The Rocks with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

Chris Tham on 2020-01-24

This is the first of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95. These pictures were taken around The Rocks Area and showcases the lens as a general purpose standard lens that you may take on a photowalk, or when you are a tourist discovering a city for the first time.

These photos were taken at Lang Park, and along Cumberland St featuring the Glenmore and Australia hotels as well as the infamous Sirius building which was designed as a public commission apartment block. The building is in the Brutalist style and was scheduled to be demolished and rebuilt but this was controversial and the latest news is that the building will now be refurbished so hopefully we will continue to enjoy the striking architecture in the years to come.

The lens is a bit too heavy to be used as a general purpose walkabout lens and I found the contrast and colours to be a bit muted compared to legendary 35mm rangefinder classic lenses.

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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Woolloomooloo to Sydney walk with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

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Mitchell Library with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

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These pictures were taken at the heritage Michell Library (also known as State Library of New South Wales), the oldest library in Australia and showcases the lens’ low light capture abilities as well as the absence of perspective distortions when capturing large architectural spaces.

Sydney Trades Hall with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

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These pictures were taken at the heritage-listed Sydney Trades Hall, and showcases the lens ability to capture murals and indoor details, often at relatively low light.

Sydney with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9

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These pictures were taken around the Chinatown and Haymarket area.

Category: Nokton 17.5mm MFT, Sydney
Tag: 17.5mm, Nokton, review, street, Sydney, Voigtländer

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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