lct Posted August 31, 2020 Share #21 Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 10 hours ago, cp995 said: No, not 100%. There is 1mm space between the Lenshood and the table. Don't understand your question, why is this important? Not sure for Joachim but i dislike nosing down lenses personally. Hard to avoid on compact bodies but my CV 15/4.5 v2 stands straight perfectly. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited August 31, 2020 by lct Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/312821-cl-with-voigtlander-vm-15mm-iii/?do=findComment&comment=4037188'>More sharing options...
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cp995 Posted September 1, 2020 Share #22 Posted September 1, 2020 vor 11 Stunden schrieb lct: Not sure for Joachim but i dislike nosing down lenses personally. Hard to avoid on compact bodies but my CV 15/4.5 v2 stands straight perfectly. For me "noising down" oder "up" has no special importance. I prefer chosing a lens because of its image quality! Chacun à son goût 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 1, 2020 Share #23 Posted September 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, cp995 said: For me "noising down" oder "up" has no special importance. I prefer chosing a lens because of its image quality! Chacun à son goût So do i generally but lenses i don't feel comfortable with tend to stay at home or in the bag so i chose the CV 15/4.5 v2 for its compactness instead of v3. I'm pretty sure the latter is optically superior though but i don't use UWA lenses normally so i don't go wider than 21mm of full frame cameras. Now i do the same with other focal lengths to be honest. Reasons why i prefer M lenses are their IQ of course but also their size so i will never use a big lens on a small body if i can avoid it but it's just me . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2020 Share #24 Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 7:38 PM, cp995 said: No, not 100%. There is 1mm space between the Lenshood and the table. Don't understand your question, why is this important? Certainly not important. Just collecting advantages and disadvantages of the two lenses I am interested in. If it turns out that I am otherwise indifferent, small details might matter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
g2van Posted September 2, 2020 Share #25 Posted September 2, 2020 My 15mm V2 works really well on my CL and M10. It was bad with corners on M240, but no issues with M10. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted November 25, 2020 Share #26 Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) @cp995Which lens profile do you select in camera for Voigtländer 15mm V3 ? WATE @16mm or no profile at all ? Is there a lens profile in Lightroom for CV 15mm III + CL ? Thanks in advance for the answer. Edited November 25, 2020 by nicci78 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted November 26, 2020 Share #27 Posted November 26, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I found the Lightroom profile. But it is made for Sony. So far so good. It seems ok to be used Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted November 27, 2020 Share #28 Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) CV 15mm III is a joy to use. It is light and tiny. Its drawing is very pleasant. Stars are beautiful. Colours are very nice. 22.5mm equivalent is an interesting middle ground between 21 and 24mm. But it is no match against TL 11-23mm awesome sharpness. But somehow CV 15mm III has more character than Leica’s Super-Vario-Elmar-TL. CV 15mm III also wins into MF and hyperfocal category. We should not use CL crop mode with 15mm. Due to lack of proper resolution to do so. CL crop mode is only for über sharp TL and Sigma lenses. Edited November 27, 2020 by nicci78 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted November 29, 2020 Share #29 Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) CV 15mm III is a star making machine. very easy to produce a star when shooting the sun. It is quite flare resistant. However it is very prone to nasty red dots flare. I guess that the bulbious rear element is the culprit. It is not flat, coating may not be efficient enough and it sits too close to the sensor. However lens is easy to use. But being wide angle 22.5mm equivalent and being slow f/4.5. Makes focus peaking not reliable enough. For some kind of reason. We should not use hyperfocale with this lens. You have to focus spot on to get good sharpness. Otherwise be prepared for massive loss of resolution. The image will be sufficiently in focus though. But it will lack the crispness of high acuity. VM 15mm III IQ is clearly inferior to TL 11-23mm. But it is cheaper, way smaller and cuter. For now it is a mix bag, not sure to keep it for my CL. Edited November 29, 2020 by nicci78 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp995 Posted December 4, 2020 Share #30 Posted December 4, 2020 Am 25.11.2020 um 21:36 schrieb nicci78: @cp995Which lens profile do you select in camera for Voigtländer 15mm V3 ? WATE @16mm or no profile at all ? Yes, I allways used the WATE 16mm Profile. It's really easy to code the Heliar 15 III as the bajonett has a deepening, where you can paint the code secured. The 16mm WATE coding is only one black dot ... https://lavidaleica.com/content/leica-lens-codes#codes 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted December 4, 2020 Share #31 Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) Ok thanks a lot. Finally I chose to keep it non coded as an unknow lens. Just using Lightroom Classic lens profile at import. They have a VM 15mm f/4.5 III one. It works great and better than WATE @16mm one. Edited December 4, 2020 by nicci78 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted December 4, 2020 Share #32 Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) However the lens is really soft compare to TL 11-23. Not sure to keep it. It never reach 11-23 level at any aperture. VM 15mm III looks like a 12MP compare to 11-23 mounted on 16MP T/TL. It is absolutely no match to 11-23 mounted to CL. What a disappointment. I was disappointed by older VM 15mm II mounted on M6. I guessed that V3 is not good enough for me too. Last time I bought a Voigtländer. Leica and Sigma are way better. Edited December 4, 2020 by nicci78 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 6, 2020 Share #33 Posted December 6, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 1:06 PM, cp995 said: Yes, I allways used the WATE 16mm Profile. It's really easy to code the Heliar 15 III as the bajonett has a deepening, where you can paint the code secured. The 16mm WATE coding is only one black dot ... https://lavidaleica.com/content/leica-lens-codes#codes All three profiles for the WATE are identical. As the lens has no frameline coupling -obviously- Leica decided to use a compromise profile for all three focal lenghts. The manual setting will only affect EXIF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennikins Posted December 14, 2020 Share #34 Posted December 14, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 9:32 PM, lct said: Not sure for Joachim but i dislike nosing down lenses personally. Hard to avoid on compact bodies but my CV 15/4.5 v2 stands straight perfectly. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! It sits great on the X1D, my CL arrives on Tuesday can’t wait to try it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted December 26, 2020 Share #35 Posted December 26, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 1:06 PM, cp995 said: Yes, I allways used the WATE 16mm Profile. It's really easy to code the Heliar 15 III as the bajonett has a deepening, where you can paint the code secured. The 16mm WATE coding is only one black dot ... https://lavidaleica.com/content/leica-lens-codes#codes After testing, I found that 16mm WATE can be okay. Actually it does not do much. But best results are with Lightroom profile for VM 15mm III with vignetting correction OFF (slider to minimum) and chromatic aberration ON I prefer the latter, because it will not confuse me later, when using a real WATE in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 28, 2020 Share #36 Posted December 28, 2020 I found distortion correction too strong with the WATE coding, on the CV 15/4.5 v2 at least but i have no experience with v3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted December 30, 2020 Share #37 Posted December 30, 2020 Lightroom profile for VM 15mm III is weird. I think that it does not account that CL is an APS-C sensor ! Vignetting correction is way too strong. I just turn it off. And it is fine. Chromatic aberration is not an issue with correction turn on. I have to check if distortion correction is correct or not. It is indeed corrected differently when set with WATE at 16mm profile. Some more tests to be sure of the right correction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2021 Share #38 Posted February 5, 2021 On 11/29/2020 at 5:05 PM, nicci78 said: For now it is a mix bag, not sure to keep it for my CL. @nicci78: May I ask whether you kept or sold the lens? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted February 5, 2021 Share #39 Posted February 5, 2021 I kept it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6, 2021 Share #40 Posted February 6, 2021 Just bought one 2nd hand. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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