This is the best glass in my Sony arsenal that includes some top dollar GMs. The joy of using this lens is hard to describe, it's like driving a classic manual transmission car with a perfectly tuned engine. It also happens to produce incredibly beautiful and sharp images once you nail down the focus which can be a bit tricky to use at first. When shooting at smaller apertures first go wide open, focus then step down to your desired f value and you'll get good results every time.
I have the 65's sister lens, the 50mm f2 APO Lanthar. Possibly the sharpest lens I have ever seen (on my a7RIV). These APO Lanthar series lenses are a joy to use.
honestly i just want to say thanks chris i love watching your reviews even when i know i’ll never buy the particular glass your reviewing i love the consistency lately !
I bought this lens two weeks before my very first sony camera, and it was just the reason cause I decided to buy the body... I decide much later to move all my system to it. The lens is just superb, you can not find much more lens better than this, maybe less than fingers in one hand.
I think this is one of the top 5 best lenses natively made for E-mount. While it is a bit of a specialty lens, it has a sharpness, handling and way of rendering colours that is just world class. I really love this lens, and it's better than its big brother the 110mm f2.5 Apo Lanthar, which is a macro lens with a 1:1 reproduction ratio (i.e. Voigtlander offers that option too). For 1:1, I still prefer the Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro which is razor sharp and has the nice manual focus clutch, while retaining the option of autofocus.
Thank you very much for finally reviewing this Lens, although I already have got it, It is a outstanding good Lens which have resolution enough for my Sony A7RIV´s 61 megapixels and more for future Cameras. I also Have the Vogigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm 2.0 Aspherical, I really hope that Voigtländer will make more prime APO Lenses, fx 24mm and 135mm. I have the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 and it is just as good for macro as for Landscapes, so this is a very versatile allround Lens you can use for any type of photography, I can very highly recommend this excellent Lens ! I have seen many reviewers criticize the focus throw of the Voigtländer Macro Lenses, but the 110mm have only 90 degree turn from infinity to 80 cm, which not is lot and in the "normal" range of most photography, in fact many macro Lenses have too short a focus throw, so focusing in the "normal" range can difficult. For macro photography is is good with a long focus throw !
Speaking of German optics, would you consider reviewing a Leica lens in a video? I know it's about the whole shooting experience but I am very curious how their lenses perform, especially the Noctilux
It really was a good move for Cosina to buy the rights to the Voigtländer brand; Cosina can really make good glass but they couldn't charge for it under their own name being seen as a little cheap and a little less than desirable.
My partner has this lense and the 50mm f2 apo-lanthar and they both produce beautiful images and the sharpest photos I've seen corner to corner even at f2.
It would be amazing to see a review from you on a vintage macro lenses, for a comparsion, like Nikkor Micro 55mm f/2.8, Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/2 Macro, Takumars and etc. People still use them for macro a lot.
Excellent review as always, Chris! I wonder how its' sharpness would compare to the IRIX 150 f/2.8 Macro lens on a Nikon Z8...that combo produces ultra-sharp and detailed images as well. Thank you!
For everyone that complains about price, etc... This lens is not new. It is praised for its qualities by reviewers, pros and enthusiasts, globally, the last few years... And yes, if you want this quality, you will have to pay for it! A Leica or Zeiss of the same quality, would cost several thousands... Personally, the only reason I don't own this lens is that it is too heavy for my taste...
I found out about the Voigtlander 65 mm through Dustin Abbott's channel. I like it; yet, it is really heavy. I am beginning to doubt my ability of holding it still as I have not heard others mention that challenge. I do find it hard to focus if there are not vertical or horizontal lines in the subject because it is not so clear cut. The focus ring is smooth, but it seems to me a lot of turning is required. Have others mentioned it is hard to focus too? The transitional bokeh is beautiful and plan to use the lens mainly on a tripod.
For those who are not accustomed to manual focusing, the Voigtlander 65mm can be a bit of a challenge because of its size, weight, and bulk. So in-camera stabilization is almost a must, and one should make use of the camera's built-in focusing aids for best results. Even though the lens has no autofocusing capability and can't do one-to-one reproduction, it's nearly perfect in all other regards.
picked up this sucker for $345 used, just a tiny blemish on the corner of the lens that's impercetible in 95% of the shots, and wow, it's made me start looking for my next voigtlander, was gonna get the Sony 35mm 1.4 GM but now I'm thinking about trying one of the voigtlanders, either the APO or the Nokton 1.2... even considering getting it in M mount and using the Techart adapter that would give it AF, seems to work decently well and to combine these optics w AF would be heaven
Do not get the Sony 35mm 1.4 GM, I got the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm 2.0 Aspherical which is lighter, smaller and have just as good optical image quality as the Sony !
I would love to see Voigtlander create a whole line of lenses in the APO Lanthar series. This is a *stunning* lens from every review I have seen. Its only drawback for some will be manual focus, but focus assistants like peaking make that less of a concern these days on most resolutions sub-50 MP.
They are close to it; with a 35mm, 50mm, 65mm macro and 110mm macro. All that's missing is a wide angle lens, maybe an 85mm. Personally, I wouldn't buy only these lenses. They're fun to use, but as workhorse lenses I prefer autofocussing lenses.
@@Edwin-- They have wide-angle lenses too: 10, 15, and 21 mm. On one UA-cam, I think the 10 mm did not do well in a comparative view with the Laowa 10mm.
@@sallybillman3593 Yes, that's correct, but these are not Apo-lenses. That said, the Nokton-lenses are awesome too. My favorite is the 40mm f1.2 for Sony E-mount. Stellar lens. I haven't tried the wider lenses you mentioned, as for wide angle I have Sony's own autofocus offerings. Was mighty tempted by the 21mm Nokton though... ;-)
@@Edwin-- Not clear about your answer. What is correct? Is there something I can do to focus better? Is the description of my focus experience with the Voigtlander common: e.g. not clear cut in focusing and a lot of turning the focus ring?
@@sallybillman3593 The Apo-Lanthar and Nokton lenses have different lens designs, and therefore also have a different look. There are 3 methods of manually focussing; use magnification in your camera, use 'focus peeking' where the area in focus is coloured e.d. in red in your view finder / display, or pre-focus a manual lens onto a certain area and wait until your subject comes into the right location. It takes a little practice, but overall it works well. Start with shooting with a larger F-stop. The deeper the depth of field is, the easier it is to focus and the higher the chance of succes. If you shoot e.g. f1.2 at short distance, the plain of focus is very thin and focussing may be more difficult. Sometimes it then helps not to move the focus ring, but physically move with the camera until the subject is in focus. Takes some nice experimenting... 😊
I had the opportunity to try this lens on my A7iii and found the focus ring incredibly awkward to use because it's so close to the camera body. Terrible design choice by Voigtlander for a fully manual lens. It really made me not want to use it.
Nice review, thank you Christopher. I'm wondering if this being a 65 lens, might it bring up the 75mm frame lines on Leica M cameras. The low distortion is a big plus for me, which is an imperative when photographing artwork for reproduction and copy applications. .. 👌 and indeed for Architecture.
A shame they don't make the same lens for L mount bodies, there is a Sigma L mount AF lens but its not also a macro. Since Voightlander is known for its Leica M lenses they should go into L mount where Leica has the CL, SL, SL2, SL2-s. I like the electric contact features. I have a CL and SL2 and would love to see these designs. I have the Sony A9 and the FE version of this lens.
I bought this lens because of amazing review. But I could not find any image difference from my old nikon 60mm f2.8 macro adapted to Sony. I took pic of same exact subject. They just look identical. I find macro lens was sharp even from very old days. Optical does not need much improve for macro lens to be honest.
Any of "APO Lanthar" series lenses by VL are just top quality in any ways... Question is just price and that all, if you have enough money, that lenses are for you and you own the best possible lenses...
No sorry, I wouldn't use it for portraits, even though the focal length is good for it and the lens's rendering too. But it has a 360 degree focus throw, so by the 10th portrait your wrists would be exhausted and your models grumpy due to the delays ;-) If it has to be a Voigtlander Apo, better use the 50mm instead for portraits (the 50mm and 65mm Apo's are the best 2 in my opinion, the 35mm and 110mm less good).
Well, for anyone wanting 1:1 magnification, Voigtlander has the 110mm f2.5 Apo for E-mount too. The 65mm performs better in my opinion and is a bit more versatile.
Excellent review as always, Christopher! As a Nikon Z landscape, product, wildlife and macro shooter, I was wondering if you tested/compared the sharpness of this lens to the fantastic Laowa 100 f/2.8 Ultra-Macro lens? (I use the latter on my Z7 and it too, is "ridiculously sharp" at f/8.) I'm just wondering if this Voigtlander can be even sharper. Thank you sir!
Both the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 Aspherical and the Voigtländer MAcro APO-Lanthar 110mm 2.5 are much better than the Laowa ! I have both the 65mm and the 110mm.
Wow! That is amazing, since my Laowa 100 f/2.8 Ultra Macro is my sharpest macro, with the possible exception of the IRIX 150 f/2.8 Macro. Thanks for the info!
I have been waiting for this one a long time. A couple years back for fun I was searching for the sharpest lens of all time and came into conclusion that this should be it. Do you think this is still the case?
Around this focal length, I think "yes". While I have never tested them side by side, the Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro and the Sony 135mm f1.8 are also incredibly sharp. I think I'd put my money on the 135mm as sharpest lens, but that's just my guess. I think it is Sony's best GM lens (I have only never tried the 400 and 600mm primes, which are prohibitively expensive).
@@koo3144 I would instantly believe it. But in the field, it depends a bit on your use case. I think 65mm Apo is better close to mid-range, but less at infinity. The 135mm GM super sharp at infinity. I used the 135mm for panoramas and the results you can achieve are just incredible. The easy solution is; get both because they both rock! ;-)
I think for street photography the 35 and 50mm Apo Lanthars are better suited. The focus throw is shorter as you say, but they are also much smaller, lighter and unobtrusive. I like the 50mm the best.
anyone or maybe Christopher compare this to Voightlander 50mm f2 apo-lanthar? Disregard lens size, weight and magnification. Rendering and bokeh differences matter. From reviews it seems 65mm is slightly better color corrected but 50mm resolves more off center (probably due to second aspheric element). I'm more inclined towards 65mm since I don't mind the weight but maybe someone can dissuade me (I use 45mp FF, probably 60+ in 4-5 years like most of us. Enjoy landscape, some environmental people and lots of close up photography but not macro)
I think they are very different and don't compare well. The Sigma is in the league of the Sony 90mm f2.8 and the Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Apo which all have a 1:1 reproduction ration for macro photography. The Sony 90mm is very sharp and a solid performer, the 110mm Apo is less good than the 65mm Apo in my opinion but it has a but character than the Sony which is a bit clinical. I have not tried the Sigma, but I expect that the Sony will be its closest competitor.
Could you please drop some of you standard sentences, like “and related to bokeh longitudinal chromatic aberration”? It will be a pleasant surprise to your loyal audience. Thank you for great reviews!
Without 1:1 magnification, should it really be called a macro lens? My vote is no. Reduce the price point down to about $500 and it would be more of a fair deal.
@@user-mx2ib3qs1u I fully agree. And they offer the 110mm f2.5 Apo Macro, which does offer a 1:1 reproduction ratio. So there is choice. The 65mm is a better optic and a bit more versatile in my opinion.
What a marvelous optics but that doesn't justify the price point. For this price it should've been lill bit cheaper or faster. I'd love to see if they make 85mm 1.2 or even faster 😁
0,15x magnification ratio vs 0,5x. It isn't terribly sharp at mfd and f/2 either. It's not a macro lens and doesn't pretend to be one so I'm not sure what it has to do with this Voigt other than a similar focal length.
@@jankompan only the lazy spoiled photpgraphers look only after AF lenses while the real photo enthusiasts use and buy manual lenses because not only they are way cheaper (despite the one from this review) but mostly because you really feel what you do. + the most bokelicious lenses are manual, hehe.
@@dicekolev5360 As you said, I am lazy spoiled photographer with my R6 and 100-500 RF for wildlife, because I cant do it manually :). If anyone can focus 20fps manually, he is my hero :)
One of my favorites. I've been using it for years.
Dustin!
@@artphototech Son?
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This is the best glass in my Sony arsenal that includes some top dollar GMs. The joy of using this lens is hard to describe, it's like driving a classic manual transmission car with a perfectly tuned engine. It also happens to produce incredibly beautiful and sharp images once you nail down the focus which can be a bit tricky to use at first. When shooting at smaller apertures first go wide open, focus then step down to your desired f value and you'll get good results every time.
One thing the reviewer neglects to mention is that this is a flat field lens design. It's perfect for fine art repro and precision copy work.
I have the 65's sister lens, the 50mm f2 APO Lanthar. Possibly the sharpest lens I have ever seen (on my a7RIV). These APO Lanthar series lenses are a joy to use.
I received one yesterday with a defective aperture blade. Close aperture looked like teardrop. Hope it was a fluke
Man these Voigtlanders are impressive. My curiosity for their Fujifilm offerings is now peaked!
honestly i just want to say thanks chris i love watching your reviews even when i know i’ll never buy the particular glass your reviewing i love the consistency lately !
I bought this lens two weeks before my very first sony camera, and it was just the reason cause I decided to buy the body... I decide much later to move all my system to it.
The lens is just superb, you can not find much more lens better than this, maybe less than fingers in one hand.
Thanks to Voigtlander for lending those awesome lenses to Mr. Chris.... already looking for the 35+50mm APO
I ordered one yesterday; looking forward to getting it outdoors for some panoramas ! Thanks for the video.....
All the voightlanders I've used have been a dream to use. I wish they made some wider angle true macro lenses.
Both the Voigtländer 65mm and 110mm are true macro Lenses !
This is a wonderful lens and I'm happy you finally got your hands on a copy of it.
I think this is one of the top 5 best lenses natively made for E-mount. While it is a bit of a specialty lens, it has a sharpness, handling and way of rendering colours that is just world class. I really love this lens, and it's better than its big brother the 110mm f2.5 Apo Lanthar, which is a macro lens with a 1:1 reproduction ratio (i.e. Voigtlander offers that option too). For 1:1, I still prefer the Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro which is razor sharp and has the nice manual focus clutch, while retaining the option of autofocus.
This lens is stunning. Sharper then every Leica & Zeiss I've tested it against.
Couldn't agree more with your findings - it's an outstanding lens to be sure, like a Leica ;-)
Was just planning to get this and here we go!!
Thank you very much for finally reviewing this Lens, although I already have got it, It is a outstanding good Lens which have resolution enough for my Sony A7RIV´s 61 megapixels and more for future Cameras. I also Have the Vogigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm 2.0 Aspherical, I really hope that Voigtländer will make more prime APO Lenses, fx 24mm and 135mm. I have the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 and it is just as good for macro as for Landscapes, so this is a very versatile allround Lens you can use for any type of photography, I can very highly recommend this excellent Lens ! I have seen many reviewers criticize the focus throw of the Voigtländer Macro Lenses, but the 110mm have only 90 degree turn from infinity to 80 cm, which not is lot and in the "normal" range of most photography, in fact many macro Lenses have too short a focus throw, so focusing in the "normal" range can difficult. For macro photography is is good with a long focus throw !
Any chance you could make a comparison video about this lens and the Sigma 65mm f2? :-) Would love to see Mr. Frost's take on these two lenses
Very impressive lens, I love a good MF lens and it looks like Voigtlander might just be doing the best ones around at the moment!
Speaking of German optics, would you consider reviewing a Leica lens in a video? I know it's about the whole shooting experience but I am very curious how their lenses perform, especially the Noctilux
Voigtländer Lenses are made in Japan by Cosina which also make some Lenses for Zeiss !
Thank you for testing Voigtländer lenses!
It really was a good move for Cosina to buy the rights to the Voigtländer brand; Cosina can really make good glass but they couldn't charge for it under their own name being seen as a little cheap and a little less than desirable.
And this on a 40mp sensor. Amazing.
I use the Voigtländer 65mm and 110mm on 61 megapixels Cameras and they have outstanding optical image quality !
My partner has this lense and the 50mm f2 apo-lanthar and they both produce beautiful images and the sharpest photos I've seen corner to corner even at f2.
It would be amazing to see a review from you on a vintage macro lenses, for a comparsion, like Nikkor Micro 55mm f/2.8, Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/2 Macro, Takumars and etc. People still use them for macro a lot.
The classic short macros are all pretty similar because they're all very similar Planar designs.
Excellent review as always, Chris! I wonder how its' sharpness would compare to the IRIX 150 f/2.8 Macro lens on a Nikon Z8...that combo produces ultra-sharp and detailed images as well. Thank you!
It's an awesome lens and in my opinion the perfect choice for food photography.
Test chart so sharp that it cast color fringing on my eyeballs
Thanks again, Chris!
For everyone that complains about price, etc... This lens is not new. It is praised for its qualities by reviewers, pros and enthusiasts, globally, the last few years... And yes, if you want this quality, you will have to pay for it! A Leica or Zeiss of the same quality, would cost several thousands... Personally, the only reason I don't own this lens is that it is too heavy for my taste...
I found out about the Voigtlander 65 mm through Dustin Abbott's channel. I like it; yet, it is really heavy. I am beginning to doubt my ability of holding it still as I have not heard others mention that challenge. I do find it hard to focus if there are not vertical or horizontal lines in the subject because it is not so clear cut. The focus ring is smooth, but it seems to me a lot of turning is required. Have others mentioned it is hard to focus too? The transitional bokeh is beautiful and plan to use the lens mainly on a tripod.
For those who are not accustomed to manual focusing, the Voigtlander 65mm can be a bit of a challenge because of its size, weight, and bulk. So in-camera stabilization is almost a must, and one should make use of the camera's built-in focusing aids for best results. Even though the lens has no autofocusing capability and can't do one-to-one reproduction, it's nearly perfect in all other regards.
picked up this sucker for $345 used, just a tiny blemish on the corner of the lens that's impercetible in 95% of the shots, and wow, it's made me start looking for my next voigtlander, was gonna get the Sony 35mm 1.4 GM but now I'm thinking about trying one of the voigtlanders, either the APO or the Nokton 1.2... even considering getting it in M mount and using the Techart adapter that would give it AF, seems to work decently well and to combine these optics w AF would be heaven
Do not get the Sony 35mm 1.4 GM, I got the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm 2.0 Aspherical which is lighter, smaller and have just as good optical image quality as the Sony !
Are there any plans to test the expensive leica S or M lenses? It would be nice to know how they perform.
I would love to see Voigtlander create a whole line of lenses in the APO Lanthar series. This is a *stunning* lens from every review I have seen. Its only drawback for some will be manual focus, but focus assistants like peaking make that less of a concern these days on most resolutions sub-50 MP.
They are close to it; with a 35mm, 50mm, 65mm macro and 110mm macro. All that's missing is a wide angle lens, maybe an 85mm. Personally, I wouldn't buy only these lenses. They're fun to use, but as workhorse lenses I prefer autofocussing lenses.
@@Edwin-- They have wide-angle lenses too: 10, 15, and 21 mm. On one UA-cam, I think the 10 mm did not do well in a comparative view with the Laowa 10mm.
@@sallybillman3593 Yes, that's correct, but these are not Apo-lenses. That said, the Nokton-lenses are awesome too. My favorite is the 40mm f1.2 for Sony E-mount. Stellar lens. I haven't tried the wider lenses you mentioned, as for wide angle I have Sony's own autofocus offerings. Was mighty tempted by the 21mm Nokton though... ;-)
@@Edwin-- Not clear about your answer. What is correct? Is there something I can do to focus better? Is the description of my focus experience with the Voigtlander common: e.g. not clear cut in focusing and a lot of turning the focus ring?
@@sallybillman3593 The Apo-Lanthar and Nokton lenses have different lens designs, and therefore also have a different look. There are 3 methods of manually focussing; use magnification in your camera, use 'focus peeking' where the area in focus is coloured e.d. in red in your view finder / display, or pre-focus a manual lens onto a certain area and wait until your subject comes into the right location. It takes a little practice, but overall it works well. Start with shooting with a larger F-stop. The deeper the depth of field is, the easier it is to focus and the higher the chance of succes. If you shoot e.g. f1.2 at short distance, the plain of focus is very thin and focussing may be more difficult. Sometimes it then helps not to move the focus ring, but physically move with the camera until the subject is in focus. Takes some nice experimenting... 😊
I had the opportunity to try this lens on my A7iii and found the focus ring incredibly awkward to use because it's so close to the camera body. Terrible design choice by Voigtlander for a fully manual lens. It really made me not want to use it.
That's the fault on the Sony body on my view. It's the same on several of my lenses on the system, including ones that are not that big .
As vintage lens lover, this is like a dream come true, perfect looks and performance, complete with exif data and more.
Pretty costly though !
Sell the junk...
You cannot get the best quality cheap !!!
Nothing beats my 65mm 3.5 Elmar ;-) for Leica M mount… Pity Leica M needs a Visoflex to get Macro results.
Hi Christopher, thanks for the interesting review. As far I can see this lens is only in the Sony mount available not in the M mount. Am I right ?
Yeah, as far as I know the 65mm and 110mm macros are only for e-mount. Not sure where Chris got his info from...
Nice review, thank you Christopher. I'm wondering if this being a 65 lens, might it bring up the 75mm frame lines on Leica M cameras.
The low distortion is a big plus for me, which is an imperative when photographing artwork for reproduction and copy applications. .. 👌
and indeed for Architecture.
A shame they don't make the same lens for L mount bodies, there is a Sigma L mount AF lens but its not also a macro.
Since Voightlander is known for its Leica M lenses they should go into L mount where Leica has the CL, SL, SL2, SL2-s.
I like the electric contact features. I have a CL and SL2 and would love to see these designs. I have the Sony A9 and the
FE version of this lens.
The 2 poses of your wife were rendered nicely, 65mm portraits are nicer than 50mm. Your wife has a magical smile.
This lens is amazing
Hi Chris, did you review the Samyang 21mm f1.4 yet?
If not will you?
I bought this lens because of amazing review. But I could not find any image difference from my old nikon 60mm f2.8 macro adapted to Sony. I took pic of same exact subject. They just look identical. I find macro lens was sharp even from very old days. Optical does not need much improve for macro lens to be honest.
Nikon made some amazing micro glass over the years. Their 55mm 2.8 micro AIS, their 200mm F4 micro and their latest 105mm 2.8 Z glass.
Any of "APO Lanthar" series lenses by VL are just top quality in any ways... Question is just price and that all, if you have enough money, that lenses are for you and you own the best possible lenses...
Wish you review the FF Laowa Venus 35mm f0. 95, NOT the ApSC 33mm.
And the Fun leader modified G45 f2 from Contax G 45mm F2
900$ is a steep price but at least it's fantasticly sharp.
THAT is the price for high quality, it is up to Leica in quality, but with Leica you can talk of overpriced hyped prices !
..perfect portrait lens ..
No sorry, I wouldn't use it for portraits, even though the focal length is good for it and the lens's rendering too. But it has a 360 degree focus throw, so by the 10th portrait your wrists would be exhausted and your models grumpy due to the delays ;-) If it has to be a Voigtlander Apo, better use the 50mm instead for portraits (the 50mm and 65mm Apo's are the best 2 in my opinion, the 35mm and 110mm less good).
1:2 but it allows the lens to be f/2, I use the Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D who is 1:1, but at that magnification the lens loses f numbers, it's around f/5
Well, for anyone wanting 1:1 magnification, Voigtlander has the 110mm f2.5 Apo for E-mount too. The 65mm performs better in my opinion and is a bit more versatile.
Excellent review as always, Christopher! As a Nikon Z landscape, product, wildlife and macro shooter, I was wondering if you tested/compared the sharpness of this lens to the fantastic Laowa 100 f/2.8 Ultra-Macro lens? (I use the latter on my Z7 and it too, is "ridiculously sharp" at f/8.) I'm just wondering if this Voigtlander can be even sharper. Thank you sir!
Both the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 Aspherical and the Voigtländer MAcro APO-Lanthar 110mm 2.5 are much better than the Laowa ! I have both the 65mm and the 110mm.
Wow! That is amazing, since my Laowa 100 f/2.8 Ultra Macro is my sharpest macro, with the possible exception of the IRIX 150 f/2.8 Macro. Thanks for the info!
I have been waiting for this one a long time. A couple years back for fun I was searching for the sharpest lens of all time and came into conclusion that this should be it. Do you think this is still the case?
Around this focal length, I think "yes". While I have never tested them side by side, the Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro and the Sony 135mm f1.8 are also incredibly sharp. I think I'd put my money on the 135mm as sharpest lens, but that's just my guess. I think it is Sony's best GM lens (I have only never tried the 400 and 600mm primes, which are prohibitively expensive).
@@Edwin-- This has higher peak MTF values than either of those IIRC.
@@koo3144 I would instantly believe it. But in the field, it depends a bit on your use case. I think 65mm Apo is better close to mid-range, but less at infinity. The 135mm GM super sharp at infinity. I used the 135mm for panoramas and the results you can achieve are just incredible. The easy solution is; get both because they both rock! ;-)
At the beginning of the video you state that this lens is available in Leica m mount, but it is not, unfortunately.
love the video - one question - is not only E mount?
Yes it is. Voigtlander only make the 35mm and 50mm Apo's in Leica M-mount. For E-mount they make the 35mm, 50mm, 65mm macro and 110mm macro.
the only downside of this lens is focusring turns almost 360° really long rang made it not ideal for streetphotography，the rest is 10/10
I think for street photography the 35 and 50mm Apo Lanthars are better suited. The focus throw is shorter as you say, but they are also much smaller, lighter and unobtrusive. I like the 50mm the best.
No, from 0.7m to infinity, it's 90 degrees
PLease rewiew Meike 85mm f:2.8 macro lens ♥
It's Ap-OH not Apio lens. It's not apio-chromatic is it?
@Christopher Frost
please PLEASE review the 28-70 f2.8 L lens! it's a really old lens, and I am surprised you haven't reviewed it yet!
Can you review the Voigtlander 35mm 1.4? SC or MC?
..this peaked my interest ..better than Laowa 100....hmmm
anyone or maybe Christopher compare this to Voightlander 50mm f2 apo-lanthar? Disregard lens size, weight and magnification. Rendering and bokeh differences matter. From reviews it seems 65mm is slightly better color corrected but 50mm resolves more off center (probably due to second aspheric element). I'm more inclined towards 65mm since I don't mind the weight but maybe someone can dissuade me (I use 45mp FF, probably 60+ in 4-5 years like most of us. Enjoy landscape, some environmental people and lots of close up photography but not macro)
amy chance to review voightlander 110mm ?
micro 4/3s adapted? at 130 a good portrait
is this lens available in m mount?
Would you recommend this or the Sigma 105mm macro?
I think they are very different and don't compare well. The Sigma is in the league of the Sony 90mm f2.8 and the Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Apo which all have a 1:1 reproduction ration for macro photography. The Sony 90mm is very sharp and a solid performer, the 110mm Apo is less good than the 65mm Apo in my opinion but it has a but character than the Sony which is a bit clinical. I have not tried the Sigma, but I expect that the Sony will be its closest competitor.
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Wish for the price point they were fully weathersealed. With flourine coatings.
..is it truly an apo
Could you please drop some of you standard sentences, like “and related to bokeh longitudinal chromatic aberration”? It will be a pleasant surprise to your loyal audience. Thank you for great reviews!
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Without 1:1 magnification, should it really be called a macro lens? My vote is no. Reduce the price point down to about $500 and it would be more of a fair deal.
They didnt price it high, because they want to sell it as "macro"... That price is because of all the other spectacular characteristics it has!
If it is flat field at 1:2 I'd say, yes.
@@user-mx2ib3qs1u I fully agree. And they offer the 110mm f2.5 Apo Macro, which does offer a 1:1 reproduction ratio. So there is choice. The 65mm is a better optic and a bit more versatile in my opinion.
What a marvelous optics but that doesn't justify the price point. For this price it should've been lill bit cheaper or faster. I'd love to see if they make 85mm 1.2 or even faster 😁
Your comment makes no sense. Unfortunately, quality comes at a price, and I think this is fairly priced.
@@maiabrittany Hey, i tend to agree, I don't remember writing this comment 1 year ago 😸
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looks over at my sigma 65mm f2 which is $200 less same level of sharpness & has autofocus 👀😏
How many people are even using manual focus lenses ? Christopher should be focused on different lenses ....
@@jankompan many macro photographers use manual lenses and many videographers also like to use manual lenses
0,15x magnification ratio vs 0,5x. It isn't terribly sharp at mfd and f/2 either. It's not a macro lens and doesn't pretend to be one so I'm not sure what it has to do with this Voigt other than a similar focal length.
@@jankompan only the lazy spoiled photpgraphers look only after AF lenses while the real photo enthusiasts use and buy manual lenses because not only they are way cheaper (despite the one from this review) but mostly because you really feel what you do. + the most bokelicious lenses are manual, hehe.
@@dicekolev5360 As you said, I am lazy spoiled photographer with my R6 and 100-500 RF for wildlife, because I cant do it manually :). If anyone can focus 20fps manually, he is my hero :)
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albeit I liked it’s image quality, I found hardly any use for it. heavy & a very long focus throw makes it a not very fun to use lens.
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