Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Leica M mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Fair |
| Sports | Average |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Good |
| Street | Very Good |
| Wedding | Excellent |
| Walk Around | Good |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Good |
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Reasons to Buy Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 Nokton Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 Nokton lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Aperture Ring |
| Very Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 10 Diaphragm Blades |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| No Autofocus |
Lens Mount
Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 is compatible with cameras that have Leica M lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Leica M lenses are Leica M11, Leica M10 and Leica M Typ 262.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 has a maximum diameter of 70mm and total length of 57mm. It weighs 428g / 15.1 oz.
Focal Range
Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 has a fixed focal lenght of 50mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Aperture
Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 has a max aperture of F1.1 and a minimum aperture of F16.0.
Optical Formula
Voigtlander 50mm F1.1's optical formula consists of 7 elements in 6 groups .
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Popular Comparisons of Voigtlander 50mm F1.1
Here is the eight most popular comparisons of Voigtlander 50mm F1.1 amongst Camera Decision readers.