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Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5 APO-Lanthar Review

  
 
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p.27 #1 · Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5 APO-Lanthar Review


I picked up a black type 2 to use on my Sony A7C2, thanks to this thread! I love how tiny it is and I'm loving the image quality! I'm very rarely stopped down less than F4, so it's perfect for me.

I have one concern, though. When I turn the focus ring, it makes an almost scratchy noise and there is a little more friction than I have from my other voigtlander lenses. I reached out to camera quest and they told me this is normal because it uses a different helicoid. Just wanted to see if you guys are experiencing the same thing, though.



Oct 13, 2026 at 02:33 PM
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p.27 #2 · Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5 APO-Lanthar Review


I have the silver Type II version, and I haven't noticed any unusual noises when focusing. The focus ring feels fine to me.



Oct 14, 2026 at 02:07 AM
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p.27 #3 · Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5 APO-Lanthar Review


Fred Miranda wrote:
It matches nicely!

I'm using it on the Niko Zf but it matches my Leica M Safari better:


Fred, are there two adapters? Do you use ETZ Megadap and then some E to VM adapter?
Does this combo gives you green confirmation?



Oct 14, 2026 at 07:13 AM
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