The Voigtlander 29mm F0.8 Super-Nokton Review - Fastest production lens in the world
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ธ.ค. 2024
- Infinite Jest 00:10
Lens Intro 03:36
Studio 06:47
Review 08:00
Short 12:01
Closing 13:16
Welcome to my review of the Voigtlander 29mm F0.8 Super-Nokton lens. In a continuation of the Micro43rds Voigtlander lens series, I wanted to take a closer look at the worlds fastest production lens, featuring an unreal F stop of just F0.8. So after months of planning and research, I settled on a photoshoot in the style of the Golden Era Hollywood Kodachrome portraits. Knowing that my Panasonic Lumix GH5 wouldn't let me down, I set out test see what this lens could really do. Check out the video to see how they turned out!
As usual, this is not a sponsored video. I am not endorsed or being financially compensated by either Voigtlander or Panasonic.If you like this video and want to see more content like this, let me know in the comments, or head over to my Patreon page!
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You can also see my other reviews on this youtube channel or at my website:
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Special Thanks to:
Madison Williams - Model
Paulina Fricke-Fox - Model
Keith Burton
Pete Cooper
Maile Rellin
Emily Rankin
Trago
Austin
Coop
Selim
Stephen Gandy - CameraQuest
Keith Mullins
i.V. Thomas Büttner - Voigtländer
Vladimir Romanyuk
Studio - www.austinmoviegear.com
What a discovery, to chance on this video and channel. Subbed!
It's a crime that this channel doesn`t have more subscribers than that. What the heck? Those reviews are SUBLIME
Aw, thank you! Feel free to share it around and spread the word!
@@e-hfilms Sure will. Also if I may ask, why do you choose micro four-thirds over full frame? And why Panasonic over Olympus bodies? Better video features I assume?
His opening is bad. I almost stopped watching about 30 seconds in. I really wanted to see this lens. So, the review is amazing, and this guy is a little goofy (the good kind), I like his reviews and subbed.
Agree Wow! Fantastic video and lens. I'm going to purchase one next year. I am already using 4 Voitlanders
This channel is now my de facto go-to for lens reviews. I was seriously impressed by the first video on the Voigtlander 60mm f/0.95 and it's brothers and sisters, but I feared that episode was a one-hit wonder. Now I see the selection of lenses for review is clearly charting a course through the choicest optics the m4/3 system offers cinematographers: the Vazen anamorphics and this latest f/0.8 from Voigtlander.
Good taste in glass is one thing but delivering informative reviews on typically dry topics while remaining genuinely entertaining is quite another. It is here that E H Films delivers. Where other TH-camrs are content to mercilessly ejaculate a smorgasbord of technical specifications and clichéd observations in your face, E H Films educate you with aplomb. A perfect balance between imagery and storytelling. Where else on the attention-deficient-frontier-town of TH-cam will you find an intro that takes two full minutes to unfold? A bold choice that deserves to be rewarded with views and subscriptions. For those viewers who recognise artistry and stick with it, they are rewarded with a delicate demonstration of craft and wit.
Thank you and please keep going.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I am so happy you are enjoying the videos. I will try my hardest to keep the quality going!
This type of voigtlanders (f/0.x) are ok for GFX ?
Can't believe you only have 560 subs, this was a fantastic presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@e-hfilms He's right, I cant sit through reviews. But your production was engaging and beautifully produced.
1390 subs and counting
High quality retro nostalgic work you have here. Congratulations. I don't think the TH-cam algorithm will bestow upon you the exposure you deserve. .. Yes that was a deliberate pun.
I appreciate that! The algorithm is of no concern to me. I have my own set of rules that I operate by :)
I apologize for my English, google translates me. I think that the beautiful photos are not only the merit of the Voigtlander 29mm F0.8 Super-Nokton, but also your skill. Because it's very difficult to get that quality on MFT. It's like if a professional cyclist were given an inexpensive bike, and an ordinary person was given a very expensive and very serious bike, the outcome is obvious, the professional wins.
Big respect.
Just came across this channel after coming across this lens while browsing at B&H website. When I saw the lens I had to do a double take. Being a M4/3 user I couldn't believe it at first, so I jumped on YT to see some reviews about it. This video just stunned me with its quality more than the lens. It's so good it'd make any M4/3 user want to buy the lens, it's so good. My surprise is the low number of subscribers. Please make more quality content like this more often! Thanks for firing up my interest in Voigtlander lenses. Will definitely look at getting my first Voigt soon!
Thank you so much!!
We tucked in our striped button ups and greased our hair while watching this! Superb quality!
Glad you enjoyed it!
So far this is the only English language review I can find on TH-cam, which is crazy. I know it's an expensive lens, and I know micro four thirds isn't the most popular system, but there are WAY more reviews of the $7000+ OM 150-400/4.5.
At any rate, cool review, now I need this lens.
Also, I wish this lens had the contacts like the E-mount 35mm I used to have so the camera could know the focal length for IBIS, and so I could have the exif data.
Instant sub. One of the best quality reviews I've seen in a while. Truly inspiring. Can't wait to watch more.
Thank you so much!
You really sold us on the idea of Voigtlander quality lenses :)
I had to shift watching this back a few days when I saw the initial request for a big screen and headphones. I turned all my lights off and tried to take in the experience as full as possible. And it was a great experience to have. From the opening already had my stunned.
After learning about the lens announcement a while ago, I knew that I will avoid all other "reviews" and await your coverage and judgement. Upon learning that you would cover this lens I was excited but learning that your weren't happy with the stills shoot this turned into worry. It seems really unlikely to me that I would buy this lens, however I do feel like a new lens could rival buying a larger camera. The most recent lenses I got didn't turn out to spark my motivation as one of the three isn't working as intended at all. Your videos spoiled me and I have locked myself into putting in the same effort before using them in any video (or even stills beyond some odd tests).
I am excited for what is to come, no matter if it will be the Mikaton Speedmasters or something completely different, perhaps - not even lenses?
Side note: it's an actual prime prime lens.
Wonderful job and footage. Keep coming back here
I liked the homage to Zemeckis' Contact.
Elegant studio portrait lighting & color palette with your model, with a refined vintage aesthetic.
I have the 10.5 and 25 (0.95) mft Noktons but this one is on another level.
All in all this is definitely an excellent review.
Thank you very much! Glad you liked the reference :)
Totally agree. I have never seen more sexy review of the lens! Congratulations for the idea.
Excellent well thought out video
Glad you liked it!
Rumors have it that if you are stuck in the night without any light you can pull out this lens,open the apparture wide open and it will work as it was a flashlight.
So glad I found this channel
and i love these portraits!!!! good god this deserves at least 500k views!!
Brillant! Inspiring! Thank you! I'm a Nokton fan and I work daily with the GH5 (and GH4) with the 10.5mm and 25mm f0.95. they are simply sensational.
Spectacular as always. You manage to bottle a sense of film era noir and nostalgia that few others can. Keep up the awesome work.
Thank you very much!
My 60mm felt stiff too. Definitely needs a firm grip to turn.
Really this is beautiful. It really feels like you're back in time or what it actually looked like. So rich in detail and texture.
This was such a great experience. Loved every single bit! Much love my dude ♥
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely incredible portraits. I forgot all about the lens review. Well done sir.
Subscribed 3 seconds after watching. Brilliant!
Thank you so much!
Bravo, Aaron! Fantastic film as always. Great job with your stylistic emulation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Outstanding production! For all you micro-four thirds haters these were shot on a lumix gh-5!
Yeah in the comments on another channel several people were like “Since I do portrait work I had no choice but to switch to full frame.”
My reply was it has much more to do with lighting, lenses, and the photographer than sensor size. This video exactly proves my point.
Stumbled upon this video, thanks for this great quality review. 435 subs must be an error, you deserve more!
Aw thank you! Feel free to share it around so we can get my rookie numbers up!
Brilliant presentation, outstanding lens! Thank you!
good god this video is amazing what???!! thanks for the video friend!
Got the 25 and 10.5 ....love them
This is a truly wonderful review. Very enjoyable. Thank you!
Your channel is amazing and the reviews are very helpful and a stunning work of art. I confess that I misjudged Voigtlander choices to go for a 28mm. I do have a 10.5mm, 17.5mm and the 25mm and love them, but since your other video I was only looking for the 60mm (my dream lens). Now I think that I probably go for all of them 😅
I never regretted it for a moment.
really something special. I forgot Im watching a lens review
Insane looks you achieved, absolutely incredible my friend, keep up the great work.
Thank you, Spencer!
Jaw dropped!!!
ohhhhh shit, I loved the video when I saw it a year ago and now I'm astounded to have found it again through a long and entirely unrelated search today
Gorgeous work! Very inspirational, especially the love for the craft, and how self-funded artists truly put in a little piece of their imagination and soul into a piece like this. Bravo sir, bravo! Please keep this up, you've got a big fan right here! Encore!
Thank you! Cheers!
THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING REVIEW!!! 10/10
Glad you liked it!
This channel is the best
Thanks!
Did you do a full white balance on this? Any before and after photos and videos? Still your favourite? I can easily see it becoming the pick of my lot.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, there was a white balance done as the lights I was using were tungsten.
Ive never done before and after photos as the after is all that matters to me. It's still a very capable lens, but I am moving on from mft.
Excellent!!! Very informative, yet soothingly and nostalgically entertaining as well. Great job at capturing that bygone era/style which I'm a very big fan of. Very creative review! Subscribed!
Thank you so much Joe! Glad you enjoyed it!
I just have to say that this was absolutely fantastic!
Woweeeeeeee Such a good review, thanks!
Superb!
More please. 👏🏼
As you wish!
Great shot. Thinking of buying it
What did I just watch wow hot did it go from that to a lens review and why didn't this channel have a ton more subs my mind has been thoroughly blown
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Thanks for covering this. Your videos are always stimulating, stylish and informative.
The information regarding white balance is especially significant.
You've definitely put this lens on my radar as a potential purchase (one day!)
I'd have liked to have seen some examples of f/2.8-f/5.6 to see the clarity without diffraction, though. As well as some naturalistic scenes (though the 50s cine portraiture concept is greatly appreciated).
Regarding the Equivalence-demon, I noticed that my other faves, Fuji and Sigma, both released potentially comparable lenses at the same time: the 65mm f/2 for L mount and 80mm f/1.7? for GFX. No doubt each with distinct design objectives, and without the ambition of Voigtlaender, but I can't help but wonder how they would each realize the same project.
Looking forward to more stylish productions! :)
amazing photoshoot!
Absolutely incredible work! Bravo!
Subscribed!
Thanks a lot!
Wow…what a presentation! Beautiful photography and video production, and that lens❤️👍🇦🇺🙏Subscribed.
Great stuff. Keep sharing!
I use a Mitakon 25mm f0.95 and it's awesome, but it does have to be stopped down for sharpness and it has a lot of lens flare. This Nokton 0.8 may be the best lens for micro four thirds ever!
Fantastic video subscribed
Thanks for the sub!
Beautiful images.
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Just confirmed that A: Lensrentals carries this and B: you left a review there! I may have to rent one and see how I like it. I'm concerned I won't be able to part with it, and I don't really have that kind of money right now.
Love the presentation on how you did this video!
Thanks so much!
Do you have more of your creative content? Like maybe another channel or platform. You're so good!
At the moment, this is my only channel / platform. Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you. Beautiful!
Thank you too!
There will always be the cheaper is "just as good" crowd. I work in an entirely different field, we always have the "wow this competition oriented high end item is amazing, but $6200 US is to high, there are cheaper products that do the same thing but for $400"
Yep a cheap lens will take photos, a cheap camera will take photos. If you can’t, won’t, or do not understand the difference between a $200 body and a $3200 body that’s your own issue. If the cheap junk worked like the stuff 20 times it’s price every pro would use the cheap stuff. Pros don’t go and spend $10k on a body just because they are a pro….
I've found this to be the opposite. Pros buy the highest end gear they can afford, regardless of the alternatives.
Well done, man. Keep up the great work!
I'm back again. Thoroughly enjoyed this video a 2nd time. Wish you were making more videos.
You deserve my sub😄
Nice production, so much effort. You replicated the the 50's style very well, from lighting to clothing, and casting. I applaud you for the terrific effort and production. I almost clicked off though as the first three minutes was very long with limited material to digest. These are all great arguments you present for the lens. But given the price tag and it's abilities and limited versatility, it may be very niche.
Could you do a follow up video with doing most shots between 0.8 and 1.2 where it showcases more background bokeh outdoors?
Proud of you baby boy
Excellent production
Would you at some point do a review of the voigtlander 40 1.2 m mount and the 58 1.4 f mount. Ive heard amazing things about these lenses and would love your take on the same.
Those lenses aren't on my radar at the moment, but mostly once some sponsorships roll in, its a possibility!!
Lovely set you got there! Care to share the light set up you used on these images? :)
Aw thank you! I'm happy to discuss lighting set ups and diagrams over on my patreon. What I can tell you is the lights were the standard ARRI Tungsten kits.
insta subscribed
pure art and very informative
Awesome, thank you so much!
Came here from Reddit! Just subbed!
Thank you!
Coming from your S6 & Voigtlander video Sir. Please Please test if this lens covers the s36 on s6, and (if so) how good/bad are the corners. Thank you soo much!!
Not much to say. Awesome. Thankyou
wonderful !
Brilliant.
Hello Aaron,
I echo the feelings of the comments. Indeed, I rather like the idea of manual operation, and this lens performance is something to behold as is your seductive film. My question is: Since I translate most of my images of landscapes and citiscapes into B&W, would this Voigtlander be wasted on me?
In my honest opinion, probably yes. Unless you need the absolute best separation that opening up to F0.8 can give you, there are probably better lenses suited to you. Even when stopping down to make it ultrasharp, there are cheaper lenses that can get you 90% of the way there.
@@e-hfilms So very much appreciated. I can get more than a little carried away with excellence.
I have little interest in the lens but I am completely impressed by your review video
Subscribed.
Do you use lens hoods on your shots? They are amazing.
Thank you! No, this lens was rented for this review and did not include the lens hood.
@@e-hfilms Ah thx man. I now own all six of these things. What have I done! Love your reviews. I can see the filmmaker behind them all.
holy shit. what a review.
Nice review!! However, instead of buying this $1600-$1800 lens, and for the same money, wouldn't it be better to buy a 58mm f1.4 lens for Full Frame and as well a Full Frame camera? (e.g. the good and cheap Sony A7 II)
Does this also cover s35 like the others?
Cosina are probably the best lens designer of modern times, the modern Voigtlander, Leica, Zeiss they are all Cosina creations.
Subbed nice video
One of the best lens reviews I have ever seen. Unfortunately it is giving me GAS and I keep thinking of pulling the trigger on it when for the same price I could buy a full frame camera and prime...
Who is this guy? And why isn't his name right up there with DP Review hosts, etc.? Anyway, excellent product review and production. I'm a subscriber.
Thank you so much!
To me this video is more on the photographer skill than the lens itself. Overall its still a good video. thumbs up!
Nice review dude. Just for information. You pronouncing Voigtländer with a silent „i“ . Like in English Wrap with a silent „w“.
You should hear how we Americans pronounce Adidas.
1800 sheeeiitt
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This video feels like a troll taking so long to get to the lens intro.
is saying no comment leaving a comment?
no comment.
@@e-hfilms I’m sorry you have to deal with these trolls, it’s truly bizarre. Personally I would just delete and block them.
Ha he is not writing an essay that need to put thesis statement in the beginning.
Wow, a 3:30 intro! Just wow. The only reason I kept watching was to find out how much time this video wasted in comparison to the amount of actual information presented. So, it's about 10% content and 90% self indulgence. If the latter is your thing, I highly recommend you watch this.
Gorgeous model and classic poses. Nifty lens but you don't need it to this kind of work.
Well, no auto focus, I am out.
I like the video but how you could “forget” to show the bokeh of a f/0.8 lens is beyond me. What’s even the point if you are just going to use it in a studio.
I have no idea how you call yourself a photographer and who pays you. I first thought there was some reason you messed up your own lighting so badly, but then I started seeing at 9:00 your actual photos of model with nose shadow all over the face and chin shadows on neck... I am not even a pro photographer, but come on dude. Learn the lighting.
I think the point was to test the shadow detail, any other lens would just be completely black shadows without any shading.
3 minutes of intro on a 14 minutes video 🤔