Cosina Expands Voigtlander Nokton Series

Cosina has announced the Voigtlander Nokton 35 mm f/1.2 lens for Fujifilm X-series cameras. The new lens features the same focal length and aperture as its M-mount equivalent, but, its optical design and construction is specially designed for the Fujifilm X-Series cameras.

This manual lens features an electronic chip that transfers EXIF data from the lens to the camera body. This reportedly, enables focus verification, parallax correction and in-body image stabilisation for compatible cameras. It is constructed of 8 elements in 6 groups and uses a 12-blade aperture diaphragm. It has a minimum focussing distance of 30 cm and an aperture range of f/1.2 – f/16. It measures 60 mm in diameter, 40 mm in length and weighs 196 g.

The lens is expected to be released by August, 2021 at a price of JPY 78,000.