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2020-07-24T12:17:29
Assuming 5 star = best. Yes, it's heavy, but FAST, sharp portrait length prime lens is a joy to use. Manual focus works well with my EM1 - has an old-school feel I love.
Walter S.
2019-12-18T14:06:35
Happy with purchase, recommend for ease on lighting issues. But need to stay creative like stitched portraits for panaromas.
Charlotte C.
2019-01-10T13:17:27
Unreal lens. The low light capabilities have opened my horizon to focus more on a shot than worrying about perfect lighting. You can be very creative and minimalistic with this lens. I think they need to make a 7mm here as well. this brand is fantastic! Curious to see how a focus wheel will work on it as the teeth are not all the way around and are fairly shallow. but I believe you can strap a ring around it. Very cine like.
Schwartz T.
2018-08-01T08:01:35
This lens is essential for any pre-level portrait shooter on the MFT platform. It is fast, sharp, and robust. I am extremely pleased and am already looking at the other Voigtlander MFT .95 lenses.
BRANDON R.
Voigtlander
None
Black
Telephoto
Micro Four Thirds
Micro Four Thirds
Manual Focus
9.06" / 23 cm
42.5mm
30.5
85mm
f/0.95
f/16
#N/A
58mm
11 Elements / 8 Groups
10
2.53 x 2.94" (64.3 x 74.6 mm)
1.26 lb / 571 g
None



Voigtlander 42.5 + OMD EM1 = very enjoyable photography
By Walter S.
Assuming 5 star = best. Yes, it's heavy, but FAST, sharp portrait length prime lens is a joy to use. Manual focus works well with my EM1 - has an old-school feel I love.
Enjoy it
By Charlotte C.
Happy with purchase, recommend for ease on lighting issues. But need to stay creative like stitched portraits for panaromas.
The Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds Lens is a bright, fast portrait-length lens that provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 85mm when used on Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. This manual focus, manual exposure prime lens utilizes a Selective Aperture Control System, which renders the aperture control ring as stepless and de-clicked for silent and smooth performance. This is ideally-suited to video applications or for greater control over aperture selection while shooting.
The optical construction integrates one Super High Refractive element as well as one aspherical element to minimize chromatic aberrations and produce imagery with notable clarity and sharpness. Ten aperture blades form a nearly circular diaphragm in order to produce an aesthetic bokeh that is noticeable when using shallow depth of field and selective focus techniques and a minimum focusing distance of 9.1" supports working with close-up subject matter.