p.2 #1 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
Maximilian wrote:
Excuse me, this sentence is non sequitur.
I think my point holds together. I'm saying the decision is intentional, for whatever reason, even if I would prefer they share performance data more consistently across the lineup, not just for APO-Lanthar lenses.
p.2 #2 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
samuelphoto wrote:
Price seems right too, 500 bucks (at current rates), triple check!
$500 is the Japanese domestic market price. Currently a lot of Voigtlander glass is considerably discounted in Japan compared to to the rest of the world, so I wouldn’t be too optimistic about that price. $650-700 is probably more realistic at introduction in the US market, assuming the pricing disparity continues with this lens.
p.2 #4 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
nehemiahphoto wrote:
CV really doesn’t want to refresh the 180/4.
Or make a 24/25mm or 18mm.
Interesting.
Not in the market for a rf 75/2.8, but the size on this is great.
For the M mount, this is likely tied to framelines. Cosina seems to focus heavily on the 28, 35, 50, 75, and 90mm prime range. We still have 135mm, but Cosina doesn't seem keen on taking that on since it's pretty niche for M shooters.
p.2 #5 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
Fred Miranda wrote:
For the M mount, this is likely tied to framelines. Cosina seems to focus heavily on the 28, 35, 50, 75, and 90mm prime range. We still have 135mm, but Cosina doesn't seem keen on taking that on since it's pretty niche for M shooters.
Yes, except they make a 10mm, 12mm and a 15 for m-mount
p.2 #6 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
nehemiahphoto wrote:
Yes, except they make a 10mm, 12mm and a 15 for m-mount
And they also love 40mm for framelines.
True, and I'm glad they brought those ultra wides to market, even if they don't really focus on that area with new releases. The 40mm is a good example of a focal length that sits outside the usual frameline priorities, with two Noktons and a Heliar covering it...but overall it does feel like they keep framelines in mind for most of what they release.
p.2 #11 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
I think it'll be interesting to see how it stacks up against the APO-Skopar 90/2.8. That'll satisfy my curiosity, anyway. I'm happy with the Ultron 75/1.9, imperfect little sweetheart that it is.
I am more interested in the Lanthar 90, but I'm trying to talk myself out of it. I've got an abundance of lenses at or around that focal length.
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p.2 #12 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
freaklikeme wrote:
I think it'll be interesting to see how it stacks up against the APO-Skopar 90/2.8. That'll satisfy my curiosity, anyway. I'm happy with the Ultron 75/1.9, imperfect little sweetheart that it is.
I am more interested in the Lanthar 90, but I'm trying to talk myself out of it. I've got an abundance of lenses at or around that focal length.
I can see why Cosina discontinued the 75 f/1.9--noticeably slower than the 75 f/1.5 and not as small or likely as highly performing as the new 75 f/2.8 APO--but it is a really nice lens. I think in truth I would be happy with any of these 75mm lenses. I think I could be happy with any of the three 90mm APO lenses as well. I expect I will get the 90 f/4 APO Lanthar because I value its close focus ability and I don't need a fast lens at this focal length--I was quite happy with the Zeiss ZM 85 f/4. Honestly, however, I am pretty sure I would be happy with any of these six lenses from Voigtlander. They are all quite small and all very high performing (I am assuming the new 75 f/2.8 APO and the 90 f/4 APO will be high performing) if you stop down to f/5.6.
p.2 #14 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
I love the 75mm 1.9 due to mfd, but then Thypoch 75mm 1.4 came and replaced both the 75mm 1.5/1.9 or even CV 90mm apo for my use wih a better compromise of mfd and fast aperture esp the lenses are used with EV1/other digital cameras... Apo 75mm 2.8 advantage is the size similar to 28mm 2.8 and 50mm 2.2. I still have the old CV 75mm 2.5 and has 1m mfd and too much fringing. I wish Voigtlander optimizes the lenses better rather than one with each unique character eg 50mm 2.2 has shorter mfd, small & sharp, good compromise against the apo... 90mm f4 apo has good mfd, but slow aperture...
Steve Spencer wrote:
I can see why Cosina discontinued the 75 f/1.9--noticeably slower than the 75 f/1.5 and not as small or likely as highly performing as the new 75 f/2.8 APO--but it is a really nice lens. I think in truth I would be happy with any of these 75mm lenses. I think I could be happy with any of the three 90mm APO lenses as well. I expect I will get the 90 f/4 APO Lanthar because I value its close focus ability and I don't need a fast lens at this focal length--I was quite happy with the Zeiss ZM 85 f/4. Honestly, however, I am pretty sure I would be happy with any of these six lenses from Voigtlander. They are all quite small and all very high performing (I am assuming the new 75 f/2.8 APO and the 90 f/4 APO will be high performing) if you stop down to f/5.6....Show more →
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p.2 #15 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
serhan_ wrote:
I love the 75mm 1.9 due to mfd, but then Thypoch 75mm 1.4 came and replaced both the 75mm 1.5/1.9 or even CV 90mm apo for my use wih a better compromise of mfd and fast aperture esp the lenses are used with EV1/other digital cameras... Apo 75mm 2.8 advantage is the size similar to 28mm 2.8 and 50mm 2.2. I still have the old CV 75mm 2.5 and has 1m mfd and too much fringing. I wish Voigtlander optimizes the lenses better rather than one with each unique character eg 50mm 2.2 has shorter mfd, small & sharp, good compromise against the apo... 90mm f4 apo has good mfd, but slow aperture...
For me although I really like the short MFD and floating element of the Thypoch, I don't really like it flare resistance and infinity focus as much as the Voigtlander lenses. I don't see it either as doing everything. To me it is a great lens for portraits and street, but wouldn't be my choice for landscapes and architecture. It also is a lot bigger than this new CV 75 f/2.8 APO Skopar. For me horses for different courses.
I don't think any lens can be optimized for all uses. Thypoch, IMO, clearly optimizes for portraits and street (and video) and that is a good choice, but these lenses too have their weaknesses (e.g., not the best flare resistance and some axial CA). I often wish that Voigtlander lenses included a floating element design and some of them do, but weaker close focus performance at wide apertures are typical for some of their lenses (e.g., most of the Noktons). I navigate these issues by trying to pair a normal (40 or 50 mm) with a short tele (75 or 90 mm) that have offsetting strengths and weaknesses.For example the fast CV 40 f/1.2 which has issues with axial CA and close focus, I hope to pair with the CV 90 f/4 APO Lanthar that I expect to have almost no axial CA and great close focus performance but has a slow aperture. That is just my approach, however, everyone has to navigate their own solution to less than perfect lenses.
Why do you say the Thypoch 75/1.4 is optimized for video? Always curious to hear your take.
I think there are a couple of things that point to the optimization for video. First,is rather obvious in that they made the lens with an aperture that can be declicked for video although lots of lenses have that so it isn't much evidence for optimizing for video. Second, Thypoch lenses are made by the same folks who make DZO labs cine lenses, so they certainly know the video world. Thrid, they made cine versions of these lenses. Fourth, the extra blades and very round apertures are typical of cine lenses. Fifth, I think the pattern of sharpness with less concern about edges and corners makes sense for video as that part of the frame is almost never a concern with video. Sixth, I think the moderate contrast is also useful for video. Seventh, I think even the flare might well be designed for cinematic effect and not controlled as much as one might like for stills. Some of that is rank speculation (especially the last three points) but I do think they create a look that many would value for video.
p.2 #19 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
Steve Spencer wrote:
I can see why Cosina discontinued the 75 f/1.9--noticeably slower than the 75 f/1.5 and not as small or likely as highly performing as the new 75 f/2.8 APO--but it is a really nice lens. I think in truth I would be happy with any of these 75mm lenses. I think I could be happy with any of the three 90mm APO lenses as well. I expect I will get the 90 f/4 APO Lanthar because I value its close focus ability and I don't need a fast lens at this focal length--I was quite happy with the Zeiss ZM 85 f/4. Honestly, however, I am pretty sure I would be happy with any of these six lenses from Voigtlander. They are all quite small and all very high performing (I am assuming the new 75 f/2.8 APO and the 90 f/4 APO will be high performing) if you stop down to f/5.6....Show more →
I'm thinking the Skopar will have the advantage over both the Ultron and the Nokton so far as spherochromatism goes, since neither are completely free of the issue (depending on the lighting/background/focus distance, of course) until f/5.6. If the APO lens doesn't beat that, I'll be surprised. Other objective or subjective measures, I think, will be a different story. I think the big stand-out story will be a balance of size and performance, just like it is with the AS 90.
p.2 #20 · Cosina Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75/2.8 VM got officially announced for May release
In my case I have the 75/1.9 VM (MC) and 75/2.5 Color-Heliar LTM adapted options and 75/1.5 Nokton and 75/1.8 Portrait Heliar as native E-mount versions and also 50/1.2 Nokton APS-C native X-mount (75mm FF equivalent), so there's not much need for more 75mm lenses and 75/1.9 is quite perfect for me in the adapted VM category already. Hence no strong interest in this new 75/2.8.
On the other hand, at 90mm I only have the native 90/2.8 Sigma DG DN for E-mount and some legacy rangefinder lenses (90/4 M-Rokkor, 90/2.8 M-Hexanon, 90/3.5 Topcor LTM (a 1955 release)), and I was impressed by the 90/4 APO-Lanthar when I tried a prototype at CP+ on my A7CII, so I might go for one of those when available if it's not priced too high.
75/2.4