Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5

[Bingley]

Stopped down a bit… Leica M-E Type 240, Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5:

Voigtlander Heliar Classic test shots by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

Voigtlander Heliar Classic test shots by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

Voigtlander Heliar Classic test shots by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

Two chickens walk into a bar…

Voigtlander Heliar Classic test shots by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

Three photos from this afternoon, stopped down to f.11. Normally, with a 50mm lens, I would expect that the entire image would be in focus at this aperture, but as you can see the background is a little out of focus. Suggests possibilities for using this lens for portraits and street photos on sunny days, when stopping down is called for…. Leica M-E Type 240, Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5:

Voigtlander Heliar Classic test shots by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

938149A6-661A-42B8-A268-08E15542FCC7 by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

CA6EA210-2C45-46EB-89C7-FA97EB983BFF by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Erik van Straten]

Nice, Steve, I like it that the dept of field is small, even when stopped down. The shot with the chickens at the bar seems to be free from distortion. Was that one stopped down too?

Erik.

 

[raid]

Well done, Steve.
Now we need to decide ... CV Heliar 50/1.5 or CV ASPH 50/1.0?

 

[Bingley]

Nice, Steve, I like it that the dept of field is small, even when stopped down. The shot with the chickens at the bar seems to be free from distortion. Was that one stopped down too?

Erik.

Thank you Erik and Raid! The photo of the chickens at the bar was taken at f2.0.

 

[dourbalistar]

Two chickens walk into a bar…

...and order a rum and coke-a-doodle-doo!!! 😉

Jokes aside, that's a great photo. I don't need another 50mm lens (I know, famous last words 😀), but it's great that Voigtlander is producing brand new lenses like this.

 

[Erik van Straten]

gelatin silver print (heliar 50mm f1.5) leica mp

Erik.

 

[Bingley]

Temple Coffee, Midtown Sacramento. Leica M-E Type 240, Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5, taken at f1.5:

Temple Coffee by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Erik van Straten]

Lovely shot at f1.5, Steve. Not much difference here between film and digital; in this case film has just a bit more grain but a slightly better drawing in the light parts (sky) due to splitgrade printing.

Erik.

 

[Bingley]

Lovely shot at f1.5, Steve. Not much difference here between film and digital; in this case film has just a bit more grain but a slightly better drawing in the light parts (sky) due to splitgrade printing.

Erik.

Thanks, Erik. I do think it has a film-like look wide open, even though this is from a digital file.

 

[Bingley]

Leica M-E Type 240, Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5, at f.11:

End of 2021 by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

Leica M-E Type 240, Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5, at f.11:

 

[Bingley]

Finally got to shoot some film with this lens. Leica M3, Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5, focus on the chair leg in the window, f5.6:

 

[Bingley]

Martinez, CA. Leica M3, Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5, TMax 400 @ iso 200 in Perceptol, f.11:

 

[Bingley]

Martinez Waterfront Park. Leica M3, Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5, TMax 400 @ iso 200 in Perceptol, f.11:

 

[Erik van Straten]

Very nice Steve, thank you for letting me know. Beautiful shots. I'm happy that you choose material I am familiar with. The shots on film here have a kind of 1960s atmosphere. The lens has more caracter on film than on digital IMO.

Until now I did not use the lens stopped down. I will try the lens stopped down soon, but for the time being I am trying to get a very old Leica back to work.

Erik.

gelatin silver print (heliar 50mm f1.5) leica mp

 

[Bingley]

Thanks, Erik! And I like your shot above, with the reflections creating a beautiful layering effect. I’m going to shoot more with the lens in the coming weeks, stopped down as well as wide open and at f.2, and am thinking about taking along for landscape work on my next photo trip out of town.

 

[raid]

Yes, this image has a lot of depth to it. Many things can be seen in it. Beautifully caught, Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thanks Raid, the two guys on the right are enjoying a shelling of the northern part of Amsterdam.

Erik.