Pros: Construction, color rendering, sharpness, focus

Cons: slight distortion

Opinion: I have the version for Nikon Z and with this system it fits perfectly. The focus is extremely fast given the electronic assistance and the fluidity of the ring. I was looking for a lens that somehow replicated the atmosphere of the old 50mm f1.7 contax / Zeiss that I also use on the Z (completely manual and with some renunciation on the focus to infinity) and I found it, the Voightlander reproduces the scenes in a similar way adding perhaps a little more microcontrast. The color rendering, especially in favorable light situations, is excellent and extremely natural. The similarity with zeiss is not a coincidence since both lenses are produced by Cosina in Japan (and it shows). I do not venture into other technical considerations (various aberrations, sharpness tests, etc.) because not only do I not have the tools but I do not consider them useful, what I wrote is only the result of the observation of prints in various sizes.

Aznavour65

sent on November 06, 2022

Pros: Material, dimensions, yield

Cons: A bit slow in the Af with techart

Opinion: A lens that was recommended to me and I immediately understood why. It has a magic of its own, you have to understand it before you have it in its perfect use, you have to fall in love with it to understand what it can do. Suitable for any type of photography you want. I have the Leica M version that I use with sony and techart, here alas the focusing time is obviously slower than a normal lens automatically, but for the results it offers, it is easily forgiven. Used with black and white photos is particular, because it returns a vignetting so beautiful that if some may not like it to me it drives me crazy. It is very sharp already at full opening but closing the diaphragm slightly cuts like a blade see this photo of mine (https://www.juzaphoto.com/galleria.php?l=it&t=3728431) just to understand. In short, since I have two Leica I use it much less but before I never detached it from my sony. The price in my opinion, knowing the price lists of other lenses, is also low compared to all its characteristics. It brings back a bit to the time of analog, both for the materials used, the shape and especially for the rendering of black and white images, if I had had it at the time of olympus on my OmDM5 it would have been a real gem!!!

Nicoladiiorio

sent on January 06, 2022

Pros: Construction, focus ring, 10-blade diaphragm, weight, dimensions, focal length

Cons: See opinion

Opinion: A lens that must please, with particular characteristics. The undercorrection of spherical aberration, which is a defect, can be exploited to one's advantage in many situations. 10-blade diaphragm, for a 10-point star effect. The shift of the focus, forces you to refoche every time you change the aperture. Field curvature to infinity, which requires a little more care on focusing. Angle of view which for my taste is great for many fields of use. Ultimately, a lens you love or hate.

Calcos

sent on October 31, 2021

Pros: Unique yield, exaggerated opening, small and quite light

Cons: MF, but you already know

Opinion: Socket in VM version to use it on Sony with Techart. A crazy lens, even considering the middle adapter there are no solutions with the same aperture-size-cost ratio in Sony. Unique image rendering, to which some "defects" contribute including vignetting and not perfect sharpness at the edges to TA (I am interested in zero). Between 1.2 and f2 it returns very characteristic images, which to me communicate great immersion in the scene thanks to the relatively wide-angle focal length and the blurred that returns. In the center it is already very sharp at 1.2 and closed a few stops becomes a blade. But you do not take it for this, to be avoided if you are looking for extreme sharpness and total absence of aberrations. Autofocus chapter with Techart: it is not like a native lens (of course), but I find it definitely usable. As speed we are at the levels of the Canon entries of a few years ago, however fat that drips for an MF lens. A bit of hunting, but then hooks perciso. On the third generation it also gives me the eye af. It also works well continuously. I perceive a very slight lag between pressing the button and the actual shot that with native optics I do not have, but they are all things that for the use I do (portrait, street, events) count very little. If you like the focal length, which I find perfect as a handyman, you will not take it off from the machine anymore. A gem.

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