Best 50mm to go with Voigtlander 25/.95

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robcollins

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I'm going to be shooting some narrative stuff soon (interiors) and would like to pick up a nice 50mm to go with my Voigtlander 25/.95. I'm assuming the Voigtlander 50/1.1 is the best choice (needs an adapter I know), but I could save some $ going with a Nikkor 50/1.2. Any thoughts on these (or other) lenses? I'd prefer to have them match well out of the camera, with little CC needed.

Thanks in advance.
 
I have never used either. But if you care about lens matching I would think the 50mm f/1.1 being a Voigtlander would probably match better.
 
Yep, CV lenses match CV lenses well enough.

There are plenty of alternatives that match "close enough," ie the Canon FD lens mentioned above, or I have a Summicron-R 50 that's a good match in terms of color and contrast (far slower lens, though)
 
The Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T ZE is a sweet lens and has a similar feel to the Voigtlander. I believe it focuses the same direction as the Voigtlander does. Save a few bucks and buy it used for around $550 to $750

In the 50mm range a macro would be fun to have. Maybe the Nikon 60mm 2.8 macro.
 
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