Compare Voigtlander 40mm F1.2 vs Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm F0.95 vs Laowa 17mm f/1.8
Variants
Original
SE
Construction
Aperture Blades
10, Straight
10 blades, Stepless aperture control
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-frame
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
All-metal construction
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
13 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
6 groups
9 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm
58 mm / 2.28 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
80 mm / 3.15 in
51 mm / 2.01 in
Weight
540 g / 19.08 oz
172 g / 6.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
55 deg
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
Aperture
F/1.2 - f/22
f/1 ~ f/16
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm
17.5 mm
17 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
35.0 mm
34.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1:6.2
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
0.35 m
150 mm / 5.91 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2012-02-08
2019-10-21
Made In
Japan
Japan
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
79%
50%
Pros
- Focussing on the corners gives good results across the frame
- Very sharp at f/1.2
- Focused on the outer midfield
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Solid all-metal construction
- Smooth manual focus operation
- Very light in the hand
- Versatile focal length
- Very affordable
Cons
- Focus shift is noticeable at f8
- Focus shift can be noticeable at wide open corners
- Lacks weather sealing
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