Voigtlander 40/2.8 LTM

Kankle · Feb 26, 2023

Anyone out there tried the Voigtlander 40/2.8 Heliar LTM? Now that it’s been out a lil while I’m interested to hear some long-ish term user experiences. With no other 40mm ltm options it’s cool that one was put on the market, but never had a chance to try it

Huss · Feb 26, 2023

I have it in M mount. Exact same lens. Super sharp. Fantastic flare resistance. Bad ergonomics - changing the aperture moves the focus and at min focus your thumb will be in the vf as it only has that little knob to adjust focus.
Almost impossible to find filters for it. Lovely build quality.

Huss · Feb 26, 2023

My fab 40s

hap · Feb 26, 2023

what size filters does it take Huss?

Huss · Feb 26, 2023

hap said:
what size filters does it take Huss?

34mm

Kankle · Feb 26, 2023

Huss said:
I have it in M mount. Exact same lens. Super sharp. Fantastic flare resistance. Bad ergonomics - changing the aperture moves the focus and at min focus your thumb will be in the vf as it only has that little knob to adjust focus.
Almost impossible to find filters for it. Lovely build quality.

Thank you for the share! Super helpful to see the Flickr album you have for that lens too

hap · Feb 26, 2023

Yes...filters of this size are not plentiful.

Huss · Feb 27, 2023

It is an excellent lens, just remember to set exposure first, then focus. If you try to change exposure via the aperture ring after you focus, you will need to focus again.

It's actually why this lens works best on an AE camera, like a Leica M7. Set aperture to f8, then let the camera adjust to changing light conditions if speed is of the essence.

hap · Feb 27, 2023

I would use it on my CLE and that has AE. Also 40mm VF frame lines.

I have a MS Optics 50 sonnetar. It also has fiddly focus and aperture action. It is annoying.

Heliar seems a good lens with some cons.

Disappointed_Horse · Feb 27, 2023

Huss said:
My fab 40s

Summicron-C on the left, Heliar in the middle… what's the lens on the right?

hap · Feb 27, 2023

I don'[t know. I have a summicron C but neither of the others.

Huss · Feb 27, 2023

AAlfano said:
Summicron-C on the left, Heliar in the middle… what's the lens on the right?

Rollei Sonnar 40mm 2.8 LTM

Huss · Feb 27, 2023

hap said:
I would use it on my CLE and that has AE. Also 40mm VF frame lines.

I have a MS Optics 50 sonnetar. It also has fiddly focus and aperture action. It is annoying.

Heliar seems a good lens with some cons.

Would be very nice on the compact CLE as it is a tiny lens.

hap · Feb 27, 2023

I could have guessed that (maybe) but not very familiar with that lens , especially LTM. I think my Rollei 35s has a 40 mm collapsible sonnar on it...now that I think about it.

Huss · Feb 27, 2023

hap said:
I could have guessed that (maybe) but not very familiar with that lens , especially LTM. I think my Rollei 35s has a 40 mm collapsible sonnar on it...now that I think about it.

Apparently it is the exact same lens, but re-housed.

hap · Feb 27, 2023

thanks

Disappointed_Horse · Feb 28, 2023

Huss said:
Rollei Sonnar 40mm 2.8 LTM

I had not heard of that lens before. Very interesting. Thanks Huss.

Huss · Feb 28, 2023

AAlfano said:
I had not heard of that lens before. Very interesting. Thanks Huss.

ya you betcha

GregY · Feb 28, 2023

K, Here's another longer thread about the Heliar 40mm. https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/new-cv-40mm-2-8-heliar.191078/
I took one to Europe this summer mounted on a Leica CL. Except for 5 days where i had a Pentax 645 loaner, i used the Leica/Heliar combo exclusively. As mentioned the M & LTM versions are identical. It does take a bit of work to source 34mm filters. It is a very nice lens overall.

Voigtlander 40/2.8 LTM

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