Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm F3.5 and Color-Skopar 50mm F2.2

[Al Brown]

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10 minutes ago, JTLeica said:

Such a strange looking lens but really cool too. 150g weight! That is basically made of helium. Roll on a whole series of these lenses please... 21, 28, 35, 90... Perfect landscape kit in theory.

For landscape we have to see vignetting, coma (for night shots), ghosting and field curvature characteristics first.

[JTLeica]

33 minutes ago, Al Brown said:

For landscape we have to see vignetting, coma (for night shots), ghosting and field curvature characteristics first.

Well we do... but APO Lanthar any name I reckon they will have handled all of that by just the model designation. Could be rubbish but I doubt it

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[costa43]

43 minutes ago, JTLeica said:

To be honest the 35 is basically the same as the 50... like 5% bigger, or 10...

But the framelines for the 50mm are much more forgiving of longer lenses than the 35mm. It just eats in a little too much for my liking.

[JTLeica]

5 minutes ago, costa43 said:

But the framelines for the 50mm are much more forgiving of longer lenses than the 35mm. It just eats in a little too much for my liking.

Ahh I see, yes that is true, as I shoot mainly landscapes I used the back screen a lot.

[Danner]

3 hours ago, Al Brown said:

"Rigid collapsible" non-collapsible lens it is, here is the APO Lanthar 50/3.5 fully extended in its 45cm MFD glory.
(Source: Cosina Press Release)

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Nice, please post some sample images.  Hoping this lens performs extremely well...

[Al Brown]

27 minutes ago, Danner said:

Nice, please post some sample images.  Hoping this lens performs extremely well...

Not much out there yet, this is Cosina press release still.

[28framelines]

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I’m anxiously waiting to see image samples (maybe from Fred Miranda)

[Smudgerer]

On 2/28/2024 at 3:06 PM, JTLeica said:

Voigtlander as slowly becoming my favourite lens maker, they have knocking it out of the park at the moment, their lenses are superb, QC is great, only had one issue with one lens that I returned, and even better... I have a dealer local to me that stocks every lens they sell!

Indeed........I have several Voigtlander lenses and never have had a QC / build problem with any of them. With our Leica M lenses we also have Voigtlander, Light Lens Lab, 7Artisans and others, we are spoiled for choices.

[SonnarGauss]

Got the Voigtlander 50mm f2.2 earlier today

If anyone is curious how it compares with other voigtlander lenses size-wise I can post comparisons. In this photo it's next to the 28mm f2.8 with which it shares design language, including an identical focus tab 

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[elmars]

vor 1 Stunde schrieb SonnarGauss:

If anyone is curious how it compares with other voigtlander lenses size-wise

I am interested. It would also be nice if You could make a photo from above, when the lens is attached to the camera.

[kivis]

CV is doing awesome stuff I have 3 of their excellent lens to go with my Leica Stalwarts.

[Stuart Richardson]

Can someone confirm that the type I does not collapse? It seems a very weird design choice assuming it does not...just curious. I have the 50mm APO Lanthar f2 and love it.

[JTLeica]

Definitely not collapsible no. Just lighter and an ode to designs from the past

9 minutes ago, Stuart Richardson said:

Can someone confirm that the type I does not collapse? It seems a very weird design choice assuming it does not...just curious. I have the 50mm APO Lanthar f2 and love it.

 

[brickftl]

any word on release date in the US?

[UliWer]

Leicarumors said, it would be released in August - not sure if this also applies to the US:

https://leicarumors.com/2024/07/12/new-voigtlander-apo-lanthar-50mm-f-3-5-type-i-ii-vm-lenses-for-leica-m-mount-announced.aspx/

[Daniel kk]

Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 50mm f/3.5 (Type I) is a compact, non-collapsible and light-weight normal lens.

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Edited August 31 by Daniel kk

[Mefty]

My first two pictures with (new) Voigtländer APO Lanthar 50mm f3.5 and Leica M11P

Both with f3.5 at minimum distance 35cm

I heard the internet was invented to share cat pics 🤣

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[LarsHP]

Fred Miranda shared images of the new Apo 50mm f/3.5, which appears to be collapsible. However, I see people saying it doesn't collapse...

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1846836/1#16476913

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Edited September 1 by LarsHP

[Daniel kk]

My pictures of new Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 50mm f/3.5 (Type I) with M10 @ f3.5, excellent optical performance of sharpness from centre to the edge of images.

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Hallo,

Look here: Leica M

[Danner]

It's the 'rigid' version that appeals to me.

Rigid

 

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Edited September 1 by Danner