@jfilmmaker

The Voigtlander is a different animal. As far as I can see this lens has been met with such acclaim, so many reviews and testimonials from its release date and followed up by so many productions that we can say the jury's in.

To see just one review among others that shoots from the hip and says it all, see http://www.cameraquest.com/voigt_m43.htm - It's a lens seller site (Voigtlander USA Distributor) but you can follow links to professional users like http://www.henryfilms.com/.

With the Voigtlander NK25 you have to go the extra mile to get the shots the others don't. The Panasonic will give you an easier ride but not the same results. See http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/01/10/the-panasonic-leica-25-1-4-summilux-lens-review-for-micro-43/

Bad Voigtlander reviews are hard to come by. But compare the Summilux review above to http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/02/28/the-voigtlander-f0-95-25mm-micro-43-lens-review-by-david-babsky/

@whynot my 17.5mm f0.95 nokton do the same , but don't worry as astraban says better thight than wonky

@Stonebat Thanks for the lower saturation advice. That sounds on the money.

How declick aperture ring at Nokton 25mm? My technician has no idea how to open this lens, and aperture ring placed at front of lens. I don't like idea disassemble whole lens.

I finally got one Nokton 25mm amazing lens,

Hope the make same 35mm for MFT

would be nice 17.5 , 25 and than 35 :-)

Here's a short video of making a cup of tea, shot with the Nokton 25mm f0.95, and FM 2.02 for a short film that I wrote and directed last weekend.

Just for fun, I enabled Youtube's feature to stabilize the video, which is why some of the movements seem a little odd.

Oh i forgot, yes, yes, yes 12mm also :-) Here is some test found on vimeo 17.5 and 25mm

@hay

17.5mm has its own topic.

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/2207/17.5mm-f0.95-voigtlander-topic#Item_164

@goanna Go slowly. Wait for more reviews and user feedbacks. You know horses for courses.

Can anyone recommend a 50mm that pairs well with the Voigt 25mm?

Looks like the same time test again, more or less.

I think I'll just wait for one of those full benchmarked tests.

I can't understand why you'd have both lenses in your hands and not take them out for a drive. (Are these guys only trying out the lenses in a shop?)

If the Nokton has a shallower DOP, then one of these is not actually 25mm or the T-stop/f-stop is wrong on one of these. The SLRmagic does render sharper and I look forward to the full "same spot in focus" tests. I just wish SLRmagic would just step up their QC. The Voigts are built like tanks and built with precision. I can't help but factor this in when I decide to buy.

By the way, my Manfrotto 577 plate side brass screw broke suddenly without any hard twist. I thought these were built to last?