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 p.105 #10 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Review | |
I bought my Cosina-Voigtlander 50mm APO Lanthar VM, mostly, for the times I need to be able to shoot at 50mm, without waiting for perfect direction and quality of light. One such occasion would be harsh morning or late afternoon sun, filtering through the sprawling branches of the locally-common Live Oaks, at the angles that would activate the "character" of my Summilux-M ASPH or Summicron-M 50mm lenses*. Much southern Texas socializing occurs in the dappled shade of such trees. I was already able to do this, at 35mm, with the Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1,4 ZM, so, knew what to expect of a Cosina-manufactured lens.
The APO Lanthar VM seems to be even better-coated than the Leica Summicron-M 50mm ASPH, according to some comparisons I have seen, posted on-line.
The APO Lanthar makes sense as a travel lens, when it might be used to shoot a series of images that will be stitched together, to create a panorama. Uniform character, throughout the image, is desirable for this. I have not yet stitched, in this way, but appreciate the capability. (In principle, my crime scene images were often shot this way, though to be viewed as a series of "normal perspective" prints, rather than stitched to create one panoramic image.)
Another such occasion, potentially, would be to document a crash scene, crime scene, or such incident. I retired from my public service career, eight years ago, but I was trained for this type of photography, and, well, civic duty can still "call upon" us. "A picture is worth a thousand words," but, I need to able to assert, under oath, if necessary, that my images are true and correct, or, if not, be able to explain any "character" present in the images, or testify as to what is obscured by flare.
*One can never have too many 50mm lenses. 
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). Been taking a whole bunch with the fm2n while here, first time out properly with it. Let's see.
