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Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 II VM ASPH Nokton Vintage SC Lens Black Leica M
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The Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 mark II VM ASPH Nokton Vintage lens in classic black finish for Leica M rangefinder cameras is a compact lens with high quality aspherical element and single coated optics.
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We Love
- 12-bladed aperture diaphragm creates soft, dreamy bokeh with isolated subjects
- Highly compact and classic lens design ideal for all day shooting weighing just 198g with a 43mm filter thread
- Extremely fast aperture captures all available light and favours hand-held shooting
- High quality optics including a double sided aspherical element delivers desirable results
- Excellent manual focus feedback with an all-metal helicoid unit that has been designed to produce finely adjusted torque
Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 II VM ASPH Nokton Vintage SC Lens Black Leica M summary
The updated Mark II 50mm f/1.5 II VM ASPH Nokton Vintage SC Lens in classic black colour for Leica M cameras is a reminder of what Voigtlander is capable of. Nokton refers to the fastest lenses they manufacture and SC to single coating. The fast nature of this model is apparent with the bright f/1.5 aperture. Not only does help the lens to excel in low light, but also combines a 12-bladed aperture. Together these contribute to smooth, dreamy, out of focus backgrounds when the aperture is wide open. This naturally lends itself to portraits and other types of images where an isolated subject is desirable. Where a greater depth of field is warranted (for example with architecture) the lens can be stopped down to f/16.
Features at a glance
- Classic compact all-metal lens styling available in three finishes (see below)
- Extremely fine manual focus mechanism with torque damping
- Designed for rangefinder cameras with an interlocking system
- Excellent results from aspherical elements
- Single coated optics favour black and white work
As a standard prime with 50mm focal width the Nokton Vintage lens is suitable as a general purpose option, capable of capturing any number of subjects from street to travel. The compact size and weight allow photographers to bring this lens to enjoy on any trip barely noticing the sub 200g weight. With single coated optics on this model, the lens reproduces black and white images admirably, suiting cameras such as the Leica M10 Monochrom in particular.
Voigtlander Lens Coatings and Design Variations
Voigtlander M system lenses are designed with two different optical coatings, which are referred to as ‘SC’ and ‘MC’. This stands for single coat and multi coating. With the case of the mark II 50mm f/1.5 VM it also happens to be available in three exterior colour styles, black, silver and nickel finish. This gives us six options to choose from depending on which type of images and movies we tend to enjoy making combined with which style of lens barrel suits our camera.
In general terms single coat may be preferable for monochrome or black and white images. Mid tones are the focus for single coated optics, with subtle graduated tones and slightly less contrast which they produce. This gives the photographer a more neutral starting point for post processing, or can be simply enjoyed for the unique style of image they produce.
Conversely multicoated lenses render beautiful rich natural colours, which some users find favours their colour work. Contrast levels are slightly higher providing more hues as we might find on certain film types.
Single Coated Lens Options:
- Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 II VM SC Lens in Black - this lens
- Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 II VM SC Lens in Silver
- Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 II VM SC Lens in Nickel
Multicoated Lens Options:
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Condition guide
Our used products are subject to wear and tear in comparison to brand new products. This also applies to accessories that are supplied with the camera including batteries which may have a lower optimum performance level/life expectancy.
- Like New – The equipment is in a condition as if you have just bought it from the manufacturer. The item is still considered to be ‘Like New’ even without the original packaging and accessories. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect working order. Lenses are optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Excellent – The equipment should be close to being ‘Like New’ but there may be some small cosmetic blemishes that lower its grade. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect excellent order.
- Cameras – Should have no marks on the LCD screen
- Lenses – Should have no marks on the elements and optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Very Good – The equipment may have some slight cosmetic wear to the paintwork and cosmetic blemishes with only light signs of use and the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – The LCD screen may have small signs of wear that does not affect its display
- Lenses – The mount of the lens will start to show signs of wear
- Good – The equipment is showing more obvious signs of cosmetic wear and blemishes, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen may have scratches or wear that is starting to affect the display.
- Lenses – May have slight dust inside that does not affect images. The mount shows signs of use.
- Well Used – The equipment will show significant signs of wear. The paintwork will be coming away in large areas exposing the metal work, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen is heavily worn either by de-lamination or has scratches to it. Rubber grips are starting to come away from the body.
- Lenses – The lens has dust inside that may affect images. The rubber zoom/focus ring is coming away from the barrel of the lens.
*All of our used items are listed with the accessories that are included. If they are not listed, then they will not be supplied at the point of purchase.
Peace of mind with our 6 month warranty
This product has been thoroughly tested by our team of photographers and we are happy to give a 6 month warranty as a result. The number of tests depends on the individual product but we are confident in this product having tested all the major functions. Anything that isn’t as you would expect, we then make a note of and show this in the condition notes on the page.
So you can be confident you are buying a great piece of kit that’s been looked after by a fellow photographer and seen many extraordinary sights, tested by our team of photographers and now looking forward to being set free to capture more great images!
