I just received it. I will add some photos here later but the first impression is that lens is built very robustly, handling is very good and the image quality is excellent. Wide open it's sharp everywhere. Vignetting is quite noticeable at F1.4 but correctable. It gets much reduced at F2.8 onward.
Update1: for astrophotography -- coma is very average at F1.4, gets better at F2.0. That and high levels of vignetting at F1.4 might actually be a problem for astro.
Update2: I already mentioned that it's very impressive in good light. Here I uploaded some pictures to show that it's pretty much very average to say the least before stopped down at night. At F1.8 it exhibits flare and much coma. It gets much better stopped down but then the advantage of F1.4 is lost and there are other alternatives at 2.8 like the Loxia and Batis. This is basically not the lens to use at night wide open unless for night portraits.
I will give it 4 stars now because I feel it's a bit overpriced for what it is. If 21mm wasn't important, then Sony 24mm GM would be a more rounded choice and it's only 200 dollars more. If you're going to stop it all the time to F2.8 and up then Zeiss lenses are very strong contenders.
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| Sold By | Photo Village Rich Pinto | TRADING DEALS | CameraQuest | CameraQuest | PROCAM | VITOPAL |
| lens type | Wide Angle | Mirror Lens | Standard, Wide Angle | Standard Aspherical | Standard | Wide Angle |
| compatible mountings | Sony A | Sony E | Sony E | Canon RF | Sony E | Sony E |
| lens design | — | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| focus type | Manual Focus | Auto Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus, Auto Focus | Manual Focus |
| minimum focal length | 21 millimeters | — | 35 millimeters | 50 millimeters | — | 50 millimeters |
| max focal length | 21 millimeters | — | 35 millimeters | 50 millimeters | — | 50 millimeters |
| fixed focal length | 21 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 25 millimeters |
| model name | nokton | 592969 | APO Lanthar | Voigtlander RF Nokton GA | 24mm F1.4 ART DG DN for Sony mount | large aperture manual |
| max aperture | 1.4 f stop | 2.8 millimeters | 16 f stop | 1 f stop | 1.4 f stop | 2 f stop |
| diaphragm blades | — | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | 7 |
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An excellent lens with flaws
I just received it. I will add some photos here later but the first impression is that lens is built very robustly, handling is very good and the image quality is excellent. Wide open it's sharp everywhere. Vignetting is quite noticeable at F1.4 but correctable. It gets much reduced at F2.8 onward.Update1: for astrophotography -- coma is very average at F1.4, gets better at F2.0. That and high levels of vignetting at F1.4 might actually be a problem for astro.Update2: I already mentioned that it's very impressive in good light. Here I uploaded some pictures to show that it's pretty much very average to say the least before stopped down at night. At F1.8 it exhibits flare and much coma. It gets much better stopped down but then the advantage of F1.4 is lost and there are other alternatives at 2.8 like the Loxia and Batis. This is basically not the lens to use at night wide open unless for night portraits.I will give it 4 stars now because I feel it's a bit overpriced for what it is. If 21mm wasn't important, then Sony 24mm GM would be a more rounded choice and it's only 200 dollars more. If you're going to stop it all the time to F2.8 and up then Zeiss lenses are very strong contenders.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2019
I just received it. I will add some photos here later but the first impression is that lens is built very robustly, handling is very good and the image quality is excellent. Wide open it's sharp everywhere. Vignetting is quite noticeable at F1.4 but correctable. It gets much reduced at F2.8 onward.
Update1: for astrophotography -- coma is very average at F1.4, gets better at F2.0. That and high levels of vignetting at F1.4 might actually be a problem for astro.
Update2: I already mentioned that it's very impressive in good light. Here I uploaded some pictures to show that it's pretty much very average to say the least before stopped down at night. At F1.8 it exhibits flare and much coma. It gets much better stopped down but then the advantage of F1.4 is lost and there are other alternatives at 2.8 like the Loxia and Batis. This is basically not the lens to use at night wide open unless for night portraits.
I will give it 4 stars now because I feel it's a bit overpriced for what it is. If 21mm wasn't important, then Sony 24mm GM would be a more rounded choice and it's only 200 dollars more. If you're going to stop it all the time to F2.8 and up then Zeiss lenses are very strong contenders.
Update1: for astrophotography -- coma is very average at F1.4, gets better at F2.0. That and high levels of vignetting at F1.4 might actually be a problem for astro.
Update2: I already mentioned that it's very impressive in good light. Here I uploaded some pictures to show that it's pretty much very average to say the least before stopped down at night. At F1.8 it exhibits flare and much coma. It gets much better stopped down but then the advantage of F1.4 is lost and there are other alternatives at 2.8 like the Loxia and Batis. This is basically not the lens to use at night wide open unless for night portraits.
I will give it 4 stars now because I feel it's a bit overpriced for what it is. If 21mm wasn't important, then Sony 24mm GM would be a more rounded choice and it's only 200 dollars more. If you're going to stop it all the time to F2.8 and up then Zeiss lenses are very strong contenders.
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