naturephoto1 wrote: naturephoto1 wrote: rji2goleez wrote: Noodlz79 wrote:
A corner test with the Voigtlander 21mm Ultron f/1.8 today, I think some people wanted to know about smearing etc. There is definitely heavy vignetting and color shift, but I think the smearing is fairly minimal.
It was hard to find a planar subject at infinity so I just aimed for the corners in two separate series of shots.
Just default +25 sharpening in Lightroom and pulled back the vignetting some.
Here are the results(Click the link for the 100% version):
Thanks. I\'ve been very curious about this lens. Not too bad. I can live with these results and correct in PP. Would love to see more with this lens!
Bob
Bob,
Still that nasty permanently mounted petal lens hood on this lens. May warrant a call or contact to Stephen Gandy of Cameraquest to see if there is a way of removing the hood or if he could send us one without it.
Rich
I have sent an e-mail off to Stephen Gandy of Cameraquest regarding the question of the removal of the lens hood or purchasing the lens without the hood attached. Hopefully I will receive a response. If not, I will give him a phone call.
Rich
Here is my e-mail discussion with Stephen Gandy of Cameraquest and myself about lens hood for the Voigtlander 21mm f1.8 Unitron:
Hi Stephen,
With the release of the new Sony A7 and A7r cameras, many of us on Fredmiranda.com are looking for an M mount lens in the 21mm focal length that will perform well on these cameras. Beside the weight issue there is the question of the permanently attached petal lens hood. Is there a way of removing the lens hood or since you are the distributor and also provide repairs, could the lens be purchased directly from you without the hood attached?
That is an answer that I would like to share with other members of the Fredmiranda.com community and could aid us in making our decision of purchase. There could be many of these lenses ordered by members.
Thanks very much.
I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Rich Nelridge
This is Stephen\'s response:
Hi Richard!
The attached 21/1.8 hood was engineered to reduce size and weight compared to a detachable hood.
While my tech could probably find a way to remove it, frankly most users would not like the result since
1) it would be ugly 2) the hood would no longer be usable if desired.
Like all of the other in production Voigtlander lenses over $599, I am offering free USA next day delivery as well as including a premium B+W XS-PRO Nano Clear filter with the Voigtlander 21/1.8.
Please don\'t hesitate to contact me for other Voigtlander info.
BTW, there are also lots of Voigtlander and Sony A7/r discussions on my other site, www.RangeFinderForum.com
Many Thanks,
Stephen
Rich
Nov 22, 2013 at 05:08 PM
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May warrant a call or contact to Stephen Gandy of Cameraquest to see if there is a way of removing the hood or if he could send us one without it.