Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 for Micro Four Thirds

see also:

• a catalogue of Micro Four Thirds lenses
• Olympus m.ZD 17mm f/2.8 pancake lens
• Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 pancake lens
• Cosina Japan website

• a wide aperture manual focus lens designed for Micro Four Thirds system lens mount
• not a cheap lens, the f/0.95 aperture and high quality design will set you back $1259

• 17.5mm focal length = 35mm in 35mm film terms
• manual aperture ring can be switched to clickless for video use
• DOF scale
• solid precision metal build quality
• 13 elements in 9 groups
• 10 rounded blades
• closest focus 15cm giving 0.25x macro
• 58mm filter
• 63.4mm x 80mm long
• 540g
• $1259

• Steve Huff's hands on review
• Photblographer's hands on review
• Dylan Cuthbert's photos with the Nokton on Flickr
• Admiring Light review