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  • Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.5 Lens Review

    Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.5 Lens Review

    Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.5 is another outstanding lens designed by Albrecht Wilhelm Tronnier and released with the Voigtländer ProminenT rangefinder camera in 1950. It is fast enough to allow shooting without additional light and sufficiently sharp to out-resolve the film. It is still well-regarded today and has even inspired a series of modern Nokton lenses –…

  • Voigtländer Septon 50mm f2 Lens Review

    Voigtländer Septon 50mm f2 Lens Review

    Voigtländer Septon 50mm f2 was top of the line lens for the Bessamatic cameras – introduced in 1959 and made until 1967. This lens competed with the best lenses from other German manufacturers like Carl Zeiss and the wave of Japanese imports coming into the market. It was exceptionally well made, utilised the best materials…