Voigtlander 28mm SLII pancake for SLRs!

[Archiver]

From the dead it comes... Arise, thread! Arise!

My recent purchase of the Panasonic S5 has allowed me to finally use the Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f2 SL II with confidence. Originally on my 5D Mark II, it was pretty hit and miss as I had the stock focusing screen, and liveview focus was okay, but sucked up batteries like ducks eating peas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWfULMcFikI

I use the Ultron a bit with my G9 and Speedbooster, but it equates to 50mm f2.6. The S5 shows me what it's really like at 40mm f2 on a modern sensor, and it's pretty darn nice.

So now I find out that Voigtlander made a 28mm f2.8 Color Skopar for Nikon and Canon SLR's! Has anyone owned/used one of these, and what is it like? There isn't much info online about it.

 

[keytarjunkie]

Very surprised to see this, but Voigtlander has announced the updated version of this lens, the 28mm f/2.8 SL IIs for Nikon. http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigtlander/slr-mount/slr-28mm2_8/index.html

 

[Archlich]

The original seems to not have a reputation as impressive as the Ultron 40. Its demise in 2016 had been silent. Curious that Cosina chose to resuscitate it...

 

[gavinlg]

Ah man I always wanted one of these, guess i might have to pony up for real this time...

 

[Archiver]

A few months after posting in this thread, a copy turned up at the local drug dea... er, secondhand camera shop. I was going to buy it, but then lockdown hit again and I wasn't up to spending money. Lockdown came and went, and the lens was bought in the meantime. Didn't even get a chance to try it in the shop.