Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm F3.5 Aspherical vs Voigtlander Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical
Key differences
- —The Color-Skopar 21mm F3.5 Aspherical is 330g lighter (230g vs 560g).
- —The Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical is faster: f/1.4 vs f/3.5 (≈2.6 stops more light).
- —At launch the Color-Skopar 21mm F3.5 Aspherical cost $400 less ($699 vs $1,099).
- —For close-ups the Color-Skopar 21mm F3.5 Aspherical reaches 0.15× vs 0.13×.
- Mount
- Sony E (FE)
- Sony E (FE)
- Focal length
- 21mm
- 21mm
- Max aperture
- F3.5
- F1.4◆
- Weight
- 230g◆
- 560g
- Dimensions ⌀ × L
- 62.8 × 39.9mm
- 70.5 × 79.5mm
- Volume
- 124 cm³◆
- 310 cm³
- Density
- 1.86 g/cm³
- 1.80 g/cm³
- Filter thread
- ⌀52mm
- ⌀62mm
- Min focus
- 0.20m◆
- 0.25m
- Max magnification
- 0.15×◆
- 0.13×
- Elements / groups
- 9 / 8
- 13 / 11
- Aperture blades
- 10
- 12◆
- Focus drive
- Manual Helicoid
- Manual Helicoid
- Stabilisation
- —
- —
- Weather sealed
- —
- —
- Aperture ring
- Yes
- Yes · de-click
- Released
- 2018
- 2019
- MSRP (USD)
- $699◆
- $1,099
- Sharpness
- 8.4
- 8.4
- Bokeh Rendering
- 6.0
- 7.8◆
- Autofocus Speed
- MF
- MF
- Flare Resistance
- 8.0◆
- 7.7
- Build / Sealing
- 8.8
- 9.1◆
- Value / Size
- 8.6◆
- 7.9
Performance overlay
- Color-Skopar 21mm F3.5 Aspherical
- Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical
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