Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/29
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Version 1 had a pair of pins for the lens hood mount. Ref:
http://www.cameraquest.com/voigt3512.htm
Version 2 has a bayonet mount for the lens hood: Ref:
http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtlen.htm#Voigtlander_35/1.2_V2
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/12/02/voigtlander-nokton-35-1-2-aspherical-ii-lens-review-on-the-leica-m9/
Vick
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:55:08 -0500
> From: colin at colinbaker.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 35/1.2
>
> On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:47:43 -0500, Stan Yoder <s.yoder at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> > On 3/29/12 3:15 AM, Henning wrote:
> >> For a relatively inexpensive fast 35, I would look for a gen.1 Nokton
> >> f/1.2.
> > I have the CV, but not sure which generation. Can anyone enlighten on
> > how to distinguish the gens from each other, and how does the later gen
> > compare with gen.1? Bought mine new Jan., 2010.
> >
>
> Second gen came out in 2011, so yours would be a first gen. The second
> gen version is a little bit shorter, and the end of the barrel near the
> filter thread is silver instead of black.
>
> Great lens (especially for the price), if you don't mind the size.
>
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