Voigtländer VM Nokton Classic 35mm f1.4 MC lens aperture comparison
After I acquired my new camera and lens, I set up a quick test subject in the backyard to test the camera’s shutter speeds as well as the lens’ different apertures in a controlled environment.
And I figured these test photos are worth sharing, as it gives an idea of how this lens renders on film at its various settings.
The test setup:
- Lens: Voigtländer Nokton Classic 35mm 1.4 Multicoated.
- Camera: Leica M4-2.
- Camera on tripod positioned approximately 1 meter from the focus point.
- The focus point is pretty much in the middle of the frame (just right to the center of the bottle in the middle).
- Film: Kentmere 400, developed in Rodinal.
- Scanner: Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II (scanned using Silverfast SE software).
- Adjustments: contrast raised and some sharpening applied in Apple Photos (all photos to the same amounts).
Anyhow, here they are: the photos showing the test scene at the eight different major aperture stops of the Voigtländer Nokton Classic 35mm 1.4 Multicoated lens for the Leica M mount. (Zoom in or open the image in a new window/tab for slightly more resolution.)
f16 – 1/8s
f11 – 1/15s
f8 – 1/30s
f5.6 – 1/60s
f4 – 1/125s
f2.8 – 1/250s
f2 – 1/500s
f1.4 – 1/1000s