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next PZ lens test report: Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SL II
#1
Good but not stellar ...

[url="http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/712-voigtlander40f2ff"]http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/712-voigtlander40f2ff[/url]
#2
Interesting... but I'm kinda struggling to see the point of it compared to say the Canon 35mm f/2. I know, 35mm is not 40mm but it's very close. The 35/2 is cheaper, and while not as small as the Ultron, both are already very small compared to the body. Is the MF of it that nice?
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#3
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1327794742' post='15277']

Good but not stellar ...

[url="http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/712-voigtlander40f2ff"]http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/712-voigtlander40f2ff[/url]

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So...the other upcoming Eos lens test will be related to this one?
#4
[quote name='dave9t5' timestamp='1327815056' post='15280']

So...the other upcoming Eos lens test will be related to this one?

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Depends on what you consider to be related. The next one is a wide- angle lens.
#5
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1327831822' post='15281']

Depends on what you consider to be related. The next one is a wide- angle lens.

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I had the Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 90mm SLII in mind...
#6
[quote name='dave9t5' timestamp='1327836895' post='15283']

I had the Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 90mm SLII in mind...

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Late next month or in march.
#7
If manual focus wide zeiss 25f2 ?



[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1327843332' post='15284']

Late next month or in march.

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#8
[quote name='you2' timestamp='1327869685' post='15289']

If manual focus wide zeiss 25f2 ?





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PZ is like a box-of-candies - you never know what you gonna get ... ;-)
#9
I'm slightly confused by the rather invective start of the verdict ("The Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SL II is certainly a cute lens and such pancake lenses are generally "hip" at the moment. It does stop here though.") that doesn't match either the performance figures or the rating (3* to 3½* for optics is a great result for a pancake, a fullframe one at that).

So what's the problem? The very tame max. magnification? (sure, this lens is probably more useful for low-light street photography than the WA closeup shallow DOF work - especially since it's not really wide - but that kind of stuff is also popular) Or the boken issue? Sure it's not stellar but it's a harsh example in testing conditions, and I'm not sure it's going to matter much given the true intended application of this lens (see above). With the max. magnification of 1:7 you're not likely to be using this lens for isolating small-ish subjects with lots of background blown out of focus...



It may just be that my nerd self has reared up its head again tho. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Smile' />
  


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