Fred Miranda wrote:
So, for landscapes, I would take the Voigtlander for its compactness and better performance against the light and for everything else I would choose the Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM. Having said that, I do like the Voigtlander for other applications as well.
I enjoyed and appreciated the detailed comparisons between three new 35mm lenses for the Sony E mount. Thanks to all of those who participated in the various threads, and especially to you, Fred.
I'm voting with my wallet here for the Voigtlander. I'd perhaps choose an autofocus lens if I had an active younger kid, but I don't, and I genuinely prefer smaller, manual focus lenses. The Voigtlander will replace a Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 for my daily use.
LBJ2 wrote:
2021. The year of the 35mm par excellence! Or 35mm madness if you will, as I am sure many will end up owning multiple stellar 35s in 2021. Why the hell not ?
Now with the Voigtlander 35 Apo, I still have a Loxia 35, Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2 v.II and the Sony 35/1.8. Considering selling the Loxia but I can find the box!
Frederik0711 wrote:
They are easy to tell apart if you add the lens hoods, as the hood for the 35 is noticeably smaller, but eh, I don't use the hoods that often.
I always use the hoods and still managed to take the wrong one. On top of that whilst processing them in C1 I saw it had them labelled as 50mm. I thought to myself 'stupid software doesn't even know what lens it is...' Stupid software? haha stupid operator!
I guess this means that they do have a very consistent look. The fov is different between the 35 & 50 but the look they create is very similar.
Frederik0711 wrote:
They are easy to tell apart if you add the lens hoods, as the hood for the 35 is noticeably smaller, but eh, I don't use the hoods that often.
Unless you have the M versions, in which case they use the same hood
tri_fin wrote:
I always use the hoods and still managed to take the wrong one. On top of that whilst processing them in C1 I saw it had them labelled as 50mm. I thought to myself 'stupid software doesn't even know what lens it is...' Stupid software? haha stupid operator!
I guess this means that they do have a very consistent look. The fov is different between the 35 & 50 but the look they create is very similar.
Yeah, it’s always good to use hoods, but I just think the lenses look slick without, haha. Also, these lenses barely flare. I have experienced similiar but with the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DN. It thought that it was the old EX version. They do have a quite consistent look, but the 50 has slightly smoother bokeh and is overall a bit better at f/2, at least mine is.
Yeah, it’s an incredible lens. Thank you. If you wonder why the images are private, it’s because I haven’t reached them yet. I have taken many images before with different lenses on different dates, so I want to share a few at a time and by date on my Flickr page. I could make another page just for samples, but it wouldn’t make sense unless I become a reviewer or buy, test and return lenses often (it’s so expensive to rent in Denmark). Anyway, it’s just somewhat get a vision of what it can do, and I’m impressed by especially these compact APO lenses that CV has come out with recently.
CV 35 APO wide open at MFD on the M10-R. This was just as the last bit of light from sunset was left – not bad for a very low contrast scene (punched-up a bit in post).
Can't believe how sharp these CV APOs are wide open at any distance. And the bokeh at MFD is pleasing, IMO.
Tora_2097 wrote:
Sigh, alright folks, you did it.
I caved and ordered a copy, even though I still like my Loxia 35.
Will do a few comparisons between the two.
Ben
I would be very curious to see these comparisons as well. Especially distortion near edge of frame and mid zone focus dip due to field curvature on loxia. My hunch is that around 5.6/8 that they won't be that far apart, with the exception of the loxia going a little soft on mid zone and having slightly more vignetting.
The two early Loxias (35mm and 50mm) can be likened to CV's Vintage line of lenses. They are great visual lenses but need mid apertures to give of their best for technical performance. The CV APOs give you that performance (and a little more), more evenly across the image frame.
And you have it for all apertures. Colour palette is similar in many respects, a little less pastoral, Cosina made the better late release Zeiss lenses. Loxia 35m is a rather 'centre-heavy' lens, but drops off in mid-frame. No distortion to speak off. Curvature is pretty well-handled, low astigmatism - it's a two stage lens, big donut then some outer frame losses - at f5.6. F2 comparison will be worth looking at, for you. They're all good, depends what you want.
I have the ZM 35 f/2, same optics as the Loxia, but tuned for Leica M cameras.
From the examples I see here, I’d swap the ZM for the APO in a heartbeat and never look back.
The ZM is a very nice lens, but at f/2 it renders donuts-bubbles behind the plane of focus.
I use it for landscape and architecture (no distortion and great colors) well stopped down.
philip_pj wrote:
The two early Loxias (35mm and 50mm) can be likened to CV's Vintage line of lenses. They are great visual lenses but need mid apertures to give of their best for technical performance. The CV APOs give you that performance (and a little more), more evenly across the image frame.
And you have it for all apertures. Colour palette is similar in many respects, a little less pastoral, Cosina made the better late release Zeiss lenses. Loxia 35m is a rather 'centre-heavy' lens, but drops off in mid-frame. No distortion to speak off. Curvature is pretty well-handled, low astigmatism - it's a two stage lens, big donut then some outer frame losses - at f5.6. F2 comparison will be worth looking at, for you. They're all good, depends what you want....Show more →
Very nice summary.
The Voigtlander 35mm f/2 APO matches the Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon's very low distortion. For landscapes, the APO wins on flare resistance, lateral CA, lack of field curvature and off-axis resolution/contrast compared to the Loxia. Having said that, both lenses are capable of great results stopped down.
