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Archive 2011 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?

  
 
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


Looking for a 35mm-40mm lens (either Legacy or new) for my NEX-5N. I feel that a 50mm will be too long with the crop factor.

I have heard excellent things about the Voigt 40 1.4. I'd like to buy second hand in case I need to resell, in order to keep any losses at a minimal level. Second hand Voigt 40 1.4's are hard to find for ~$350... so that's the hangup for now.

What are some other options for under $400? Also, are there some more expensive lenses (say, under $700) that I may be overlooking in this focal length range?

Thanks.



Sep 18, 2011 at 01:03 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


Contax/Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 if that is fast enough. Exceptional value for the money.


Sep 18, 2011 at 01:06 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


Example on Nex-3:





The young Donald by pictorlucis, on Flickr



Sep 18, 2011 at 01:07 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


Thank you. Is that the Contax G 35? I am new to manual focus and older lenses, so I am a bit confused with all of the different, but very similar, lenses that are available.

Wow, that looks great! Do you have a link to such a lens?



Sep 18, 2011 at 01:07 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


Carl Zeiss Jena 35/2.4 Flektogon MC is very nice. Leica Summicron 35/2 should be great but don't know if it is over $700.


Sep 18, 2011 at 01:29 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


the contax g 35/2 (costs $400-$500) is probably better than cv 40/1.4 in everything except focus feel and largest aperture. the lens morfeus refers to is the more modern zm 35/2.8, which is even slower but optically better than the contax (costs around $800). some other options would be the leica summicron 40/2 (~$500), cv 35/1.7 (~$500), pen f 38/1.8 (~$150), 40/1.4 (~$300), or 42/1.2 (~$600). the summicron and cv 35/1.7 are good all rounders, the pens are extremely sharp but lower in contrast and suffer more from field curvature. if you're willing to go a little longer the contax g 45/2 ($400-$500) beats all of them in most areas except for the zm 35/2.8. then there is also a ton of slr lenses, but those are all much bigger.


Sep 18, 2011 at 04:21 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


I had the Voigtlander and used it as a portrait lens on a Panasonic GF1. I liked everything about the lens except for it's strange bokeh at maximum aperture.


Sep 18, 2011 at 04:50 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


fotographiq wrote:
Thank you. Is that the Contax G 35? I am new to manual focus and older lenses, so I am a bit confused with all of the different, but very similar, lenses that are available.

Wow, that looks great! Do you have a link to such a lens?


No, that is Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35 mm f/2.8 in Contax/Yashica mount precisely.

Example link on ebay:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Carl-Zeiss-Contax-Distagon-35mm-f2-8-MM-Contax-Yashica-C-Y-MINT-35-2-8-/300601011279?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item45fd376c4f#ht_500wt_1413



Sep 18, 2011 at 04:59 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Is the Voigtlander 40 1.4 the best 35-40mm lens?


Morfeus wrote:
No, that is Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35 mm f/2.8 in Contax/Yashica mount precisely.

Example link on ebay:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Carl-Zeiss-Contax-Distagon-35mm-f2-8-MM-Contax-Yashica-C-Y-MINT-35-2-8-/300601011279?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item45fd376c4f#ht_500wt_1413


oops, thought you had the zm.



Sep 18, 2011 at 05:02 PM





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