Voigtlander Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical Lens for Leica M: Price, Availability

The Austrian company Voigtlander has announced the new Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical lens. This is a wide-angle fast focus Voigtlander lens with manual focus, designed for Leica cameras with Leica M mount like recently announced Leica M10 with a 40MP sensor.

Voigtlander Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical Lens

This Voigtlander lens was officially introduced back in January 2020, but now it is officially available to pre-order in the US. In the optical formula of the lens, there are 13 elements in 11 groups and 12 diaphragm blades. The minimum focusing distance is 0.5 m and fast f/1.4 maximum aperture benefits working in low-light conditions.

Three abnormal partial dispersion elements are featured in the optical design and help to minimize color fringing and chromatic aberrations. A floating elements system maintains consistent image quality throughout the focusing range to suit working with both distant and close-up subjects. A manual focus design permits a minimum focusing distance of 1.6′ when used with a rangefinder camera, however, the lens has coupled focusing from 2.3′ to infinity.

Price and Availability

Voigtlander Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical lens has been priced at $1,049, it can be pre-ordered through Bhphotovideo.com and shipping starts from March 6th, 2020.

Voigtlander Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Specifications

  • Focal length: 21 mm
  • Maximum aperture: f/1.4
  • Minimum aperture: f/16
  • Angle of view: 90.3°
  • Optical design: 13 elements in 11 groups
  • Number of aperture blades: 12
  • Minimum focusing distance: 0.5 m
  • Filter size: 62 mm
  • Diameter: 69.5 mm
  • Length: 69.7 mm
  • Weight: 480 g.

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