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2 hours ago, MikeMyers said:

This is the best I know how to do - to my eyes, the Voigtlander 28mm Ultron ASPH type II is as perfect as I've ever seen (but I've never seen results from the new multi-thousand dollar Leica lenses

Well. I own this 28 and the Summicron 50 v5 that costs 3x the price.

As far as IQ the Voigtlander is as good as a Summicron.

The 50 Cron has its own rendering and personality and I love it more. There is something to be said about Leica 50 Cron glass mated to a Leica sensor… the magic glow is real ,

but I’m pretty sure if you compare this Ultron with the 28 Cron there won’t be much difference at all. And the Ultron is smaller. 

The best guy to watch is MrLeica aka Matt Osbourne on YouTube. He has all the comparisons there. 

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@Al Brown,and @lct, I looked over those three lenses:

http://gear.vogelius.se/-reviews/leica-summicron-40/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1626710-REG/voigtlander_ba351c_ultron_vintage_line_35mm.html

https://jacktaka.com/voigtlander-35mm-f2-apo

 

Quoting from that last link, "If you don’t need extreme performance in your 35mm lens, the most sensible option is probably the Voigtlander 35mm f/2 Ultron. It’s extremely compact yet delivers great image quality..."  I enjoy the compact design of the lens I just bought.  I guess I'll just think about this for a while, before I consider buying anything, and in the meantime I've got my 35mm Summilux.

Thanks for the feedback.  I'll stop typing, and just sit back and read for a while.

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29 minutes ago, Chimichurri said:

[...] but I’m pretty sure if you compare this Ultron with the 28 Cron there won’t be much difference at all. [...]

Bit more vignetting, macro contrast and color fringing on the Ultron. Nothing to worry about though.

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4 hours ago, Al Brown said:

I really love my Voigtlander 28mm Ultron ASPH Type II. Its focusing tab’s paint suddenly started chipping though. Professional use. It is getting worse with time.

Strangely, there is no brass underneath. Must be some cost saving thingy.

Cosina has informed me that this will be fixed under warranty and that the lead time is up to 12 weeks.

Sending in today.

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Mine has 2 very small chips too. After 1 year. I don’t mind it. It’s just the way it is. It would be better if it was brass though. 

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3 hours ago, 28framelines said:

It’s certainly supposed to be brass if it’s the Black Paint option.

Yea mine is black paint. It’s white underneath like yours. Focus tab may be metal but it’s probably not brass. Only the body is brass. 

look at this worn out Skopar. Everything looks brassed except the focus tab (and the hood?). It’s like ours.

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6 hours ago, Chimichurri said:

Yea mine is black paint. It’s white underneath like yours. Focus tab may be metal but it’s probably not brass. Only the body is brass. 

look at this worn out Skopar. Everything looks brassed except the focus tab (and the hood?). It’s like ours.

 

 

 

That old focus tab looks way better than the photo of the worn 28 Ultron tab. The Ultron tab's paint looks like it's completely pealing off once it's chipped, which is either due to lack of surface prep, inferior paint formula, or both.

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8 hours ago, Chimichurri said:

Yea mine is black paint. It’s white underneath like yours. Focus tab may be metal but it’s probably not brass. Only the body is brass. 

look at this worn out Skopar. Everything looks brassed except the focus tab (and the hood?). It’s like ours.

 

 

 

What lens is this, btw?

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1 hour ago, Al Brown said:

You are correct, it will just advance with slightest friction. Could be any or both. Cosina acknowledged it under warranty yet I wonder if it will happen again once I get it back.

Maybe a batch of the tabs missed a surface preparation step, and the replacement tab will be ok. If not, they will need to come up with a fix.

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4 hours ago, Huss said:

Did you add vignetting to this pic or is it really that heavy from the lens?

The vignetting at f/4 is about the same if not a little less than the Summicron 28mm ASPH II. This image either cannot be f/4 or the vignette was added in post.

The Ultron just vignettes objectionably at f/2. Even at f/2.8 it's a lot better. 

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On 11/26/2022 at 5:24 AM, hmzimelka said:

The vignetting at f/4 is about the same if not a little less than the Summicron 28mm ASPH II. This image either cannot be f/4 or the vignette was added in post.

The Ultron just vignettes objectionably at f/2. Even at f/2.8 it's a lot better. 

I can confirm that the Ultron II vignettes less at f/4 than the Summicron Asph II (but more at f/2).

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On real world photos i can't seem to see differences between Summicron 28/2 v2 and Ultron 28/2 asph v1 re vignetting at f/4. Comparisons are not very easy though as the actual focal length of the Ultron is slightly longer than that of the Summicron which FoV is a bit wider accordingly. F2 is another story as mentioned above but the Ultron is significantly smaller.

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Several photos made with a Leica M10 and the 28mm Ultron II during a recent trip to Greece.

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Euphorbia Virosa growing on a Granite mountain.

M11 with Ultron 28mm ASPH II

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