Voigtlander Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5

Bingley · Sep 5, 2023

These are really nice photos. I didn’t bond w/ the Heliar Classic lens, so I sold it. On balance, I prefer the look from a Sonnar, but the photos from Yokosuka_Mike and Erik are really good.

Erik van Straten · Sep 5, 2023

Thank you, Bingley, I find it a good idea from Yokosuka_Mike to shoot the lens @ f2 and not at full aperture, like I did. f1.5 is too much of a good thing. The f-stop of the lens is right behind the front lens. If the diaphragm were built further back in the lens, @ f2 the blur circles in the picture wouldn't be round, but would look like a crescent moon. That's why I used full aperture in the first place. I see now that for that I can use for this lens @ f2 too.

Erik.

Yokosuka_Mike · Sep 6, 2023

50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens at f2

Sony A7III, Voigtländer 50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens
September 3, 2023 - Yokohama, Japan
Image is lower resolution than original

robert blu · Sep 6, 2023

Erik van Straten said:
Thank you, Bingley, I find it a good idea from Yokosuka_Mike to shoot the lens @ f2 and not at full aperture, like I did. f1.5 is too much of a good thing. The f-stop of the lens is right behind the front lens. If the diaphragm were built further back in the lens, @ f2 the blur circles in the picture wouldn't be round, but would look like a crescent moon. That's why I used full aperture in the first place. I see now that for that I can use for this lens @ f2 too.

Erik.

Interesting I always used this lens full open. i will try at F 2 next time I will use it.

mapgraphs · Sep 9, 2023

Aster, PG Hydrangea, Phlox, Amaryllis

Yokosuka_Mike · Sep 12, 2023

Voigtländer 50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens

Sony A7III, 50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic VM lens VM
September 2023, Yokohama Japan
mage is lower resolution than original

Yokosuka_Mike · Sep 13, 2023

50mm f1.5 Heliar Classic