any body use a Voigtlander SL-II lens?

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I am really interested in the Voigtlander lens the 58mm f/1.4 to be exact. As the official seller on Voigtlander in the UK has gone bankrupt several years ago it looks like if I was to buy one I would have to import one.

I was just wondering how it compares to a "mainstream" lens. Obviously I know its manual focus and that it will over expose by 2/3 of a stop.

Do you have to change the apature ring on the lens and then change the apature in the camera? or can the apature be changed from the Camera?

If anybody owns one what do you think of the image quality?

Cheers Stuart
 
stu_the_flat said:
I am really interested in the Voigtlander lens the 58mm f/1.4 to be exact. As the official seller on Voigtlander in the UK has gone bankrupt several years ago it looks like if I was to buy one I would have to import one.

I was just wondering how it compares to a "mainstream" lens. Obviously I know its manual focus and that it will over expose by 2/3 of a stop.

Do you have to change the apature ring on the lens and then change the apature in the camera? or can the apature be changed from the Camera?

If anybody owns one what do you think of the image quality?

Cheers Stuart
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Have you tried Robert White?They sell Voigtlander glass....
 
As far as I know they're made by Cosina now. And I believe the problem with them overexposing has long been taken care of.
 
I have the 20/3.5 and 40/2, but not the 58/1.4 I'm afraid. I bought both from Robert White. Both were bought fairly recently and neither suffer from metering issues. They're both great lenses in terms of build quality and optics. These lenses have CPU contacts so will meter on all Nikon dSLRs and allow setting of the aperture on the camera body.

If I have any complaints it's the out of focus rendering on the 20/3.5 could be smoother (it's a bit busy). That said, I got these lenses primarily because they're small and I don't often use wideangle, so with that in mind they're ideal for me and I have no plans on getting rid of them. Further, I bought the 20/3.5 to be stopped down, so the bokeh is barely an issue. From what I've seen the bokeh of the 58/1.4 is excellent, and I plan to get one to replace my Nikkor 50/1.4D.

I would recommend a katzeye screen if you're going to use manual focus lenses.
 
The 58mm is superb.

The one I had didn't over-expose, apparently the very first production run did.
 
Cheers Guys

I really want one now! Its a toss up between this and the new VR Tamron 17-50mm. I want them both! and my wife will not let me have either! :D

Had not heard of the katzeye thingy me bob but it looks very clever!

Stuart
 
stu_the_flat said:
Cheers Guys

I really want one now! Its a toss up between this and the new VR Tamron 17-50mm. I want them both! and my wife will not let me have either! :D

Had not heard of the katzeye thingy me bob but it looks very clever!

Stuart
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I can't see the point in a 17-50 f/2.8 lens with VR/IS,it's just not needed at those sorts of focal lengths.Save yourself a bundle and buy a motorized non-VR one, that's the least popular incarnation and therefore the cheapest secondhand, but conveniently just what you need :thumbs:
 
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