Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got ...
p.1 #1Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Today Cosina announced Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 for Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount!
There's been a lot of speculation/discussion/interest in mirrorless versions of this lens and I'm very happy to see an official announcement today.
E-mount:
English Product page: https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/e-mount/apo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical/
Japanese Product page: https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/e-mount/apo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical/
Map Camera reference link (they don't ship these internationally): https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4530076233225
Announcement link: https://www.cosina.co.jp/news/%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%83%80%e3%83%bcapo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical-e-mount-%e7%99%ba%e5%a3%b2/
Z-mount:
English Product page: https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/z-mount/apo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical/
Japanese Product page: https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/z-mount/apo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical/
Map Camera reference link (they don't ship these internationally): https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4530076235144
Announcement link:
https://www.cosina.co.jp/news/%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%83%80%e3%83%bcapo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical-z-mount-%e7%99%ba%e5%a3%b2/
E-mount version is planned to be released in December (no specific date given yet) and Z-mount in January (no date yet).
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There's been a lot of speculation/discussion/interest in mirrorless versions of this lens and I'm very happy to see an official announcement today.
E-mount:
English Product page: https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/e-mount/apo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical/
Japanese Product page: https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/e-mount/apo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical/
Map Camera reference link (they don't ship these internationally): https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4530076233225
Announcement link: https://www.cosina.co.jp/news/%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%83%80%e3%83%bcapo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical-e-mount-%e7%99%ba%e5%a3%b2/
Z-mount:
English Product page: https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/z-mount/apo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical/
Japanese Product page: https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/z-mount/apo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical/
Map Camera reference link (they don't ship these internationally): https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4530076235144
Announcement link:
https://www.cosina.co.jp/news/%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%83%80%e3%83%bcapo-lanthar-28mm-f2-aspherical-z-mount-%e7%99%ba%e5%a3%b2/
E-mount version is planned to be released in December (no specific date given yet) and Z-mount in January (no date yet).
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Nov 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
p.1 #2Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
I will pre-order this if possible. This could eliminate having to use my old Zeiss 25mm or 28mm + FTZ. I like that it doesn't seem to have the look of so many indy brand Z mount lenses: a narrow bodied lens with the wide Z mount inelegantly grafted onto it. Cosina calls it "tight styling'.
Nov 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
p.1 #3Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
I have pre-ordered E-mount version from Map Camera already. I hope it will get released early in December (usually new releases in December don't happen very late in the month due to Christmas and New Year holidays).
Nov 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
p.1 #4Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Wow! That was much faster than I thought. The 0.28m seems great and only 60g more.
Nov 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
p.1 #5Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
ftllens wrote:
Wow! That was much faster than I thought. The 0.28m seems great and only 60g more.
Yes, I'm glad they kept the same 0.28m minimum focus distance as they have on 28/1.5 mirrorless version, and the weight of E-mount version is also very close to that one (320g for Nokton and 325g for AL). I've been totally happy with the handling and feeling of the Nokton and I think this will feel very similar in use (just different IQ characteristics).
I wonder why they didn't publish MTF charts and there are no product introduction videos for these mirrorless versions.
Wow! That was much faster than I thought. The 0.28m seems great and only 60g more.
Yes, I'm glad they kept the same 0.28m minimum focus distance as they have on 28/1.5 mirrorless version, and the weight of E-mount version is also very close to that one (320g for Nokton and 325g for AL). I've been totally happy with the handling and feeling of the Nokton and I think this will feel very similar in use (just different IQ characteristics).
I wonder why they didn't publish MTF charts and there are no product introduction videos for these mirrorless versions.
Nov 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
p.1 #6Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Wohooo fantastic news! 
Nov 14, 2025 at 01:24 AM
p.1 #7Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Nice😊. Let’s see if I can preorder this one now.
Nov 14, 2025 at 02:11 AM
p.1 #8Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Good news but when will we ever get a good 28mm AF lens
Nov 14, 2025 at 02:18 AM
p.1 #9Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Thanks Juha for the great news!
Nov 14, 2025 at 02:20 AM
p.1 #10Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Viramati wrote:
Good news but when will we ever get a good 28mm AF lens
Good, compact and lightweight? From Nikon? Never 😁
Nov 14, 2025 at 02:28 AM
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p.1 #11Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
There seem to be product introduction videos and MTF curves available for both of these mirrorless lenses too. Cosina's e-mail newsletters contain the MTF curves and links to product introduction videos, but the videos are shown as Private at the moment and can't be viewed. Maybe there were some data issues with this product announcement and they are fixing it gradually...
E-mount MTF
Z-mount MTF
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E-mount MTF
Z-mount MTF
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Nov 14, 2025 at 02:28 AM
p.1 #12Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Curious to see if Z- and E-mount versions have same MTF plots as M-mount.
Nov 14, 2025 at 02:37 AM
p.1 #13Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Ripolini wrote:
Curious to see if Z- and E-mount versions have same MTF plots as M-mount.
I added screenshots of the MTF plots for E and Z above. I think they are a bit different from M-mount, but they look more or less identical between E and Z.
Curious to see if Z- and E-mount versions have same MTF plots as M-mount.
I added screenshots of the MTF plots for E and Z above. I think they are a bit different from M-mount, but they look more or less identical between E and Z.
Nov 14, 2025 at 02:39 AM
p.1 #14Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Product introduction videos became properly available:
Nov 14, 2025 at 03:01 AM
p.1 #15Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Great news!
This might be the lens to complement the 40/1.2 and 75/1.5 for the Zf.
This might be the lens to complement the 40/1.2 and 75/1.5 for the Zf.
Nov 14, 2025 at 03:30 AM
p.1 #16Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Juha Kannisto wrote:
I added screenshots of the MTF plots for E and Z above. I think they are a bit different from M-mount, but they look more or less identical between E and Z.
Here is the comparison:
The VM version shows better corner performance and less astigmatism in the middle of the frame. Right?
I added screenshots of the MTF plots for E and Z above. I think they are a bit different from M-mount, but they look more or less identical between E and Z.
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The VM version shows better corner performance and less astigmatism in the middle of the frame. Right?
Nov 14, 2025 at 03:42 AM
p.1 #17Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Ripolini wrote:
Here is the comparison:
https://download.nikonimagespace.com/be90b65719584187907f266c686b10d8/28f2AL_VM_vs_Z.jpg
The VM version shows better corner performance and less astigmatism in the middle of the frame. Right?
I'm not MTF expert but perhaps VM looks better at f2, and mirrorless versions might be better at f4...(?). Hopefully some who are more proficient in MTF plot reading can comment.
Juha Kannisto wrote
I added screenshots of the MTF plots for E and Z above. I think they are a bit different from M-mount, but they look more or less identical between E and Z.https://download.nikonimagespace.com/be90b65719584187907f266c686b10d8/28f2AL_VM_vs_Z.jpg
The VM version shows better corner performance and less astigmatism in the middle of the frame. Right?
I'm not MTF expert but perhaps VM looks better at f2, and mirrorless versions might be better at f4...(?). Hopefully some who are more proficient in MTF plot reading can comment.
Nov 14, 2025 at 03:49 AM
p.1 #18Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
This i good news for many, I think I'll stick to my Nokton28 & APO35 combo beacause they have diferent strengths and uses....
Nov 14, 2025 at 03:55 AM
p.1 #19Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
Juha Kannisto wrote:
Product introduction videos became properly available:
Random observation on my end and totally subjective, but I'm sometimes a bit surprised by their choice of camera models to showcase these lenses on in promotional material.
They use the Z8 for Nikon and the a9 for Sony (on Instagram, not YT), but imo the Zf and a7CR would make for much more visually appealing combination. Or at least some of the smaller bodies like the Z6 III and a7R V..
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Product introduction videos became properly available:
Random observation on my end and totally subjective, but I'm sometimes a bit surprised by their choice of camera models to showcase these lenses on in promotional material.
They use the Z8 for Nikon and the a9 for Sony (on Instagram, not YT), but imo the Zf and a7CR would make for much more visually appealing combination. Or at least some of the smaller bodies like the Z6 III and a7R V..
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Nov 14, 2025 at 04:26 AM
p.1 #20Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28/2 lens for E-mount & Z-mount got announced!
fjablo wrote:
Random observation on my end and totally subjective, but I'm sometimes a bit surprise by their choice of camera models to showcase these lenses on in promotional material.
They use the Z8 for Nikon and the a9 for Sony (on Instagram, not YT), but imo the Zf and a7CR would make for much more visually appealing combination. Or at least some of the smaller bodies like the Z6 III and a7R V..
Yeah, I've also wondered why they use A9 series camera on their promotional materials (it seems their product leaflet that will be distributed in shops is using that, not only their Instagram) for showcasing some of their new Sony lenses. I've seen it used with multiple previous lenses too and I don't recall seeing A7CII or A7CR which I think would be more commonly used with their lenses and could be visually pleasing combo with their smaller lenses. I think they have sometimes used Zf but this time they seemed to go with Z8 on their product leaflet as well. In some sense a high resolution body makes sense here, but A9 doesn't really follow the same logic. Anyway, I have no idea about the background of their choice of camera bodies here.
Juha Kannisto wrote
Product introduction videos became properly available:They use the Z8 for Nikon and the a9 for Sony (on Instagram, not YT), but imo the Zf and a7CR would make for much more visually appealing combination. Or at least some of the smaller bodies like the Z6 III and a7R V..
Yeah, I've also wondered why they use A9 series camera on their promotional materials (it seems their product leaflet that will be distributed in shops is using that, not only their Instagram) for showcasing some of their new Sony lenses. I've seen it used with multiple previous lenses too and I don't recall seeing A7CII or A7CR which I think would be more commonly used with their lenses and could be visually pleasing combo with their smaller lenses. I think they have sometimes used Zf but this time they seemed to go with Z8 on their product leaflet as well. In some sense a high resolution body makes sense here, but A9 doesn't really follow the same logic. Anyway, I have no idea about the background of their choice of camera bodies here.
Nov 14, 2025 at 04:48 AM