Voigtlander's New Rangefinder Coupled 15/4.5 M $599 order HERE
Announced March 2009 -- LENSES IN STOCK!
In my opinion there is likely to be a shortage of these initially due to high demand.
Hi Stephen,I got the new 15mm rangefinder lens and got a chance to try it out yesterday. What a fantastic lens! Tack sharp right to the corner fully open. No distortion. I fitted a 52mm IR rejection (I use an M8), coded the lens as a WATE, and the camera recognized it as such and corrected falloff and cyan shift in the corners extremely well. The lens brings up the correct 28/90 lines for the M8, same as the Leica 16-18-21 WATE, so no problem coding it.Its a home run!Regards - Jim Browning
The Leica M8.2 mounting the 15/4.5 VM with the film 21mm Voigtlander viewfinder
2010 Update: New improved Metal Version II 12mm $349, 15mm $209 and 21/25mm $209 viewfinders were introduced. Side by Side: The Version I and Version II Voigtlander 15mm Viewfinders, $149 and $209.
OK, What's the deal? Voigtlander's original 15/4.5 lens from 1999 established the Cosina-Voigtlander franchise and is still a best seller. Why gild the lily?
Because Mr. Kobayashi and Voigtlander always aim to improve their products.
Rangefinder coupled instead of scale focusing for more accurate focus
Now Leica M mount instead of Leica Screw Mount
Fixed lens hood
Brings up 28/90 frameline on Leica M bodies
Rear mount like the Voigtlander 28/2
52mm Filter size, instead of no filter ring. This is a very big deal for M8 owners wishing to mount IR filters
Easier to handle more ergonomically designed lens barrel
SAME sharp optics as screw mount 15/4.5
Small lightweight and easy to handle M lens - heavy lenses are not fun
Left to Right: Voigtlander 15/4.5 Super Wide Heliar, Zeiss 15/2.8 Biogon, Voigtlander Screw Mount 15/4.5 with M adapter
Imagine: A sharp 15mm M lens for less than the price of a used car!
15/4.5 M Mount Lens f/4.5 to f/22, half click aperture stops
8 elements in 6 groups - same optics as screw mount 15/4.5
Sold without viewfinder, use a fixed viewfinder or the 15-35 zoom finder
10 Aperture Blades
Closest RF Focus .7 meter, scale focusing to .5 meter
Filter Size: 52mm - easy to mount M8 IR filters
Size: 38.2 length x 59.4mm diameter
Weight 156 grains
Voigtlander 15/4.5 VM mounted on Epson RD1 with the Voigtlander 15D Viewfinder for the RD1
Left to right: Voigtlander 15/4.5 VM Super Wide Heliar, Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron, Voigtlander 35/1.4 Nokton
Voigtlander 15/4.5 VM lens on Voigtlander Leica M to Micro 4/3 Adapter mounted on Panasonic G1
"Outside" taken with the new Voigtlander 15/4.5 on a Leica M8, f/5.6 at 1/180
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