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2023-11-30 Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar at just $899 — Reference Grade Lens on the Cheap

2023-11-08 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO: Rare Pond, White Mountains

2023-07-03 SHOOTOUT for Landscape Photographers @ 50mm: Nikon Z8 vs Sony A7R V: View from Hilton Creek Area to Nevahbe Ridge

2023-07-03 SHOOTOUT for Landscape Photographers @ 62/50mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V: View from Hilton Creek Area to Nevahbe Ridge

2023-03-18 The Best Value for Sony Bar None? Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar

2023-01-17 Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Riparian Creek (Sony A7R V)

2022-12-30 SHOOTOUT @ 63/50mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Creek Bottom at Huge Laurel

2022-12-21 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO and Siblings: the Best Optical Value On the Market for Sony Mirrorless, Nikon Mirrorless

2022-12-20 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO Dual Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Bottom

2022-12-19 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO: Comparing Pixel Shift to Single Shot (Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek)

2022-12-19 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 42mm/35mm: the Medium Format Killer Debuts

2022-11-26 Deep Discounts on Fantastic Voigtlander,and Zeiss Lenses for Sony FE

2022-10-04 Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Barn at Sunrise

2022-10-03 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO (Barn at Sunrise)

2022-10-03 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO (Outhouse at Dusk)

2022-07-18 SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A1, Deck and Roof

2022-07-08 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Deck and Roof

2022-07-08 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar, Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM: Deck and Roof

2022-07-07 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Deck and Roof

2022-01-13 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM vs Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical: View South over Patriarch Grove

2021-10-02 Eastern Sierra Air Quality September 28/29/30: Stunningly Clear, but Oct 1 brings the Nasty Stuff

2021-08-20 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Focus Shift vs Focus Position, Greenstone Lake

2021-07-08 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: Patriarch Grove, Aerial View

2021-07-07 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: White Tops of White Mountains

2021-07-07 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Focus Shift in Landscapes, Patriarch Grove

2021-06-24 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Mining Cabin Interior

2021-06-16 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Aspen Trunks, Early Morning Light

2021-06-03 Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings

2021-05-31 Shootout: Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35/1.4 GM: Pine Creek Cliffs

2021-05-15 Reader Comment: Adapter for Sony FE to Nikon Z + Unable to Update TechArt Lens Adapter for Voigtlander FE Lenses to Nikon Z

Nikon Z8

Setup, IBIS performance, focusing..

Sony A7R V

5th Generation standard-setting camera..

Sony Alpha A7R III

Attention to details: a solid upgrade over the A7R II..

Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM

High performance mild wide-angle..

Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA

Fast high performance normal lens of Zeiss design..

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM

High performance, high speed..

Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G

High performance, high speed..

Sigma FE 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

Native-mount mid-range zoom for mirrorless..

Voigtlander Z 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus wide-normal lens..

Voigtlander Z 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus normal lens..

Voigtlander FE Heliar-Hyper 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical III

Anything wider would be a fisheye..

Voigtlander FE Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical III

Super wide sibling between the 10mm and 15mm..

Voigtlander FE Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III

Ultra wide native mount manual focus lens for Sony mirrorless..

Voigtlander FE 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical

Fast high performance manual focus wide angle..

Voigtlander FE 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical

Fast mild wide angle lens..

Voigtlander FE Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4

Fast lens speed with curious rendering..

Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus wide-normal lens..

Voigtlander FE Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical

Fast lens speed for versatile rendering..

Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus normal lens..

Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aspherical

Ultra high grade macro all-arounder..

Voigtlander FE MACRO APO-LANTHAR 110mm f/2.5

High grade macro all-arounder at a modest price..

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II

Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom, updated..

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II

Premiere mid-range zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Outstanding ultra wide angle performer..

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon

Manual focus moderate wide angle for full-frame mirrorless..



Blog posts, reverse chronological

2023

2023-11-30 Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar at just $899 — Reference Grade Lens on the Cheap

2023-11-08 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO: Rare Pond, White Mountains

2023-07-03 SHOOTOUT for Landscape Photographers @ 50mm: Nikon Z8 vs Sony A7R V: View from Hilton Creek Area to Nevahbe Ridge

2023-07-03 SHOOTOUT for Landscape Photographers @ 62/50mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V: View from Hilton Creek Area to Nevahbe Ridge

2023-03-18 The Best Value for Sony Bar None? Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar

2023-01-17 Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Riparian Creek (Sony A7R V)

2022

2022-12-30 SHOOTOUT @ 63/50mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Creek Bottom at Huge Laurel

2022-12-21 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO and Siblings: the Best Optical Value On the Market for Sony Mirrorless, Nikon Mirrorless

2022-12-20 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO Dual Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Bottom

2022-12-19 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO: Comparing Pixel Shift to Single Shot (Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek)

2022-12-19 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 42mm/35mm: the Medium Format Killer Debuts

2022-11-26 Deep Discounts on Fantastic Voigtlander,and Zeiss Lenses for Sony FE

2022-10-04 Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Barn at Sunrise

2022-10-03 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO (Barn at Sunrise)

2022-10-03 Shootout: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO (Outhouse at Dusk)

2022-07-18 SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A1, Deck and Roof

2022-07-08 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Deck and Roof

2022-07-08 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar, Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM: Deck and Roof

2022-07-07 SHOOTOUT: Two Samples of Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Deck and Roof

2022-01-13 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM vs Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical: View South over Patriarch Grove

2021

2021-10-02 Eastern Sierra Air Quality September 28/29/30: Stunningly Clear, but Oct 1 brings the Nasty Stuff

2021-08-20 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Focus Shift vs Focus Position, Greenstone Lake

2021-07-08 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: Patriarch Grove, Aerial View

2021-07-07 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: White Tops of White Mountains

2021-07-07 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Focus Shift in Landscapes, Patriarch Grove

2021-06-24 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Mining Cabin Interior

2021-06-16 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Aspen Trunks, Early Morning Light

2021-06-03 Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings

2021-05-31 Shootout: Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35/1.4 GM: Pine Creek Cliffs

2021-05-15 Reader Comment: Adapter for Sony FE to Nikon Z + Unable to Update TechArt Lens Adapter for Voigtlander FE Lenses to Nikon Z

2021-05-07 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical: Showing Focus Shift Impacts at Distance, How to Mitigate

2021-05-06 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical: what looked like focus shift is *partly* shown to be Focus Creep / Unstable Lens Focus

2021-05-03 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical Aperture Series: Deck Planks and Ruler Focus Shift Evaluation

2021-05-02 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical: Distortion

2021-05-01 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical Examples: Backyard and Garden

2021-04-30 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical—WOW! (plus Tigger)

2021-04-04 Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical Defocuses Itself When Angled Up or Down (Focus Creep)

2021-04-03 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Fruit Platter (Sony A1, pixel shift)

2021-03-27 Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Backlit Deck, Morning

2021-03-26 Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical: Distortion Correction

2021-03-26 Shootout: Sony FE 50/2.5G vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA vs Voigtlander FE 50/2 APO-Lanthar — Teak Bench

2021-02-26 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM

2021-02-16 World’s Best 35mm Lens? Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar for Sony Mirrorless and Leica M Coming in April

2021-02-12 SHOOTOUT: Voigtlander FE 110mm f/2.5 vs Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM: View over Saddlebag Lake to Southern Spur of Mt Conness (Sony A7R IV)

2021-02-09 Using the Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar for Panoramic Stitching

2020

2020-09-21 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/1.2 NOKTON Aperture Series: Madrone Leaves

2020-09-21 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/1.2 NOKTON Aperture Series: Last Smoky Sun on Persimmon Tree

2020-09-21 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/1.2 NOKTON Aperture Series: Oak Tree Trunks

2020-09-20 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/1.2 NOKTON Aperture Series: Dolls

2020-09-18 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/1.2 NOKTON Aperture Series: Bicycles

2020-09-16 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/1.2 NOKTON: Examples at f/1.2

2020-09-08 Testing Soon: Voigtlander FE 35mm f/1.2 Aspheric

2020-09-02 Reader Comment: Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical Vignetting and Color Symmetry

2020-04-04 Scaling to 240 Megapixels with Gigapixel AI: the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar image “Alabama Hills Plain View to Mt Whitney Range”

2020-03-22 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Plain View to Mt Whitney Range, Pre-Dawn (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-21 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Painting of Idyllic Ocean on Burned-Out Van Door (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-21 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Examples: Alabama Hills (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-15 Reader Comments: Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO

2020-03-10 Shootout: Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sigma 24-70/2.8 DG DN Art: Desert Wash

2020-03-04 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: White Aspen Trunks (Sony A7R IV)

2020-02-19 Why I am Dragging my Feet with the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Possible Issue with Sony A7R IV Lens Mount Flange/Sensor Planarity

2020-02-16 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Night Lights Along Bike Path (Sony A7R IV)

2020-02-16 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Rodin Burghers, Dusk (Sony A7R IV)

2020-02-16 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Countertop Reflections in Color (Sony A7R IV)

2020-02-08 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Countertop Reflections (Sony A7R IV)

2020-02-08 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Olives, Still Life Flora (Sony A7R IV)

2020-02-07 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Blue Bike (Sony A7R IV)

2020-02-06 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical for Sony Mirrorless

2019

2019-11-15 Lloyd Buys the Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art ($200 off promo code) and the Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aspherical

2019-11-03 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 APO Macro-Lanthar Aperture Series: 'View to Mt Conness from Tuolumne Meadows Area, Early Night' — also evaluates long exposure noise on Sony A7R IV

2019-10-31 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 APO Macro-Lanthar Aperture Series: View to Mt Conness Past Granite Dome, Late Dusk

2019-10-20 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 APO Macro-Lanthar Examples: Pine Creek Panoramas

2019-10-14 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Focus Stack: Twisted, Burned, Broken Downed Tree High in Pine Creek Canyon

2019-10-09 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Old Mining Structures

2019-10-08 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Music Box in Miner’s Cabin

2019-09-19 Voigtlander MACRO APO-Lanthar 110mm f/2.5 Aperture Series: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-18 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Rodin Courtyard (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-18 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Rodin Burghers (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-18 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Tower at Dusk in Rosy Glow (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-18 Shootout: Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-18 Lens Quality Control as Revealed by Demanding Sony A7R IV 60MP Sensor

2019-09-16 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Mosaic (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-09 Voigtlander Macro APO-Lanthar 110m f/2.5

2019-09-05 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Aperture Series: Pothole Dome, Granite Foreground to Peaks

2019-08-01 Reader Comment: Voigtlander FE NOKTON 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical

2019-07-30 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Last Light on High Peaks

2019-07-30 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Colorful Boulder Island In Beaver Pond

2019-07-30 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Creekside Sapling Pine Amid Boulders

2019-07-30 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Spring Flowers Along Tenaya Creek

2019-07-30 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Pywiack Falls

2019-07-29 Shootout: Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8: Tenaya Creek and Lingering Ice

2019-07-08 Reader Comment: Zeiss Loxia 21/2.4 and Voigtlander FE 21/1.4:

2019-07-06 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Rodin Courtyard (Sony A7R III)

2019-07-05 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Red Electric Cart — should knock your socks off (Sony A7R III)

2019-07-05 Shootout: Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8: MemChu Oblique

2019-07-02 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical for Sony Mirrorless

2018

2018-03-16 Voigtlander FE Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: 'Sprinter Van at Sunrise' and 'Sunrise over Panamint Range'

2018-03-12 Shootout: Zeiss Loxia 35/2 vs Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.4 vs Samyang 35/2.8

2017

2017-09-02 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series: Corner of the Quad

2017-09-02 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series: Pruned Palm

2017-09-01 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series: Buckeye Tree

2017-09-01 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Sunstars and Flare (Sunstar Palm)

2017-09-01 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Bokeh Series: Backlit Trees

2017-08-31 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series: Old Tower, Modern Architecture

2017-08-31 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series: Burghers of Calais

2017-08-31 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series: Yellow Bike

2017-08-31 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series: Mosaic

2017-08-31 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series: Blue Bike in Blue Light

2017-08-29 First Look: Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Aperture Series at 1:11: Dolls

2016

2016-05-13 Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 for Sony E: Maxed-Out Field of View, Rectilinear Design

2016-05-12 Reviewed: Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III for Sony E: Aperture Series from f/4.5 - f/11: Mosaic

2016-04-20 Optical Distortion: Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 and Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 for Sony Mirrorless

2016-02-01 Tiny Lenses: Nikon 45mm f/2.8P, Voigtlander 40/2 Ultron, Canon 40/2.8 STM

2015

2015-02-17 6-way Shootout at 35mm: Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 Distagon, 35/2 Biogon, 35/2.8 C-Biogon, Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2 II ASPH, Leica 35/1.4 Summilux, Leica 35/2 Summicron

2015-01-11 6-way Shootout at 35mm: Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 Distagon, 35/2 Biogon, 35/2.8 C-Biogon, Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2, Leica 35/1.4 Summilux, Leica 35/2 Summicron

2014

2014-10-10 6-way Shootout at 35mm: Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 Distagon, 35/2 Biogon, 35/2.8 C-Biogon, Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2, Leica 35/1.4 Summilux, Leica 35/2 Summicron

2011

2011-12-18 Focus Series with Leica M9 + Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 @ f/1.1, f/2.8, f/5.6

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