New Voigtlander e-mount 65/2 macro?

[fergus]

There might be a new e-mount lens on the way?

65mm f/2 Macro Apo-Lanthar - spec sheet here

Has anyone heard of this lens?

 

[Jockos]

Look at that lens design! 10 elements with a CONCAVE front!!!

 

[fergus]

I don't know much about lens design... the aperture blades will help (I think?) with smooth bokeh transitions, but what effect will 10 elements have?

Do lenses with more elements produce better/different results from other lenses?

That might be a very broad question without an answer, but I have limited knowledge in this area sorry.

 

[sevo]

I don't know much about lens design... the aperture blades will help (I think?) with smooth bokeh transitions, but what effect will 10 elements have?

I do not expect "smooth bokeh" to have been a significant consideration in that lens design - it is a macro lens, which generally sell by resolution and contrast.

Do lenses with more elements produce better/different results from other lenses?

It is done to provide better correction, which will be quite an effort in a 1:1 macro lens that fast (most competing lenses are f/2.8 or slower).

 

[fergus]

It is done to provide better correction, which will be quite an effort in a 1:1 macro lens that fast (most competing lenses are f/2.8 or slower).

Thanks.

It will be interesting to see pics when they are available.

 

[fergus]

It lives! Image linked:

 

[Emile de Leon]

I wonder how it compares to the famed but discontinued 125mm macro..?

 

[rbelyell]

gosh, is that as big as it appears to be?

 

[goo0h]

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2017/...der-65mm-f2-macro-prototype-for-sony-e-mount/


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