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7Artisans 50mm f/0.95 vs Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2

The 7Artisans 50mm f/0.95 and the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the 7Artisans 50mm f/0.95 if you want a brighter f/0.9 (0.7 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and a fit on more cameras (155 against 31 in this guide). On these specs the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec7Artisans 50mm f/0.95Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2
Maker7ArtisansVoigtländer
Focal length50mm (prime)50mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent75mm on APS-C75mm on APS-C
Maximum aperturef/0.9brighterf/1.2
Made forAPS-CAPS-C
MountsSony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF, Micro Four ThirdsFujifilm X
Stabilisednono
Autofocusno, manual focusno, manual focus
Weightnot listed290 g
Cameras it fits155 in this guidefits more cameras31 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080075mm equiv.7Artisans
7Artisans 50mm f/0.95: 50mm on APS-C, like 75mm.
142435508513520040080075mm equiv.Voigtländer
Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2: 50mm on APS-C, like 75mm.

Aperture

f/0.95
7Artisans 50mm f/0.95: f/0.9 wide open.
f/1.2
Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2: f/1.2 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

7Artisans · 27°Voigtländer · 27°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

31 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the 7Artisans 50mm f/0.95 fits 155 and the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 31.

7Artisans 50mm f/0.95

and 145 more

Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2

and 21 more

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