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The 10mm must look absolutely crazy! Would be fun to try.
I like that they had to find a different word to describe each step wider: Super — Ultra — Hyper.
Mike:voigtlaender announces e-mount lenses
• 10 mm F 5,6 Hyper-Wide-Heliar
• 12 mm F 5,6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar
• 15 mm F 4,5 Super-Wide-Heliar
Nice!
Looks like I'll be re-buying the 12mm for the 4th time.
I first used the 12mm on a Leica M9, coded to use the camera's built-in corrections which overcame (mostly) its vignetting and color shading. But it was a hassle, because it required an external viewfinder. So I sold it.Since you've used it a bunch of times I'd be very interested in getting your take on it. Can you share your thoughts on its strengths and weaknesses?
Mike:Most recently, I used one with an A7S, which was a lovely combination, especially now that Lightroom has a profile for the lens. When the A7Rii arrived, it was even better; the new sensor seems much better matched to the lens. But again it didn't get used very much, and now that I have all native lenses, I missed having EXIF data from the lens. So, sold again.
This newly announced version, featuring the 'version III' treatment should have none of the edge challenges of the current model, and the addition of electronics for EXIF and focus magnification sounds like the perfect combination. (although you barely need to focus that lens; everything is always in focus.)
The 12mm, as well as the 10mm, are rather specialized tools, but for some shots they are fantastic.
This one with the A7S
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This one on the M9
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1 - If I understand it correctly, there are actually different profiles applied by Lightroom, depending on the camera. You just choose the lens and LR will do the right thing.1) With repsect to the lightroom profile, does it matter if the lens is used on a Sony camera or a Leica?
2) Is the profile for chromatic aberrration and distortion?
Tre, I would love that but I am not certain that will happen. Unfortunately, zeiss use Cosina to build all their lenses and dictate what gets made. Likely, they would not let Cosina make a Tuit or Pelvis competitor. The end of APO Lanthar 125/2.5 is rumored to have been a result of Zeiss/Cosina 100/2 Macro Planar.I hope this mean we will soon see the entire Voigtlander VM lens line optimized for E-mount. I wouldn't mind having a native 35/1.2 Nokton on my Sony with full EXIF intact. It was one of my favorite "street" and low light lenses on my M9. Probably the closest anyone has gotten to a "35 Noctilux."
I wouldn't mind if they recreated the cropped sensored f/0.95 series (21, 35, 50, and 85 equivalents) either for full frame as long as they kept them to sub-$2,000 prices. Yes I know they wouldn't be "tiny" but they could be interesting for those of us that walked away from Leica and still like manual focus lenses at times.
Tre:I hope this mean we will soon see the entire Voigtlander VM lens line optimized for E-mount. I wouldn't mind having a native 35/1.2 Nokton on my Sony with full EXIF intact. It was one of my favorite "street" and low light lenses on my M9. Probably the closest anyone has gotten to a "35 Noctilux."
I wouldn't mind if they recreated the cropped sensored f/0.95 series (21, 35, 50, and 85 equivalents) either for full frame as long as they kept them to sub-$2,000 prices. Yes I know they wouldn't be "tiny" but they could be interesting for those of us that walked away from Leica and still like manual focus lenses at times.
You may be correct but it would seem that FE lens production could take precedence over VM lens production seeing how many M users ultimately move towards Leica lenses which puts plenty of Zeiss and Voigtlander lenses on the market. I actually wouldn't be surprised to see many of the faster Zeiss and Voigtlander M variants wind up with FE optimized versions.Tre, I would love that but I am not certain that will happen. Unfortunately, zeiss use Cosina to build all their lenses and dictate what gets made. Likely, they would not let Cosina make a Tuit or Pelvis competitor. The end of APO Lanthar 125/2.5 is rumored to have been a result of Zeiss/Cosina 100/2 Macro Planar.
No pricing available yet. The M-mount 12mm is about $700 (US), but I'm guessing the e-mount versions will be more. Just don't have a guess how much more.How much are these supposed to cost? I didn't see a price on either the announcement or the preorder page.