Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
p.41 #1Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Anyone peel off the clear protective sticker on the front element before testing?
May 12, 2016 at 01:31 PM
p.41 #2Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Wow I like this E version. Shooting audience shots of about 400 hundred. Sharp as heck. Nice to have a 15 back in my hands
May 12, 2016 at 01:49 PM
p.41 #3Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Guy, are you giving us unlucky ones false hope? #3 is on it's way.
May 12, 2016 at 01:57 PM
p.41 #4Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I guess I don't dare try to change to an E-mount version . . . why ruin a good think. I'm almost afraid to even try!
May 12, 2016 at 02:00 PM
p.41 #5Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Bobu wrote:
Karl-Heinz, due to the bad weather I could not use my usual test subject where I can compare center focus and corner focus. The above images were focused at the corner, center focus was not possible.
Boris
OK, I am a noob. In this situation, how do you make the camera focus at the corner other then turning the lens to infinity and relying on the focus peaking indication?
Thanks,
Douglas
Karl-Heinz, due to the bad weather I could not use my usual test subject where I can compare center focus and corner focus. The above images were focused at the corner, center focus was not possible.
Boris
OK, I am a noob. In this situation, how do you make the camera focus at the corner other then turning the lens to infinity and relying on the focus peaking indication?
Thanks,
Douglas
May 12, 2016 at 02:01 PM
p.41 #6Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Use the zoom in feature and then 'scroll' with the wheel to move the zoomed view to the corner. Then focus.
May 12, 2016 at 02:03 PM
p.41 #7Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
rji2goleez wrote:
Use the zoom in feature and then 'scroll' with the wheel to move the zoomed view to the corner. Then focus.
Thanks Bob!
Use the zoom in feature and then 'scroll' with the wheel to move the zoomed view to the corner. Then focus.
Thanks Bob!
May 12, 2016 at 02:05 PM
p.41 #8Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
rji2goleez wrote:
I guess I don't dare try to change to an E-mount version . . . why ruin a good think. I'm almost afraid to even try!
Well, keep your current version and compare against the many E-mounts until you finally get the perfect one.
How does that sound to you?
Regards, K-H.
I guess I don't dare try to change to an E-mount version . . . why ruin a good think. I'm almost afraid to even try!
Well, keep your current version and compare against the many E-mounts until you finally get the perfect one.
How does that sound to you?
Regards, K-H.
May 12, 2016 at 02:12 PM
p.41 #9Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
This thread is good info. Nice to see confirmation from other users with what I experienced over a year ago with my bad copy of the 15mm III and subsequent sharper copy from another retailer (thought I was just one unlucky guy and everyone else just had stellar copies).
I've already returned the original bad copy, so can't do any comparisons for you all, but these test shots were exactly what I did over a year ago comparing the two copies.
I've already returned the original bad copy, so can't do any comparisons for you all, but these test shots were exactly what I did over a year ago comparing the two copies.
May 12, 2016 at 02:12 PM
p.41 #10Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Maybe just slap it upside the barrel and it will work fine. Must have Italian glass in it. Lol
RFMP wrote:
Guy, are you giving us unlucky ones false hope? #3 is on it's way.
May 12, 2016 at 02:16 PM
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p.41 #11Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I'm going for the 10mm first and see how I like the e-mount first!
k-h.a.w wrote:
Well, keep your current version and compare against the many E-mounts until you finally get the perfect one.
How does that sound to you?
Regards, K-H.
k-h.a.w wrote:
rji2goleez wrote
I guess I don't dare try to change to an E-mount version . . . why ruin a good think. I'm almost afraid to even try!How does that sound to you?
Regards, K-H.
May 12, 2016 at 02:59 PM
p.41 #12Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I must say Steve Gandy at Camera Quest is a stand up guy. It's unfortunate Voigtlander has all these QC issues that put the dealers at a bad spot.
May 12, 2016 at 03:22 PM
p.41 #13Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
kdrk888 wrote:
I must say Steve Gandy at Camera Quest is a stand up guy. It's unfortunate Voigtlander has all these QC issues that put the dealers at a bad spot.
Maybe hire a student/intern/under-employed relative and have them test every single lens that arrives. Offer AAA and AA grading at a premium price. AAA would be Choppy calibre. AA would be along the lines of #5 for Boris, etc. Save the wasted time and shipping back and forth.
I must say Steve Gandy at Camera Quest is a stand up guy. It's unfortunate Voigtlander has all these QC issues that put the dealers at a bad spot.
Maybe hire a student/intern/under-employed relative and have them test every single lens that arrives. Offer AAA and AA grading at a premium price. AAA would be Choppy calibre. AA would be along the lines of #5 for Boris, etc. Save the wasted time and shipping back and forth.
May 12, 2016 at 05:34 PM
p.41 #14Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
rscheffler wrote:
Maybe hire a student/intern/under-employed relative and have them test every single lens that arrives. Offer AAA and AA grading at a premium price. AAA would be Choppy calibre. AA would be along the lines of #5 for Boris, etc. Save the wasted time and shipping back and forth.
Or Guy can start a testing and hood chopping service.
kdrk888 wrote
I must say Steve Gandy at Camera Quest is a stand up guy. It's unfortunate Voigtlander has all these QC issues that put the dealers at a bad spot.Or Guy can start a testing and hood chopping service.
May 12, 2016 at 07:19 PM
p.41 #15Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Could be kind of fun.
kdrk888 wrote:
rscheffler wrote
kdrk888 wrote
I must say Steve Gandy at Camera Quest is a stand up guy. It's unfortunate Voigtlander has all these QC issues that put the dealers at a bad spot.May 12, 2016 at 07:25 PM
p.41 #16Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
First of all, thank you for all the information in this forum.
I was thinking to buy one in Japan because the 8% tax free, so I did some quick test to the unit they have at Yodobashi Camera Store in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Now, I can confirm the same for the japanese version.
Next week I'm going to Tokyo and there I'm going to try in Map Camera to see if they are aware of that or if they have some units to test berfore buying. I had something similar with my Sigma 10-20mm whith my old Canon 7d.
I was thinking to buy one in Japan because the 8% tax free, so I did some quick test to the unit they have at Yodobashi Camera Store in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Now, I can confirm the same for the japanese version.
Next week I'm going to Tokyo and there I'm going to try in Map Camera to see if they are aware of that or if they have some units to test berfore buying. I had something similar with my Sigma 10-20mm whith my old Canon 7d.
May 12, 2016 at 07:44 PM
p.41 #17Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Worth checking Lloyd Chambers test shots looking at sharpness, just posted today.
Michael
Michael
May 12, 2016 at 08:50 PM
p.41 #18Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
If only Lloyd had Choppy....
mdemeyer wrote:
Worth checking Lloyd Chambers test shots looking at sharpness, just posted today.
Michael
May 12, 2016 at 09:02 PM
p.41 #19Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Lloyd should read this thread. He seems clueless... 
May 12, 2016 at 09:05 PM
p.41 #20Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
anyone have a suggestion on a circular polarizer that won't vignette with this lens?
May 12, 2016 at 09:28 PM