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Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical : Specifications and Opinions

Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical

The Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2019. The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1000 €;

19 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Nikon Z.

Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Sony.

Leica M: this lens is compatible with mirrorless (rangefinder) Leica M.

Specifications
Focal lenght	50 mm
Angle of view	46.7°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2
Aperture blades	12
Lenses/Groups	10 elements in 8 groups
Min. focus distance	0.45 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.15x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	49 mm
Lens hood	Built-in
Weather sealing	No
Weight	364 g
Dimensions	62 x 61 mm
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Ulysseita

sent on January 15, 2024

Pros: All

Cons: I don't know.

Opinion: Perfection. I use it on the M10r, and I've tested it from family portraits to photos with polar temperatures at night to landscapes. Unattainable (only the 8k monster comes close to it sold by Leica but the mtf and age put it a little behind; the new GM for Sony 1.4 beats it in the center but not at the edges), no AC, excellent starry, blurred free of aberrations and very clean, bright color transmission, small and sharp from f2 onwards in the same way. Super flat fire plane and it shows in the landscapes. Thanks to the already TA rendering, it allows with bigmpx resolutions and microcontrast that do not suffer from evident diffraction, making the photos look like they came out of higher formats. Together with the 28, 21, 35 and 90 it fills the family of Voigtlander's excellent lenses.

Giorus

sent on December 12, 2023

Pros: Construction, aperture ring, focus, sharpness, color rendering.

Cons: I can't find any, to be picky: it's not autofocus.

Opinion: The essential qualities of this lens are succinctly described in the Pros. The construction is exemplary and maneuvering it is a real pleasure, both for the presence of a smooth and precise aperture ring, and for the equally fluid focus ring. Focusing is assisted, using it on a Sony body, by means of a magnification that makes the operation much easier. It is equipped with contacts for recording shooting data and a metal lens hood. It returns sharp images and the color rendition is ringing. It has a 12-blade diaphragm that produces pleasant stars, more pronounced as it closes. It's not the only Voigtlander I use, I would say that this one, like the others, gives a unique pleasure of use, having never forgotten the one I felt at the time of analog when I used Nikon FM2 and AIS lenses. Finally, it has a metal body and small dimensions that increase a little in length by keeping its lens hood mounted. When I need to reduce its size, I mount a retractable rubber lens hood. In short, for me, who loves this focal length, it's the perfect fifty.

Graziano Mazzetta

sent on December 11, 2023

Pros: Sharpness, smoothness of the maf ring, cost

Cons: Lacks lens hood

Opinion: For Leica M in use with Leica M10. An absolutely unmatched lens if not (perhaps) by the Leica with the same characteristics but with a prohibitive price (€ 8,300). At f2 it is sharp in the center and at the edges in the same way. Impeccable construction, very fluid Maf bezel. Beautiful detachment of the floors. Incredibly competitive cost. For those who love this focal length there is no equal. I put a sample photo in the gallery Rated 10/10

Fabio1951

sent on January 30, 2022

Pros: extreme sharpness up to the edges accompanied by a faithful and neutral rendering of the different shades.

Cons: the hood is missing, to be purchased separately at an absurd price

Opinion: I took several months ago this 50mm to accompany the Zeiss Sonnar 1.5 for my Leica M10R and M10 Monochrom. The sharpness of absolute excellence and truly extreme makes it inadvisable in female portraits, in which the Sonnar excels. Magnificent, however, to enhance the texture. In the urban and natural landscape it has an excellent yield, both as regards the detachment of the floors and the general microcontrast. The color rendering is clean and neutral but different from that of the Leica optics I own. Absolutely extraordinary pairing with the Monochrom. Unfortunately, this lens has a weight and dimensions a bit excessive for machines such as the Leica M, covering a part of the optical viewfinder. Serious the absence of the hood that in the original version has a disproportionate price. Compared to a friend's Summicron 50mm f:2, it is even sharper, especially on the edges and at open apertures. Highly advisable, but it must be taken into account that its merits can be defects if, depending on the subjects taken, softer yields are preferred.

Lory81

sent on June 01, 2020

Pros: monstrous sharpness, lightness and compactness, detachment of planes, micro contrast

Cons: Nobody.... well it's not waterproof

Opinion: Well.... there's little to say.... I use it on A7RIV and it's the most spectacular lens I own. clearly it's manual focus but with the built-in focus peaking (as you turn the dial you activate) it really takes two seconds to focus. Lens that I mount when I want to go out to photograph without anxieties, obligatory times etc. Really a joy to use. The file it returns is crazy, both as colors, micro contrast, 3d pop, blurred from f2 up 2.8 really very nice, starry 12 tips from droo do, resistance to deadly flare. Obviously being an "APO" lens the chromatic aberrations practically do not exist, as well as the vignette that is almost nothing. A separate chapter for sharpness: I don't think there are other lenses as sharp, not even the 135 GM (albeit fantastic) does not return the same sharpness to the extreme edge of this lens. It's just a masterpiece. I think it's the "best buy" lens for A7RIV, you can use it for landscape, as everything do, for still, even for portraits, street. You have a hard time taking it off!

Photos taken with Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical

Roman sunset

by Giorus
140 comments, 2520 views

HI RES 13.5 MP

Untitled Photo

by Carlo Marchese
41 comments, 2040 views

HI RES 20.2 MP

Untitled Photo

by Carlo Marchese
30 comments, 2617 views

HI RES 10.7 MP

A view from Ponte Milvio

by Giorus
119 comments, 2648 views

HI RES 10.4 MP

Sunset over the lake

by Giorus
117 comments, 2256 views

HI RES 8.0 MP

Madadayo

by Carlo Marchese
45 comments, 2337 views

HI RES 9.6 MP

Color and warmth

by Giorus
108 comments, 1915 views

HI RES 6.0 MP

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S.t.

by Carlo Marchese
23 comments, 1060 views

HI RES 18.8 MP

Untitled Photo

by Carlo Marchese
26 comments, 1249 views

HI RES 20.2 MP

by Carlo Marchese
16 comments, 834 views

HI RES 13.2 MP

... 8

by Carlo Marchese
6 comments, 724 views

HI RES 20.2 MP

... 6

by Carlo Marchese
9 comments, 949 views

HI RES 20.2 MP

Untitled Photo

by Carlo Marchese
9 comments, 624 views

HI RES 15.9 MP

S.Moise' (VE)

by Franco Sacchetto
2 comments, 836 views

HI RES 52.7 MP

St. George VE

by Franco Sacchetto
12 comments, 585 views

HI RES 29.6 MP

Arsenal

by Franco Sacchetto
5 comments, 794 views

Untitled Photo

by Morrison66
6 comments, 1696 views

A dome in the City

by Ulysseita
5 comments, 518 views

HI RES 3.5 MP

ST. MARK'S SQUARE

by Franco Sacchetto
0 comments, 435 views

HI RES 44.0 MP

Photogenic

by Ulysseita
2 comments, 305 views

Nico Ice Cream

by Flavio Fuga
8 comments, 779 views

HI RES 11.5 MP

Venice

by _Karmal_
2 comments, 537 views

HI RES 6.3 MP

All Saints' Canal

by Flavio Fuga
2 comments, 656 views

HI RES 19.7 MP

Tempio Voltiano to Como

by Merlone
0 comments, 516 views

HI RES 36.3 MP

Plan... American

by Gambon
0 comments, 754 views

HI RES 23.8 MP

Sea air

by Ulysseita
2 comments, 342 views

Wies 5, Detail 2

by Ulysseita
0 comments, 198 views

HI RES 8.1 MP

Wies 6, Detail 3

by Ulysseita
0 comments, 220 views

HI RES 8.1 MP

S0_0071

by Olaf Senz
2 comments, 591 views

Gondoliers station 281

by Flavio Fuga
2 comments, 614 views

HI RES 24.0 MP

Vista_1

by Flavio Fuga
4 comments, 404 views

HI RES 23.0 MP

Long shadows and distant looks

by Gambon
0 comments, 670 views

HI RES 23.8 MP

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THE BILL !

by Flavio Fuga
12 comments, 694 views

HI RES 24.0 MP

Retail

by Flavio Fuga
4 comments, 686 views

HI RES 4.6 MP

Gondolier+St. George

by Franco Sacchetto
0 comments, 355 views

Gelateria alle Zattere overlooking the Molino Stucky

by Flavio Fuga
14 comments, 809 views

HI RES 24.0 MP

Leonardo

by Flavio Fuga
10 comments, 1104 views

HI RES 20.0 MP

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