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Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical vs Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4

The Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical and the Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical if you want a brighter f/1.2 (0.4 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and a fit on more cameras (95 against 20 in this guide). On these specs the Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4 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 Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical and the Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4

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 Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical	Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4
Maker	Voigtländer	Voigtländer
Focal length	40mm (prime)	40mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	40mm	40mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.2brighter	f/1.4
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, Leica M	Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	420 g	not listed
Cameras it fits	95 in this guidefits more cameras	20 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical: 40mm.

Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4: 40mm.

Aperture

Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical: f/1.2 wide open.

Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4: f/1.4 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 Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical fits 95 and the Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4 20.