Voigtlander COLOR SKOPAR 20mm F3.5 SL II Aspherical (KA)

[Igilligan]

Cant wait to see your pics... I have been following this thread for too long

[J.Scott]

My lens is traveling this way ... sort of, anyway.

In 3 days it has gone from Thousand Oaks, CA, to Van Nuys and finally to Los Angeles.

Must be patient!

[blende8]

Mine is there:









I didn't buy the original hood since I already have a nice 52mm metal hood:



Will test tomorrow ...

[Zav]

You have NO choice but to test it. We want brick walls pictures NOW!


Ah ah ah, just joking Good game!



But I can't wait to read more about this tiny sweety thing ^^

[blende8]

Woah, the lens is crazy sharp.



100% crop:



Distortion is noticable:
Just a quick handheld test!


Comparison to the DA16-50 at 20:

[Zav]

And what about the corners?

[J.Scott]

I guess I'll have to live with the fact that I am not the first on the block to have one. Mine is currently touring southern California.

[LudwigX]

Dear blende8,

I'm also very interested in this lens as an alternative to the Pentax 21mm & specifically for stitched panoramas. In that context, I'd be very grateful for any comments you could make on the lens wrt:

- edge-to-edge sharpness
- susceptibility to flare
- is the metering chip in the lens functional to the extent of allowing autobracketing to work properly?
- CA

Given that it's a Voigtländer I am assuming that center sharpness & build quality are admirable and that because it's FF vignetting is not an issue.

Thanks for any insight you can give.

Ludwig X

[Dan]

The lens looks very nice. I am looking forward to your tests. Your lens tests are always thorough and very useful.

Dan

Originally Posted by blende8

Mine is there:
...
Will test tomorrow ...

[blende8]

Given that it's a Voigtländer I am assuming that center sharpness & build quality are admirable

Exactly.
I did a few tests today.
What I can say already is that sharpness is very good.
I had no metering problems at all with the lens.
I will present some results tomorrow.

I don't have a DA21 anymore, but a Sigma 20/1.8.
A while ago I tested the Sigma against the DA21 and the Sigma was better in all aspects, except size.
So I will give some comparison with the Sigma.

[J.Scott]

Originally Posted by Igilligan

Cant wait to see your pics... I have been following this thread for too long

I see that my lens has landed in Canada Customs already, I should have it by mid week.

Tell ya what, I'll let our friend 'Blende8' do the testing, I was just going to take some pictures. Kind of makes me feel like the bumbling court jester when I see his expertice on evaluating a lens.

[Zav]

Originally Posted by LudwigX

- susceptibility to flare

According to the few tests I have read about this lens (Nikon mount), resistance to flare is excellent.

[J.Scott]

My copy arrived today - Yippee!
It is really quite small; I like it!
Focusing is smooth and precise and well damped.
The hood is small too, but functional.

(Now I need the 40mm to grow my Voigtlander family!)

We're taking a wee road trip tomorrow so I'll definitely bring it along and take some pictures that I can share.

[ILoveVerdi]

I've been shooting almost exclusively film these past few weeks, so my DA 21 isn't in use.

So I want this lens.... *drool*

[Jonson PL]

Originally Posted by Zav

According to the few tests I have read about this lens (Nikon mount), resistance to flare is excellent.

Do you have a link to any of those tests ?
Thanks