Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 for NIKON Z cameras

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Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 for NIKON Z cameras - REVIEW

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Жыл бұрын

We've been talking about a wide angle prime for a while, and although Nikon don't (yet) have one on the roadmap, here's Voigtlander's latest offering - the 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar lens for the Nikon Z mount.
We took it into town to photograph all those weird and wonderful angles and some tall buildings, as well as your favourite - brick walls!
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@Bunnyisms Жыл бұрын

I have an older Voigtlander 12mm f5.6, and I love it. I'm really glad that they're bringing a superwide they originally made for Leica mount. They're all slower lenses, but they're definitely special lenses that have really minimal distortion. If someone wants something wider, Nikon has a 14mm f2.8 D lens which is also manual focus on the Z bodies. This 15mm f4.5 also has three ED elements which Cosina calls "extraordinary partial dispersion" or "abnormal partial dispersion" I wonder if they will bring their 10mm that they also make over to Z mount

@TorToroPorco Жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking enviously at the Canon RF 16mm f2.8 STM which sells for an amazing $300 USD. It’s also a very compact lens as well. Konstantin isn’t kidding about the aggressive security guards in London. I had one shoo me away when I knelt down to take a photo at the grounds in front of an office building near Paddington and I wasn’t even taking a photo of the building. I also noticed a number of “no photography” signs at a number of locations as well.

@DixonLu Жыл бұрын

Great video. Please consider doing a (series of) video explaining Voigtlander lens terminologies, such as Skopar, Heliar, Lanthar, Ultron, etc., particularly what are the practical implications of these lens designs. All the articles online are too technical and give no useful context/comparison to other lens designs. Thx.

@graysofwestminster Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! We will add it to the ideas backlog!

@thankyouforhearingme Жыл бұрын

PLEASE review the Voigtlander 50mm f/1 lens for Z mount next! I love Voigtlander lenses. I just picked up the 65mm macro.

@johnhjic2 Жыл бұрын

Hello Both, Nice little review (No flowers Becky). Keep well, keep save and continue having fun.

@nerwin Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for some flower pictures taken with that lens from Becky! 🙃

@george56179 Жыл бұрын

Would look great on a Zf...

@randallbrander8157 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video I want one! Cheers!

@himalayareaders Жыл бұрын

Nice color.

@V2classic75 Жыл бұрын

Nice lense, but if i want to use filters to smooth water, it would be a pain with that hood… thanks great video

@graysofwestminster Жыл бұрын

Ah but you can take the lens hood off and use filters to your heart's content :) ta da!

@n1ngnuo Жыл бұрын

4.5 hurts for that price. If it was a 2.8 I’d be interested.

@FrankyFeedler Жыл бұрын

Was in the same boat. Then I saw the colors, character and sunstars and bought it straight away. Amazing little lens.

@NetvoTV 7 ай бұрын

Do you guys think Laowa 15mm macro is better for the macro caspbility?

@WU_Foto Жыл бұрын

I own the Sony Version and i love it👍

@R.Hogarth Жыл бұрын

Does this lens produce the outstanding sunstars that the Voightlander E-Mount versions were known for?

@kjltube 6 ай бұрын

Yes

@chelseadaddy7061 Жыл бұрын

Why should Nikon do a 15mm f4.5 when they have a 16-50mm wider aperture kit lens ?

@marike1100 Жыл бұрын

Ahahaaa, that’s a DX kit lens. It will not cover full-frame and it’s likely not as sharp.

@chelseadaddy7061 Жыл бұрын

@@marike1100 True Markus. It wouldn't be as sharp but at 16mm it is a more versatile lens. On the other hand, an f4.5 15mm full frame lens is not worthy of elaborate fanfare. I have an iphone 14 pro that could take excellent pictures in normal and poor light conditions at a wider angle. I agree that the optics of a full frame 15mm prime would be better in good light conditions, but can the human eye really discern that?

@chelseadaddy7061 Жыл бұрын

@@marike1100 By the way Markus, I have a Zfc and Z7ii and I use my DX lenses on my Z7 ii and they produce great results. Nikon has been smart in allowing this interoperability, even though it does reduce the resolution a bit, but the quality is better than you would think.

@NetvoTV 7 ай бұрын

Does anyone know the distance marking is in yellow or green or greenish yellow?

@Anon-zl4ne Жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting this video out. I think something is wrong with the audio in this video though. The audio makes your voices sound unnatural and quite nasal.

@uhoh7541 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the rest of their videos to me 🤷‍♂️

@cindyweber4692 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 😀

@NetvoTV 7 ай бұрын

Any reasons to get this instead of Laowa 15mm with 1:1 macro or Laowa 15mm shift lens or the Nikon 14-30mm F4 lens for the versatile and wider yet still in F4 too?

@kjltube 6 ай бұрын

Size, 58mm front filter, sunstars, contrast, weight, build quality. F8 and dont be late.

@azangana1973 Жыл бұрын

Looks good. Is this in Hammersmith?

@graysofwestminster Жыл бұрын

Yes! :)

@roybixby6135 Жыл бұрын

Looks like an interesting lens - f4.5 is a little slow for sneaky street photography... 🦘

@NetvoTV 7 ай бұрын

Any reasons to get this instead of Laowa 15mm with 1:1 macro or the Nikon 14-30mm F4 lens for the versatile and wider yet still in F4 too?

@djtoman6875 3 күн бұрын

I had the Nikon 14-30 and it was unusable for my purposes due to warping and distortion. I intended to use it for real estate video; for still images it's sharp as expected.