p.48 #2 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I managed to get some more test shots in this evening, this time composing landscape shots more typical for my shooting style, with ground/foreground elements around 3 ft from the camera (focused on foreground and at f8). I was pleasantly surprised to find that my noticeably smeared corners at medium to long distances are much sharper and clearer at these close distances. In fact I'm hardly able to detect any corner smearing at close distances on my 13" 2,732 x 2,048 iPad Pro, until pixel peeping the zoomed image.
p.48 #3 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
For anyone who was still counting serial numbers, I've now received two CV15s, and both have the dreaded smeared corners. Here are the SN:
0862026x
0862038x
They're close enough that it's probably from the same batch, but I can't be sure. Anyways, after losing the lottery twice I'll hold off for awhile and see if something better comes out or if Voigtlander actually gets the QC fixed.
p.48 #4 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Is there any way to easily dismantle the lens Roger at lens rentals style and then cut the petals off the offending section with the comfort that it's not near the other critical components at the time?
p.48 #5 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
recdaco wrote:
For anyone who was still counting serial numbers, I've now received two CV15s, and both have the dreaded smeared corners. Here are the SN:
0862026x
0862038x
They're close enough that it's probably from the same batch, but I can't be sure. Anyways, after losing the lottery twice I'll hold off for awhile and see if something better comes out or if Voigtlander actually gets the QC fixed.
p.48 #9 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
jhinkey wrote:
This issue with the corners has made the comments section over at DPR now that they have a front-page write-up of someone using the E-mount lens.
The images from that sample gallery have much better (though still not quite perfect) corners. Overall, those images are quite impressive. To me, that copy would be a keeper or a "choppy"
p.48 #11 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I've been trying another unit at Yodobashi Camera Akihabara in Tokyo, with the same results.
I tried to do the same shoot with my 16-35mm handheld. I realized that with the CV had to focus on infinity but with the Zeiss I had to focus a little bit closer than infinity but even in the camera visor when you use the focus peaking magnification you can see the corners are not OK, this is not only soft corners this is worse than that:
p.48 #12 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I'm heading out to Vietnam this Sunday, and just got this M-mount VC15mm. I'm using an A7ii (24mp), and it doesn't look as great as the best out there, but I don't think it's the worst. Do people think I should return it, or keep it?
These were at f/8, using the Lightroom VC15mm III profile.
p.48 #13 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
DamonJoyce wrote:
I'm heading out to Vietnam this Sunday, and just got this M-mount VC15mm. I'm using an A7ii (24mp), and it doesn't look as great as the best out there, but I don't think it's the worst. Do people think I should return it, or keep it?
These were at f/8, using the Lightroom VC15mm III profile.
I think that actually looks pretty good. My copy (I've posted the pics earlier) is about the same or perhaps just a tad better, but yours definitely look way better than the bad copies.
p.48 #14 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I just came across this thread, and I am glad I did. I must thank xpfloyd (Eddie) over at POTN for that.
I was seriously thinking of putting my pre-order for the E-mount. But knowing what I know now, I am not going to. Not anytime soon, at least.
So, what’s the latest? Is Voigtlander working to fix the issues with the new E-mount? Is that why it’s been very scarce? I apologize if this was answered already and I missed it.
p.48 #15 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
There is no need to pre-order, since availability is not an issue (at B&H anyway). You can roll the dice like the rest of us.
PratyushPandya wrote:
I just came across this thread, and I am glad I did. I must thank xpfloyd (Eddie) over at POTN for that.
I was seriously thinking of putting my pre-order for the E-mount. But knowing what I know now, I am not going to. Not anytime soon, at least.
So, what’s the latest? Is Voigtlander working to fix the issues with the new E-mount? Is that why it’s been very scarce? I apologize if this was answered already and I missed it.
p.48 #16 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I could be wrong, but it seems like the E-mount version could be having more soft corner problems the m-mount version. Maybe they ramped production for E-mount without good QC practices in place.
p.48 #17 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Here are some better sample shots from my e-mount copy, that I am saying has smeared corners. I have noted that corners that are close to the camera (focused at hyperfocal not infinity) the smearing is less pronounced, almost acceptable. Given that is my shooting style, I am tempted to keep this.
p.48 #18 · Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
The first one left bottom was about the only image it kind of bothered me. But it's a decent copy. Given the lottery situation maybe worth keeping. Now if your shooting interiors of rooms that's a different story than I would keep trying. It's one of those is it acceptable to you and your shooting. Given this type of shooting it could be perfectly okay.
For instance the very last shot bottom left is a perfect way to hide it. You green foliage is not in the bad zone but the dark shadow rocks dirt is but you don't notice it. See here you get away with it. I guess the real trick is keeping anything detailed or unimportant out of that smear zone
