$1300 Lens vs $300 Lens | Is Leica Worth It?
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Putting a Leica 35mm f/2.5 Summarit up against a Voigtlander 35mm f/2.5 Color Skopar. With a $1000 price difference, is the image quality difference really worth the extra cash? Let’s find out.
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01:03 - Voigtlander Overview
02:15 - Leica Overview
03:45 - Image Quality Blind Test
05:53 - A Word from our Sponsor
06:26 - Blind Test Answer Revealed
07:01 - Side by Side Comparisons
10:49 - Final Verdict
I had the 2.4 version of the Summarit (wish I still did), and I was convinced it was X!
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@@FranVianzon Good looking out!
you should remove the filter on the Voigtländer for the imagequality test
I would say X is leica, a bit softer...
The first thought that popped into my head upon reading the title was, "Leica makes a lens that only costs $1300?!?" lol
Hahahaha
By used, I just picked up a Summicron at $1,000.
@@alexcaliman9652 a 50mm? Or did you get really lucky? Anyway yeah there's a couple really really good Leica lenses for under 1k and it's definitely not the Summarit lol.
I bought the Summarit 75mm f2.5 for around $750 new last year (2021). But it has been replaced by the f2.4 version which cost three times as much, (and is a better lens too)
Should have looked at Voigtländers before deciding.
That "Beetle" shot was the one that gave it away for me 🤙
The Voigtlander gives photographs a more modern look. There was just something about the Summarit that made it memorable for me. I didn't try to guess which lens was which just which I liked more and it looks like I need a Summarit now.
I just got an M6 and bought the Voigtländer Nokton that you recommended. I'm very excited to see the results. But with film, I have to learn to be more patient : )
Awesome! Enjoy that Nokton!
Love the every Monday morning uploads! Perfect way to avoid my work :)
Yeah but do I join the Sunday squad??
I enjoyed all of the photos although I knew straight away that the first "Y" image had to be Leitz glass. I believe the f:2.5 Summarits are all actually f:2.4 like their modern counterparts - the marketing department wanted to set them apart more from the Summicrons - that may help explain the brightness difference in the vignette comparisons.
Edwin Parker true! They are 2.4!
Great review. I had looked at both of these. The price gap has surely grown in the few years since you made this. The Voigtlander used is in the low to mid $300s, new $409, the Summarit however is typically going $1500-$1700 now days.
I have the Voigtlander 35 2.5 M mount. I love that lens! It’s so sharp and compact. Best part is that I got it for $150!
I’ll always support Voigtlander and buy that glass over Leica glass.
Great video like always, Matt! Hope you feel better soon!
That's a steal, dude!
Summarits are so underrated compared to other Leica lenses, especially for their compactness! Perfect match for Ms.
35 and 28 Summarits are the best because usually, you don't need that much bokeh at wide open, especially for street photography
Fully agreed!
I guessed correctly and honestly, I liked the voigtlander a bit more in most of these photos. You wouldn’t go wrong with either lens.
The wide Beetle shot didn't give it away, but I said, "yup that's that classic leica film look." But for the price of 300 bucks, the voightlander held up extremely well. For someone who prefers making prints, I think the finer detail of the Leica is just second to none personally. Great video Matt, thanks.
Hey great video.
The only thing I would have to add is that if you the viewer are really asking yourself the question "is this expensive lens worth it?", save your money don't buy the lens, and instead enroll yourself a workshop with a photographer whose work you admire.
If you are not in a location that is conducive to that, then go to a trusted photo educational institution like the ICP, just to name one, that offers online courses.
But if you are hell-bent on buying a $3000 piece of glass even though you have to watch a video to help you make that decision, congratulations you probably have the coolest Lens among anyone else you personally know.
But know this, we outgrow gear.
When you try to grow into something that's beyond your capabilities there's something else lurking that will cap you off the knees every time: pride.
Nice comparison. I've owned the 35/2.5 Summarit for a while, using it on M9 and M2, but it quickly gathered a bit too much dust inside, and I was annoyed by the loose aperture ring, moving it accidentally from time to time. It was about the same time I was having issues with 50/1.4 Lux ASPH integrated hood (repeatedly), and with tri-focal MATE assembly (not even talking about all the problems with M9), and I began to be worried about Leica quality and durability.
So, based on great experience with Nokton 40/1.4 I've purchased also the M-mount Color Skopar 35/2.5. Very quickly I found out that most of the time I prefer the Voigtlander's vignetting, especially on film where you can't add it as easily in the darkroom, and that my copy is a tiny bit sharper than the Summarit (visible only on digital). Colors and contrast seemed to be indistinguishably similar. I have also observed the small difference in focal length. Soon I sold the Summarit and kept the Voigtlander.
I don't use the Skopar nowhere near as much as the Nokton, but both lenses gathered only a few tiniest specs of dust inside over the past five/four years, and focusing and aperture feel is still like the day I received them... Well done, Voigtlander!
Another great non-Leica optics I can recommend is the Snapshot Skopar 25/4.
Solid and clear, a classic Matt Day video!
wheres your youtube channel expired film master?
Thanks so much, man.
@@coleturner3859 if I can get someone to film it I can do something too haha
Wesley team up with Willem Verbeeck!
@@coleturner3859 ive got something coming up soon, a different way to share knowledge, watch this space
I picked the Voigtlander as soon as I compared the first X and Y images. I don't think it would take an expert as the Voigtlander has that unique out of focus pattern, like you said there is also some distortion albeit a subtle one but still noticeable. Nice video Matt
I have owned the Voigtlander, as well as the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 and f/2. The Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 is my favorite by far.
Three years later-still a great, helpful video. Thx!
Thank you! Glad to hear it.
x - voigtlander
y - leica
at a guess!
Yeah I got it right too but at the same time, the Voigtlander looked great too.
@@MobiusCoin same. The vignetting wasn't terribly distracting, and I actually kind of preferred it. There's no doubt that Leica makes great products but I like lenses to bring a bit more character, which occasionally means distortions and vignetting. Not as far as say, a Lomography style look where the images are pretty much trashed, but yknow. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
Yeah, it was pretty clear tbh. The color varied a lot. Voigtlander is more contrasty as well. That and the vignetting was the dead giveaway.
I couldnt tell a difference til I looked at the background. I'm very new to photography however and had no idea why they looked different. Sharpness is what I'm thinking.
Matt, at 8:00, one comment, this is most likely what one would expect to happen, as the Voightlander is designed for Digital cameras, has the coated lens ellements, and also crops in, as for a digital sensor, NOT film, the cropping is a good thing, stops vignetting, and cuts glare, also the best performance of a lens is in the center of it, also for Leica's at least, they have only ONE focus point, in the middle, so cropping in gives a better, magnified focus for rangefinder use( also more light funneled in, to aid in focus aquisition by the AF system).
Or, do what I did, and get the Zeiss C-Biogon 35/2.8, the best 35mm lens on the planet when it comes to rendering. Not the fastest, but boy howdy, that 3D look is stunning.
I don't really care about gear, I am only commenting to say that I love your family photos! I see so much of Elliott Erwitt in them!
Agree
I see quite a bit of Elliott Day in them!
That is a HUGE compliment. Thank you!
I've been shooting Cannon FD lenses since the early 80's. And everyone raves about the very fine image quality.
With today's technology to design on the computer before building the first prototype, there is no reason for the manufacturer to put out a "bad lens".
actually. I havent seen a bad new lens in years.
Thanks!
Right now I mostly shoot Olympus SLR's but lately I've been Leica/rangefinder-curious. I was surprised at how expensive third party lenses are while having quite a lot of distortion. IMO minimal distortion is a lot more important for film photography than sharpness. The OM system lenses are really wonderful - inexpensive, small, sharp, and hardly any distortion. It looks like if I were to pick up an M camera, I'm going to have to deal with the exorbitant prices of first party lenses in order to get similar quality as my $100 Olympus lenses lol.
I have the Summarit 50 and the Voigtlander 35 Nokton Classic SC. Love them both for what they are. I generally preferred Y.
Haven't read the comments yet, but 'Y' just has a character and more sharpness to it. Based on the blind test, I would definitely go for the 'Y', it has a specific kind of look to it that I love.
Several years ago, I bought the Voigtländer Super Wide-Heliar 15 mm f/4.5, Color-Skopar 21 mm f/3.5, and Nokton Classic-M 35 mm f/1.4 lenses. I sold them and picked up a few lenses to replace them including the Leica WATE-M 16-18-21 mm f/;4, Super-Elmar-M 18 mm f/3.8, and Summilux-M 35 mm f/1.4 FLE I. I have the Super-Elmar-M 21 mm f/3.4 on order.
I haven’t given up on Voigtländer. I got a used version of their Nokton-VM 35 mm f/1.2 version 1 (soft, but interesting), and a Nokton-VM 75 mm f/1.5 (very nice lens; good complement to my Leica Noctilux-M 75 mm f/1.25).
I honestly couldn't tell the difference between the 2 lenses, but I have to say ..... you are a great photographer! I loved all your pictures.
This is a very informative review. Thanks Matt, from hot'n steamy Central Thailand.
I have always been glad that I held out to get the Leica lens, against the cheaper alternatives. All except the most recent purchase, have been used and some quite old.
Interestingly, the new lens is the 75mm Summarit f2.5, with the same features as the 35mm you share with us here. I have not compared it with it's squillion dollar, bigger, faster sybling and probably never will, but a very fine lens it is. Leica have done well with this series, enabling many more folk to buy and use a new Leica lens. Thanks again. I have also just now subscribed to your channel. ◇
PS. Important considerations for me are absence of both distortion and vignetting, because I photograph artwork indoors, and outdoors it's often architecture.
As a general shooter, I can imagine the Voigtlander will satisfy a lot of folk, who may or may not want to upgrade later.
PS.2.: One exception to a Leica is the Zeiss Biogon ZM f4.5, 21mm. ... and I specifically chose the f4.5 version because of the same criteria.
Hey Matt, thanks so much for this video. I had to look at all of them 3 times to be sure what exactly I was noticing but after that I was pretty confident and got the blind test right. The Leica has more open, 3D quality to it, which reminds me of medium format photos. But, I didn't notice the vignetting till you talked about it. I've sold all of my 35mm cameras since I started shooting medium format and 4x5. I don't like grain and 2D quality of 35mm. But, I'm looking to get back into 35mm w/ Leica M3 & Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar T* ZM. And, this video really helped me realize that I do see differences between lenses and what I'm looking for.
They're so similar that only in the side-by-side comparison was I able to see the minor differences. The Leica had better color rendition, and less vignetting, but it wasn't a night-and-day difference. You should do another comparison in digital. Thanks for the video!
I've never used a summarit, but the colour skopar was main lenses until I found myself preferring 50mm. I've never had a word of complaint about it.
Loved it, great video, Matt. Let’s see a review of the Carl Zeiss 35mm 2.8 or a side by side to another leica lens.
This would be great
+1
If I can get my hands on that lens, I'll make it happen!
Hi Matt another great video.
Personally I have to say that I knew which was the Leica and which was the Voigtlander from the very first two images that you showed. The Leica shows more detail and is sharper with a clinical look.Where as the Voigtlander has a very classic look. That’s not to say that one is better than the other, and is all subjective as to what mood you feel on that particular day. Lovely images that you have shot from both lenses. Which also goes to show, it’s not the gear that you use, but the photographic skills that the photographer creates.
I 'guessed' right, but it hardly felt like a guess: the Voigtländer has a more 'classical' feel to it, the Summarit a more modern, 'clinical' one. I would spend the extra money on the Summarit too, I always liked this range of Leica lenses. I own an M6 as well and my go-to 35mm lens is the Zeiss 35/2.8 Biogon: small, sharp, great colours, it's practically glued to the camera. If I were to change my Zeiss for something else, the Summarit could be a candidate, but I think I would be looking at something faster. But then again, the Zeiss really fits all my needs. Thanks for the video, Matt!
Thanks for this Matt.
From the outset, for me the distortion would dismiss the Voigtlander. I go no further, sharpness or not.
I bought a Summarit 75mm f2.4 new when visiting Leica in Germany in 2018. I shoot wide open all the time and am very impressed.
Whilst here we compare prices, seeing the Leica as being so much more, for me the Summarit 75mm is a fraction of gobstopping prices of the other Leica 75mm 'heavyweights'. The new Summarit range was a good move by Leica. A very good move, and I'm sure you will enjoy that 35mm for a very long time. Cheers, Kevin ☆☆☆☆☆
Very cool comparison! I started my journey in 35mm with an M2 and a 35mm Voigtlander, from my experience sharpness is more than enough and the pictures had a very cool mood.. I tried the ASPH summicron and the Contax T3, they are definitely sharper but the difference only shows when you print large. Cheers from 🇵🇹
Honestly, before I knew the difference, my preference was for the X serie, the Voigtlander's. ! 🤔
Excellent analysis in any case !
Now this channel is worth spending my time on !
Excellent, Thanks for sharing !!
I would love to see them perform on a digital camera, so maybe an additional test ??
I guessed it correctly and based my guess on how the out of focus area goes over into the more in focus area at the bars in the bottom right at 04:55 - I never had a lens that does this in that way and I just assumed this is a thing more expensive optics do.
Outstanding video. Great work. Impressive test - the color voitlander vs black and white Leica images got the better of me so I thought the X were Leica! Or was it those sweet children of yours!??!! My three sons are in their 20’s now - but looking at your beautiful images of “family life” reminded me of our great memories as if they were just yesterday. Thanks for running this comparison. I have new respect for the Voitlander quality. By the way, those images of the VW Beatle stopped me in my tracks. Gorgeous captures! When I saw those I should have changed my vote and targeted Y as the Leica shots!! The second VW shot was butter!
I love to hear that. I'm sure your boys grew way faster than you could have imagined. Hard to believe mine are 3 and 4 now.
I really couldn’t tell, just enjoyed the content, but like other photographers have stated, your shooting with Leica and it’s always advisable to shoot with native lens....and yes, Leica glass are expensive, but you get what you pay for....and after 50 years of shooting, I decided to settle down with Leica (well because it’s a lighter system, compared to standard DSLR systems) and as a travel camera it’s just perfect in every street scene. I’m currently shooting with the Leica Q, but also experimented with the Vario-X ( love the idea of a zoom on a Leica, and a great camera) and finally just picked up an M240 w 50 Summarit 2.5, can’t complain, all Leicas shoot as expected, amazing camera system. I still have my M6 w 40mm rokker lens that i used in the mid 80s, but with the ease of digital, why remain in film mode....Leica as well as all camera systems have evolved into the digital age (hey, who knew Sony was going to be a photo giant!)... photography should be fun and less technical, enjoy the surroundings and take that image that will forever remind you of the moment... love the Leica images, it’s taken me 50 years to go 360 degrees and come back to Leica....I think I will pick up the M10 w 35mm summicron down the line....when the M11 comes out, hahahah....great video and comparison Matt...
I did get it right. :) I know the Leica 50mm f/2.4 Summarit, and the difference to that newer (and presumably last) generation of Summarits would have been even greater.
Super late to the party, but thank you very much for the video! I am considering purchase leica summicron, tbh in the X Y comparison, for me summicron is way more popping. It’s not about the sharpness or vignette or anything but the look of it, leica is just more pop and looks better for me. Thank you for the video!
I know nothing about these but I think I preferred Y.
I've revisited the blind test after a long while and I got it wrong. I think my judgment was biased because I expected the bokeh of the Summarit to be more pleasing and it turns out I like more the out of focus render of CS. The Summarit's edges when out of focus was a bit too swirly / nervous for my taste. Having said that, I liked more the photos taken with Y (Summarit) because they seemed to have better focus separation / pop. After seen the video the vignetting of the CS seems like an obvious difference... but yeah, both lenses are more similar than different, especially on film. Thanks for the tool, Matt! Maybe I'll do the test again in a few years and get it wrong once more. 😂
Hey Matt, thanks for this interesting video😎👍! As a Leica shooter I tend to think that the good old 80:20 rule applies here. With the Voigtlander one gets 80% of the “output” of a Leica lens for 20% of the cost of a Leica lens. But - if you want to get the last 20% of quality you have to pay the remaining 80% of the price of the Leica. All in all I think you’ve made the right decision. The Summarit line of Leica lenses delivers great quality while the prices are not as extreme as those of the Summicrons or Summiluxes.
Hey Matt question, when you say “thread mount” for the voigtlander, is that the same as a ‘screw mount” I’m curious because I’m looking to get this lens with a bessa r and later on sell the bessa r and use the same lens on a m6 (when I get it)
I don't think I really can tell, but I was guessing the X is the Voigtlander one since the first couple photos. For many Voigtlander lens I have been watching and some using, I think their background blur is kind of busier. In terms of the top quality ones, I will even go further to claim that's the main difference between the 35mm APOs of Voigtlander and Leica.
But yeah otherwise Voigtlander is just amazing for what it costs, and it's my absolutely favorite brand out of all.
Me running and gunning with my only leica lens, the legendary, cheap as hell and extremely capable and always overlooked...Summitar f/2. Thing is sharper than a tack at f5.6-f/8.
The highlight rolloff of Leica glass is almost always a dead giveaway, its sooooo nice
Awesome video Matt. I totally thought the X images were from the Leica. I'm so glad you did the blind test to the viewers so we don't have bias while comparing.
Honestly couldn’t really tell between all those images! Which is a great thing! Great colour and sharpness.
Would only be able to tell if I was pixel peeping, which isn’t what film is about.
Saying that would def choose the Voigtlander because it’s so cheap and I can’t really see much difference
Thanks a lot for this! Very helpful. I was really shocked to see how much vignetting the Voigtlander lens produced.
I didn't try to guess which of them was by either of two lenses when I have never seen them before (e.g. which was Leica and which was Voightlander). What I did was try and guess whether the image was an "X" or a "Y" without looking at the annotation in the corner. I was able to guess X vs Y after the first couple of frames with 100% accuracy. They are substantially different. There is a difference, and the punchy colors generally higher contrast of "X" really stood out.
X is the Voigtländer, the background has that VC texture to it that my 40mm Nokton Classic S.C. gives me. Also, love that cheeky look your son has.
He knows how rotten he is. Haha.
My daughter has a cute look to her, as she knows if she acts/looks cute, Oma will let her get away with anything
hi, thanks for this video. i recognized the leica even every time. it‘s not because l‘m german or because i shoot with a leica q. its not mostly the sharpness but its a kind of holistic deepness and caracter of the foto. my first camera was also a vogtländer. its quite more romantic, i agree. but leica is just so vivid.
I got it right. But I recognized the Voigtlander's bokeh fairly quickly. I enjoyed that lens for a solid 5 years.
Great video Matt. Killer photos as always. I had a hard time telling a difference. Thanks!
I have a leica m2 with a voigtlander color skopar f2.5 m mount on it, and I kinda prefer it to the summicron counterpart. I cant justify that price difference 😂
Really interesting. I saw vignette on those X pictures and things in middle kinda poped. I saw it as positive when looking on pictures and it was "flaw".
I think that Voightlander has way more character. For good or bad, depends on what you like. But you its undeniable that those pictures looked different and Leica looked generic good quality photo.
Based on that I really thought that X was Leica to be honest :)
I would prefer Voightlander for the character.
What clued me in during the blind test was the way the lenses handles the out of focus blur. The Voigtlander was harsher and more swirly. One for the bokeh obsessives probably. The vignetting is noticeable too.
I just finished looking at the photos and don't know the answer yet. I thought the difference was very noticeable. To my eyes, X seems to slice the image into planes, which gives it a serious pop. Y looks much flatter. I hope that X is the Voigtlander, but I know I'm probably wrong... (EDIT: Holy shit!)
Lenses aside, it’s amazing how you’ve found a tax deductible way to document your family so well. Goals, dude.
Every photographer does that no matter how much they're a public figure or not.
I ride around and stuff I dunno, I know a ton of professional photographers who don’t document their own family life well at all because it just feels like “work”
Benj Haisch ah okay, I misunderstood then, I thought you meant the whole buying gear for private use part of it
Haha, thanks dude!
Great pictures, Matt. And your children look beautiful, like angels.
Many blessings to you and your family.
Thanks Matt, I select Y - as Voigtlander & I'm wrong and now I decided to purchase it. Thanks for this great video.
Awesome review buddy. Would have loved it if you added the camera settings for each photo: iso, f stop, shutter. Keep it up!.
thanks Matt. I'm a Nikon film geek, but a Leica wanna be. I am fascinated by the magic of Leica glass.
I have the Voigtlander as my only M-mount lens, and I love it. It punches well above its weight, but the vignetting is definitely noticeable. To me, worth it at that price point, though now that I know how much better it can be I'll be tempted...
Great vid the micro contrast in the Leica lens was noticeably better another thing in this digital era people forget that lenses play a more important roll then the actual camera itself
Forget the lenses, these photos are so adorable!
Thank you!
I have a bunch of Viogtlander, Leica, and Zeiss lenses. The Voigtlanders are the best of these. Especially the APO Lanthars that beat EVERYTHING ELSE BY A COUNTRY MILE.
IMHO you made the right choice. Distortion and vignetting are not easy to fix when shooting film, so the lens has to be well designed from the start.
Thank you Matt, thats one of the best comparison video i have seen in a while, I ordered the Summarit because of it ;-)
Hi thank you for a review with both feet on the ground. It was very helpful.
The name plate ring that says summarit is glued on. I found that to be a little cheap. Optically and operationally the summarit is awesome.
I didn't know that! Good to know.
I got it right, but honestly under good lighting ones were harder to tell. The off center distortion and corner darkness gave it away.
I paid $300 for a 35mm F2 lens, came attached to an excellent film camera and even automatically focuses. Konica Hexar (AF). You should try one you’d like it
I've heard nothing but great things about that one!
The limit on the Hexar AF is the top shutter speed. I think it maxes out at 1/250. Otherwise, a great camera!
Clear difference, easy to tell apart. X is the CV, Y is the Leica.
CV usually employs classic designs for a vintage look - the Color Skopar is a 2004 lens but the way it renders images is very 90's with its busy bokeh and a touch of haze. Leica however irons these imperfections out for a more modern, clinical image, as is the case with the Summarit, a 2007 lens.. Personally I think the CV has more character and would choose it over the Summarit.
Great vid! I just bought the M mount Color Skopar to shoot mainly on my Monochrom and I love it.
Interesting, my gut feeling in the x/y labeled shots was to prefer the voigtlander. Guess I'm used to the look from my Nokton :)
I have the summarit and have really considered selling it to get a voigtlander again. Not sure what I’ll do. Maybe I’ll keep the summarit just because it’s what I have. But if you’re reading this and need extra assurance. You can make great photos with the voigtlander. It’s NICE to have the Leica name brand lens but eh, at the end of the day a lot of people won’t care or know what lens you’re shooting and why that makes a difference. Just make photos.
Well said, my man.
I have no clue which lens is which, but I really like the quality of the Y-lens!
The only shot that gave it away was the one with the old VW Beetle and the tiny lense flare...
I had a Voigtlander 58mm f1.4 SLII for Nikon and liked it very much, but the bokeh on background highlights is not quite as smooth. It's still a really nice lens. That made me guess X correctly, but I realize not all Voitlanders are the same. Honestly, the difference is really minimal and the brand gives really good value for the price. I'd gladly buy another.
Honestly couldnt tell them apart ebough to justify 1000 bucks. Great video matt
You have a underrated channel , love my Voigtländer lenses voigtländer 40mm f2 0 ultron sl ii , Nokton 58mm / 1.4 SLII‑S , now I get my Nikon z6 and will buy the Voigtländer Ultron 35mm 2.0 ASPH. with a adapter it will replace my zeiss 35mm distagon zf for Street photography love the Zeiss but the size and weight but I will never sell it
Thank you!
nice comparison. I have M4 and M6 and I shot with voigtlander nokton 35mm f1.4 and 50mm f1.1. am very happy with my voigtlander lenses. but when I saw your video now I know for sure I was right about voigtlander lenses against Leica lenses. I was thinking exactly as you said. thanks for great video
As someone who’s just dipping there toes into cameras for the first real time learning that Leica is a high end camera is weird. The reason being is I do construction and my experience with Leica is their very expensive and highly regarded survey equipment. Was positive the first few times they were different but had too look into it and I was wrong so that’s pretty cool
That's rad! I've always wondered about crossovers like that, like if anybody outside of photography uses their optics in other fields for other applications, cool to hear from someone there!
I guessed correctly. The Leica is sharper and has a super distinct contrasty punchy look. The bokeh looks what I can only describe as "slick" like a glossy wetness as things slip further and further out of focus. The voigtlander looks like a fantastic lens that feels like it's a clone minus the mojo. With leica cameras, that's what its all about tho.
bro that’s such a great review!!
I don't know what it is, but Leica wins again. I still love Voigtlander lens options, especially the more recent lenses they've been putting out like the Ultrons. I wonder how many videos I've watched of yours over the years. Very helpful Matt. I'm curious what lenses you're shooting with on your M6 today, in January 2022...
I've been shooting that exact era Voigtlander 35/2.5 on Fuji X with a close-focus adapter for two years. So I guess it right on the first set of images just by the familiar bokeh.
It's wonderful and vibey on digital, especially with Fuji film sims, and the crop knocks out some of the vignetting. It really doesn't seem like a true 2.5 stop though, and the resolution doesn't touch the native Fuji stuff. But it's a great street lens and is a tank of a design.
Love the shot at 4:58
& yeah mostly couldnt tell the difference between the two!
One of my favorite photos from the bunch as well. :)
My guess is the Leica lens is Y - it distinctly looks richer, more depth and character .. I don’t know the words … I’m going to be blown away if the $300 lens is Y and not X, I’ll probably buy one if that’s the case
I’m getting a used copy of that Summarit! Thank you for your review! I have the Skopar but I’m gonna mount that lens on a XPro3 to mix some things up!
I've been waiting for this video ever since it was teased on your Instagram
ive got some of the most famous lens but what ever lens you use and get pleasure out that’s all that matters in the old days people loved their box cameras
FIRST!!! SO MANY VIDEOS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS ITS AMAZING