Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5

[raid]

Raid: it seems me the is lens is changing your photographic style! Your style is now more modern!
The lens makes you younger

Thanks Robert! I always try to explore new lenses to see if I can get new types of results. It is challenging to do.
It took me 3-4 visits to JP to find the angle from which I can catch Frank Patti and then no customers cared if I took photos because he is so well known.

 

[raid]

I love your B+W's too, Raid! For this kind of work it is a great lens: speed, nice out-of-focus rendering and centrally great sharpness and contrast at full aperture.

Erik.

Thank you Erik. The JP fish market requires a high ISO with the lens at 1.5. The color images are untouched while the B&W conversions were done in Perfect Effects 9 in B&W mode type Tri-X 400 with a dark yellow/orange filter.

 

[raid]

at ISO 800

 

[intangiblethings]

Man really thinking of getting this lens from all the samples.

I don't like to keep more than two lenses per focal length so the Zeiss Planar might have to go (and I'll keep the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 III).

 

[trebuh]

Hi,

Some tests pictures at f1.5 (with a bit sharpening added in C1) on fuji xt4:

https://trebuh.prodibi.com/a/76w5q7y...jgr74qqrkxrjjm

https://trebuh.prodibi.com/a/76w5q7y...ydx08gg9o18l6k

https://trebuh.prodibi.com/a/76w5q7y...gdmlwjj4y81zz9

https://trebuh.prodibi.com/a/76w5q7y...j580d99o7lde4k


And here I don't remember the opening.

https://trebuh.prodibi.com/a/76w5q7yvwyll5zy/i/1zjgje465022xkm

https://trebuh.prodibi.com/a/76w5q7yvwyll5zy/i/oz575x2e75lw1kz

https://trebuh.prodibi.com/a/76w5q7yvwyll5zy/i/2kdqdlkx4d5e6ve


I will soon be able to use it on a Leica M-A

 

[trebuh]

Sorry, this is my first time on this forum I am trying to post in the thread directly.

 

[trebuh]

And here I don't remember the opening.

I don't know why, but with this lens I have to recover the shadows a lot in Capture One (while the photo is well exposed).

I will use HP5+ and Portra 400 in the leica m-a and i'm a begginer with film
Are there any tricks to know to use this lens on film ?

Thank you !

 

[raydm6]

Welcome to RFF! ....and nice examples...

 

[robert blu]

Welcome to RFF trebuh, I like very much this photo, well done.

https://www.rangefinderforum.com/filedata/fetch?id=4794083&d=1658220082

 

[raid]

Thanks for posting such excellent images here. Welcome!

 

[trebuh]

Thank you all !

 

[raid]

This is an especially nice image. The leaves have a shine to them, or are these water drops?

 

[trebuh]

This is an especially nice image. The leaves have a shine to them, or are these water drops?

If you speak of my image , there is no water drops.
I think that the glow participates in/gives this rendering.

For the portrait it is wonderful but I only have pictures of my children that I don't want to put on the internet.

 

[raid]

Yes, I mean your image.

 

[trebuh]

Hi,

Has anyone used the Heliar on a GFX 50 ?

Thank you.

 

[sebastel]

This is only a "me too" post.

other distractions (I) by sebastel23, on Flickr

other distractions (II) by sebastel23, on Flickr

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

I just picked up a Voigtländer 50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens today!

I'm pretty excited to take it out for a spin and see what I can do with it!

All the best,
Mike

 

[robert blu]

@ Mike: I m sure you will enjoy this lens and will make beautiful photos!

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

My 1st day out with the Voigtländer 50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens
Color Image No.1 (shot at f2)​

Sony A7III, Voigtälnder 50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens
Voigtländer VM-E Close Focus Adapter II - Sony color JPEG
August 18th, 2023 - Yokohama, Japan
Image is lower resolution than original​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

My 1st day out with the Voigtländer 50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens
Color Image No.2 (shot at f2)​

Sony A7III, Voigtälnder 50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens
Voigtländer VM-E Close Focus Adapter II - Sony color JPEG
August 18th, 2023 - Yokohama, Japan
Image is lower resolution than original​