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Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar

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The Voigtlander VM 15mm 4.5 Super-Wide-Heliar II is the smallest 15mm lens for full frame, designed for analogue cameras, is it sillRead more
The Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Super Wide Heliar is a premium ultra-wide-angle prime lens for Sony's 35mm full-frame E-mount camera system. The manual-focus Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Super Wide Heliar offers 10 aperture blades, superlative build quality, and an aperture ring that can be easily de-clicked for video use. Read our Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Super Wide Heliar review now...Read more
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Pros

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  • The focus ring has perfect resistance and travels exactly 90 from the minimum focus distance
  • build quality is fantastic

Cons

  • any vignetting with a 100mm plug-in filter system
  • the lens got heavy used on my first A7
  • Lot of magenta cast in the corners

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Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar - Pros & Cons

Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar

Pros

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  • The focus ring has perfect resistance and travels exactly 90 from the minimum focus distance
  • build quality is fantastic
  • exacting tolerances
  • robust engineering
  • and excellent performance this
  • the lens is amazing
  • this lens is almost perfect

Cons

  • any vignetting with a 100mm plug-in filter system
  • the lens got heavy used on my first A7
  • Lot of magenta cast in the corners
  • light fall off is not symmetrical
  • the lens hood is not detachable
  • it is not as good as versus III
  • vignetting is one of the most easily corrected ailments in post-processing
  • pitfalls of wide-open shooting are circumvented completely
  • perfect gear is extremely rare
  • sharpness starts to decline a bit due to diffraction
  • lack of distortion

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Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar - Full Specifications

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General
Lens typeNormal
Lens mountLeica M
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Aperture
Aperture max4.5
Aperture min22
Aperture ringyes
Number of diaphragm blades10
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Optics
Elements8
Groups6
Special elements / coatings1 Aspherical element
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Dimensions
Weight5.5 oz
Diameter2.32 in
Length1.5 in
Filter size2.05 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length< 15
Image stabilisationno
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Focus
Autofocusno
Closest focusing distance0.50
Distance scaleyes
Depth of field (DoF) scaleyes
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Design
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedyes

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