Standard prime · Four Thirds

Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Type II

The Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Type II is a four thirds prime lens (25 mm, f/0.9) for Micro Four Thirds. It belongs to the standard prime class — ideal for street, documentary, everyday and low-light shooting.

25 mmf/0.9Micro Four Thirds
25 mm
Focal length
f/0.9
Maximum aperture
47°
Diagonal angle of view (Four Thirds)
Four Thirds
Designed for

Specifications#

Model
Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Type II
Lens type
Standard prime
Focal length
25 mm
Maximum aperture
f/0.9
Image circle
Four Thirds (17.3×13 mm)
Projection
Rectilinear
Lensfun correction profile
Yes — distortion/vignetting/TCA

Equivalent focal length on different cameras#

Field of view and depth-of-field equivalence when this lens is used on bodies with different sensor sizes (natively or via an adapter).

Camera formatAt 25 mmEquiv. aperture (DoF)
Micro Four Thirds50 mm · 47°f/1.9

Depth of field & background blur#

Computed on its native Four Thirds format (CoC 15 µm). “Blur @2 m” is the size of an out-of-focus point at infinity, as a percentage of frame width, with the subject at 2 m — a simple bokeh index. Full table: 24 mm f/1.2 on four thirds.

FocalApertureat 1 mat 2 mat 5 mat 10 mHyperfocalBlur @2 m
25 mmf/0.94.4 cm18.1 cm1.15 m4.80 m43.9 m1.9%
25 mmf/418.9 cm78.7 cm6.19 m232 m10.4 m0.5%
25 mmf/838.8 cm1.77 m110 m∞5.23 m0.2%

Handheld & night-sky limits#

NPF assumes typical 20–24 MP sensors (≈6 µm pixels on full frame, ≈3.9 µm on APS-C, ≈3.3 µm on Micro Four Thirds).

BodyMin. handheld shutter (longest focal)500 rule at 25 mmNPF at 25 mm, f/0.9
Micro Four Thirds1/50 s10 s5 s

Adapt it to other systems#

Frequently asked questions#

Is the Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Type II full frame?

No — it is designed for Four Thirds sensors.

What is the Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Type II equivalent to on APS-C?

Its focal length is already the real value for Four Thirds: 25 mm frames like 50 mm on full frame.

What is the Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Type II good for?

As a standard prime it suits street, documentary, everyday and low-light shooting.

Sources & licences#

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