Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
p.57 #1Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Spent Saturday in the rain with the new Voigtlander 15mm on my A7R. After two bad copies and waiting for both batch 1 and 2 it seemed it was a never ending quest. Glad to finally get copy three into the field. So Saturday was out in the rain with it.
Then went out this morning and waded out in a river with the same combo.
Both times I found that the 15mm was what I was looking for in a shot as the Loxia 21 was not wide enough. Images look great with excellent detail into the corners.
Looks great at f/5.6 to f/11 for landscapes, has great color and good sunstars.
So very glad I rolled the dice on copy three. Truly a great lens, one I really had looked forward to and worth having.
Then went out this morning and waded out in a river with the same combo.
Both times I found that the 15mm was what I was looking for in a shot as the Loxia 21 was not wide enough. Images look great with excellent detail into the corners.
Looks great at f/5.6 to f/11 for landscapes, has great color and good sunstars.
So very glad I rolled the dice on copy three. Truly a great lens, one I really had looked forward to and worth having.
Aug 21, 2016 at 07:08 PM
p.57 #2Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Congrats. Patience pays off
Aug 21, 2016 at 07:51 PM
p.57 #3Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
That's encouraging to hear! Can't wait for mine to be delivered today. I can only hope it's as good!
Aug 22, 2016 at 06:45 AM
p.57 #4Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
GMPhotography wrote:
Congrats. Patience pays off
Yes, when you are about to quit, you get a good copy of this lens!
Congrats. Patience pays off
Yes, when you are about to quit, you get a good copy of this lens!
Aug 22, 2016 at 08:27 AM
p.57 #5Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
A week ago I was almost ready to give up but then copy three arrived from B&H and it's great. Made all the uncertainty and angst over trying to get a good copy better.
Hope it's a winner for you!
JDug wrote:
That's encouraging to hear! Can't wait for mine to be delivered today. I can only hope it's as good!
Hope it's a winner for you!
JDug wrote:
That's encouraging to hear! Can't wait for mine to be delivered today. I can only hope it's as good!
Aug 22, 2016 at 08:35 AM
p.57 #6Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Just got my 15 and snapped some test photos out my office window. Will take a look as soon as I can and report back!
Aug 22, 2016 at 03:00 PM
p.57 #7Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Here are some quick shots I took out of my office window handheld. I know this is not the most ideal not being on tripod. I did apply the lens profile correction in LR (do you all normally do this when evaluating a lens?) and exported shots at f4.5, f5.6, and f8. I will also post 100% corners at each.
Please share your thoughts.
f4.5 full photo
f5.6 full photo
f8 full photo
Please share your thoughts.
f4.5 full photo
f5.6 full photo
f8 full photo
Aug 23, 2016 at 03:33 PM
p.57 #8Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Here are all the top left corners at 100%, f4.5, f5.6, f8
f4.5 top left
f5.6 top left
f8 top left
f4.5 top left
f5.6 top left
f8 top left
Aug 23, 2016 at 03:35 PM
p.57 #9Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Here is top right @ 100%
f4.5 top right
f5.6 top right
f8 top right
f4.5 top right
f5.6 top right
f8 top right
Aug 23, 2016 at 03:36 PM
p.57 #10Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Bottom left
f4.5 bottom left
f5.6 bottom left
f8 bottom left
f4.5 bottom left
f5.6 bottom left
f8 bottom left
Aug 23, 2016 at 03:37 PM
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p.57 #11Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
And finally bottom right @ 100%
f4.5 bottom right
f5.6 bottom right
f8 bottom right
f4.5 bottom right
f5.6 bottom right
f8 bottom right
Aug 23, 2016 at 03:38 PM
p.57 #13Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Looks good to me. Definitely a keeper.
Henry
Henry
Aug 23, 2016 at 04:01 PM
p.57 #14Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Looks good! You got a keeper is right! Congratulations!
Aug 23, 2016 at 04:15 PM
p.57 #15Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
WestTexas Sky wrote:
Looks good! You got a keeper is right! Congratulations!
Thanks! I was excited reviewing these shots because I was so worried when I ordered. Anyone else get one recently?
Aug 23, 2016 at 04:47 PM
p.57 #16Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I've cross-posted this on the Leica images thread and I'm placing here as I don't know where else to post so if this is inappropriate, I apologize in advance.
But, the Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical Lens for M-mount is finally available for Preorder at B&H.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1274719-REG/voigtlander_ba334a_10mm_f_5_6_ultra_wide_heliar.html
But, the Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical Lens for M-mount is finally available for Preorder at B&H.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1274719-REG/voigtlander_ba334a_10mm_f_5_6_ultra_wide_heliar.html
Aug 26, 2016 at 02:32 AM
p.57 #17Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Has anybody compared this latest 15mm Voigtlander to the M-mount Distagon? There were some nice samples earlier in the thread of the SLR version of the Zeiss 15mm/2.8, but based on MTFs, the ZM version appears to be higher resolving. The ZM is also in M-mount, which places it more directly as a competitor with the Voigtlander 15mm/4.5 III. Obviously there are differences in size, price, and aperture, but I'm wondering just about sharpness and resolution at infinity.
Aug 27, 2016 at 08:30 PM
p.57 #18Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I've decided to try my luck, and ordered one today. The seller in Japan seems to have a good rating and covers return shipping if a lens is defective.
Normally I'd order from B&H, it'd be cheaper too. But they won't ship it overseas it seems, due to "manufacturer restrictions"
Or at least they won't to New Zealand or Australia.
This is a long shot, but does anyone know if the Breakthrough.Photography 58mm ND filter will fit?
Normally I'd order from B&H, it'd be cheaper too. But they won't ship it overseas it seems, due to "manufacturer restrictions"
Or at least they won't to New Zealand or Australia.This is a long shot, but does anyone know if the Breakthrough.Photography 58mm ND filter will fit?
Aug 28, 2016 at 04:46 PM
p.57 #19Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Archimedes wrote:
Has anybody compared this latest 15mm Voigtlander to the M-mount Distagon? There were some nice samples earlier in the thread of the SLR version of the Zeiss 15mm/2.8, but based on MTFs, the ZM version appears to be higher resolving. The ZM is also in M-mount, which places it more directly as a competitor with the Voigtlander 15mm/4.5 III. Obviously there are differences in size, price, and aperture, but I'm wondering just about sharpness and resolution at infinity.
If you're using it on an M body or a Kolari modded sensor, the ZM 15mm f/2.8 is incredible. But it has problems with smearing a stock Sony sensor stack.
Has anybody compared this latest 15mm Voigtlander to the M-mount Distagon? There were some nice samples earlier in the thread of the SLR version of the Zeiss 15mm/2.8, but based on MTFs, the ZM version appears to be higher resolving. The ZM is also in M-mount, which places it more directly as a competitor with the Voigtlander 15mm/4.5 III. Obviously there are differences in size, price, and aperture, but I'm wondering just about sharpness and resolution at infinity.
If you're using it on an M body or a Kolari modded sensor, the ZM 15mm f/2.8 is incredible. But it has problems with smearing a stock Sony sensor stack.
Aug 28, 2016 at 05:01 PM
p.57 #20Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
LostBoyNZ wrote:
I've decided to try my luck, and ordered one today. The seller in Japan seems to have a good rating and covers return shipping if a lens is defective.
Normally I'd order from B&H, it'd be cheaper too. But they won't ship it overseas it seems, due to "manufacturer restrictions"
Or at least they won't to New Zealand or Australia.This is a long shot, but does anyone know if the Breakthrough.Photography 58mm ND filter will fit?
Did you check with the seller if this is from the second run of lenses? It seems the first run had a lot of bad lenses and the second run seems to be significantly better.
Aug 28, 2016 at 06:28 PM