Voigtlander F1 Nokton 50mm Aspherical RF-Mount Instruction Manual

Voigtlander F1 Nokton 50mm Aspherical RF-Mount

Specifications

• Product Name: NOKTON 50mm F1 Aspherical
• Focal Length: 50mm
• Maximum Aperture: F1
• Minimum Aperture: F16
• Lens Construction: 7 groups 9 elements
• Angle of View:
• Aperture Blades: 12
• Minimum Focus: 0.45m
• Macro Ratio: 1:6.9
• Filter Size:
• Maximum Diameter:

Product Usage Instructions

Tips for Lens Care and Safety
These tips are essential for protecting both the user and the lens:

• WARNING: Never look directly at the sun with the lens as it can damage your eyes.
• CAUTION: Keep the lens, camera, and accessories out of children’s reach.
• CAUTION: Store the lens away from direct sunlight and always use the lens cap to prevent fire hazards.

Precautions for Use
To maintain the lens’s quality, follow these precautions:

• Never touch the lens surface; use commercially available lens cleaners or cleaning cloths if dirty.

Description of Parts
The lens consists of various parts including Lens Hood, Filter Ring, Aperture Control Ring, Aperture Ring, Focus Ring, Distance Scale, Depth of Field Scale, Mount Index, Mount, Aperture Index, Aperture Scale, Depth of Field Ring, and Distance Index.

How to Attach/Detach the Lens
Refer to your camera’s manual for attaching/detaching the lens. Always ensure the camera is powered off before proceeding. Hold the Depth of Field Scale while attaching/detaching to avoid damaging the lens.

Attaching Lens Hood
Screw the Lens Hood onto the lens threads. Do not attach a filter to the Lens Hood’s threads to prevent vignetting. The Aperture Control Ring’s white mark indicates Click Stop mode, while the yellow mark denotes Clickless mode.

How CPU/Contact Works

1. The lens stores Exif data in the image file, including details like lens model, focal length, and aperture used.
2. This lens may not work with all camera lens correction functions to preserve its original design character.
3. The auto sleep function requires manual reset by half-pressing the shutter button or performing dial operations on the body. Turning off auto sleep function in camera settings is recommended.

FAQ

• Q: Can this lens be used with other camera mounts?
  A: No, this lens is designed exclusively for Canon RF mounts.

• Q: What should I do if my lens gets dirty?
  A: Use commercially available lens cleaners or an appropriate lens cleaning cloth to clean the lens surface.

• Q: How can I prevent damage while attaching/detaching the lens?
  A: Always hold the Depth of Field Scale to attach/detach the lens and avoid damaging other parts of the lens barrel.

NOKTON 50mm F1 Aspherical RF-mount
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing a Voigtländer product. Voigtländer RF-mount series is a manual focus interchangeable lens that can be directly connected to the Canon RF mount without an adapter. The optical system is optimized for the image sensor of mirrorless cameras using the Canon RF mount. The lens mount is equipped with electronic contacts that establish communications between the lens and camera body.In addition to Exif information and in-body image stabilization (3-axis), the lens has three types of focusing support functions:

1. Focusing with the magnification function,
2. Focus peaking function,
3. Focusing with focus guide function.

Features of the RF-mount series

• Designed exclusively for Canon RF mount
• Communication with the body through electronic contacts
• Highly rigid and durable all-metal lens barrel
• Manual focus for reliable fine-focusing

Tips for lens care and safety

These tips are to protect the user from injury or damaging the lens.

WARNING If the user ignores this warning and uses the equipment incorrectly, serious injuries and even death may be the result.
CAUTION If the user ignores this caution sign it might result in injuries and damage the equipment.
WARNING Never look directly at the sun with a telephoto lens as this can damage your eyes.
CAUTION Keep the lens, camera and accessories out of the reach of children.
CAUTION Store the lens away from direct sunlight and always store the lens with lens-cap on. Failure to do so may create a fire hazard.

Precautions for use

Never touch the lens surface. In case it is dirty or dusty use commercially available lens cleaners or an appropriate lens cleaning cloth.

Please check the Cosina website for the latest information and details.
www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/

Description of Parts

1. Lens Hood
2. Filter Ring
3. Aperture Control Ring
4. Aperture Ring
5. Focus Ring
6. Distance Scale
7. Depth of Field Scale
8. Mount Index
9. Mount
10. Aperture Index
11. Aperture Scale
12. Depth of Field Ring
13. Distance Index

• How to attach/detach the lens
  Please refer to the instruction manual for your camera for how to attach/detach the lens.

• Please make sure to set the power of the camera to “OFF”.
  Please hold the Depth of Field Scale ⑫ to attach/detach the lens. If you attach/detach the lens while holding other parts of the lens barrel it may damage the lens.

• Attaching Lens Hood
  Screw the Lens Hood ① to the threads on the lens.

• Attaching Filter

1. Screw the filter (Ø67mm) to the front of the lens.
2. Screw the Lens Hood ① into the thread of the filter when using the Lens Hood ① together with the filter.  

• Do not screw the filter into the thread of the Lens Hood ① . This may cause vignetting.

  • Selective Aperture Control System
    You can choose two modes ‒ with or without Click Stops – on the Aperture Control Ring.
  1. Push the Aperture Control Ring ③ towards the Aperture Ring ④ .
  2. Turn the Aperture Control Ring ③ 180 degrees.
  3. Make sure to align the 2 indexes ⑩ and ⑬ .

• If the white mark on the Aperture Control Ring ③ is in line with the indexes, the lens is in Click Stop-mode. The yellow mark indicates the Clickless-mode.

How CPU/Contact works

1. Exif Data
   Image file can store the Exif data of lens.
   (For example, if you use Voigtländer 50mm F1)

   • Lens model Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm F1
   • Focal length 50mm
   • Aperture The aperture value used to take the picture

2. Note on the lens correction functions in the camera body.
   This lens cannot be used with all the lens correction functions that are provided as camera. This lens is designed for users to enjoy the original character of the lens design.

3. Note on the auto sleep function
   The sleep mode is not reset by focusing or aperture operation of the lens, and the camera may need to be awakened after a pause in use. The sleep mode is reset by half press of shutter button or dial operations on the body.However, it is recommended to turn off the auto sleep function in the body setting in order to alleviate this complication.

Specifications

Focus peaking function
Focus guide  *1
Electric Contacts| Available
Exif Data                                                      Available

In-body camera shake correction function| possible

• only on camera bodies with Image Stabilization

Supplied Accessories                             Front Cap, Rear Cap, Lens Hood,
Other| Selective Aperture Control System

1. With out EOS RP
2. Magenta cast may occur at the periphery of the angle of view depending on the shooting conditions with EOS R, EOS RP, and EOS R6. This is part of the character of this super-fast lens and is not a defect.

• Specifications and information is subject to change without notice.

References

• VOIGTLANDER-ENGLISH TOP PAGE - 株式会社コシナ

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