{"id":51909,"date":"2024-04-25T06:04:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T05:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=51909"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:40:11","slug":"review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton &#8211; The last F-mount lens?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52153\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52153\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_FM2n.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_FM2n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_FM2n-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_FM2n-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton on Nikon FM2n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cosina is always up for a surprise and when they announced this Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton for the Nikon F-mount in 2023 &#8211; 5 years after Nikon transitioned to the Z-mount &#8211; that surely was a big surprise. Lenses as fast as f\/1.2 are rare birds in the F-mount world because they are really operating at the limit of this bayonet. As I will show you in this review, Cosina&#8217;s engineers managed to create something that Nikon&#8217;s engineers were not able to achieve in over 60 years.<\/p>\n<h2>Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51983\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51983\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_12_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_12_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_12_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_12_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51886\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51886\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_6_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_6_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_6_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_6_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51882\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51882\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_2_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_2_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_2_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_2_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52055\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52055\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_14_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_14_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_14_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_14_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52056\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52056\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_15_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_15_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_15_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_15_5.6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52333\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52333\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_31_1.2_BW.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_31_1.2_BW.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_31_1.2_BW-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_31_1.2_BW-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51884\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51884\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_4_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_4_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_4_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_4_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51887\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51887\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_7_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_7_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_7_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_7_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjCkhtg\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>Specifications \/ Version History<\/h2>\n<p>Nikon produced three different f\/1.2 lenses for the F-mount:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\"><strong>Nikon 55mm 1.2&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\npre-Ai\/Ai, 7\/5 design, 7 aperture blades, 410g, 1965-1978, ~176.000 made<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nikon 50mm 1.2<\/strong><br \/>\nAi\/Ai-s, 7\/6 design, 7 or 9 aperture blades, 354g, 1978-2020, ~240.000 made<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nikon 58mm 1.2 Noct<\/strong><br \/>\nAi\/Ai-s, 7\/6 design, aspherical element, 7 or 9 aperture blades, 470g, 1978-1998, ~11.000 made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 2007 Cosina released their <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-58mm-1-4-sl-iis-nokton-nikon-f\/\">SLR 58mm 1.4<\/a> for the first time. In the meantime that lens had been released with several different casing designs and it is still in production. The latest versions also feature electronic contacts. In 2023 Cosina added this faster 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton to the lineup, it has the following specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 69 mm<\/li>\n<li>Length: 48 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 361g (measured)<\/li>\n<li>Field of view: 43\u00b0 (diagonally)<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: 52 mm<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: 9 (rounded)<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 7\/6<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51914 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/55mm-SLIIs_diagram-e1708729722504-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/55mm-SLIIs_diagram-e1708729722504-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/55mm-SLIIs_diagram-e1708729722504.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Close Focusing Distance: 0.45 m<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Magnification: 1:6.5 (measured)<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Nikon F<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unlike Cosina&#8217;s other current F-mount lenses this is only available in black.<\/p>\n<p><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49IEQxE\">Amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/42SE27c\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=voigtl%C3%A4nder+55mm+1.2+nokton&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=voigtl%C3%A4nder+55mm+1.2+nokton&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$699\/649\u20ac<\/strong> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voigtlaender.de\/distributores\/?lang=en\">find your local Voigtl\u00e4nder distributor<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Disclosure<\/h2>\n<p>The Voigtlander 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton was provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/ringfoto.de\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder GmbH<\/a>, the German Voigtl\u00e4nder distributor, for reviewing purpose for a duration of 4 weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Handling \/ Build Quality<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52150\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52150\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The design of the Voigtl\u00e4nder SL lenses has undergone several changes over the years. In 2017 Cosina updated the design of the whole line up and their design closely resembles that of old Nikon lenses now. They have a sprocket on the aperture ring, colorful markings and all but this 55mm 1.2 also feature a silver ring with DoF markings.<\/p>\n<p>The casing feels like it is an all metal design, all the writings are engraved and filled with paint.<\/p>\n<p>The focus ring has a nice and even but slightly soft resistance. It has a long focus throw as it takes 270\u00b0 from the minimum focus distance of 0.45 m to infinity and it turns &#8220;the Nikon way&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The aperture ring is pretty much the same as on Nikon&#8217;s lenses as well: equidistantly spaced full-stop click stops and located close to the camera body. Here the aperture ring can not be moved past the f\/1.2 mark, something that bothered me about the Nikon 55mm 1.2 Ai.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52152\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52152\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_bayonet.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_bayonet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_bayonet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_bayonet-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bayonet with cut out and electronic contacts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looking at the bayonet you will notice that unlike Nikon&#8217;s f\/1.2 lenses this one features a perfectly round rear element. To accomodate the aperture lever the bayonet has a cut out here and Cosina also miniaturized the part with the electronic contacts. This is the most impressive mechanical design of all the f\/1.2 lenses for the F-mount. The electronic contacts will transfer exif data to Nikon DSLRs and also to mirrorless cameras when using an adapter that has electronic contacts.<\/p>\n<p>Cosina sells a screw-in hood for this lens which is called LH-55s. I did not receive it with this review sample so there is not a lot I can tell you about it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52143\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52143\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Comparison_Nikon_ai_1.8_Series-E.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Comparison_Nikon_ai_1.8_Series-E.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Comparison_Nikon_ai_1.8_Series-E-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Comparison_Nikon_ai_1.8_Series-E-768x232.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton | Nikon 55mm 1.2 Ai | Nikon 50mm 1.8 Series-E<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton is very similar in size to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2 Ai<\/a>, but its focus ring is a bit slimmer. Like most of the old Nikon manual focus lenses all the Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs lenses also feature the typical 52 mm filter thread size.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52151\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52151\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_A7rII.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_A7rII.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_A7rII-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_Nokton_SLIIs_A7rII-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton on Sony A7rII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Vignetting<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Light falloff<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51921\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vignetting_Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_SL_IIs_Nokton.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"750\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vignetting_Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_SL_IIs_Nokton.jpg 750w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vignetting_Voigtlander_55mm_1.2_SL_IIs_Nokton-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-149\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-149\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/1.2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.8 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/1.4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.5 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/2.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.6 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/2.8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.0 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/4.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.6 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/5.6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.3 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/8.0 - f\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.2 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-149 from cache -->\n<p>The vignetting figures are slightly higher than those of the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a>, but the difference is never more than 0.2 EV which is completely negligible.<\/p>\n<p>Generally the vignetting amount is typical for a lens with these parameters. They are more or less the same as those of the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-samyang-50mm-1-2-xp\/\">Samyang 50mm 1.2 XP<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-meike-50mm-1-2\/\">Meike 50mm 1.2<\/a> whereas the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-canon-ef-50mm-1-2-l-usm\/\">Canon EF 50mm 1.2L USM<\/a> showed slightly higher vignetting at f\/1.2.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-1-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-30306\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 Nokton SL IIs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">compared to Nikon 55mm 1.2 Ai<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-1-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-30306\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane1-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51920\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph.png\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"1026\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph.png 1026w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph-800x597.png 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51919\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph_Comp.png\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"1026\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph_Comp.png 1026w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph_Comp-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph_Comp-800x597.png 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Vig_Graph_Comp-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is recommended to have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/vignetting-graphs-explained\/\">this article<\/a> first to get an idea how this brightness graph works.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Optical vignetting<\/h3>\n<p>Fast lenses usually show a noticeable amount of optical vignetting, especially so the compact ones. Without going too much into technical details optical vignetting leads to the truncation of light circles towards the borders of the frame.<br \/>\nIn the center of the frame almost every lens will render a perfect circle, but only lenses with very low optical vignetting will keep this shape in the corners.<br \/>\nSo in the following comparison we move from the center (left) to the extreme corner (right) and see how the shape of the light circle changes.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-2-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-19164\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Nokton 55mm 1.2 @f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">55mm 1.2 @f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">55mm 1.2 @f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Nikon 55mm 1.2 @f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">55mm 1.2 @f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">55mm 1.2 @f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-2-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-19164\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane2-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51850\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.2-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.2-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51851\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.4-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.4-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51852\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_2.0-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Opt_vig_1.0m_2.0-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51427\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nikon_55mm_1.2_Ai_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"nikon 55mm 1.2 ai ai-s f\/1.2 pre-ai tele fast 1971 1977 reportage press review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\"><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51428\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nikon_55mm_1.2_Ai_Opt_vig_1.0m_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"nikon 55mm 1.2 ai ai-s f\/1.2 pre-ai tele fast 1971 1977 reportage press review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\"><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51429\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nikon_55mm_1.2_Ai_Opt_vig_1.0m_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"nikon 55mm 1.2 ai ai-s f\/1.2 pre-ai tele fast 1971 1977 reportage press review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | 1.0 m focus distance<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I was very curious about the Voigtl\u00e4nder&#8217;s performance in this category. Designing an f\/1.2 lens for the F-mount is no joke. Nikon attempted doing that three times and every time the rear element wasn&#8217;t perfectly round to make space for the aperture lever.<\/p>\n<p>Cosina&#8217;s engineers managed to design an f\/1.2 lens without that flaw &#8211; something Nikon&#8217;s engineers did not manage to accomplish in over 60 years. And they even managed to include electronic contacts. This sounded too good to be true, so I was wondering if the opening might be slightly smaller than that of the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a>, but as you can see from the comparison above, that is not the case. This Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs is the first real f\/1.2 lens for the F-mount.<\/p>\n<p>The optical vignetting is still very high and both lenses show a comparable amount. This Voigtl\u00e4nder does create slightly more natural shapes though.<\/p>\n<p>Nikon&#8217;s 50-58mm f\/1.2 lenses either use 7 or 9 straight blades. I am quite happy Cosina decided to go with 9 rounded blades, leading to way more pleasing out of focus highlights when the lens is slightly stopped down.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring an all-spherical design we do not encounter any onion ring structures here.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharpness<\/h2>\n<h3>Glow \/ Spherical Aberration<\/h3>\n<p>Many modern fast lenses offer astonishingly high image quality at their maximum aperture. For fast lenses from earlier times this is usually not the case though. Especially at the maximum aperture these lenses often create a bit of a &#8220;<em>glow<\/em>&#8220;. If we were looking for a more technical term for <em>&#8220;glow&#8221;<\/em> it would be <em>undercorrected spherical aberration<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Spherical aberration is the only classic <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Optical_aberration\">lens aberration<\/a> that has an effect on the center of the frame. It will make your image appear softer and add some additional <em>&#8220;glow&#8221;<\/em> to already bright parts of the image. It is also an effect similar to what you get when using a <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/diffusion-filters-are-they-useful\/\">diffusion\/mist filter<\/a>. Some people may like this softer rendering for portraiture, but then many others simply see this as bad image quality.<\/p>\n<p>This Vogitl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton &#8211; despite having been released in 2023 &#8211; features a classic double gauss design without any aspherical or APD elements. Its design is actually very close to that of the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a> from 1965. In my tests the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a> shows strong glow at f\/1.2 to f\/1.4, so I was very curious how this &#8220;modern&#8221; Voigtl\u00e4nder performs.<\/p>\n<p>You can find a few image sets shot at f\/1.2 and f\/2.0 (where most of the glow\/spherical aberration is gone) here, so you can better judge this &#8220;effect&#8221; for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-3-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-83896\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scene 1 f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scene 1 f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scene 2 f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scene 2 f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scene 3 f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scene 3 f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-6\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scene 4 f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-7\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Scene 4 f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-3-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-83896\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane3-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52048\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_2_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_2_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_2_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_2_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52049\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_2_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_2_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_2_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_2_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52229\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_5_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_5_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_5_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_5_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52230\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_5_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_5_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_5_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_5_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52046\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_1_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_1_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_1_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_1_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52047\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_1_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_1_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_1_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_1_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52052\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_4_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_4_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_4_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_4_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52053\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_4_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_4_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_4_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_4_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 is also a bit softer at f\/1.2 and we definitely see some glow here as well &#8211; especially at longer focus distances. The effect is not as pronounced as with the old <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a> though.<\/p>\n<h3>Focus shift<\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-4-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-37200\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8 refocused<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-4-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-37200\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane4-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51862\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51863\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51864\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51865\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51866\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.8_refocused.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.8_refocused.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.8_refocused-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_33_2.8_refocused-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">33% crops, Sony A7rII<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As is very typical for lenses like this there is a lot of undercorrected spherical aberration at closer focus distances which makes finding the plane of optimal focus a bit difficult. There is clearly some focus shift between f\/2.0 and f\/2.8 or f\/4.0, so this is something I would watch out for when using this lens on a (D)SLR.<\/p>\n<p>On a mirrorless camera with working aperture this will not be a problem as long as you stop down first and then focus.<\/p>\n<p>Performance here is very similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a>, but I do have the impression the Voigtl\u00e4nder still has slight issues with it at longer focus distances, which wasn&#8217;t the case for the Nikon.<\/p>\n<h3>Infinity (42mp Sony A7rII)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51958\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharpness_55mm_1.2_Voigtlander_SLIIs_Nokton.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"2144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharpness_55mm_1.2_Voigtlander_SLIIs_Nokton.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharpness_55mm_1.2_Voigtlander_SLIIs_Nokton-112x300.jpg 112w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharpness_55mm_1.2_Voigtlander_SLIIs_Nokton-478x1280.jpg 478w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharpness_55mm_1.2_Voigtlander_SLIIs_Nokton-768x2058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharpness_55mm_1.2_Voigtlander_SLIIs_Nokton-573x1536.jpg 573w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharpness_55mm_1.2_Voigtlander_SLIIs_Nokton-764x2048.jpg 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-5-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-22511\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/11<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-5-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-22511\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane5-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51956\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_infinity_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_infinity_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_infinity_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_infinity_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane5-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51957\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_infinity_11.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_infinity_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_infinity_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_infinity_11-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs uses an all spherical design very similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a> from 1965. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-vm-50mm-1-2-nokton\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 50mm 1.2 Nokton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-vm-50mm-1-0-nokton-the-actually-fastest-m-mount-lens\/\">50mm 1.0 Nokton<\/a> are very different, as they both make use of 2 aspherical elements, vastly increasing the performance at wider apertures compared to an all spherical design.<\/p>\n<p>At f\/1.2 to f\/1.4 the lens is soft everywhere, but surprisingly astigmatism seems to be decently corrected as we can make out small details over most of the frame.<\/p>\n<p>Stopping down to f\/2.0 increases the contrast significantly but the midframe area already looks decent. The corners are still nothing to write home about.<\/p>\n<p>From f\/2.8 the center shows really good image quality and from f\/4.0 the midframe as well. For the corners to look good however, stopping down to f\/11 is not a bad idea.<\/p>\n<p>The performance is very similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a>. I do think the Voigtl\u00e4nder is a bit contrastier stopped down, but this might also be because it is a new lens from factory, whereas my sample of the Nikon lens was already 47 years old.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Portrait 1<\/b><b>.5 m (42mp Sony A7rII)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>For portraiture it isn&#8217;t so important how flat the field is, it is more interesting to see what the sharpness is like when focused at different parts of the frame to take field curvature out of the equation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20406\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20406\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance.png 3000w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">positions of crops in the frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We will be looking at 100% crops from the 42mp Sony A7rII.<\/p>\n<p><strong>f\/1.2 &lt;&#8212;&gt; f\/2.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-6-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-46553\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">center<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">inner midframe<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">outer midframe<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-6-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-46553\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane6-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51853\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_Center.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_Center.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_Center-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_Center-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51854\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_imid.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_imid.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_imid-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_imid-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51855\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_omid.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_omid.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_omid-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Ai_Sharpness_1.5m_omid-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | Nikon 55mm 1.2 | 100% crops<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is roughly the focus distance I would expect a very fast unit focus lens like this to be optimized for.<\/p>\n<p>If we compare this Voigtl\u00e4nder lens to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2 Ai<\/a> here we see something very interesting: their performance is actually very similar. At f\/1.2 the Voigtl\u00e4nder does look a bit clearer (especially in the outer midframe area), but I cannot call it a huge difference. By f\/2.0 I don&#8217;t think I would be able to tell them apart.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Close 0.45 m, 1:6.5 (42mp Sony A7rII)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-7-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-25918\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-7-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-25918\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane7-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51867\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51868\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51869\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51870\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51871\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sharpness_close_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 Nokton | <\/em><em>refocused for every shot<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also here I can directly compare the Voigtl\u00e4nder and the older <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2 Ai<\/a> and also here they perform similar.<\/p>\n<p>At f\/1.2 and f\/1.4 the old Nikon lens actually looks better to me, by f\/2.0 they perform the same. The Voigtl\u00e4nder does focus slightly closer though.<\/p>\n<h2>Flare resistance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52268\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52268\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene7_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene7_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene7_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene7_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now this is a category where fast old lenses usually struggle a lot. But this is also the category where the fast modern Voigtl\u00e4nder lenses usually perform very well.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-8-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-37042\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Pos1 unshaded<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Pos1 shaded<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Pos2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Pos3<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-8-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-37042\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane8-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51899\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos1_unshaded.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos1_unshaded.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos1_unshaded-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos1_unshaded-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51898\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos1_shaded.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos1_shaded.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos1_shaded-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos1_shaded-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51900\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51901\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos3.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_1.2_Pos3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-9-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-16763\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">unshaded<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">shaded<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-9-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-16763\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane9-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52266\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene6_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene6_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene6_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene6_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52267\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene6_1.2_shaded.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene6_1.2_shaded.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene6_1.2_shaded-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene6_1.2_shaded-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the maximum aperture there are some positions with the sun (or another strong light source) outside the frame that lead to a bunch of huge artefacts. Shading the lens helps to get rid of it, which means the lens hood might have also helped here.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-10-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-59543\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane10-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane10-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane10-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-10-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-59543\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane10-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51949\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane10-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51950\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane10-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51951\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_Flare_Scene1_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 Nokton<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stopping down to f\/2.0 is another way to get rid of these artefacts, as can be seen from the comparison above.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-11-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-22386\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane11-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Pos1<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane11-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Pos2<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-11-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-22386\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane11-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51902\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_11_Pos1.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_11_Pos1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_11_Pos1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_11_Pos1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane11-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51903\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_11_Pos2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_11_Pos2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_11_Pos2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_Flare_11_Pos2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/11<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stopped down to f\/11 there are two artefacts I managed to create in these staged scenes and both only appear with a strong light source outside the frame. I never encountered these in the field.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think the performance is as good as that of the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-1-2-nokton-e\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 50mm 1.2 Nokton<\/a> for mirrorless cameras, but still good under most circumstances, way better than that of the old <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Coma<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-12-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-34556\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-12-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-34556\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane12-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51856\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51857\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51858\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51859\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51860\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51861\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Coma_5.6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>100% crops from extreme corner, focused on center, Sony A7rII<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-1-2-nokton-e\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 50mm 1.2 Nokton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-vm-50mm-1-0-nokton-the-actually-fastest-m-mount-lens\/\">50mm 1.0 Nokton<\/a> Cosina decided to make this 55mm 1.2 an all-spherical design. What does this mean for the Coma correction? Nothing good. If we compare the Nokton and the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a> the Coma patterns are actually eerily similar. If it wasn&#8217;t for the different sunstar rendering I would be tempted to call the performance identical.<\/p>\n<p>Long story short: also here we see massive coma artefacts at f\/1.2 to f\/1.4. For mostly clean corners stopping down to at least f\/4.0 is a good idea.<\/p>\n<h2>Distortion<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-13-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-40768\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane13-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane13-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected +4<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-13-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-40768\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane13-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51978\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_4.0_Distortion_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_4.0_Distortion_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_4.0_Distortion_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_4.0_Distortion_uncorrected-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane13-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51977\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_4.0_Distortion_corrected4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_4.0_Distortion_corrected4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_4.0_Distortion_corrected4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_SL_55mm_1.2_4.0_Distortion_corrected4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton | f\/5.6<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Distortion is low and uniform. There is no profile in Lightroom available, but dialing in +4 in Lightroom\/Photoshop is doing a very good job at correcting it. Another category where the new Voigtl\u00e4nder lens performs exactly like the Nikon 55mm 1.2.<\/p>\n<h2>Bokeh<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52337\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52337\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_34_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_34_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_34_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_34_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Long story short: very similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a>, but better. I am sure this statement is not sufficient for you, so as ususal, let&#8217;s have a closer look.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52054\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52054\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_13_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_13_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_13_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_13_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51981\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51981\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_10_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_10_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_10_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_10_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51883\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51883\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_3_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_3_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_3_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_3_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52329\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52329\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_28_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_28_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_28_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_28_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At close distances with the lens set to f\/1.2 there obivously is a high amount of blur. With not so busy backgrounds it can be really nice and smooth, but with more complex backgrounds things easily get busy.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-14-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-80886\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane14-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane14-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-14-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-80886\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane14-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52050\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_3_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_3_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_3_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_3_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane14-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52051\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_3_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_3_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_3_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_Glow_Sample_3_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52278\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52278\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_25_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_25_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_25_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_25_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is a big difference in terms of rendering between f\/1.2 and f\/2.0 here.&nbsp;In some scenes I preferred the stronger blur and at times even the slight glow at f\/1.2, in others I preferred the higher contrast and the calmer rendering at f\/2.0.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52488\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52488 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene3_1.8m_V55.jpg\" alt=\"comparison nikon 55mm 1.2 ai nikkor voigtl\u00e4nder 58mm 1.4 nokton sl iis sliis f-mount slr dslr review sharpness contrast bokeh vignetting rendering CA resolution 42mp 61mp a7rv z8 z9 z7 z6 a1 a9\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene3_1.8m_V55.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene3_1.8m_V55-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene3_1.8m_V55-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52494\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52494\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene4_4.0m_V55.jpg\" alt=\"comparison nikon 55mm 1.2 ai nikkor voigtl\u00e4nder 58mm 1.4 nokton sl iis sliis f-mount slr dslr review sharpness contrast bokeh vignetting rendering CA resolution 42mp 61mp a7rv z8 z9 z7 z6 a1 a9\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene4_4.0m_V55.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene4_4.0m_V55-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene4_4.0m_V55-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52057\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52057\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_16_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_16_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_16_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_16_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51979\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51979\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_8_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_8_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_8_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_8_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At longer focus distances this Voigtl\u00e4nder is also a bit softer at f\/1.2, but it is not that obvious compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a>, where the difference between f\/1.2 and f\/2.0 was actually bigger.<\/p>\n<p>This Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton sits inbetween true vintage lenses like the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a> and compact modern f\/1.2 lenses like the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-1-2-nokton-e\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 50mm 1.2 Nokton<\/a>. On the one hand it is not as soft at f\/1.2 as the original Nikon lens from 1965 while still inheriting a lot of its character. On the other hand it is not as contrasty as modern lenses that use one or more aspherical elements.<\/p>\n<p>In this way it reminds me a bit of the better <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/overview-ms-optics-lenses\/\">MS-Optics lenses<\/a>, that also make use of some modern technology (e.g. high quality coatings) but not of others (aspherical elements, high element counts). I think for some people this Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs may strike a very appealing balance here.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunstars<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-15-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-40270\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-6\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-7\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/11<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-8\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/16<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-15-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-40270\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane15-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51872\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51873\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51874\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51875\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51876\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51877\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_5.6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51878\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_8.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51879\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_11.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_11-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51880\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_16.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_Sunstars_16-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton | slight crops<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For most of their lenses Cosina is using either 10 or 12 straight aperture blades leading to distinct sunstars &#8211; even when the lens is only slightly stopped down.<br \/>\nFor all their current SL lenses for F-mount they decided to go for 9 rounded aperture blades though. As I have already shown you before this is good news for the bokeh when the lens is slightly stopped down, but it also leads to less distinct suntars. From f\/8.0 to f\/16 they still look quite alright to me though thanks to a mostly even length of the rays.<\/p>\n<p>The purple halos at f\/1.2 and f\/1.4 also tell me there is strong undercorrected spherical aberration here.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more about the sunstar rendering of different lenses have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-lenses-for-sunstars\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Chromatic aberration<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Lateral<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-16-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-65618\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane16-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane16-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-16-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-65618\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane16-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52069\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_11_Lateral_CA_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_11_Lateral_CA_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_11_Lateral_CA_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_11_Lateral_CA_uncorrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane16-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52068\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_11_Lateral_CA_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_11_Lateral_CA_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_11_Lateral_CA_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SL_Nokton_55mm_1.2_11_Lateral_CA_corrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">100% crops from corner, Sony A7rII<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lateral CA are on a very low level. I would have never noticed them had I not specifically looked for them. Very easy to correct in post with just one click, e.g. in Lightroom, if you feel the need to do that.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Longitudinal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-17-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-39627\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane17-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane17-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane17-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane17-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-17-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-39627\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane17-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51945\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_1.2_50.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_1.2_50.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_1.2_50-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_1.2_50-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane17-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51946\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane17-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51947\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane17-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51948\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_55mm_1.2_SLIIs_loCA_BF_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><i>Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton | 50% crops<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Simple double gauss design, no special elements, f\/1.2 maximum aperture. You already know where this is going, right? Longitudinal CA are at a high level. At f\/1.2 to f\/1.4 this Voigtl\u00e4nder actually looks worse than the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a> &#8211; I guess this is because the Nikon is softer at these apertures and this helps masking the loCA a bit.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-18-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-29383\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane18-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane18-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane18-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-18-review-voigtlander-55mm-1-2-sl-iis-nokton-the-last-f-mount-lens-29383\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane18-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51952\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_1.2_100.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_1.2_100.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_1.2_100-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_1.2_100-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane18-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51953\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane18-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51954\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Nokton_Nikon_55mm_1.2_loCA_PF_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><i>Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton | 100% crops<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to purple fringing the situation is a bit better. Here stopping down to f\/2.0 is sufficient to mostly get rid of it.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">bokeh with slight vintage glow at f\/1.2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">flare resistance (barely)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">build quality and handling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">size\/weight<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>average<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sharpness<\/li>\n<li>CA correction<\/li>\n<li>light falloff<\/li>\n<li>distortion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>not good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">high optical vignetting (strong cat&#8217;s eyes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">coma correction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">slight focus shift<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A brand new F-mount lens being released in mid 2023. Who would have thought of that? Not me, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/p>\n<p>This Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 Nokton SL IIs reminds me a lot of the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/carl-zeiss-c-sonnar-t-50mm-f1-5-zm-a-detailed-review\/\">Zeiss ZM 50mm 1.5 C-Sonnar<\/a>. Both these lenses feature an optical design based on a very old lens with distinct rendering and in both cases the manufacturers decided to only carefully update that design. This means if you are looking for a modern high performance lens that makes use of aspherical elements and a complex floating elements design (like e.g. the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-vm-50mm-1-0-nokton-the-actually-fastest-m-mount-lens\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder VM 50mm 1.0 Nokton<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-50mm-1-2-gm\/\">Sony FE 50mm 1.2 GM<\/a>) you may be disappointed here.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong though: compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2<\/a> from 1965 &#8211; that this Voigtl\u00e4nder seems to be heavily based on &#8211; the sum of these updates is still very meaningful: much better flare resistance, shorter minimum focus distance, lower weight, nicely rounded aperture blades, perfectly round rear element without cut-out and slightly higher contrast at f\/1.2.<\/p>\n<p>The price also looks fair to me, as this lens is much cheaper than e.g. the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-1-2-nokton-e\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 50mm 1.2<\/a> with its aspherical elements and not much more expensive than an original <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2 Ai<\/a> in a comparable condition.<\/p>\n<p>After having already used three of the four f\/1.2 standard lenses for Nikon F-mount (and the fourth one being the collector&#8217;s $3000 58mm 1.2 Noct) this Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs Nokton is definitely the one I would prefer for actually using on my Nikon FM2n.<\/p>\n<p><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49IEQxE\">Amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/42SE27c\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=voigtl%C3%A4nder+55mm+1.2+nokton&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=voigtl%C3%A4nder+55mm+1.2+nokton&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$699\/649\u20ac<\/strong> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voigtlaender.de\/distributores\/?lang=en\">find your local Voigtl\u00e4nder distributor<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Alternatives<\/h2>\n<p>I reviewed a lot of fast 50mm lenses but most of them have been M-mount lenses. I also did a <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/comparison-super-fast-50mm-m-mount-lenses\/\">Comparison of Super Fast 50mm M-mount Lenses<\/a> that might be worth a look.<br \/>\nWe also have a <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guide-to-the-best-50mm-lenses-for-full-frame-sony-e-mount-cameras-a7iii-a7ii-a7riv-a7riii-a9-a9ii\/\">Guide on 50mm Lenses<\/a> that can be used on E-mount cameras (most of them also on other mirrorless cameras) that will give you a good overview.<\/p>\n<p>A few alternatives might be worth talking about in more detail though:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-nikon-nikkor-55mm-1-2-ai-the-first-f-1-2-f-mount-lens\/\">Nikon 55mm 1.2:<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>I was really surprised by how similar the results from these two lenses look at f\/1.2. The Voigtl\u00e4nder really feels like a modern interpretation of the original Nikon 55mm 1.2 though and if money was not object I would gladly prefer it for being a bit less soft at f\/1.2, featuring 9 rounded aperture blades, more nicely shaped out of focus highlights, lower weight, perfectly round rear element and better flare resistance. These days it also isn&#8217;t super easy to find one of these Nikon lenses in really good condition, especially when it comes to the late Ai version. The Nikon is still cheaper and it is the true vintage lens with straight aperture blades, more lens flares and even more glow at f\/1.2.<br \/>\n<em>buy from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=nikon+55mm+1.2&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_odkw=nikon+af+105mm+2.0+dc&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=nikon+55mm+1.2&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_odkw=nikon+105mm+2.0+dc&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) starting at <strong>$300<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nikon 50mm 1.2 Ai(-s):<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nI only used this lens shortly. From my memories, compared to the aforementioned Nikon 55mm 1.2, it performs similar at f\/1.2 to f\/1.4 but better at infinity slightly stopped down. The Ai-s version of this 50mm also features 9 aperture blades, but they are not really rounded. Usually in very good condition this lens is more expensive than the Nikon 55mm 1.2 and in some parts of the world its used price is actually close to that of a new Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs, which I think makes it not exactly great value.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=nikon+50mm+1.2&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_odkw=voigtl%C3%A4nder+55mm+1.2+nokton&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=nikon+50mm+1.2&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_odkw=voigtl%C3%A4nder+55mm+1.2+nokton&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) starting at <strong>$400<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nikon 58mm 1.2 Noct Ai(-s):<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThanks to its hand ground aspherical element this 58mm corrects coma much better than the two aforementioned other Nikon f\/1.2 lenses and also than this Voigtl\u00e4nder 55mm 1.2 SL IIs. But this is all where it shines. Collectors have driven up the price of this one to completely absurd levels. You don&#8217;t pay for its great performance, only for its rarity. And it isn&#8217;t even <em>that<\/em> rare.<br \/>\nI still hope I get the chance to one day review one of these to demystify it.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=nikon+58mm+1.2&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_odkw=nikon+50mm+1.2&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=nikon+58mm+1.2&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_odkw=nikon+50mm+1.2&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) starting at <strong>$3000<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-58mm-1-4-sl-iis-nokton-nikon-f\/\"><em><strong>Voigtl\u00e4nder 58mm 1.4 SL IIs Nokton:<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nCosina has been making this lens for quite some time with different casings designs. It does perform a bit better at its maximum aperture and is slighty smaller and more affordable. If you are looking for a nicely made lens at this focal length and you don&#8217;t need the f\/1.2 bragging rights this is a very sensible choice.<em><br \/>\nbuy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49wc03S\">Amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/49Go2aM\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=voigtl%C3%A4nder+58mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=voigtl%C3%A4nder+58mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$549\/579\u20ac<\/strong> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voigtlaender.de\/distributores\/?lang=en\">find your local Voigtl\u00e4nder distributor<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52279\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52279\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_26_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_26_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_26_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_26_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51885\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51885\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_5_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_5_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_5_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_5_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51982\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51982\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_11_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_11_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_11_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_11_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52512\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52512\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene7_1.1m_V55.jpg\" alt=\"comparison nikon 55mm 1.2 ai nikkor voigtl\u00e4nder 58mm 1.4 nokton sl iis sliis f-mount slr dslr review sharpness contrast bokeh vignetting rendering CA resolution 42mp 61mp a7rv z8 z9 z7 z6 a1 a9\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene7_1.1m_V55.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene7_1.1m_V55-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene7_1.1m_V55-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52245\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52245\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_23_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_23_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_23_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_23_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52244\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52244\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_22_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_22_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_22_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_22_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52243\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52243\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_21_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_21_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_21_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_21_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52060\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52060\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_19_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_19_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_19_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_19_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52745\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52745\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_38_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_38_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_38_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_38_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon FM2 | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2 | Kodak Gold 200 | ECN-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52750\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52750\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_43_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_43_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_43_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_43_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon FM2 | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2 | Kodak Gold 200 | ECN-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52746\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52746\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_39_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_39_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_39_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_39_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon FM2 | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2 | Kodak Gold 200 | ECN-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51980\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51980\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_9_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_9_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_9_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_9_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52339\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52339\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_35_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_35_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_35_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_35_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52524\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52524\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene9_2.8m_V55.jpg\" alt=\"comparison nikon 55mm 1.2 ai nikkor voigtl\u00e4nder 58mm 1.4 nokton sl iis sliis f-mount slr dslr review sharpness contrast bokeh vignetting rendering CA resolution 42mp 61mp a7rv z8 z9 z7 z6 a1 a9\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene9_2.8m_V55.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene9_2.8m_V55-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/55_58_1.2_1.5_Comparison_Bokeh_Scene9_2.8m_V55-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52744\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52744\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_37_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_37_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_37_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_37_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon FM2 | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2 | Kodak Gold 200 | ECN-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52768\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52768\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_36_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_36_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_36_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_36_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon FM2 | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2 | Kodak Gold 200 | ECN-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52752\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52752\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_45_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_45_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_45_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_45_5.6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon FM2 | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/5.6 | Kodak Gold 200 | ECN-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52280\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52280\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_27_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_27_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_27_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_27_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52277\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52277\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_24_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_24_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_24_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_24_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52059\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52059\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_18_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"voigtl\u00e4nder sl iis nokton nikon f 55mm 1.2 ai-s fast review 42mp sony nikon z 61mp z6 z7 z8 z9 a7riv a7rv contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting portrait\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_18_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_18_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Voigtlander_SL_IIs_55mm_1.2_Nokton_Sample_18_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Voigtl\u00e4nder SL IIs 55mm 1.2 Nokton | f\/2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjCkhtg\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/lenses\/all-lens-reviews\/\">All Lens Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/lenses\/voigtlander\/\">All Voigtl\u00e4nder Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/photography\/analogue-adventures\/\">Analogue Adventures Landing Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sigma-50mm-1-4-ex-still-worth-getting-in-2020\/\">Review: Sigma 50mm 1.4 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