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 p.9 #18 · Voigtlander 110mm f/2.5 Macro APO-Lanthar Review | |
Steve Spencer wrote:
I am very excited to get mine. I had high expectations for this lens and if anything it has exceeded those high expectations. I don't see what is not to like. Yeah, there are some other excellent lens that do some of what this lens does, but in my view nothing comes close to doing everything that this lens can do. Let's compare it to the Loxia 85 (one of my favorite lenses) as an example. Both are excellent for landscape use. Both can make wonderful portraits, but the CV 110 also does excellent 1:1 macro and it costs less. Sure it is a little bigger, but that is always the price of having macro capabilities. Or let's compare it to the Sony G 90 macro. That also is an excellent macro lens, but I don't think from the samples I have seen that it beats the CV 110 even at macro, and I would prefer the longer focal length of the CV. They both also do pretty well at landscapes, but again the CV seems just a bit better. And for portraits, the competition isn't even close, in my view. The longer focal length together with the wider aperture just gives the CV a distinct advantage for portraits, and CV does all that while being smaller. The Batis 135 is wonderful too, and can compete well with the CV 110 for both landscapes and portraits, but it doesn't do macro like the CV. So for me this is a lens that does three things all very well, macro, landscapes, and portraits and that is fairly rare especially doing all three at such a high level. I think it is tough to beat for macro, and for landscapes perhaps the Batis 135 might just edge it out, although I would rate them as even given the different pluses and minuses, it is close to be as good as it gets, and still it is a very useful portrait lens (here, however, some portraits specialists like the GM 85 of the Sigma 135 would be a bit better). Still all three uses as a super high level and for just $1,100 at introduction. I think it is a phenomenal lens at a fantastic price. I suspect that some of the lack of enthusiasm is that it is a hard time of year for many to add an extra expenditure, but I expect over the next few months for many people to get this lens and for it to be one of the all time favorites among FM Sony shooters....Show more →
Hi Steve,
There are still other older fine Macro lenses that do well both for close up and landscape to consider and for those of us with them to keep including the Leica R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit and the 100mm Zeiss. For me, reasons to keep my Leica are I can use it on many different camera systems; use it for macro (up to 1:1 wth the 1:1 Elpro); focus is like butter and extremely well damped; has sufficient coverage for the Fujifilm GFX cameras; use it with my Cambo Actus on my Leica R lens plate for rise/fall shift, tilt, and swing due to image circle; use it with my Leica R 2X Apo Extender; use it with the Sony 1.4X and 2X Teleconverters; use it on my Sony A7r series cameras with my Novoflex ASTAT lens collar with Arca Swiss Type foot for better stablitly and support; etc. Yes the new CV 110 may be a little better, E-mount, and is 1:1 capable without an extension tube or an additional front element supplemental lens.
Rich
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