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

Chris Tham on 2020-02-10

This is the thirteenth of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95. These pictures were taken at Westfield Sydney (formerly Centrepoint Shopping Centre).

Westfield Sydney is a shopping centre that straddles a number of formerly independent shopping centres, including Centrepoint Shopping Centre, Imperial Arcade, Mid City Centre, Skygarden and part of the Grace Bros Department Store (now Myer) building. It was extensively renovated in the early 2010s.

This is another good opportunity is how how well the lens captures architecture lines and perspectives, as well as colour and detail in relatively low light scenarios.

The lens performed quite well, and I was really pleased with the colour rendering and overall balance. It is also good at reproducing straight architecture lines with minimal optical distortion.

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
Tag: 17.5mm, Nokton, review, Sydney, Voigtländer, Westfield

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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