Compare lenses

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical vs Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical

The Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical and the Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical if you want a brighter f/1.5 (0.8 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds. On these specs the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical and the Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical	Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical
Maker	Voigtländer	Voigtländer
Focal length	28mm (prime)	28mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	28mm	28mm
Maximum aperture	f/2	f/1.5brighter
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M	Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	325 g	320 g
Cameras it fits	77 in this guide	77 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: 28mm.

Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical: 28mm.

Aperture

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: f/2 wide open.

Voigtländer Nokton 28mm 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

77 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.