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Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical vs Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical

The Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical and the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical if you want a lighter lens (434 g against 590 g). Pick the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical if you want a brighter f/1 (0.5 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and a fit on more cameras (95 against 61 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	Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical	Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical
Maker	Voigtländer	Voigtländer
Focal length	50mm (prime)	50mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	50mm	50mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.2	f/1brighter
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Leica M	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	434 glighter	590 g
Cameras it fits	61 in this guide	95 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical: 50mm.

Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical: 50mm.

Aperture

Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical: f/1.2 wide open.

Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical: f/1 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

61 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical fits 61 and the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical 95.