[Leica] Cameraquest claim re. Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5 Heliar IV M mount

[Frank Dernie]

I have one of the originals which came on a green body I failed to resist. It is indeed super sharp but is only f3.5, so much easier to make sharp from an optical design pov.
I know nowadays with modern computer analysis tools fast lenses which are amazingly sharp are available, but I am old enough to have come from the time when only the slower lenses were sharpest, and the fast ones were known to have compromised speed for sharpness!
I have had an apo Summicron on my camera and shot a few frames in dark conditions where camera shake made much more difference to sharpness than lens quality.
Frankly with modern digital cameras having splendid light sensitivity this would be a superb choice if DoF effect isn’t the deciding factor.
I’m going to get mine out again and give it another go - I have far too many 50s to use them all.
cheers,
Frank D.


> On 15 Feb 2017, at 20:08, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone ever tested this claim by Cameraquest
> <https://www.cameraquest.com/> ?
> 
> "The new Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5 Heliar IV Leica M Mount is extraordinarily
> sharp, comparable to Leica's 50mm f/2 APO Summicron-M!"
> 
> It came around in an email circulation.
> 
> It seems a bit over the top.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
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