Ultra-wide with a fast design, the M-mount Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical from Voigtlander is a dynamic wide-angle prime characterized by its impressively bright f/1.4 maximum aperture for working in low-light conditions and controlling depth of field. An advanced optical design incorporates a pair of aspherical elements and three partial dispersion elements, which, together, help to suppress both spherical and chromatic aberrations for greater sharpness, clarity, and color rendering. A floating elements system is also employed to maintain consistent image quality throughout the focusing range. The lens's manual focus design permits working with subjects as close as 1.6' away, and a 12-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality.

Leica M-Mount Lens    Aperture Range: f/1.4 to f/16    Two Aspherical Elements    Three Partial Dispersion Elements    Floating Elements System    Manual Focus Design    Minimum Focusing Distance: 1.6'    12-Blade Diaphragm

Fast f/1.4 maximum aperture benefits working in low-light conditions and also enables greater control over depth of field.

Two aspherical elements are incorporated at the front and the rear of the 13 elements, 11 groups construction, and help to limit spherical aberrations and distortions for improved sharpness and accurate rendering.

Three abnormal partial dispersion elements are featured in the optical design and help to minimize color fringing and chromatic aberrations in order to achieve higher clarity and color fidelity.

Floating elements system maintains consistent image quality throughout the focusing range to suit working with both distant and close-up subjects.

Manual focus design permits smooth, refined control along with a minimum focusing distance of 1.6'. When used with a rangefinder camera, however, the lens has coupled focusing from 2.3' to infinity.

A 12-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing out-of-focus quality when working with shallow depth of field techniques.

Included lens hood helps to prevent stray light from causing lens flare and ghosting when working in bright and backlit conditions.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. can this lens be converted for L-mount?

A: No, there aren't any lens adapters that allow for that.

Q: 2. Is it better to adapt an M mount or an E mount to a Nikon Z8?

A: Both will work with the correct adapters. I recommend Voigtlander Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Lens that is M mount because there are more adapters for different cameras from M mount. So it will be more flexible in the future.

Q: 3. Does this lens come with a lens hood?

A: Yes, a lens hood is included.

Q: 4. Is this lens suitable for astrophotography, or is the lens optimized for closer focus?

A: The Nokton 21 f/1.4 lens can focus to infinity and would be a good choice for astrophotography yes.

Q: 5. Is there an adaptor to Nikon F mount ?

A: No, you cannot go from mirrorless to dslr, the flange distance does not permit it, the other way, yes.

Q: 6. Will this cover FULL FRAME camera? Needing a lens that I can convert to both E-mount and RF-mount FF will this work?

A: Yes, the Voigtlander Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Lens will cover a full frame sensor. It is a full frame lens.

Q: 7. Does anyone compare that to the Loxia 21? how useful is the F1.4 max aperture? as soft as their 35 F1.4?

A: This is a very good lens specially for astrophotography and landscape

Q: 8. Can hood be mounted if a filter installed?

A: Yes the hood can be mounted with a filter on the front of the lens.

Q: 9. If they would make this in a Nikon Z mount, I would be first in line to buy one. Any plans for that?

A: We are not aware of one, but new items are announced daily. Keep any eye out as we update the site with new products often.

Q: 10. Does this lens have 6-bit coding?

A: No, it is does not have 6-bit coding.