Voigtlander 50 f1.0: Lèse-majesté and the Geometry of Light

Starting in the 1960s, just as in the last 10 years, there has been a proliferation of ultra-bright lenses. Especially 50mm lenses, much to my delight (it’s my favorite focal length).

Starting in the 1960s, just as we’ve seen in the past decade, we’ve witnessed the emergence of a LOT of ultra-fast lenses. Most of them have a focal length of around 50 mm, which is my favorite focal length, and that makes me really happy. To be honest, this trend actually began in the late 1950s with the very first f/1.2 lens available on the market.