New lenses from Voigtlander - 40mm F2.8 M & LTM, 35/1.2 Z

[nickthetasmaniac]

Looks like some more new glass on the way from Voigtlander.

A 40/f2.8 Heliar in VM and L mounts, and a 35/f1.2 Nokton in Z mount.

https://photorumors.com/2022/02/14/f...wI6P4S-uUPnoNw

 

[Archiver]

I sincerely wish Voigtlander would join, or at least make lenses for, L mount. They have so many M mount lenses which would be fantastic if optimized for L mount,

 

[oldwino]

The L mount version appears to be, from leaked product photos, L39 aka LTM.

 

[FrozenInTime]

On the Cosina Japan web site now:

https://www-cosina-co-jp.translate....uto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

 

[jsrockit]

Oh, that 40mm looks fun.

 

[kram]

Looks interesting. Small gripe, I wish it could focus to 0​​​​​​.5m.

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

That Z mount lens looks awesome—makes the Zfc a lot more tempting to me.

 

[Out to Lunch]

If this lens comes out in Leica L mount, what would be its advantage over one in M mount used with an adapter on an L body?

 

[EVIL_Guy]

If this lens comes out in Leica L mount, what would be its advantage over one in M mount used with an adapter on an L body?

The "L" version is for L39 or LTM, an old screw mount from Leica before M came out.
It has nothing to do with today's Leica L-Mount

 

[Coldkennels]

The L mount version appears to be, from leaked product photos, L39 aka LTM.

If this is true I might have to pick one up.

When was the last time Voigtlander released ANYTHING in LTM?!

 

[Erik van Straten]

I'm interested! The black version will look great on a black and nickel Leica. I hope that there will be a black paint 40mm finder too.

Erik.

 

[Out to Lunch]

QUOTE---It has nothing to do with today's Leica L-Mount---UNQUOTE. Some links mention 'Leica L mount' while others mention 'Leica L screw mount'. One link was tagged 'Leica L mount alliance'. Cheers, OtL

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Right off the latest Cosina information page it says L39, which doesn’t leave much room for doubt.

https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/vm-mount/heliar-40mm-f2-8-aspherical-l-l39/

 

[furcafe]

Looks interesting. Small gripe, I wish it could focus to 0​​​​​​.5m.

Agreed, even if not coupled to the RF.

 

[Mudman]

Love when lenses are ltm! Best of both worlds.

 

[Coldkennels]

Love when lenses are ltm! Best of both worlds.

Agreed. I hope this sells like crazy in LTM just to send the message that yes, there is still a market for screwmount versions of the stuff Voigtlander's putting out.

I've never really wanted a 40mm before, but this news has got me wondering whether I could get away with using a IIIg's finder to approximate a 40mm view...

 

[bluesun267]

LTM!
Yes! YES! YES!!!!

You probably could do nicely with the IIIg finder, but unless they reissue GOOD accessory finders (small and metal), it doesn't seem like a very useful focal length for LTM.

.5m close focus?
NO NO NO!!! A million times Please NO!!!

 

[Coldkennels]

It did occur to me that it's possible they're offering the LTM version as a way to allow M users to choose their preferred framelines; you don't have to worry about filing down the mount to irreversibly swap from the default 50mm framelines on the M version to the 35mm framelines if you can just change the LTM to M mount adapter.

But I do hope that it actually means I can get some of the newer 50mm Voigtlanders in LTM moving forward. That would make me a happy man.

 

[Archlich]

What a killer. Do want!

 

[Nitroplait]

That and a compact finder for my Leica II!!