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Has anyone compared the Voigtlander 15mm v3 to the 12mm v2?


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I'm considering a very wide angle lens, but I wondered how the current version of the 12mm stacks up against the current version of there 15mm? There looks to be a large size difference physically between the two, but I know many optical aspects have been improved with the latest gen of 15mm.

 

Do they compare in terms of sharpness and the like?

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12mm is extremly wide! Much wider than 15mm... and it is not as crisp as the 15mm again also details get tiny if your shooting landscapes...

 

 

12mm is a huge challange, 15mm is a challange -  to frame and what you want to include and exclude...

Okay makes a lot of sense, thanks

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I have V.1 and V.3 of the 15mm, V.1 of the 12mm (the V.2 is optically the same, just has M mount and totally unnecessary rfdr coupling, for which there is a large penalty in size and weight).   The 12mm plays nicer with FF digital than the earlier versions of the 15mm, about the same now with the V.3.  So the biggest issue is the focal length.  3mm makes a very big difference in FOV down at that end.  Great care must be taken to keep the 12 level with the horizon to avoid weird distortion at the sides.  In fact it even takes a bit of care to keep one's feet out of the shot :) .   In short, these are two very different lenses, and at the relatively low cost, worthwhile to own both. 

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