New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

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New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!
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Author:  Double Negative [ Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:04 pm ]
Post subject:  New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

So Voigtländer is giving us a 21mm f/1.8 Ultron for $1,500 or so!

Question is, how will it perform (will it give the Summilux a run for its money?) and will it have any focus shift (as many of their latest lenses seem to suffer from)?

Author:  kokoshawnuff [ Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

I was a little worried about Voigtlander for a while. Good to see they're going to continue designing and releasing new products for rangefinders. Hope this is their best fast lens yet!

Author:  HiredArm [ Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

If it has the magic of the Nokton II then I will be a buyer for sure.

Author:  Double Negative [ Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

Over on ClubSNAP, NazgulKing has posted a Flickr set of samples: Voigtlander 21mm/f1.9 Ultron saying, "It's freakishly sharp wide open at the center. Light fall out, even uncorrected, is not too bad. Though improves somewhat with the 21/2.8 setting."

Author:  Double Negative [ Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:56 pm ]
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Here are some more samples, at Rangefinder (Japan).

Author:  Double Negative [ Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

Whole bunch of stuff in the (relatively new) Voigtlander Ultron 21mm f1.8 Aspherical pool on Flickr. Populated mostly by Tom Abrahamsson but it should start taking off soon as these lenses get out there.

Author:  ajramirez [ Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

Looks like it works well on the M9. Any idea how how it's being coded?

Author:  kokoshawnuff [ Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

Looks like nazgulking has it as Elmarit-M 21

Author:  Double Negative [ Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

Some more samples, shot on an M-E are popping up in this GetDPI thread and they look good; no coloration, sharp to the corners stopped down (f/8 and even f/2.8 so far) and little distortion.

Looks like this lens could be a winner, so far.

Author:  Double Negative [ Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New 21mm f/1.8 Ultron!

John from Robert White just posted a video introduction to the lens.

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