Giving up the M-Hexaon 28/2.8 for Voigtlander Color Skopar 28/3.5

[maenju]

hey there, thanks for even more replies and a more nuanced picture. as I said, I've now ordered the skopar but will have the chance to try them side by side before coming to a decision.
as some of you mentioned, I never expected to "gain" anything from the switch in terms of image quality, the question was just if the losses in IQ and aperture are so significant as to overshadow the gains in terms of mobility, viewfinder visibility (don't care if it "should" not be a problem for an RF shooter, I'd rather have an unobstructed one anyway 😉 ), weight in the pocket and money in the wallet... 🙂

 

[venchka]

What about flare? The 28mm M-Hexanon doesn't flare. Is the Skopar as good?

 

[efix]

I see you've already ordered the Skopar, but maybe this is still helpful: The Minolta M-Rokkor 28/2.8 is smaller than the Hexanon, but equally fast, and doesn't do much blocking to the finder. If you can get hold of one that doesn't suffer from separation of the front lens elements (a common issue with that lens), it might be an alternative to look into. I'm very happy with mine 🙂

 

[Bob Michaels]

What about flare? The 28mm M-Hexanon doesn't flare. Is the Skopar as good?

I have never had a problem with either the Hex or the Skopar flaring. But I do keep hoods permanently mounted on all lenses since I do not use lens caps.