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Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH vs Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical

The Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH and the Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH if you want a brighter f/1.2 (0.5 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds. Pick the Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical if you want a fit on more cameras (95 against 20 in this guide).

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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.
Spec	Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH	Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical
Maker	Leica	Voigtländer
Focal length	75mm (prime)	75mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	75mm	75mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.2brighter	f/1.5
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Leica M	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	515 g
Cameras it fits	20 in this guide	95 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH: 75mm.

Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical: 75mm.

Aperture

Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH: f/1.2 wide open.

Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical: f/1.5 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

20 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH fits 20 and the Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical 95.