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Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review

  
 
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Not sure why he can’t get the hood off…..no interest from me if that’s the case. Packaging also changed

https://youtu.be/YhUrTXBtCyc?si=JZI8g1yOTxKs5BWP



Jul 20, 2024 at 07:08 AM
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I received my Black 50mm f/2.2 lens yesterday and the hood easily unscrewed from the 39mm front filter threads. The 39mm lens cap fits on the lens hood and obviously fits perfectly on the 39mm lens front filter threads.

I removed the lens hood and front cap and stored them in the box. Added my favorite ultra slim 39mm filter and took it out for some first shots on my recently acquired M10-R. Wow. I can already tell this will be one of my favorite lenses. The compact size, solid build, 0.5m MFD, sharp with smooth OOF zones…I’m really impressed with this new 50mm from Voigtlander.

rsolti13 wrote:
Not sure why he can’t get the hood off…..no interest from me if that’s the case

https://youtu.be/YhUrTXBtCyc?si=JZI8g1yOTxKs5BWP




Jul 20, 2024 at 07:21 AM
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p.4 #3 · p.4 #3 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


Saw some videos on this lens.
It’s quite small for a 50mm lens and very light.
Maybe another choice besides the LLL elcan.
But that silver base ring is bugging me esp on a black lens and black body. Cosina always has some weird choices in terms of chrome / silver on a lens.



Jul 20, 2024 at 08:48 AM
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p.4 #4 · p.4 #4 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


It's best for interested parties to always be a little suspicious when lenses are released: the corners are dark, my copy is no good, the corners are magenta, the hood won't come off, the silver ring, pages of corner crops, the packaging. People are often very creative in forming their inconsequential or peripheral complaints.

It's quite a phenomenon, and often funny - it can take the form of do-it-yourself predictive programming or attempted displacement behaviour of the viewer/reader. Very common among Leica lens enthusiasts doing CV reviews.

Nice cattle dog in the video, I'd trust him to get the hood off more than the star of his own production, spinning his lens rings at high speed. ;-)

Genuine people are easy to spot because they stick to verifiable facts/opinions that others want to learn about, like: 'compact size, solid build, 0.5m MFD, sharp with smooth OOF zones'.

Recommended reading: 'Presuasion', by Robert Cialdini.



Jul 20, 2024 at 05:29 PM
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rsolti13 wrote:
Not sure why he can’t get the hood off…..no interest from me if that’s the case. Packaging also changed

https://youtu.be/YhUrTXBtCyc?si=JZI8g1yOTxKs5BWP


Possibly the ring is thin, and they were squeezing the ring too tightly into an oblong shape, which creates massive resistance. In the comments he said he did get it unscrewed.



Jul 20, 2024 at 05:30 PM
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p.4 #6 · p.4 #6 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


Juha,
Outstanding video and great photos. Now I must search for the "Blue Period" comic.
Great approach to a lens review by a great couple. Good job guys!
Keep the reviews coming.
Joe D
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Jul 20, 2024 at 08:26 PM
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highdesertmesa wrote:
Possibly the ring is thin, and they were squeezing the ring too tightly into an oblong shape, which creates massive resistance. In the comments he said he did get it unscrewed.


With the original Color Skopar 50 2.5 and Rollei Sonnar 40 2.8, CV recommended using the lens cap to attach and remove the lens hood to prevent warping.



Jul 20, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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jbcameradesigns wrote:
Added my favorite ultra slim 39mm filter and took it out for some first shots on my recently acquired M10-R.


I'm curious to hear what you use for ultraslim 39mm filters. I use hoods on my lenses (including my 35/2.5 Color-Skopar LTM, which has a similar screw-on hood), and every filter I own makes it impossible to attach a hood on any of my lenses with 39mm filter threads (Leica and Voigtländer); the only exception is my 35/2 Ultron, which has a bayonet hood and I can use my filters on that lens with the hood.

I use hoods for a few reasons, mainly to protect the lens and reduce flare, but also because it's too easy to forget that I have a lens cap on when taking photos with a film rangefinder camera (I have a Leica M2-R), so I only use lens caps for storage.



Jul 21, 2024 at 08:44 AM
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p.4 #9 · p.4 #9 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


Has anyone done any comparisons of this lens against similar 50mm options like the Summicron and Zeiss Planar?


Jul 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM
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SNJOps wrote:
Has anyone done any comparisons of this lens against similar 50mm options like the Summicron and Zeiss Planar?


It's my intention to compare the 50/2.2 Skopar to the Summicron and Planar... but mine hasn't shipped yet from Robert White.
I'll post here come the time if no one else has.



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p.4 #11 · p.4 #11 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


I got the silver one. It looks very similar to the 35 Ultron but less tapered. Not sure why they felt the need to add the silver base to the black version. I guess someone at Cosina hates all black lens. First impression is quite positive. Sharpness, color, rendering, all good. No focus shift. Build quality is about the same as the 28 Skopar, good but not amazing. Mine only came with the pinch style lens cap. Only negative is the vignette is quite strong, still visible at f8.

Untitled by christopher, on Flickr

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Jul 23, 2024 at 02:10 PM
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p.4 #12 · p.4 #12 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


Wide open at f2.2
Vignette at f2.2 by christopher, on Flickr

at f8
Vignette at f8 by christopher, on Flickr




Jul 23, 2024 at 02:20 PM
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They are perpetually interested in traditional aesthetics, and Nikon (for one) made an awful lot of silver ring black lenses back then. I don't recall complaints, people were just happy to have the lenses (different times, different photographers). It was before the arrival of the funereal fashionistas.

https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/50mm-f2.htm
https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/105f25.htm

Would you prefer a chrome ring surrounding the front element? Here is what Cosina did for their best lens for VM buyers:

https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/vm-mount/apo-lanthar-50mm-f2-aspherical/



Jul 23, 2024 at 04:10 PM
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krysdafur wrote:
Wide open at f2.2
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53876980279_875121755b.jpgVignette at f2.2 by christopher, on Flickr

at f8
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53876633406_3128301412.jpgVignette at f8 by christopher, on Flickr



Ooooftah that's some serious vignetting!



Jul 23, 2024 at 05:14 PM
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p.4 #15 · p.4 #15 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


I assume @Fred Miranda is testing a production version as we speak..


Jul 23, 2024 at 05:18 PM
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p.4 #16 · p.4 #16 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


Desmolicious wrote:
I assume @Fred Miranda@ is testing a production version as we speak..


I just received it 15 minutes ago. If it’s a good copy, I will likely post resolution tests either today or tomorrow morning. So far I can tell that it looks and feels just like the prototype.



Jul 23, 2024 at 05:33 PM
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p.4 #17 · p.4 #17 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


Fred Miranda wrote:
I just received it 15 minutes ago. If it’s a good copy, I will likely post resolution tests either today or tomorrow morning. So far I can tell that it looks and feels just like the prototype.


The number one thing for me right now is the flare test. My Crons are freakin awful, as is my Lux Asph 50. I'd like a 50mm lens that does not flare like a frilled lizard.




Jul 23, 2024 at 06:01 PM
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p.4 #18 · p.4 #18 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


FYI that lizard is singing "Nessun dorma" from Turandot.


Jul 23, 2024 at 06:13 PM
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p.4 #19 · p.4 #19 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


I tested my production copy for centering on my M10-R, and it's spot on. My previous prototype was also perfectly centered. So, out of the two copies I've tested, both are flawless. This suggests that this lens design might have low variance between copies.


Jul 23, 2024 at 06:38 PM
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p.4 #20 · p.4 #20 · Voigtlander 50mm f/2.2 Color-Skopar Review


Desmolicious wrote:
The number one thing for me right now is the flare test. My Crons are freakin awful, as is my Lux Asph 50. I'd like a 50mm lens that does not flare like a frilled lizard.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53876136072_0acd03a08a_c.jpg


Just to make you happy, I haven't noticed much flare so far. I've compared it to the 50/2 APO-Lanthar, and it definitely has better flare resistance than the Leica lenses you mentioned. Among modern designs, the worst offender is the Cron, but I don't mind some flare in my images, depending on the context.



Jul 23, 2024 at 06:42 PM
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