Alternative to Voigtländer 35mm 2.5?

Thanks for the recommendation.
I'm in fact keeping an eye on the Voigtländer 3.5, it seems to be the best candidate in terms of size and performance.
Or the Color Skopar 35mm f2.5 MC suggested by agentlossing.

I'm a big fan of the 35mm f3.5 Color-Skopar VM lens. This is one from today.
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Sony A7III camera
Voigtälnder 35mm f3.5 Color-Skopar Aspherical (black paint) VM lens
Yokohama, Japan
August 2025​
 
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So a little surprised to NOT see these listed

Canon 35mm f1.8 ltm
Konica Hexanon UC 35mm f2 in ltm
Nikkor-L 35mm f1.8 in LTM
Nikkor 35mm f2.5 in ltm
W-Nikkor 35mm f3.5 in LTM

Konica Hexar RF 35mm f2 in M Mount
Ziess Biogon 35mm f2 in M Mount
 
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So a little surprised to NOT see these listed

Canon 35mm f1.8 ltm
Konica Hexanon UC 35mm f2 in ltm
Nikkor-L 35mm f1.8 in LTM
W-Nikkor 35mm f3.5 in LTM

Konica Hexar RF 35mm f2 in M Mount
Ziess Biogon 35mm f2 in M Mount
Thanks for chiming in, @filmtwit

Konica doesn't seem to fit my budget, I see it on eBay for around 1,000 USD or more.

It looks like Nikkor is the only one from your list that could work. I'll investigate further about that option.
 
Don't forget the Canon 35mm F2.8 lenses in chrome and black, both can be found for under 200 and are still solid performers.
 
Thanks for chiming in, @filmtwit

Konica doesn't seem to fit my budget, I see it on eBay for around 1,000 USD or more.

It looks like Nikkor is the only one from your list that could work. I'll investigate further about that option.

The Canon is probably the only inexpensive lens here.
The Nikkor's in LTM are not cheap either. But you can get the S Mount versions (that are generally pretty inexpensive) and add it to a Amedeo adaptor (S mount to M mount) adapter) to keep your cost down.
Keep in mind that the Konica Hexar RF 35mm f2 and the Konica Hexanon UC 35mm are not the same lens with a different mounts (the LTM mount is modern version of that w-nikkor 35mm f1.8). AS such the later LTM mounted 35mm tends to be more than twice as expensive as the M mount is. The M mount Konica tends to be under $1k making it nice alternative to 35mm f2 Summicron.
 
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