Voigtlander Fujifilm 35mm 0.9 Review | Who Needs Full Frame?

[@zacharyf.9936]

Another great and honest review. You're the reason i purchased the 27mm f2 Voigtlander and all that you reviewed in that video was honest and exactly the experience i have with the lens (ps i Love it)

[@doriyancoleman]

Thank you! I’m glad to hear that Zach. Happy shooting 📸

[@ThatMinority]

Nailed focus on these shots D-0.9 is nuts. Great review. To me it’s a crazy price, but it’s a cool lens.

[@doriyancoleman]

Thanks man! Yeah $1,500 ain’t McDonalds money 😅

[@Enrique-the-photographer]

Another very good video Doriyan.

[@doriyancoleman]

Always good seeing you Enrique! 🙏🏾

[@CraigBergonzoni]

Great review! I’ll have to give this lens a try.

[@doriyancoleman]

Thank you! It’s quite an enjoyable lens.

[@paprhat]

Having owned the 35f1.2 and the 23f1.2, I can say that the character and build is worth the hype and price. I bought the Mitakon 35f0.95 and it felt like a load of heavy garbage. The focus throw on Voigtlander glass is like watching a smooth second hand on an expensive watch; Buttery.

[@KingFiercer_zip]

Haven't tried Mitakon, but I'm really satisfied with 35mm f/1.2 even after having XF35mm f/1.4 for a long time, so much character and oily bokeh, nice colors, sunstars and artistic flares wide open. Looks and feels great.

[@torb-no]

Lovely review! Thanks for making and sharing! You've really been doing good work covering this Voigtlander lenses! Information in english on these is sorely missing! Considering your experience with a lot of the Voigtlanders now I'd love more thoughts on how they compare to others with the rendering in general. Like, what exactly is different about the character? I get if you don't feel going too detailed is your style, but I'd just thought I mention I'd love to see that in case you where thinking about doing a video about that.

[@doriyancoleman]

Thanks! A video doing that isn’t in my plans, but largely where you’re going to see it is in the shallow depth of field ranges. I would also say that all things considered, this is the sharpest of them all. Color rendition is the same for them all too. Still, at F8-F11 for example, this didn’t look so radically better than the 27 F2 or 23 1.2, that you should run out and get this over those. One day I would like to try the 35mm 1.2 to get a feel for that one as well 📸

[@torb-no]

@@doriyancoleman Thanks for replying. I really appreciate that! Looking forward to a 35mm f1.2 video for sure! It’s been said to really have a very classic rendering wide open. One thing I’m wondering about color (and tonality/microcontrast in general) of thr Voigtlanders is how it compares to Fuji lenses. I loove the Fujicrons for their punch colors and rich tonality. I looked at the 35mm f1.4, but the colors/tonality there are litle for subtle and less punchy (still beautiful though). I wondered how the Voigt handles this.

[@Monomonmamon]

what sells this review for me is that the 1x1 ratio photos makes the photo look more film taken those are wayyy too good! 🔥

[@doriyancoleman]

Thank you for the kind words 🤝

[@simonpowers3120]

great work Sensi!!

[@doriyancoleman]

Thank you! I’ll see you in class 🙌🏾

[@thisisbenji90]

Who needs full frame? Well Voigtlander sells a 50mm F1.0 for full-frame. :D Jokes aside, this 35 is dope.

[@doriyancoleman]

They need to start making GFX lenses 😮‍💨

[@AD-zo5vp]

Very nice talk Doriyan!

[@doriyancoleman]

I appreciate the kind words!

[@sirmarlondenon2497]

I purchased this lens the day it was released and have been beyond pleased with it. Excellent review and I too initially found the CA to be very pronounced, by then I quickly realized that I was being too picky, realizing that CA would be part of the equation with a lens this fast.

[@doriyancoleman]

Glad you’re enjoying it! Yeah the CA is definitely noticeable, but like you said it’s part of the game here. I still want to compare it to Voigtlander’s 35mm 1.2 someday. Take care!

[@SummersSnaps]

Thanks for this Doriyan. I think possibly the most underrated feature of this lens is to manage such a bright aperture WITH a very workable MFD of 35cm. I own the Kipon IBELUX 40/.85 but am limited by it's MFT of 70cm which does rear its ugly head time to time. So for a lens almost as bright, better minimum close focus distance, electronic contacts... I think this Voigt is very competitive (and similarly priced). Good review, thanks!

[@torb-no]

Isn’t the Voigtlander 35mm 0.9 despite costing a bit, still about half the price of the Ibelux 40mm 0.85? (At least the mk 2 and 3 with updated optics).

[@SummersSnaps]

@@torb-no Not anymore I don't think. I got my III Ibelux half price a year or more ago, paid about $1500AUD for it. The Nokton 35/.9 is $2500AUD over here, and now the IBELUX I think is seeing a permanent 50% off, everyone should be able to grab it around the $1500AUD mark. So it now seems the cheaper of the two unless the last time I checked the Kipon site I was seeing sale tags.

[@torb-no]

@@SummersSnaps Oh cool. Always thought the Ibelux price made it extremely inaccessible.

[@doriyancoleman]

Forgot to touch on that! Yeah the MFD is crazy 😮‍💨 Thanks for watching & for the positivity!

[@Iamtongue]

Thanks for this review, the look of this lens reminds me alot like the voigtlander 23mm F1.2 .. I don't know what kinda pack voigtlander is smoking but that shit is too rich for my blood

[@doriyancoleman]

Absolutely! The 23mm 1.2 is an all time favorite of mine. But yeah $1,500 definitely isn’t pocket change 🥴

[@leedeleon2745]

You would have been a renowned samurai back in the day with this kind of precision at f/0.9. Love the images and message here!

[@doriyancoleman]

Thank you bro! I appreciate it a lot!

[@just_eirik]

Wonder how it compares with the Laowa 33mm 0.95.

[@doriyancoleman]

I’ve never tried any of their lenses!

[@paceyombex]

Laowa's 33mm was stated as APO so the chromatic aberration should be better than the Voigtlander.

[@KingFiercer_zip]

The Laowa has a clickless aperture ring and quite strong red flaring up to f/2, not so good to shoot against the bright light, it weighs 100g more and there is no electronic contacts. Quality control isn't that good either. But it's cheaper, 33mm and with less CA.

[@CREATIVEreviews]

I love these sub 1f lenses. I use a .95 and it’s inconsistencies in focusing are giving me film vibes

[@doriyancoleman]

Same! That and manual focus is just so engaging. Some people have mentioned the Mitakon 0.95 in the comments, I may have to give that a try as well.

[@KingFiercer_zip]

Thanks for the review! I think this lens might be the ultimate option for night photography enthusiasts. I'll stick with my Nokton 35mm f/1.2 - it's smoother but has more character wide open, it looks cool and very compact, and the image quality is excellent considering the price difference.

[@doriyancoleman]

Thanks for watching! I need to get my hands on the 35mm 1.2. I would image that the size and compactness go a long way, considering it’s only small difference aperture wise. Not to mention price as well!

[@thierrylanger1352]

@@doriyancoleman I am in love with my 23/1.2. My 35/2.0 macro is fantastic for my food shots ( I own a restaurant, lol). But I have been surprised by the portraits I could shoot with this same macro lens! What should I do?

[@bladestorm1980]

I am struggling between my bank account and this lens. This lens has everything I want.

[@doriyancoleman]

It’s THAT good! 💯

[@901pics]

Just ordered this lens. I hope it is better than the Mitakon 35mm .095 mk2 I had before it broke. Things I hated about that lens. The chromatic Aberration was pretty bad. Clickless aperture was constantly changing by accident! It was difficult to nail focus at .95

[@DavidsOldChannel]

Thanks for this video, I was hoping someone makes a review not shooting just test charts but actual pictures. From what I've seen, I can stop wishing of one day having it as my Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 seems to have nicer characteristics, much less CA and is much smaller and lighter. I'm so happy Voigtlander keeps making so many interesting lenses for Fuji, I really missed having premium manual lenses before. Cannot wait for their next ones, that 50mm f1.2 looks sweet as well.

[@doriyancoleman]

While I’m over the moon about the lens, I feel that your findings might show that the 1.2 is the “overall” pick for people out there. Weight savings, price savings, etc. I’ll have to try it myself to see for certain! Thanks for watching

[@Theirrelephant]

Great review, good sir.

[@doriyancoleman]

I appreciate that Logan!

[@AJ-em2rb]

how does it compare to the ttartisans and 7artisand f0.95 35mm lenses?

[@doriyancoleman]

Never used those, so I can’t say

[@morespinach9832]

Build quality.

[@wearetrackclub]

Great review, Doriyan! Informative stuff and great explanations. Interesting to hear your perspective! 🙌

[@RumoHasIt]

Question for the chat! Would that cromatic aberration show up if shooting in B&W? I know we wouldnt see the color, but would it appear as a sort of fringe or haze around the subject? As soneone who loves B&W photography, that might remove the one hangup I have with this lens....

[@doriyancoleman]

Chromatic abberation is a non-factor when shooting in B&W 👌

[@MorningNapalm]

Loved that MGS clip :D

[@doriyancoleman]

All time favorite game 😂

[@claudianreyn4529]

So this is the full frame equivalent of f/1.35 in terms of Bokeh. Pretty nice.

[@ReinoldFZ]

The rendering is fantastic. I think the price shows not specifications, but how natural it looks. Some people in comments mention cheaper 50mm f1.4 lenses for full frame, but most of the time they just look... common? At least for my Canon film camera the rendering didn't make me see any improvement in rendering over a normal 50mm f1.8. Now to save 😢😂

[@doriyancoleman]

Agreed. A run of the mill, or even most “good” 50mm 1.4 lenses on FF don’t look this good. Happy saving 😂

[@AnthonyJGianotti]

I wish it had at least gasket weather sealing, would love to use something like this for terrible weather night street photography. I agree with autofocus, focus aides have gotten so good it really doesn’t matter anymore.

[@doriyancoleman]

True. From what I’ve seen, it doesn’t seem like too many manual focus lenses in general are weather sealed. One of those things I’ve made peace with

[@AnthonyJGianotti]

@@doriyancoleman I know, I’ve longed for one forever. Realistically all I want something with a gasket to protect the sensor from splashes or downpours. 🤷‍♂️

[@doriyancoleman]

@@AnthonyJGianotti now I want to research why this seems to be the case 🥸

[@AnthonyJGianotti]

@@doriyancoleman I’m not sure, I understand not having full weather sealing as focusing typically moves the whole optical group on mf lenses (vs floating elements) and movement joint gaskets like those found on WR zooms would probably make nailing focus really hard. But no one offering a mount gasket on mf lenses, especially a $1500 one is beyond me.

[@SummersSnaps]

@@AnthonyJGianotti Agreed.

[@901pics]

As an aged photographer, it's too easy to rely on auto focus... I will say the look of my voigtlander 58m 1.4 is my favorite lens if you have the time to manual focus. The images simply look better to my eye. Images from my old mitakon 35mm mk II 095 also had a better look. sadly, this lens is no longer usable. Something is loose! Its simple, if you have the time, manual focus with these lenses are inspiring.

[@doriyancoleman]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@Lethorio]

Please Santa, I've been good this year.

[@doriyancoleman]

Santa, hook Lethorio up! 😭

[@Tbonyandsteak]

Santa is a POS, never got what I wanted.

[@devincutter_]

Every video you are more and more articulate and its impressive as hell! #doriyanforpresident

[@doriyancoleman]

I appreciate the support Devin 🫡

[@Iamtongue]

OUUU BARZZ

[@doriyancoleman]

We’re out here 😤

[@1will4783]

Thks 4 sharing but, dang man! Comments be mostly full of just outright negative, bitter & hateful, nick picking, condescending, know it all dang comments! SMH!

[@doriyancoleman]

There’s a lot of positivity and supporters in here, and I appreciate them. Some negativity, nit-picking and insecurity comes with the territory 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@robertyoung1777]

This lens reminds me of my 56mm Nikon lens that I use on my Nikon d850. Expensive, big and not the sharpest but wow the pictures can look fantastic.

[@ryana6564]

I understood the Domantas reference 😂

[@doriyancoleman]

I was hoping somebody would 😂🤝

[@BrendanEvan]

Yikes for $1500 I’ll go for a 50mm F1.0 with autofocus

[@gigamoment]

Autofocus has no fun

[@devilangel4655]

@@gigamoment Yes it do

[@KNURKonesur]

I agree. Full frame is a SCAM! Medium format is the way to go!

[@gaza4543]

wouldn't says it s scam what I would say is 99% cases you either dont need it or you can't tell.....in fact I challenge any body to tell the difference even with fuji's own primes and zooms

[@doriyancoleman]

I could write a ten-page paper on my appreciation for medium format

[@R8135003]

A beautiful lens no doubt. A little out of reach for some and thats where Lightroom and the new lens blurs comes in. Thanks for the video.

[@doriyancoleman]

Thanks for watching 🤝

[@R8135003]

@@doriyancoleman there are always vintage lens that go for next to no money. Minolta Rokkor 35mm f1.8 will give you plenty to play with, and leave you $1400 in your pocket. From 25 miles north of London, be lucky stay safe.

[@doriyancoleman]

That’s fair, this is quite the niche lens. I think what you said, and the lenses I mentioned in the end will fit for most people. From Cleveland, Ohio, thank you and take care!

[@901pics]

Would this lens work on the GFX 50R

[@doriyancoleman]

I’m not sure!

[@guidedvisionsmedia]

@@doriyancolemannot without vignetting I believe

[@TDDPhoto]

Considering you can get a Mitakon 35mm f0.95 for less than $500 it's a hard sell. I'm sure the Voigtlander is slightly better optically but 3 times as much, yikes

[@doriyancoleman]

That’s fair 🤝

[@enshongmiranda]

Love my Mitakon. Pretty perfect. Sharp at 0.95 with just some fringing that's easily correctible.

[@TDDPhoto]

@@enshongmiranda Yeah personally I own the Mitakon 50mm f0.95 for Sony FE and I'm actually pretty surprised how well it performs wide open. Took some of my favorite photos of all time with that lens.

[@brianhinesley]

are you planning on buying it? or just enjoying it while it's on loan. Would be fun to play around with but don't have that kind of scratch to throw at a lens, would probably go for a huge zoom for that price. never had zoom glass of quality.

[@doriyancoleman]

This is 100% on my radar to buy, easily my favorite 50mm equivalent I’ve used

[@game2572]

you gaimed a new follower

[@doriyancoleman]

I appreciate the support! 🤝

[@robmcd]

The fastest lens for Fuji crown goes to Kippon 40mm 0.85

[@doriyancoleman]

Note taken 📝

[@torb-no]

@@doriyancoleman If you review it make sure to review the second or third version as they significantly updated the optics there. From what I've seen the Kipon Ibelux 40mm 0.85 is *even more* of a character lens, having a very unique rendering.

[@robmcd]

@@torb-no the media division video on it is mind blowing and that’s the version 2

[@JeDxDeVu]

Why wouldn’t they make this an APO lens

[@zoeherriot]

Cost.

[@game2572]

You in Cleveland

[@doriyancoleman]

You know it 🫡

[@datdudeinred]

I would rather get both viltrox pro 1.2 primes & still have 400 left in pocket. But man that "character"! still not worth 1.5k for me.

[@KNURKonesur]

what character? it's just shallow dof + gaussian blur, the bokeh is nonexistent and bland

[@KingFiercer_zip]

If you're looking for character, check out the Nokton 35mm f/1.2, you might be surprised. f/1.2-1.8 has plenty of it, but f2.8-4 is very clean and sharp by modern standards

[@KingFiercer_zip]

@@KNURKonesur It's quite subjective, but I'm not feeling the bokeh of this lens too

[@doriyancoleman]

You’re welcome to do that 🤝

[@doriyancoleman]

I intend to check out the Norton 35mm 1.2 🫡

[@DeeRosa]

Oh yeah the hoes are gonna love me (it’s me, I’m the hoes and I love this).

[@doriyancoleman]

Greatly appreciated my man 😂

[@cinegenies4651]

So this lens is 1500usd but you can find FF equivalent, like the Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN for less than 1000usd with better results. Ok, that's APSC, but I eventually I don't see the point as you can find FF cameras for a cheaper price than the XH2.

[@KingFiercer_zip]

Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN is not a manual lens.

[@doriyancoleman]

If you want a clinical, non-manual lens, you’re more than welcome to.

[@cinegenies4651]

@@doriyancoleman Yes. I mean, it seems to be a very good lens with one flaw that is CA. But price to me is very High, and makes a lot of alternatives worth considering.

[@SummersSnaps]

*cough* Kipon IBELUX 40/.85 *cough*

[@KingFiercer_zip]

*cough* 1150g *cough*

[@gusatvoschiavon]

Oh yeah, the pink light cannon

[@SummersSnaps]

@@KingFiercer_zip You're quite right, it is a beast. I only wished to alert OP that there was a brighter lens for X Mount than this (if pissing contest was to be had).

[@SiddhantParkar]

Hard for me to justify 1.5k for a 50 1.4 manual lens(full frame)

[@doriyancoleman]

You’ll pass out when you see a 50mm 1.4 Summilux then

[@rebours]

It doesn't make any sense when the gfx system exists...and I love my voigtlander 35mm macro apo ultron lens...

[@SiddhantParkar]

@@rebours yup I have the Nokton Classic 40mm. You can buy it for less than 400 new. It’s full of character. There is also a 35mm for 600, with equally stunning bokeh. This lens feels quite generic to me. Not much better than Mitakon 35.

[@longrider9551]

Kiddo you doing ok we haven't heard from you in a while, hope all is well ✌✌

[@doriyancoleman]

Hey! Truly appreciate you checking on me. Everything is good! Got a job as a full time manager / photographer, and I’m still teaching on the side. Just been busy! New videos are coming soon! Hope all is well with you too🤞🏾

[@JustSomeInternetDude]

Looks to be on par with the Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f0.9 Mark II. And your are keeping 1000 bucks in your pocket.

[@doriyancoleman]

I’m looking to give that lens a spin down the line 🧐

[@JustSomeInternetDude]

@@doriyancoleman it has excellent bokeh, but depth of field is tiny. When you nail it though it's amazing.

[@doriyancoleman]

Did you have any issues with “intense glare” or blown out highlights wide open? That seems to be a common critique, but I don’t know how valid it is

[@JustSomeInternetDude]

@@doriyancoleman it does suffer from lens flare if your not careful, a slight angle change fixes that. As for blown highlights, not that i recall.

[@doriyancoleman]

@@JustSomeInternetDude thanks! Yeah many of the critiques seemed less on the technical side, and more on the style side. I’ll keep your findings in mind. Take care!

[@cameraprepper7938]

I need Full Frame !

[@creepynutsrl]

ok

[@doriyancoleman]

That's fair!

[@errole]

Weather sealed or nothing at all

[@doriyancoleman]

I respect it. Personally, I don’t get why all non-“budget” lenses don’t have it 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@morespinach9832]

At this all metal quality I’ve take it out in light rain (not just drizzle) and it’s perfectly fine.

[@ImpressiveTony]

Just watched all of your videos. I love your perspective. Subscribing in hopes that you return to KZbin. 😊

[@doriyancoleman]

I appreciate you 🙏🏾

[@drchtct]

I think for this price you might as well buy a full frame lol. I know I know, they don't have the Fuji recipes, but you get a Sony A7C for less than that lens nowadays

[@doriyancoleman]

Compared to an X-T5 (same price), the A7C is a worse camera in almost every measurable way on paper. A 50mm 1.4 G-Master is nearly the same price as this, and not a true manual focus lens. Even in comparison, the Sony would fall short

[@lore3334]

What's the point in getting a full frame if you then end up buing cheap lenses whose quality is worse than m4/3 good lenses. Bokeh isn't everything and it doesn't make your photos better if you over use it

[@morespinach9832]

Not really. Size matters.

[@SMGJohn]

Not as fast as the 29mm F0.8 Voigtlander though.

[@morespinach9832]

Haha. Is that native to X mount?

[@morespinach9832]

Incorrect. Thats's for micro four thirds. So 0.9 for APSC is actually faster or equal. Try learning more about focal distance.

[@SMGJohn]

@@morespinach9832 The aperture does not change regardless what sensor you put it on. Only your field of view changes which also gives different background blur. Because 25mm lens has half the background separation of a 50mm lens, but because MFT is a 2x crop sensor, its essentially like cropping 4 times on a full frame sensor and you get equal field of views, equal background blur etc

[@thinkingmushrooms2943]

I love Fuji, but an EF 50 1.8 has equivalent dof and costs like $50.

[@doriyancoleman]

0.9 x 1.5 = 1.35

[@dariuszsalamon9441]

not the same rendering if you are looking for specs only that is fine

[@r.t1576]

It's way too expensive...

[@johnnybrabus2967]

Ridiculous, every f1.4 on Fullframe has the same DOF, so nothing special. Loawa 35/0.95 FF is hard to focus or my noctilux or the 90/1.25!

[@doriyancoleman]

🥱

[@fechur]

Why m I poor 😢

[@doriyancoleman]

It can be tough out there