Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
p.58 #1Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
JDug wrote:
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.
Interesting. Terrific if true. Any evidence to point to? TIA.
K-H.
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?
Interesting. Terrific if true. Any evidence to point to? TIA.
K-H.
Aug 28, 2016 at 07:05 PM
p.58 #2Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
JDug wrote:
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.
Oh, hmm I didn't no :/ Fingers crossed it's from the second run. Will post samples when I receive it.
Some people seem to have gone through 3 or even more copies before hitting a keeper, mmm.
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?
Oh, hmm I didn't no :/ Fingers crossed it's from the second run. Will post samples when I receive it.
Some people seem to have gone through 3 or even more copies before hitting a keeper, mmm.
Aug 29, 2016 at 12:04 AM
p.58 #3Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
k-h.a.w wrote:
JDug wrote
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?
K-H.
Steven at CameraQuest told me the factor made some changes to address some issues. My copy which I just got a week or two ago looks pretty good.
Aug 29, 2016 at 06:07 AM
p.58 #4Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
JDug wrote:
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.Interesting. Terrific if true. Any evidence to point to? TIA.
K-H.Steven at CameraQuest told me the factor made some changes to address some issues. My copy which I just got a week or two ago looks pretty good.
Thanks, K-H.
k-h.a.w wrote
JDug wrote
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?
K-H.
Thanks, K-H.
Aug 29, 2016 at 06:16 AM
p.58 #5Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Seems like good news. Though happy with my 15/4.5-III VM version (very nice corners) I would like to swap it out for the E mount version so I can have EXIF and automatics IBIS focal length recognition.
As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.
As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.
Aug 29, 2016 at 09:23 AM
p.58 #6Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
jhinkey wrote:
Seems like good news. Though happy with my 15/4.5-III VM version (very nice corners) I would like to swap it out for the E mount version so I can have EXIF and automatics IBIS focal length recognition.
As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.
Well. I get all that with the TechArt adapter in addition to AF by initially taking one shot at F/11 with IBIS ON, Auto.
K-H.
Seems like good news. Though happy with my 15/4.5-III VM version (very nice corners) I would like to swap it out for the E mount version so I can have EXIF and automatics IBIS focal length recognition.
As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.
Well. I get all that with the TechArt adapter in addition to AF by initially taking one shot at F/11 with IBIS ON, Auto.
K-H.
Aug 29, 2016 at 09:43 AM
p.58 #7Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Here is a shot taken with Sony A7r2 + TECHART LM-EA7 AF adapter + Nikon-L/M K&F CONCEPT adapter + Noct-NIKKOR 58/1.2 @ f/1.2 in pretty dim light.
As 58mm isn't part of TechArt's tables, I chose F/25 for the first shot and set IBIS to ON and Manual at 60mm, that's as close as one can get to 58mm.
K-H.
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As 58mm isn't part of TechArt's tables, I chose F/25 for the first shot and set IBIS to ON and Manual at 60mm, that's as close as one can get to 58mm.
K-H.
Aug 29, 2016 at 09:54 AM
p.58 #8Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
k-h.a.w wrote:
As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.Well. I get all that with the TechArt adapter in addition to AF by initially taking one shot at F/11 with IBIS ON, Auto.
K-H.
Yeah, but who wants to lug a TechArt adapter into the mountains . . .
jhinkey wrote
Seems like good news. Though happy with my 15/4.5-III VM version (very nice corners) I would like to swap it out for the E mount version so I can have EXIF and automatics IBIS focal length recognition.As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.
K-H.
Yeah, but who wants to lug a TechArt adapter into the mountains . . .
Aug 29, 2016 at 01:35 PM
p.58 #9Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
jhinkey wrote:
As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.Well. I get all that with the TechArt adapter in addition to AF by initially taking one shot at F/11 with IBIS ON, Auto.
K-H.Yeah, but who wants to lug a TechArt adapter into the mountains . . .
Well, I live in the mountains.
K-H.
k-h.a.w wrote
jhinkey wrote
Seems like good news. Though happy with my 15/4.5-III VM version (very nice corners) I would like to swap it out for the E mount version so I can have EXIF and automatics IBIS focal length recognition.As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.
K-H.
Well, I live in the mountains.
K-H.
Aug 29, 2016 at 01:38 PM
p.58 #10Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I'll carry it for you John. Lol
jhinkey wrote:
k-h.a.w wrote
jhinkey wrote
Seems like good news. Though happy with my 15/4.5-III VM version (very nice corners) I would like to swap it out for the E mount version so I can have EXIF and automatics IBIS focal length recognition.As soon as the E mount becomes available I'll be making the swap assuming the corners are consistently decent.
K-H.
Aug 29, 2016 at 01:39 PM
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p.58 #11Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
What is the latest on the alleged second batch/version of this lens? I would like to get one but an not eager to enter a lottery for a good one.
Sep 01, 2016 at 07:59 AM
p.58 #12Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Old Judge wrote:
What is the latest on the alleged second batch/version of this lens? I would like to get one but an not eager to enter a lottery for a good one.
If you look a page or two back I posted samples from mine which I bought from CameraQuest a few weeks ago. Also posted a few shots in the FE image thread if you want to check them out. I am very happy with it, seems to be sharp across the frame.
What I don't know is the anyone has gotten a bad copy out of this second batch. When I spoke to Steven at CameraQuest before I purchased mine he informed me that he only had one exchange as of my puchase out of the second batch. That sounds like better odds than playing the lottery.
Sep 01, 2016 at 08:23 AM
p.58 #13Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
We have not seen the volume of comments on bad copies this time like happened in the spring. I got a good one from the new batch a few weeks ago. Glad to have it as it is a great lens.
Give it a try, but test it. At f/5.6 it would be reasonably sharp in corners and not smeared on distant focus landscape images.
Good luck!!
Give it a try, but test it. At f/5.6 it would be reasonably sharp in corners and not smeared on distant focus landscape images.
Good luck!!
Sep 01, 2016 at 08:52 AM
p.58 #14Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
I'm in. I just ordered from Amazon specifying Camera Quest as the provider. Fingers crossed.
Sep 02, 2016 at 06:31 AM
p.58 #15Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Old Judge wrote:
I'm in. I just ordered from Amazon specifying Camera Quest as the provider. Fingers crossed.
Good luck. Please let us know how it turns out. TIA.
K-H.
I'm in. I just ordered from Amazon specifying Camera Quest as the provider. Fingers crossed.
Good luck. Please let us know how it turns out. TIA.
K-H.
Sep 02, 2016 at 06:41 AM
p.58 #16Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Old Judge wrote:
I'm in. I just ordered from Amazon specifying Camera Quest as the provider. Fingers crossed.
Watch out with Amazon. I bought an "authentic" Arduino board specifically from an Arduino-authorized seller and Amazon filled the order with a counterfeit board from an unauthorized seller. I don't trust them at all.
I'm in. I just ordered from Amazon specifying Camera Quest as the provider. Fingers crossed.
Watch out with Amazon. I bought an "authentic" Arduino board specifically from an Arduino-authorized seller and Amazon filled the order with a counterfeit board from an unauthorized seller. I don't trust them at all.
Sep 02, 2016 at 03:06 PM
p.58 #17Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
It's from cameraquest
scrappydog wrote:
Old Judge wrote
I'm in. I just ordered from Amazon specifying Camera Quest as the provider. Fingers crossed.Sep 02, 2016 at 03:24 PM
p.58 #18Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Does anyone know where the serial numbers start for the 2nd batch ? I've decided to get the V 15mm and Loxia 21mm instead of the 16-35.
The Loxia isn't a problem but E-mount V 15mm may be (here in Shanghai). Are there any pros/cons to using the M version (easily found here) with the Voigt close-focus adapter instead of the E-mount version ?
The Loxia isn't a problem but E-mount V 15mm may be (here in Shanghai). Are there any pros/cons to using the M version (easily found here) with the Voigt close-focus adapter instead of the E-mount version ?
Sep 03, 2016 at 04:31 AM
p.58 #19Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
GMPhotography wrote:
It's from cameraquest
I realize that he selected CameraQuest as the vendor to fulfill the order. As I stated in my post, I also selected a specific retailer to fulfill my order. Amazon does not necessarily follow that protocol. Instead, Amazon selects another vendor if it will fulfill the order faster. It's a bait and switch. In my instance, I paid more for the "authorized" version from a specific authorized dealer, and Amazon disregarded these choices.
Edited on Sep 03, 2016 at 05:15 AM · View previous versions
It's from cameraquest
I realize that he selected CameraQuest as the vendor to fulfill the order. As I stated in my post, I also selected a specific retailer to fulfill my order. Amazon does not necessarily follow that protocol. Instead, Amazon selects another vendor if it will fulfill the order faster. It's a bait and switch. In my instance, I paid more for the "authorized" version from a specific authorized dealer, and Amazon disregarded these choices.
Edited on Sep 03, 2016 at 05:15 AM · View previous versions
Sep 03, 2016 at 05:09 AM
p.58 #20Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount
Photo village and cameraquest are the only two distributors .
Sep 03, 2016 at 05:13 AM