Voigtlander Z 75mm f/1.5 lens review - The sweet sweet sweet Bokeh

[@orion2250]

Can’t wait to get my 1st one! Thank you for showing us!!

[@SingleTrack66]

Beautiful lens. Excellent looking blue ZF

[@gletschertroll]

I love your reviews! As for the Voigtländer z 75 f/1.5: I own this lens and I like it very much. It complements my newly acquired Leica Qs (28 an 43), because being a just a bit longer than the longer Q, it justifies taking a second body for the walk. As you will have noticed, I'm living in both worlds now: Nikon and Leica. Normally Nikon would be for the fast stuff (animals, cars, planes, birds) but with the Voigtländer lenses (35, 40, 50. 75) it not about speed vs. tranquility, it is just about what mood I'm in. To cut a long babble short: the Voigtländer 75mm is a very sexy lens. The right size, the right focal lens, the right aperture - nothing is exaggerated, everything is as it should be.

[@andreafranzius3189]

Oh what an eye catcher that beautiful ... blue ZF is! Lovely review and images from the dreamy Voigtländer from the two of you, plus a great German pronounciation of "Fohgtlaender", Becky. It's "fantastisch" to see you two out and about again! Greetings from Germany!

[@gletschertroll]

Greetings from Austria too! 🙂

[@markusbuechter3766]

Thank you for the video. The 75 1.5 and 40 1.2 are my most used lenses on the Zf.

[@yueli3830]

exactly the same🤣, 40Z and 75Z saved much energy on lens selection❣

[@peterebel7899]

Those both are my most used favorites on Canon RF mount.

[@RobertFalconer1967]

I love what Voigtländer is doing with these Z mount lenses. And I noticed yesterday that they are releasing Mark II versions of their APO-Lanthar 50mm and 35mm f/2 lenses for Z mount.

[@gt_grandtouring]

Voigtlander never fails to impress as always

[@alfredbenas9803]

I bought the 75mm as soon as it came out. I love it for the bokeh, the look, and for being a 1/4 pound lighter than my 65mm apo/macro. For my type of closeup shooting, it balances better on my z7 's and, because of its bokeh, produces more interesting photos. I don't have focusing issues using the green square, and that provides me the ability for fewer focusing errors. I really enjoy my multiple Voigtlander lenses. Great review.

[@P3ak930]

I was wondering why they didn't just use the manual focus indicator green lines/box.

[@alfredbenas9803]

I have asked that question for nearly 20 years. In the early days of the green dot in the lower left hand corner of the view finder, Nikon digital cameras have had that box indicating the focusing point in red until it found focus; then it turned green. Why did it take all this time to hook that feature to manual focusing indicators. The green dot forced you to glance down while trying to hold focus position up on your viewfinder. Finally, in the "z" cameras, it's all tied together. This had to have been a small firmware fix. Anyway, I've been using it since I got my z7 back when it first out. Used it with native nikkor F & Z lenses, voigtlander lenses, and a viltrox lens ... works great. I have also found that if you are shooting a moving subject like a plant in the wind or similar, get focus as best as you can and watch the green square flicker as the subject moves by. Using that rythem, hit the shutter release as you see green. That also works for me. Confession - I hate carrying a tripod 😊

[@malamadrem9522]

Thank you my lovely guys 😎👍 was wanting from you, review of that lens 🙏 I definitely will buy it soon! Love it that Cosina brand!

[@Cotictimmy]

The manual focusing experience when using converted AF-D lenses (red square turns green around the chosen focus point) is my favourite of any manual focus system I've tried to date.

[@JayBlue2U]

Beautifully rendered images. And I prefer the styling of the Nikon Z version of this lens in comparison to the M, RF, and E mount versions. $899 retail in the USA. Thanks Becky & Kon!

[@RodneyRivers-m8f]

Thanks

[@graysofwestminster]

Thank you very much!

[@christianpetersen1782]

Thank you both. I really enjoyed watching this and hearing your views. I love manual focusing because it helps slow me down for more considered photo taking. But having just had ops on both eyes I’m keen to learn if the green focusing square of Voightlander lenses would appear on my original Z7? Many thanks.

[@jesperericson3909]

Great lens and nice review, also got mine as soon at it was released.

[@andretim75]

Becky -- that was indeed an amazingly perfect and accent-free German sentence ( "Das ist fantastisch" ! )

[@brusselssprout1]

I am blessed to own all the Z-mount Voigtlander lenses except the 50mm f/1. Depending on the expected opportunities, I leave home with the Zf and a small bag and 2 or 3 of those lenses. I couple the 75 with the 40, or I couple the 35APO with the 65APO. I usually keep the 15 (or Nikon's 26mm) available in the bag at all times. If I leave home with a single lens and no bag, it will be the 35APO or the 50APO for daylight shooting, or the 40 for indoors/bars/night. They are all marvellous. I hope they'll release a great IQ 28mm (exists in m-mount) or even 21mm (exists in m and E-mounts). Since I am a spoiled brat, I can replicate partly those setups with AF lenses for paid shoots, but not as much fun.

[@fotticelli]

I use one of the Zeiss manual focus lenses in that range for portraiture fully open at 1.4. Since the portraits were tight, the depth of field is about 1/2 of the length of an eyelash. I had so many out of focus pictures that I had to make a headrest hidden behind the subject's head because even 3-5mm movement toward or away from the lens would ruin the shot. Even using the 85mm f1.4 Nikkor with automatic focus is a 50/50 success rate proposition without the head propper upper last used 150 years ago when exposure time was 5 minutes. So heads up fellow portrait photographers who like very shallow depth of field as much as I do. I became an excellent tip of the nose photographer with quite a collection of my own work in the genre so if that ever becomes a thing I have enough for a one man gallery exhibition.

[@lpd13doc1]

That lens looks so nice!

[@cameraprepper7938]

For Sony E mount, there are the excellent Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 110mm 2.5 which have a very nice overall rendering, I have it and I can highly recommend it.

[@GarryM66]

Wow what a beautiful lens and doesn’t it sit well on the Zf 😍❤

[@risforray]

I love my 75 Nokton as well, got it when it was released, it’s a good pairing with the 40 Nokton. Cosina, please release a Z mount wide angle like 19 or 21mm!

[@gvz1538]

So, Becky, since 75mm and 85mm are not your preferred lenses, what are your go-to focal lengths? Mine are 35mm and sometimes 24mm or 50mm (some would call that boring). I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses for XF mount, and I am really looking forward to the new Voigtlander 35mm and 50mm APO-Lanthar II lenses!!

[@mikedeloye8060]

Kon you wanted that 50mm 1.2 so bad and now it's ruined you for most of the glass in and around that range. Face it you were happy with it when you got it and probably still are today, everything else will be just ok. You guys know the 28-400 segment with Tilly sold me, now it's only funding in my way. Hey this is a good one and I'm a fan of the Voigtlander 10mm. Thanks again!

[@dominiclester3232]

Sorry Mike, did you type this at speed? The 50mm f1.0 and the 90mm perhaps?

[@philmtx3fr]

Very nice lens perfectly accorded with the Zf and wonderful complement to the 40mm. But… if the manual focusing is not a big issue on the 40 , Îam,afraid it can bring a little more concerns at 75… even if the Zf offers the focus confirmation with processor lenses which is far more easy to use than focus peaking. Last point I would like to be sure when you close a little starting at f4 it is really crispy sharp because in 2024 at more than 1k€ you can expect that because bokeh at full aperture is good but it should not prevent to be very sharp,when needed. This can only be seen on technical test pattern which is missing here. Thx for this review and have a nice day. PS your customized Zf in blue « dress » is wonderful

[@vampolascott36]

I just bought the m-mount version for my M10M and I’m very surprised with how sharp it is stopped down.

[@NikCan66]

Zeiss Otus 85mm f 1.4 F mount would be another test against Voightlander

[@alainmonnens]

In terms of design, the 75mmF1.5 for Z-mount looks completely different from the M-mount version. But would the image quality be comparable?

[@graysofwestminster]

Yes, very similar

[@alainmonnens]

thanks @@graysofwestminster 🙏

[@paulmontgomery6257]

Sigh - more stuff I don't need, but really want... Will you stop it :) Given it's a manual everything, does Becky carry a stash of extension tubes in her pocket for impromptu macro work? Keep up the good work.

[@kais.6113]

A further great video. And you speak "fantastisch" German. Greatings from Germany

[@DNNSBMN]

I love the 75mm f/1.5 zm on my Leica.

[@musiqueetmontagne]

Great video thanks guys. One question I have a Z6ii & a Z8 but have never shot with the Zf, I hear that the Zf will give chipped MF lenses, also D lenses, eye recognition and focus confirmation of the box turning green. Is that actually correct and do the chipped Voightlander lenses get the same features? Many thanks..

[@jamesoliver6625]

Very much like a Nikon lens from 40 years ago. People call me anachronistic, until they start buying lenses like the ones that fill my pockets and drain my wallet

[@stevenj2380]

In the last few weeks I got the V. 65 and 14 4.5 (using on Zf). Most of all, the 14 - for walk around in the city is fine and fun, finding 'the view' ! Not as much love for the f mount Ultron 40 f/2 and 58 1/4, on FTZ ii.

[@brusselssprout1]

You mean 15 4.5, not 14, surely?

[@DSG0805]

You guys suck haha. First you convinced me to buy the 50 f1 for my zf (got yesterday), and now you are convincing me I want this one haha

[@geraldhewes]

You will love them both

[@DSG0805]

@ the 50 f1 is pretty much pinnacle photography on my zf. Look, feel, and results

[@cameraprepper7938]

1:18, that is not a proper portrait, that is a very bad snapshot !