St. Mary’s Cathedral with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

Chris Tham on 2020-02-07

This is the eleventh of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95. These pictures were taken at St. Mary’s Cathedral and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.

According to Wikipedia, the full name of the church is the Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians. It is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and dedicated to the “Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians”, Patroness of Australia and holds the title and dignity of a minor basilica, bestowed upon it by Pope Pius XI on 4 August 1932.

This is another good opportunity is how how well the lens captures detail in low light situations. I also took the opportunity to visit the crypt below the main level.

The lens performed quite well, and I was really pleased with the colour rendering and overall balance.

For more information on the Heliar 17.5mm lens, check out my initial impressions article and other articles in the series:

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Category: Nokton 17.5mm MFT, Sydney
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Posted by Chris Tham

Chris Tham is a co-founder of Visual Voyager Pty Ltd, the Principal Voigtländer Ambassador for Mainline Photographics and a Workshop Instructor for Mainline Photo Academy. She brings over 35 years of experience as a photographer to her role, starting with a Yashica rangefinder belonging to her dad, joining the Photography Club in school, and developing her own photos. More recently, Chris has been taking photos during her travels, and as a result has experienced some of the most interesting places in the world. Chris focuses on nature, street, and urban architecture subjects in her photography.

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