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| Nikon NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8P “Pancake” lens |
During a search for all things pinhole, I came across a pinhole “pancake” lens, and this. Hmmm. I’m in the market for a “normal” lens. Wait, this costs more than my Nikkor 16-85mm zoom, and is really difficult to find! Pass. Cute though, and this gets me thinking.
So, armed with this buzzword, a new quest begins. When the highly respected name Voigtländer pops up, so do my ears. Turns out, they make a similar manual focus lens to the Nikon, only it’s shorter and faster. And, they’ve recently updated it with a CPU chip that permits metering, auto exposure modes and focus confirmation.
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| Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2.0 SL II. Faster, wider, cheaper. |
The Voigtländer brand is leased by Cosina, and this lens is made in the same factory as the Zeiss Z-series. Zeiss makes some great lenses for the Nikon, but they’re not chipped.
So now the Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G and Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2.0 SL-II vie for position.
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