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7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift vs Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2

The 7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift 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/1.4 Tilt-Shift if you want a fit on more cameras (121 against 31 in this guide). Pick the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 if you want a brighter f/1.2 (0.4 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift and the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift	Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2
Maker	7Artisans	Voigtländer
Focal length	50mm (prime)	50mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	75mm on APS-C	75mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/1.4	f/1.2brighter
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds	Fujifilm X
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	290 g
Cameras it fits	121 in this guidefits more cameras	31 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift: 50mm on APS-C, like 75mm.

Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2: 50mm on APS-C, like 75mm.

Aperture

7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift: f/1.4 wide open.

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

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/1.4 Tilt-Shift fits 121 and the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 31.