Voigtlander Brothers

John Foundas

John Foundas

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I definitely am going to get the Voigtlander 25mm f0.95 and the 50mm 1.1
My budget only allows for one of them initially. The backbone of my projects are well lit, sit-downs for "doc-style"
projects. Which one should I get first and why?

My kit as of now has the Tokina 11-16, 16-50 and a Nikon 18-300

Thanks for the discussion.
 
my $.02, for the 50 focal length — availablility of Nikkor and Takumar 50 1.4 at under $200 are plenty; 1.4 vs 1.1 (not a big advantage — esp if you're mostly working in well lit conditions anyways). But the .95, i don't think can be touched by any other at that price.
 
go for the Voigtlander 25mm f0.95 - one of my favourite lenses - it really is a beautiful piece of glass and will be fab for interview situations. Sparky
 
Although you have an important crop factor on your camera, take into account the fact that 25mm is a wide focal length so it may not be very flattering for faces and close ups.
 
Just sayin' for my interview style, if its a sit down and I can possibly manage, I want the camera farther from the subject. My studio set-up used to be 12 feet from the camera mark to the subject's nose. I could actually pull off 12 feet in a lot of better hotel suites (not motel 6). In a modern day office (especially say-a congressional office in D.C.) I often have to go for a completely different look and go wider than what I get with a 25 on the af100. . .so I guess for me the 50 is a must have focal length, and there are a lot of options besides the Voightlander.
 
aguia said:
Just sayin' for my interview style, if its a sit down and I can possibly manage, I want the camera farther from the subject. My studio set-up used to be 12 feet from the camera mark to the subject's nose. I could actually pull off 12 feet in a lot of better hotel suites (not motel 6). In a modern day office (especially say-a congressional office in D.C.) I often have to go for a completely different look and go wider than what I get with a 25 on the af100. . .so I guess for me the 50 is a must have focal length, and there are a lot of options besides the Voightlander.
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I have shot with the Nikon 50mm 1.4 G lens. It's was very nice at night. Didn't do any sit-downs with it. Ive seen the Voight 50mm and what it can do.
I might take my AF to a Penn Cam in DC and mount a few different 50's on it and see what shakes out.
 
I would do a test with your 16-50.

Shoot it at 25mm and at 50mm.
See what camera to subject distance you need, and the subject to background compression.

Obviously DOF will not be the same as .95 or 1.1, but this might be a good focal length/FOV test using your typical subject framing?
Like your restaurant interviews- what focal length and camera to subject distance were they?
 
Johnf said:
I have shot with the Nikon 50mm 1.4 G lens. It's was very nice at night. Didn't do any sit-downs with it. Ive seen the Voight 50mm and what it can do.
I might take my AF to a Penn Cam in DC and mount a few different 50's on it and see what shakes out.
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If I absolutely needed something around 25mm I would not ignore the Panasonic 20 f1.7 either. It looks silly on the camera but works pretty well.

I actually think the voigtlander lenses are great, I tried a 90 in nikon mount and I thought it was sweet. If I'm not mistaken they used to come out of the same Cosina factory that currently builds those pricey Zeiss lenses?
 
Johnf said:
I definitely am going to get the Voigtlander 25mm f0.95 and the 50mm 1.1
My budget only allows for one of them initially. The backbone of my projects are well lit, sit-downs for "doc-style"
projects. Which one should I get first and why?
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John, I just grabbed a few images straight off the timeline from some footage I shot recently with the Voightlander 25mm. The images with this lens are just awesome and really punch their weight picture wise. It's not just the images that are top drawer, the build quality and feel of the lens are tremendous as well - it's a joy to use. See what you think of these, all ungraded, Sparky:

Voight pic 1.jpgVoight pic 4.jpgVoight pic 5.jpgVoight pic 6.jpgVoight pic 7.jpgVoight pic 9.jpgVoight pic 8.jpg
 
groveChuck said:
I would do a test with your 16-50.

Shoot it at 25mm and at 50mm.
See what camera to subject distance you need, and the subject to background compression.

Obviously DOF will not be the same as .95 or 1.1, but this might be a good focal length/FOV test using your typical subject framing?
Like your restaurant interviews- what focal length and camera to subject distance were they?
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I think I was 8ft and (guessing) 35mm or so
 
So that would put you at about 4.5 -5 feet with a 25mm, right?

Gettin' pretty close there, at least for a MCU/CU...
 
btw 4/3 rumors say prices for the 25 mm Nokton start falling as by now enough come from the factory.

http://www.43rumors.com/

Am sitting in front of my 50 mm Nokton and the 25er and can not really decide which one I love more. So I bought 75er and it's a sweet lens too, about the same size as the 25er.

(Deep down in the darkest corner of my heart I hope and pray that Voigtlaender will come with a fast 12 or 14 mm the same sturdy build as the others.)
 
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