{"id":176850,"date":"2023-12-20T07:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T07:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=176850"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:10:45","slug":"cosina-releases-voigtlander-nokton-vintage-line-28mm-f1-5-aspherical-vm-for-leica-m-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/cosina-releases-voigtlander-nokton-vintage-line-28mm-f1-5-aspherical-vm-for-leica-m-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosina releases Voigtlander NOKTON Vintage Line 28mm F1.5 Aspherical VM for Leica M-mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese\u00a0<strong>Cosina<\/strong>\u00a0, together with\u00a0NOKTON 40\/1.2 for RF mount, presented\u00a0another\u00a0<strong>Voigtl\u00e4nder<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>NOKTON Vintage Line 28mm F1.5 Aspherical<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; a wide-angle manual lens for the Leica M system, combining\u00a0<i>\u201chigh aperture, compact size and excellent optical characteristics<\/i>\u00a0. \u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NOKTON Vintage Line 28mm F1.5 VM \u88fd\u54c1\u7d39\u4ecb\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C1jSPgEJXXs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For a wide-angle lens with a focal length of 28 mm, the lens has a very high aperture ratio, which should allow users not so much to blur the background as much as to comfortably shoot in low-light conditions while getting sharp images.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Voigtl\u00e4nder NOKTON Vintage Line 28mm F1.5 Aspherical\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/113_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The classic optical design consists of 10 elements in 8 groups with two aspherical lenses.\u00a0Cosina promises excellent images starting from a maximum aperture of F1.5.\u00a0The shortest shooting distance is from 0.5 m to 0.7 m.<\/p>\n<p>The lens will be produced in four design variations.\u00a0Type I is lightweight (250 g), thanks to an aluminum alloy body, Type II is made of brass and weighs 330 g. The design of Type I is reminiscent of the style of classic lenses of the 1970s, and Type II is reminiscent of the 1960s.\u00a0Both types are available in black and silver body colors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"NOKTON Vintage Line 28mm F1.5 Aspherical\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/114_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The focus rings have proprietary recesses for the thumb, and for Type II it is possible to screw a special screw into this recess and focus visually by its position along the axis of rotation.<\/p>\n<p>The focusing mechanism is driven by a metal helicoid, providing smooth rotation and with a precise and pleasant resistance, which is traditional for Cosina\u00a0<strong>Voigtlander<\/strong>\u00a0lenses .<\/p>\n<h3>Specifications Voigtlander NOKTON Vintage Line 28mm F1.5 Aspherical VM<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Focal length: 28mm<\/li>\n<li>Sensor format: full frame<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Leica M<\/li>\n<li>Maximum magnification: 1:1.5<\/li>\n<li>Aperture range: F1.5\u2013FF16<\/li>\n<li>Optical design: 10 elements in 8 groups<\/li>\n<li>Special elements: 2 aspherical, 2 anomalous partial dispersion<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Angle: 74.5\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: 12-blade<\/li>\n<li>Minimum shooting distance: 0.5\u20130.7 m, depending on camera<\/li>\n<li>Filter thread diameter: 43 mm<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: \u00d854 x 45.5 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 250 g (Type I), 330 g (Type II)<\/li>\n<li>Hood: LH-6 (sold separately)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Prices<\/h3>\n<p>Retail prices for the NOKTON Vintage 28mm F1.5 have already been determined: Type I will cost 137,500 yen (~$966), Type II \u2013 154,000 yen (~$1,081).\u00a0The start of sales is scheduled for January 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese\u00a0Cosina\u00a0, together with\u00a0NOKTON 40\/1.2 for RF mount, presented\u00a0another\u00a0Voigtl\u00e4nder\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0NOKTON Vintage Line 28mm F1.5 Aspherical\u00a0&#8211; a wide-angle manual lens for the Leica M system, combining\u00a0\u201chigh aperture, compact size and excellent optical characteristics\u00a0. \u201d For a wide-angle lens with a focal length of 28 mm, the lens has a very high aperture ratio, which should allow users not [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/cosina-releases-voigtlander-nokton-vintage-line-28mm-f1-5-aspherical-vm-for-leica-m-mount\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":176854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-176850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-photo","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}