Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount - Sony Forum - Photography

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Official: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 III E-mount

I could be wrong, but I would suspect when a lens is sent into Leica Camera for a CLA they take extra care in the alignment of the optics and check the performance on their equipment prior to shipping the lens back to the owner. I know that when my R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit had a CLA soon after I purchased it several years ago I was told that was a particularly fine performing 100mm Apo-Macro-Elmarit. I will have to check my R 50mm f2 Summicron that was just returned to me from Leica Camera USA.

I am certainly not suggesting sending lenses to Leica Camera for an alignment because they would certainly charge their full CLA rate which would be much for many lenses would be at least for R lenses $250 to $350 and for some of the more exotic Apo lenses would be quite costly. As I recall an R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt would be sent back to Wetzlar and may well cost about $750 for a CLA.

Rich

Version 4Saved May 10, 2016 at 07:04 PM

Re: Voigtlander 15/4.5 III E-mount Rolling review

I could be wrong, but I would suspect when a lens is sent into Leica Camera for a CLA they take extra care in the alignment of the optics and check the performance on their equipment prior to shipping the lens back to the owner. I know that when my R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit had a CLA soon after I purchased it several years ago I was told that was a particularly fine performing 100mm Apo-Macro-Elmarit. I will have to check my R 50mm f2 Summicron that was just returned to me from Leica Camera USA.

I am certainly not suggesting sending lenses to Leica Camera for an alignment because they would certainly charge their full CLA rate which would be much for many lenses would be at least for R lenses $250 to $350 and for some of the more exotic Apo lenses would be quite costly. As I recall an R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt would be sent back to Wetlar and may well cost about $750 for a CLA.

Rich

Version 3Saved May 10, 2016 at 07:03 PM

Re: Voigtlander 15/4.5 III E-mount Rolling review

I could be wrong, but I would suspect when a lens is sent into Leica Camera for a CLA they take extra care in the alignment of the optics and check the performance on their equipment prior to shipping the lens back to the owner. I know that when my R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit had a CLA soon after I purchased it several years ago I was told that was a particularly fine performing 100mm Apo-Macro-Elmarit. I will have to check my R 50mm f2 Summicron that was just returned to me from Leica Camera USA.

I am certainly not suggesting sending lenses to Leica Camera for an alignment because they would certainly charge their full CLA rate which would be much for many lenses would be at least for R lenses $250 to $350 and for some of the more exotic Apo lenses would be quite costly. As I recall an R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt would be sent back to Solms and may well cost about $750 for a CLA.

Rich

Version 2Saved May 10, 2016 at 06:56 PM

Re: Voigtlander 15/4.5 III E-mount Rolling review

I could be wrong, but I would suspect when a lens is sent into Leica Camera for a CLA they take extra care in the alignment of the optics and check the performance on their equipment prior to shipping the lens back to the owner. I know that when my R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit had a CLA soon after I purchased it several years ago I was told that was a particularly fine performing 100mm Apo-Macro-Elmarit. I will have to check my R 50mm f2 Summicron that was just returned to me from Leica Camera USA.

I am certainly not suggesting sending lenses to Leica Camera for an alignment because they would certainly charge their full CLA rate which would be much for many lenses would be at least for R lenses $250 to $350 and for some of the more exotic Apo lenses would be quite costly. As I recall an R 280mm f4 Apo Telty would be sent back to Solms and may well cost about $750 for a CLA.

Rich

Original postPosted May 10, 2016 at 06:51 PM

Re: Voigtlander 15/4.5 III E-mount Rolling review

I could be wrong, but I would suspect when a lens is sent into Leica Camera for a CLA they take extra care in the alignment of the optics and check the performance on their equipment prior to shipping the lens back to the owner. I know that when my R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit had a CLA soon after I purchased it several years ago I was told that was a particularly fine performing 100mm Apo-Macro-Elmarit. I will have to check my R 50mm f2 Summicron that was just returned to me from Leica Camera USA.

I am certainly not suggesting sending lenses to Leica Camera for an alignment because they would certainly charge their full CLA rater which would be much form many lenses would be at least for R lenses $250 to $350 and for some of the more exotic Apo lenses would be quite costly. As I recall an R 280mm f4 Apo Telty would be sent back to Solms and may well cost about $750 for a CLA.

Rich