goo0h wrote:
Would I be insane to sell my 35/1.4 GM lens and instead pick up one of these? I find increasingly I'm leaving the GM home because I just don't care to lug it around. I have some manual focus lenses, so not really afraid of that. I have the VC 40/1.2, but honestly I never shoot at that aperture anyway. I like the idea of a lens smaller than the GM, but solidly sharp wide open at F2.
If your Sony camera has not been modified by Kolari or similar to work properly with M mount lenses then yes you would be crazy to swap. You should wait until Voigtlander releases an E Mount version.
Aug 27, 2025 at 03:55 AM
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1bwana1 wrote:
If your Sony camera has not been modified by Kolari or similar to work properly with M mount lenses then yes you would be crazy to swap. You should wait until Voigtlander releases an E Mount version.
Voigtlander of course has an E mount version of the 40 f/1.2 and they have made it for a really long time. I have had one for over six years, so I would recommend picking up the E mount version rather than the Leica M mount version but you don't have to wait for that.
1bwana1 wrote:
If your Sony camera has not been modified by Kolari or similar to work properly with M mount lenses then yes you would be crazy to swap. You should wait until Voigtlander releases an E Mount version.
There is already an E-mount version of the Apo Lanthar 2,0/35mm.
Steve Spencer wrote:
Voigtlander of course has an E mount version of the 40 f/1.2 and they have made it for a really long time. I have had one for over six years, so I would recommend picking up the E mount version rather than the Leica M mount version but you don't have to wait for that.
I have had the famed 40/1.2 for a while now. I got the 35 GM for those times AF was more crucial and because 35 isn’t 40…
Maximilian wrote:
There is already an E-mount version of the Apo Lanthar 2,0/35mm.
that’s what I thought.
I probably won’t do anything right away with my small collection of lenses, but I do think the 35 GM will be the first to go. Sure, it makes a precise (too precise?) image, but the size and weight is at the tipping point where it’s too distracting for me. I just don’t enjoy using it. I much prefer something along the lines of these f2 lenses. Though, obviously the cost is AF. However, I’m not even sure that’s as big as a deal for me than perceived.
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