p.4 #1 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
This kind of move is enough to get me back into Sony. Aesthetically I like the scalloped focus ring but hate it when trying to focus with a finger. Hopefully the throw is slightly shorter and lighter as well.
Usually companies charge more for a more focused "purist" version but glad to see Cosina isn't like them. Really respectable and forward thinking.
p.4 #2 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
What am I missing?
For example, going by the listed prices in JPY, converted to USD, the new 50mm F1.2 SE is ~$1K USD. The current FE 50mm F1.2 is ~$999 USD.
Apr 18, 2020 at 01:45 PM
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p.4 #3 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
bluloo wrote:
What am I missing?
For example, going by the listed prices in JPY, converted to USD, the new 50mm F1.2 SE is ~$1K USD. The current FE 50mm F1.2 is ~$999 USD.
The Japanese price has tax built-in, the price is likely to be $899 USD, but we will have to wait until it is listed to know for sure. Just based on the japanese price the new SE is definitely listed for less money.
p.4 #4 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
Steve Spencer wrote:
If you want a clickless aperture, and you plan to use the lens only for video, then Duclos will De-click it for $50. The real advantage is if you want to use the lens for both stills and video, then being able to switch back and forth is nice. I hope that Cosina will continue to offer both housings so people can have their preference, but what I really expect is that these SE lenses will be for stills and that Cosina is going to offer a set of cine lenses (maybe called CE instead SE for cine edition), and those will have a totally different housing with not only a clickless aperture, but also built-in focus and aperture gears. I expect the housing to all be identical or nearly identical for the CE lenses as well with the same diameter, the same or nearly the same length, and the same filter size (which will be bigger). Differentiating the lines ought to be a money maker for Cosina and doesn't require all that much work. They have a 21 f/1.4, 35 f/1.2, 40 f/1.2, & 50 f/1.2 right now. If they added one or two lenses between 21 and 35 that was at least f/1.4, and one or two longer lenses that were at least f/2, they would have a fantastic cine set and they would be a bargain at $2,000 a piece.
Hi Steve! Makes sense from a biz perspective to differentiate the product lines and price cine lenses at the higher prices the market would bear. From my perspective, I'd rather VC amortize the cost of development and production fo the declickable aperture across all their lenses (even if most users won't use them) as I rarely shoot video in a full rig set up with follow focus and really just need the declickable aperture on the GM and select VC lenses.
I've never sent in a lens to Duclos... can they declick all/most modern MF glass?
Apr 18, 2020 at 03:30 PM
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p.4 #5 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
darrellc wrote:
Hi Steve! Makes sense from a biz perspective to differentiate the product lines and price cine lenses at the higher prices the market would bear. From my perspective, I'd rather VC amortize the cost of development and production fo the declickable aperture across all their lenses (even if most users won't use them) as I rarely shoot video in a full rig set up with follow focus and really just need the declickable aperture on the GM and select VC lenses.
I've never sent in a lens to Duclos... can they declick all/most modern MF glass?
Yes, they can de-click almost all modern MF glass, and they can add focus rings too.
p.4 #6 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
Steve Spencer wrote:
Yes, they can de-click almost all modern MF glass, and they can add focus rings too.
Just a thought: Perhaps Voigtlander could have kept the option for aperture ring de-clicking while still decreasing size and weight by using Loxia's de-clicking mechanism from the lens mount.
p.4 #7 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
Steve Spencer wrote:
The Japanese price has tax built-in, the price is likely to be $899 USD, but we will have to wait until it is listed to know for sure. Just based on the japanese price the new SE is definitely listed for less money.
Ah. Thanks.
I still don't get all the hoopla over ~ $100 price difference, unless it's more about the weight.
Granted, less expensive gear is always welcome, but it's not like it puts the lens into the price range of people who didn't have the budget for the existing lenses.
Apr 18, 2020 at 04:05 PM
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p.4 #8 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
Fred Miranda wrote:
Just a thought: Perhaps Voigtlander could have kept the option for aperture ring de-clicking while still decreasing size and weight by using Loxia's de-clicking mechanism from the lens mount.
I am not sure that the Loxia lenses mechanism doesn't also add weight. All of those lenses seem a bit heavier than I would have expected as well. Certainly the Loxia 35 and 50 are heavier than their ZM equivalents. Moving the aperture ring to the bottom (as would likely be required for that mechanism) I would not see as a positive change either. I like the aperture rings at the front of the lens.
p.4 #9 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
Steve Spencer wrote:
I am not sure that the Loxia lenses mechanism doesn't also add weight. All of those lenses seem a bit heavier than I would have expected as well. Certainly the Loxia 35 and 50 are heavier than their ZM equivalents. Moving the aperture ring to the bottom (as would likely be required for that mechanism) I would not see as a positive change either. I like the aperture rings at the front of the lens.
True, didn't think about that. Perhaps the main reason the Loxia aperture ring is located at the bottom of the barrel.
p.4 #10 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
trogdon wrote:
I always disliked the old style of focus ring, so these new ones are very welcome. I also never have liked clickless aperture, so removing that to get lighter weight is again another positive. Looking forward to the US pricing on these. Not sure I can justify more MF lenses in my kit now that I have a great AF body, but the 35mm f1.2 is very tempting.
p.4 #11 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
DWOfPaul wrote:
It's definitely cool to see CV add more options to the line up. I am sure the smaller sizes, and lower price will appeal to some buyers.
Personally I am hopping they still make lenses in the original design. I would have really liked to see two versions of the 35mm f1.2 one in the new style, on the the classic style.
Currently I have the CV 21mm f1.4, 40mm f1.2, 50mm f2, 65mm f2, 110mm f2.5. I have found it such an awesome kit. The number one lens I wish they would make is a nice 28mm. If I could dream a 28mm f1.2 would be amazing.
Originally I was thinking iIf the 35mm f1.2 FE was sharper than the 40mm wide open, I would have maybe gotten it. I just don't see adding a new style to the set though, there is something really nice about having a set of lenses with all matching ergonomics....Show more →
I agree about the 28mm FL. I’m waiting on a CV 28/1.2. It would gap much better with the CV 21 and CV 50s than the 35.
p.4 #13 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
In Japan the official price of original E-mount 50/1.2 is 150000 yen and the new is 115000 yen, and actual current prices (including tax) e.g. at Map Camera are 127990 yen and 106200 yen so the difference is more than 100$. U.S. has had cheaper pricing on the original version so not sure how the gap will be there for this one.
Now that I checked, the original version was 129200 at Map Camera when it was first released, (I bought it on release day), so the price of the original hasn't dropped much at all in about 1 year + 2 months since launch. At original launch the included tax was 8% and now it's 10% though.
bluloo wrote:
What am I missing?
For example, going by the listed prices in JPY, converted to USD, the new 50mm F1.2 SE is ~$1K USD. The current FE 50mm F1.2 is ~$999 USD.
p.4 #14 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
Juha, is it likely this is all that is planned for 2020, for E mount? A lot of pent up demand for a 28mm at f1.4, a fast portrait 75mm and/or an APO-Lanthar between 65mm and 110mm. At least one of these would be excellent.
We can all have our dream lenses from Cosina .. mine (currently) is a modern WATE style lens because 16-18-21 ticks so many boxes.
p.4 #15 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
Cosina has been releasing 1 new lens each month this year starting from February (21/1.4 VM), then 35/1.2 VM III in March, 60/0.95 m43 coming this month and then 1 of the new SE series for each of the next 3 months. I'd guess they'll still have something new for the last 5 months of the year also in E-mount, at least 1 more. I'm thinking it would more likely be a new addition to the APO-Lanthar series in the 75-90mm range (like the 50/2 and not macro) but I'm just guessing. I don't have a lot of confidence in a new 28mm in the near term since they've not put much emphasis on that focal length for a long time now...
philip_pj wrote:
Juha, is it likely this is all that is planned for 2020, for E mount? A lot of pent up demand for a 28mm at f1.4, a fast portrait 75mm and/or an APO-Lanthar between 65mm and 110mm. At least one of these would be excellent.
We can all have our dream lenses from Cosina .. mine (currently) is a modern WATE style lens because 16-18-21 ticks so many boxes.
p.4 #16 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
philip_pj wrote:
We can all have our dream lenses from Cosina .. mine (currently) is a modern WATE style lens because 16-18-21 ticks so many boxes.
I don't see that happening any time soon, but I really want one, too.
p.4 #17 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
philip_pj wrote:
Juha, is it likely this is all that is planned for 2020, for E mount? A lot of pent up demand for a 28mm at f1.4, a fast portrait 75mm and/or an APO-Lanthar between 65mm and 110mm. At least one of these would be excellent.
We can all have our dream lenses from Cosina .. mine (currently) is a modern WATE style lens because 16-18-21 ticks so many boxes.
That’s one of my dreams. The other is a tri Elmar style 28-35-45 f4 (or 3.5 if not too huge)
p.4 #18 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
I am all for cheaper knock offs of Leica originals, even if it is decades later. Cosina and us users should be very grateful to the Leica fans who support Leica to make it all possible.
I just wish Cosina would also copy Leica’s elegant built (retractable) lens hoods where applicable.
p.4 #19 · Voigtländer SE series lenses announced (35/1.2, 40/1.2, 50/1.2)
Thanks, Juha. It's like reading tea leaves. The other makers telegraph what they intend, often well in advance but they are quite predictable generally. Cosina is different and maybe we can hope they are resolutely in the small/light Leica tradition after these SE releases, which seem to have appeared out of the blue. Glad to hear there may be more. Stay safe.
