Caporegime
the number 1.1 refer to the aperture.
No idea how they make 0.95 mind, but they do !
No idea how they make 0.95 mind, but they do !
New toy of a unusual sort.
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Can anyone explain what the lens is, for mewho doesn't understand
"did i just see F1.1 !!!!!!
jesus
whats next a f.95" lol
The f-stop is, in laymans terms, the size of the hole letting light into the camera and onto the sensor. Generally, the bigger the hole, the more they cost.
For example, all 50mm Canon lens: f/1.8 = £75, f/1.4 = £280, and f/1.2 = £1,100
f/1.1 is a huge hole and pretty rare!
F-Stop is measured by the diameter of the aperture but also the length of the lense comes into play. The f/1.1 Nokton is actually smaller in diameter than my Canon 35L which is a f1.4, the Nokton uses 58mm thread filter whereas the 35L uses 72mm.
Some test shots today from around the house. Its nice and sunny today so outside shots with f/1.1 proves extremely difficult without blowing the highlights.
Things I like about this lens
f/1.1! Nice OOF rendering
Extremely well built
Hardly any CA even wide open
Great value for money!
Now the negatives
The size of the lens blocks about 1/5 of the bottom right viewfinder
Tricky focusing on smaller things without vertical lines with f/1.1 due to unforgivingly shallow DoF.
Things I like about this lens
f/1.1! Nice OOF rendering
Extremely well built
Hardly any CA even wide open
Great value for money!
Now the negatives
The size of the lens blocks about 1/5 of the bottom right viewfinder
Tricky focusing on smaller things without vertical lines with f/1.1 due to unforgivingly shallow DoF.
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Well wear, and may you knock great enjoyment/money out of it. Voightlander, a very special name with history. 
The f-stop is a simply a ratio.
An f-stop less than 1 merely means the aperture diameter is larger than the focal length.
Thats because the f-stop is a ratio of aperture divided by focal length.
an f/1.0 lens of 200mm focal lengths has a diameter of 200mm. An f /2.0 lens at 200mm has a 100mm aperture. However, a 50mm 2.0 lens has an aperture of only 25mm.
Caporegime
Theres something about 1.2 or lower that is just "mmmmmm" 
Aha good manYea I went over to help them after I took the photo, just had to shake it a few times
EXIF wouldnt show the aperture correctly as the lens has no electronics. Bokeh looks abit wild on the last one as the MFD on the lens is 1 meter so it's not going to be as buttery as ones with closer MFD, such is the downside of using a Rangefinder with MFD of 0.7m even with the best lens.
2 more with the Nokton from yesterday
If anyone could let me know the name of the person in the 2nd pic, I'd appreciate it!
2 more with the Nokton from yesterday
If anyone could let me know the name of the person in the 2nd pic, I'd appreciate it!
I didn't think it would report properly, just I thought the bokeh looked a bit off and didn't know if it was because you stopped down
