Thoughts: 28mm Ultron 1.9

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Todd.Hanz

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I just received a Voigtlander 28mm Ultron I won from ebay and am quite impressed. The lens itself is heavier than I thought it would be, heavy in a quality sense. The focus is smooth and the apeture has positive half stops, more so than the 35 Summciron I used to own. Fit and finish is superb, if it didn't say Voigtlander I'd swear it was another "L" brand (this is my first VC product).
The lens came with a "tulip" shaped hood that fits securely and stays in place via a small thumb screw. I would think the screw might mar the lens barrel but it doesn't, the screw presses into an inner ring that secures itself around the barrel, very nice design.
46mm is the size of the filter mount, not real common but not as uncommon as say 40.5mm. At my local camera shop, I managed to find slightly used, a light yellow (one stop) and one red (3 stops), the latter will be nice for landscapes. The hood must be removed in order to install a filter, not really a big thing as this is common with most RF lenses anyway.
I was able to shoot a quick roll yesterday afternoon and noticed something about this lense, you really need to take a couple steps forward to fill the frame. I didn't realize how wide 28mm would be compared to 35mm, doesn't sound like much but it is.
Here are a couple pics of the lens on my M4-P, it fits good via a LTM 28-90 adapter, looks really nice and balances well in the hand.
I posted a few pics in my gallery, nothing special......... more to come.

Todd
 
Looks good on that Leica :) Altho the camera looks rather small with it on.. It is a very large lens. Would look good with a 15mm in black stuck on it ;)
 
Joe,
it's the hood designated for the lens, it has a pebbled-like texture. The nice thing about the hood is the push on cap goes over the hood so you don't have to remove it, this lens design is really smart (I better watch out or I may become a VC fan!). :)

Todd
 
nothing wrong with that todd, being a cv fan.

that law of diminishing returns keeps me from going too nuts (i.e. spend too much $$) about how sharp a lens is.

joe
 
Congratulations, Todd! That's an interesting lens for sure. I don't have that one, but 28mm is a favorite focal length for me, represented on just about every camera/mount I have, including medium format equivalents. It does indeed call for stepping forward, and getting right in there! I think that's its charm...
 
Good portrait Doug, if thats with a 28mm you must have been really in his face :)

Todd
 
I tested one for a review and then bought it. It's a superb lens on the R-D1.

Cheers,

Sean
 
I just purchased the CV 28 1.9 less than a month ago. It was my second CV lens purchase. Now it's on the camera most of the time.
I've found it to be tack sharp!
 
very nice! I'd be very interested to see how it compares to a 35mm.. I might have to consider that as a complement to the Jupiter 8 50/2 I just bought
 
Todd.Hanz said:
Good portrait Doug, if thats with a 28mm you must have been really in his face :)
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Thanks Todd! Yes, I was right in there close with the 28. I think this leads to a more intimate look...
 
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