Voigtlander Super Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 : Specifications and Opinions

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Romeo Lenzi

sent on 22 Gennaio 2026

Pros: Sharpness and lightness

Cons: none

Opinion: I bought this lens after researching it and I must say that I have never regretted it, it is always in my backpack or on my Sony a7rIII. Super sharp, classic of the Voigtlander, excellent microchronograph super light. it is a lens that can be mounted on manual focus screw filters, but I do not consider it a defect, on the contrary it gives it character that this lens has to sell. I recommend having it in support

Duecento8

sent on 12 Gennaio 2026

Pros: Sharpness, distortion, flare, construction, weight, price

Cons: perhaps even too small for quick adjustments

Opinion: Bought used at a price of 500 euros with sony attachment, as soon as I tried it I was amazed by the sharpness and colors very similar to the old Zeiss.No problem for manual adjustment because the image is enlarged to facilitate focusing. Already very good at 4.5 it does not make you regret greater openings. I highly recommend it, given the size we can comfortably always keep it with us, finally the value for money is very high.

Gfp

sent on 22 Luglio 2025

Pros: Build quality, sharpness, distortion, weight.

Cons: as I use it (overview and architecture), no cons.

Opinion: I use it on Leica M11, manually re-encoded at 6bit to make it recognized by the machine. I often use it with the perspective control of the M11: FANTASTIC. Excellent resolution and distortion. Small and compact. It's part of my basic kit because with the crops of the machine (1.3x and 1.8x) it gives me a perfect 15-20-27. The brightness of 4.5 is not a problem given the ISO tightness of the Leica. Like all the Voigtlander lenses I have (10, 15, 28, 50, 90) it is a jewel, much cheaper than other brands, but not inferior in quality.

Lomapada

sent on 23 Luglio 2024

Pros: Sharpness, "Voigtlander" rendering, i.e. similar to Zeiss rendering: good microcontrast and appreciable macrocontrast or three-dimensionality

Cons: Nothing in particular if you appreciate manual focus

Opinion: Recently bought, I will refine the opinion later, after a few tests well done, but I specify that in the E version for Sony THE MINIMUM DISTANCE is 30cm and not 50! Also there is de-click function of the aperture welcome in video. For the rest, from the beginning, only with a few shots and shots, the optical figure of the Voigtlanders emerges, which fortunately produces manual optics with the characteristics indicated above: microcontrast (fabulous in the 65 macro), macrocontrast (fabulous in the 35 APO) and in any case present in substantial doses also in this 15

Gi.esse

sent on 29 Marzo 2022

Pros: Sharpness and the pleasure of using optics that tastes of other times. Price

Cons: None, since I also found a way to mount the Kase slab filters with the holder of the 100 series

Opinion: Great optics, I can not find a flaw. Indeed, if I really have to, the star effect sometimes I would not want it to occur. A light, compact and sturdy optics that must not be missing in the bag of a landscaper. High flare resistance. I bought it because the 18 Batis sometimes has a not enough angle of view for my kind of shots.

Giampietro

sent on 28 Agosto 2020

Pros: Accurate construction, good sharpness, flare resistance

Cons: Vignetting

Opinion: That's a good goal. I often use it on M7 with bn film and provides notable results. Maybe at the full opening it cartoons a little. Filters I can't fit. But, even in relation to the price, I find it absolutely advisable. A question for the Leicists: on M10 (or M9) with that coding you use it, Tri-Elmar or 21 f2.8 preasph.? Or without coding? Does anyone know if it is possible to mount a codoified bayonet (and by whom)? Thank you

Cieffegi

sent on 25 Gennaio 2020

Pros: Dimensions, detail definition, mechanics, ability to use screw filters.

Cons: Vignette, hard to get bokeh,

Opinion: I've been using it for six months now, with great satisfaction. Compact, robust and precise mechanical lens without electronics. Beautiful feeling of control in the regular fire, very precise the diaphragm diaphragm (which works in increments of 1/2 stop) Immense depth of field, which allows you to have everything in focus almost to any diaphragm. The counteraltar is that if you want to blend the background, unless you use a helicoid, you go crazy. Very saturated colors and excellent contrast, even in situations with heavy backlight. At the moment I have never felt particularly need to use a polarizer. Convenient and effective the built-in lampshade, but not being possible to remove it, you can not use slab filters. However, the front lens that does not protrude allows you to use screw ones. Superb sharpness from TA to the center. I find it very good even at the edges, at least my specimen. Excellent across the frame from f5.6 onwards. I didn't notice any particular distortions. You have to take care to keep the lenses very clean. Given the high detail and the wide range of focus, small points of dirt, which on other lenses would disappear, are clearly visible on the frame even at TA. Marked the vignette, even with closed diaphragm. However, it can be corrected in post-production.

Maurizio Trifilidis

sent on 04 Novembre 2019

Pros: Lightness, lightness, lightness, value for money

Cons: Virtually no one, except slight vignette, more than manageable and the impossibility of using slab filters.

Opinion: Practical and light; good definition, even at the edges, from 5.6; low distortion; Usually for the pushed panoramas I use a zeiss 15 away on the D850 but if I have to travel, walk a lot I prefer to use a nikon Z6 with this lens; at f8 the differences are not relevant and not entirely justified by the difference in weight/price. The built-in lampshade is convenient, but in fact it requires to use only one circular filter and not the slab ones, which are essential for having graduated effects.

Lorenzo Crovetto

sent on 03 Aprile 2019

Pros: Build Quality, sharpness on almost all the frame already a TA, compact dimensions, good resistance to flare, screw filters from 58mm.

Cons: Vignette and not a little. A little purple fringing. The VM version does not have the de-click function on the E.

Opinion: It's a wonderous lens. So Compact that it can be kept in your pocket. Built with a wonderful metal body and integrated lens hood not detachable. I have Not noticed virtually any distortion and for a 15mm I find it extraordinary. Pretty Sharp already at TA (f/4.5) on almost any frame except the end of the edges just a soft thread. Damn well Resists to flare, definitely better than my Nikon 16-35 F4 and 20 1.8 G. Having 10 diaphragm blades produces beautiful and razor-sharp 10-beam stares. Add the possibility of using screw filters, maybe 58mm slim, and you will have a must for landscape and architecture to always keep and I always say in the bag.

Fabiobranno

sent on 25 Maggio 2016

Pros: Size, quality of construction, minimal distortion, color rendering, built-in hood.

Cons: Small ring for focusing, 4.5 maximum aperture, slight chromatic aberration in specific conditions, on average crisp.

Opinion: A lens with Ultrawide minima.Piccola distortion, solid and well costruita.Non splits the hair, but at the same time not kneads immagini.Date its dimensions and points of view that if they can get, I keep staring into zaino.rnUtilizzo III version leica-nex adapter on a7s2.rnCostata about 300 euro.rnLa new version should be engraved and should have eliminated the cromatiche.rnNon aberrations is no reason not to own it.