Cosina unveils silver versions of its popular Voigtländer Nokton 23mm and 35mm f/1.2 lenses for Fujifilm X cameras, offering a premium manual focus option with modern electronic features, set for release this autumn.
Cosina has added two silver Voigtländer primes for Fujifilm X Mount, extending a range that has seen little movement on the platform since early 2024. According to PetaPixel, the new Nokton 23mm f/1.2 Aspherical Silver and Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Silver are revised finishes of earlier black models, with shipping due in autumn. They follow the Color-Skopar 18mm f/2.8 Aspherical pancake lens, the last new Voigtländer optic for Fujifilm X cameras before this announcement.
The 23mm lens is the wider of the pair and gives a 35mm-equivalent field of view on Fujifilm’s APS-C bodies. Cosina says it is designed for manual focusing and aims to deliver strong sharpness from maximum aperture, while the f/1.2 opening should help with background blur and subject separation. The optical formula uses 10 elements in six groups, and the lens has a 12-blade diaphragm with direct aperture control. Cosina also says no digital correction is required for its core performance.
The 35mm f/1.2 Silver is pitched as the classic normal lens in the line-up, producing a 52.5mm-equivalent view. PetaPixel reports that it uses a double-Gauss optical design with eight elements in six groups, again paired with a 12-blade diaphragm. Cosina says the lens is built around a precisely machined all-metal helicoid, which should give it a smooth focusing action with a measured amount of resistance. It focuses as close as 0.3 metres.
Both lenses include electronic communication, but only with selected Fujifilm bodies. PetaPixel says the 23mm works fully with the X-T2 and later cameras, while the original X-T1 is not supported; the X-Pro3 also gets parallax compensation. The compatibility list for the 35mm is the same. This reflects a familiar pattern for Cosina’s Fujifilm X lenses, which often combine full manual operation with selected electronic functions such as metadata transmission and focus assistance on newer bodies.
Pricing has been set in Japan at 93,000 yen for the 23mm and 81,000 yen for the 35mm. PetaPixel notes that this works out to roughly $584 and $509 at current exchange rates, although US prices are expected to be higher. The black versions are already listed at $649 each, suggesting the silver editions will sit in the same premium niche when they reach the market later this year.
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