Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 50mm F3.5 VM -- Photos

Yokohama's "Sakuragicho Pio City" is called an underground shopping mall.
If you're shopping for an Izakaya this is the place to be!
* Izakaya: A casual Japanese pub serving drinks and a variety of food.
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Sony A7III camera
Voigtländer 50mm f3.5 APO-Lanthar (Type I, matte black paint, lightweight aluminum) VM lens
December 2024 - Yokohama City, Japan​
 
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brusby said:
'Wanted a 50mm that's very small and extremely portable but with good image quality.

French Quarter, New Orleans corner of Jackson Square and Pontalba apartments at dawn

M9P
L1000046 by Brusby, on Flickr
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If you want someone who knows a little bit about lenses you have found him. I know a very little bit. But, I have recently gotten the Thypoch Eureka and the LLL Elcan. They are both small, light lenses. They are both good for IQ. They both come in around $750. Matt Osborne has tested and written about them. I like them both. You can see a few images here. They are not art but they will show you what the lenses can do. West Phalia’s albums | Flickr I hope this helps some.
 
boojum said:
If you want someone who knows a little bit about lenses you have found him. I know a very little bit. But, I have recently gotten the Thypoch Eureka and the LLL Elcan. They are both small, light lenses. They are both good for IQ. They both come in around $750. Matt Osborne has tested and written about them. I like them both. You can see a few images here. They are not art but they will show you what the lenses can do. West Phalia’s albums | Flickr I hope this helps some.
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Thanks, maybe I wasn't clear enough in the title, but I started this thread as a place for everyone to post images made with the Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 50mm F3.5 VM.

I'm sure the lenses you mention are nice but for the occasional landscape and such, I wanted something with image quality to equal or surpass the Leica 50mm APO and Zeiss Otus at similar apertures but a lens that was smaller in size and not as pricey.

I have the predecessor to this design -- the non-APO collapsible -- and really like it for its beautiful image quality. This APO version, at such a reasonable price, was just too good to pass up.
 
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Here are a few images made with 50mm f3.5 Heliar -- the predecessor to the current APO -- in case anyone is curious to compare the two lenses. I could have been very happy with just the previous version but my curiosity got the best of me. Both have very nice detail and a kind of image pop IMO.
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Yokohama waterfront shot at f8
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Sony A7III camera
Voigtländer 50mm f3.5 APO-Lanthar (Type I, matte black paint, lightweight aluminum) VM lens
December 2024 - Yokohama City, Japan​
 
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I think this lens is pretty amazing.
It can produce crisp sharp images like this building under construction.
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And, when up close to the main subject and opened up to f3.5 it's capable of producing good shallow depth of field images.
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Sony A7III camera
Voigtländer 50mm f3.5 APO-Lanthar (Type I, matte black paint, lightweight aluminum) VM lens
December 2024 - Yokohama City, Japan​
 
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Yokosuka Mike said:
Yokohama's "Sakuragicho Pio City" is called an underground shopping mall.
If you're shopping for an Izakaya this is the place to be!
* Izakaya: A casual Japanese pub serving drinks and a variety of food.
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Sony A7III camera
Voigtländer 50mm f3.5 APO-Lanthar Aspherical (Type I, matte black paint, lightweight aluminum) VM lens
December 2024 - Yokohama City, Japan​
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Are these underground shopping malls not uncommon in Japan? When I went in 2010, we stumbled across something like this in Osaka (I think) which was connected to the underground railway station. We kept walking and walking and were astounded by it.
 
Archiver said:
Are these underground shopping malls not uncommon in Japan? When I went in 2010, we stumbled across something like this in Osaka (I think) which was connected to the underground railway station. We kept walking and walking and were astounded by it.
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Montreal, the snowiest large city in the world, has vast underground shopping areas downtown. The Metro runs through them and above them are the major downtown retailers. After a winter in Montreal it all makes sense.
 
boojum said:
Montreal, the snowiest large city in the world, has vast underground shopping areas downtown. The Metro runs through them and above them are the major downtown retailers. After a winter in Montreal it all makes sense.
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I have not been to Montreal, and I don't have any comparison facts, but I think Sapporo could give Montreal a run for the money in all categories. Especially friendliest people, best food and cleanliness!

And, Sapporo lager beer is outstanding! 🙂

All the best,
Mike
 
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boojum said:
Montreal, the snowiest large city in the world, has vast underground shopping areas downtown. The Metro runs through them and above them are the major downtown retailers. After a winter in Montreal it all makes sense.
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Montreal is the snowiest major city in North America. It is far from the snowiest large city in the world. Montreal and Sapporo both have around 2 million inhabitants. Average annual snowfall since 1980 in Montreal is less than half Sapporo. I have been in both for extended periods in winter and the snow in Sapporo is vasty more problematic for maintaining a semblance of normal existence. Aomori, which has about 200,000 inhabitants, receives more snow than Montreal and Sapporo put together, and receives an average of around 8 metres of snow a year.
 
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Montreal is the snowiest major city in North America. It is far from the snowiest large city in the world. Montreal and Sapporo both have around 2 million inhabitants. Average annual snowfall since 1980 in Montreal is less than half Sapporo. I have been in both for extended periods in winter and the snow in Sapporo is vasty more problematic for maintaining a semblance of normal existence. Aomori, which has about 200,000 inhabitants, receives more snow than Montreal and Sapporo put together, and receives an average of around 8 metres of snow a year.
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You are correct. When I lived in Montreal they were touting themselves as the snowiest large city in the world and I took them at their word. After seeing it come down at a foot an hour it seemed beyond question to me. Maudits menteurs! ;o)
 
boojum said:
If you want someone who knows a little bit about lenses you have found him. I know a very little bit. But, I have recently gotten the Thypoch Eureka and the LLL Elcan. They are both small, light lenses. They are both good for IQ. They both come in around $750. Matt Osborne has tested and written about them. I like them both. You can see a few images here. They are not art but they will show you what the lenses can do. West Phalia’s albums | Flickr I hope this helps some.
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brusby said:
'Wanted a 50mm that's very small and extremely portable but with good image quality.

French Quarter, New Orleans corner of Jackson Square and Pontalba apartments at dawn

M9P
L1000046 by Brusby, on Flickr
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I love the rendering of this lens. Someday, when I grow up I'll purchase one.
 
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