alex from holland
Member
Hi all,
I am still searching for a good rd-1. yesterday i was offered a epson rd-1 with a Voigtlander Ultron 28/1.9 and a voigtlander Heliar Classic 50/2.0.
I am just wondering : how are these lenses ?
Is there anyone over here who can give me some info ?
Thanks in advance
Alex ( from Holand)
I am still searching for a good rd-1. yesterday i was offered a epson rd-1 with a Voigtlander Ultron 28/1.9 and a voigtlander Heliar Classic 50/2.0.
I am just wondering : how are these lenses ?
Is there anyone over here who can give me some info ?
Thanks in advance
Alex ( from Holand)
thomasw_
Well-known
I recommend going to flickr and finding the m-mount group and viewing sample images made by those lenses.
Pablito
coco frío
yes, the lenses are good.
bennyng
Benny Ng
I really like the Voigtlander Ultron 28mm f/1.9 lens. However, there is a successor to this lens that is more compact. Still, I think both lenses offered with the camera are great in terms of performance and value! And the Voigtlander Heliar 50mm f/2.0 has a very solide built quality (although it does not collapse much).
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Avotius
Some guy
For the most part there are not duds in the voigtlander line up. All have their unique strengths and characters. I would not hesitate to use them, consider the new upcoming 28mm 2.0, its going to be a real winner. Also the 50 1.5 is a great choice, cheap and fast and ridiculously sharp.
photophorous
Registered User
I have not used the 28mm, but I have the Heliar Classic and like it a lot. It's not super sharp wide open, but stopping down to f/2.8 makes it very sharp and I think it has a unique signature, very nice bokeh, excellent resistance to flare, and excellent build quality. Here's the flickr group for some samples:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/heliar_classic/
If you do a lot of low light shooting and the bokeh is not as important to you, consider the 50/1.5 Nokton instead. It will be sharper wide open, but is also larger and not quite as solidly built as the Heliar.
Paul
http://www.flickr.com/groups/heliar_classic/
If you do a lot of low light shooting and the bokeh is not as important to you, consider the 50/1.5 Nokton instead. It will be sharper wide open, but is also larger and not quite as solidly built as the Heliar.
Paul
mr_phillip
Well-known
I've owned both of the lenses you mention (I still have the Ultron but sold the Heliar shortly after picking up a new Summicron). They're both superb optics. As people have said already, the Heliar isn't that sharp wide open (the maximum aperture is a bit of a push for a lens of this formulation), but by f2.8 it's very sharp. It also benefits from lovely out of focus rendition, great resistence to flair and superb build.
The Ultron is likely to be surpassed by the new CV28/2.0, but it remains one of my all-time favourite screw-mount wides. Contrast wide open is medium, but it picks up quickly as you stop down, and the lens is very sharp at all apertures.
If the price is right I'd certainly recommend snapping both of these up.
The Ultron is likely to be surpassed by the new CV28/2.0, but it remains one of my all-time favourite screw-mount wides. Contrast wide open is medium, but it picks up quickly as you stop down, and the lens is very sharp at all apertures.
If the price is right I'd certainly recommend snapping both of these up.