Voigtländer introduces a pair of new full-frame Sony E-mount lenses at CP+
posted Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 5:00 PM EDT
At the CP+ show in Japan, Voigtländer has announced a pair of new lenses for Sony E-mount. The two full-frame lenses are fairly different from one another but fit the Voigtländer mold by being ruggedly-built prime lenses.
Let's look first at the longer of the duo, the new Macro APO-Lanthar has a 110mm focal length and a maximum aperture of f/2.5, making it a fairly quick macro lens given its focal length. The lens is designed to be among Voigtländer's sharpest and highest-performing optics. The manual lens has 14 lens elements across a dozen groups and 10 aperture blades. The close focusing distance is 13.7 inches (35 centimeters) for a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:1. The lens is just under four inches long (100 millimeters) and has a maximum diameter of a hair over three inches (78 millimeters).
The second lens announced is much shorter, the Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical wide-angle prime lens. This lens is designed specifically to be very compact. It is around 1.5 inches long (40 millimeters) and has a maximum diameter of around 2.5 inches (63 millimeters). Like the macro lens above, it has a 10-bladed aperture diaphragm. The lens has a minimum focus distance of under 8 inches (20 centimeters). There are nine lens elements across eight groups and Voigtländer promises high-quality optical performance.
Pricing and availability information is not yet available for either lens. To see the rest of Voigtländer's E-mount lens lineup, click here.
(Via Sony Alpha Rumors)