Voigtlander 40/2.8 LTM

[Kankle]

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]

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]

My fab 40s

 

[hap]

what size filters does it take Huss?

 

[Huss]

what size filters does it take Huss?

34mm

 

[Kankle]

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]

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

 

[Huss]

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]

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]

My fab 40s

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

 

[hap]

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

 

[Huss]

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

Rollei Sonnar 40mm 2.8 LTM

 

[Huss]

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]

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]

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]

thanks

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

Rollei Sonnar 40mm 2.8 LTM

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

 

[Huss]

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

ya you betcha

 

[GregY]

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.