Image source: Optyczne.pl
Optyczne.pl is the first website showing image samples taken with that amzing new Voigtlander 10,5mm f/0.95 lens. The image on tops shows you the quality at full 0.95 aperture. More images in full size can be seen on Optyczne.
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26 Responses
There’s CA at 0.95 but seriously, that’s to be expected and even then, it’s manageable, what I did not expect is how well perspective is controlled by this lens! At 1.4 CA is more or less negligible. Nitpicking about wide open results is foolish, mainly because f0.95 is a secondary feature of these lenses. The advantage of such a fast lens is that while a f1.4 lens is designed to perform its best at f2-2.8, f0,95 lenses already perform really well by f1.4, generally speaking. Manufacturers (usually) make an effort to design these 0.95 lenses in such a way that they are at least decent if not good at 0.95, but deliver fantastic results slightly stopped down, in essence these lenses are really F1.2 lenses with 0.95 low light super powers.
tldr: I AM SO GETTING THIS LENS!
No… The primary function of a F1 lens is F1. If you only want good F2, buy a good F2 lens. But really, what do you want for 1300 USD? It’s really cheap for such a feat. It’s F0.95 dude. Not surprisingly, it cannot be good – it is a fools bait.
This will be an amazing lens to own in a kit. Now, if only the price would be right…
Sadly, I’m guessing it will cost a fortune.
Price at euro1,300 according to Mirrorless rumors
OUCH! well, what are you gonna do, at least in this case it is kinda justified by the specs (unlike many recently high priced gear). Gotta start saving I guess
OUCH! + 1
I still prefer Oly 12/2 however. It’s not only sharp right away at f/2, but its lighting autofocus lets me shoot easily, promptly at wide open.
I’m sure the Voight’ will be just as sharp at f2 no doubt about it, where the Oly wins is size and AF. They’re both WA but these are totally different lenses, one is 10mm and the other 12, one is fast-ish, the other is uber fast, one is manual, the other AF.
When I tested the Pany 7-14mm it became clear to me that 12mm is barely wide enough for me, 10mm is getting there. What is attractive about this lens is the fast aperture, it lends itself to many more scenarios than the 12mm. In terms of primes, before this news came out the only other alternative was the SLR magic 10mm or the huge Sigma, but this Voight’ offers more versatility than those two combined and certainly more than a 12mm, specially considering how many (excellent) zooms start at 12mm nowadays, i.e. You don’t need a 12mm prime anymore when there are zooms that include that focal lenght, if you want to go prime, go wider, go faster hence the Voightlander 10mm f0.95
It’ll be some time before we see a rectilinear 7, 8 or 9mm and even then It’ll never be this fast, so this lens has won its place as a must-have from the get go, and I doubt any other will move it from there
CA is quite terrible in last five pictures. Violet/blue CA around lights mostly dissappears at f2.8 and f4, but the edges still present the same amount of green/purple CA.
i am glad i never cared about CA
A much needed prime as there are so little UWA primes in M43. However an AF one would be better. Also, I fail to see the significance or the benefit of f/0.95 for such a lens if it means significant design compromises and therefore degradation of IQ (CA, resolution etc) and also penalty in weight. Does every Voigtlander lens have to have f/0.95 speed? even for a fish eye?
I will wait for a Sigma AF 10mm f/2.8 instead.
did you notice its from the Nokton series, it for people who value faster lenses.You better wait or look for slower ones then.
I don’t think that this lens is really good. Look at the sample image, ok it’s sharp in the center, but it’s all blurry in the corners đ <- this is a SMILEY, don't kill me ok? đ
That’s a 12-40mm and doesn’t even look anything like a Voightländer.
Don’t you see that this is a picture taken with the 10.5 and not a picture OF the 10.5. Read the article before writing crap
You mean it canât take selfies? Epic fail!!
awesome, so alert you are đ
CA monster.
To bad, not for astro photography.
It is sharp at 0.95 but pretty hazy, But the look might be worth it to you. I am afraid that fixing is might bring to much contrast to the entire image and make it look to rough.
For 1300⏠, sorry it’s not for me, not wide enough to earn its heavy place in the bag. Olympus 7-14mm although a lot slower is more versatile for me.
I really wished for a ultra wide angle lens BUT why has it to be f0.95, why such an extreme and expensive design? Why not f1.8 or 2.0 and for 600 bucks?
The need for an 7-9mm prime is still there….
+1 too big and expensive for me. I would never use such an expensive thing near sea with salty water or hicking with possible rain and humidity…An f2 or f2.8 prime would be better !
maybe since its a manual focus lens, its better to be outstanding in such areas to compensate for the lack of AF?
At least there are more lenses appearing that cover the UWA range. Now we have the slowish Pana and Oly zooms, the Oly pro zoom, the huge Sigma, …
Still none for me, though, because I am looking for something portable and/or more affordable and don’t need a zoom. Still hanging on with the Pana 14mm/f2.5+wide adapter.
too bad the lens couldnt really be tested with real efforts in making a photo, I am sure it wouldbe a very interesting lens.
I see “huge Sigma” mentioned below here a couple of times as alternative. If we’re talking about the same lens (10mm f/2.8) that’s Samyang, an entirely different company. If not, please elaborate which UWA Sigma has a MFT mount.
Darn you are right. at least I was talking about the Samyang ^^.
Image samples look very promising – although shooting conditions were not ideal. Finally a lens that helps to create a unique look you cannot get with any other lens.