Comparing Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 vs 55mm f/1.2 for Nikon F

Hi there, thanks for the video! In your opinion, what 1.2 or 1.4 lens around the 50mm focal length are sharp wide open? (for F mount) Thanks for your time.

Bokeh from the 58mm is some how smoother. I really like it at f2.

I liked the 58 colours "better", alot more vivid.

Can a Nikon Z mirrorless camera electronically control the aperture on the 58mm f/1.4? My understanding is that it can on the 55mm f/1.2 when the aperture is set to f/16 but I wasn’t sure if the same applied to the 58mm /1.4. Thanks!

If CosinaVL would do a 20mm 2.8 with well controlled distortion I'll be all over it.

they should of made it aspherical

I hope the manufacturer/designer comes to town and chats with your team. I bet that would be an interesting interview.
Very underrated company and excellent comparison.

Thanks for the comparison! I borrowed the 55mm 1.2 from a local camera store and took some photos on the street and the park and I thought I would not like it but ended up loving it! It basically has two looks in one lens. Dreamy and soft wide open (but sharp enough for portraits, even on a D850) and unbelievably sharp stopped down. I have never seen sharper images with my D850 sensor even though I have a 28mm 1.4E and a 60mm macro. This 55mm stopped down is perfect for cityscapes or landscapes when you want to capture textures. I want one now...

Thanks!

Thanks for this…one of these two will be added to my F mount lenses for my film photography.

I like the look of the 55 mm better

i recently started to shoot with Nikkor 50mm f1.2 ais. And i love it. it's interesting to compare it with 55 f1.2

Thank you for the comparison video. Ya'll just saved me $700

I was thinking of pickup the 55 just to say I have a 1.2 but I don't see a major difference between the two, though.... I could argue the bokeh is a more pleasing with the 58 as well as the overall look of the images. Also, did either of you notice how the 58 tends to overexpose by at least half a stop ???

My 58 overexposes by a full stop even when my meter gives me a 'correct' exposure. I noticed it that on your sample photos too, assuming the settings were identical. The Angry Photographer theorized the 58 is a 1.4 on paper but in reality, performs as a 1.2 as his explanation for why it overexposes.

The DOF marking scale looks larger on the 58mm then the 55mm. I hope Voightlander still make Nikon F mount lenses in the near future and make bigger DOF scale marking like the old Voigtlander SL Series I 75/2.5 Color-Heliar ☺. Would be great to make a compare review of lenses with big DOF markings on the lenses. It makes Zone Focus easy.

Well, at least someone is still making new F mount lenses.

That 55mm nikkor seems better than I remember ... 🦘