Voigtländer LBA - post your pics, notes and thoughts.

**jeffshaddix** · 04-21-2012, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by Zav

I have found some old pics taken with the 125.
Hum, time to take it out again.

Those are great! Artistically I like the 2nd one the best.

aliasant · 04-25-2012, 01:50 AM

I recently bought a Voigt Color-Ultron 50/1.8 in terrible shape but managed to fix it.
It is a stunning lens.

Heres 2 shots with it on my K5. Shot in RAW with no added sharpness at all.

Minimal processing in LR4 to add a little sat and contrast.
Also 100% crops and again. No added sharpening

I thought I was over my LBA but I guess I was just in the beginning....

First shot taken yesterday. Handheld tourist view over Stockholm.

Second shot a few days ago. Early foggy morning around 06:00.

**jeffshaddix** · 04-25-2012, 06:31 AM

Great shots aliasant! The foggy morning shot has fantastic color and mood.

aliasant · 04-25-2012, 09:17 AM

Originally posted by jeffshaddix

Great shots aliasant! The foggy morning shot has fantastic color and mood.

Thank you very much!

Its all thanks to the Voigt Im sure.
I keep looking at that image thinking its the best looking bunch of grey trees I have ever seen

chickenandavocado · 04-26-2012, 08:12 AM

finally i can join this club

got my hands on a VL 125mm macro after almost half a year of searching! hope to post some pics up soon!

aliasant · 04-26-2012, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by chickenandavocado

finally i can join this club

got my hands on a VL 125mm macro after almost half a year of searching! hope to post some pics up soon!

Nice!
Would love to see what it can do.
This is a 1:2 macro or does it go all the way to 1:1?

Emacs · 04-26-2012, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by aliasant

This is a 1:2 macro or does it go all the way to 1:1?

1:1
Great lens

aliasant · 04-26-2012, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by Emacs

1:1
Great lens

Nice. Looking forward to seeing that in action.

Heres a panorama made from 3 shots taken handheld with no intention of stitching them together but I tried and it worked.
The Voightländer 50/1.8 that I used is very sharp even in the edges even though it softens up slightly in the corners. I think that helped alot stiching this together.
Some PP trying to get the light the way I saw it.
Larger version if clicked.

Piotr · 06-11-2012, 09:07 AM - **2 Likes**

Few shots from last weekend.

Pentax K-5 ,Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 SL Macro APO-Lanthar
1/250s f/4.0 at 120.0mm iso320

Pentax K-5 ,Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 SL Macro APO-Lanthar
1/60s f/5.6 at 120.0mm iso640 full

Pentax K-5 ,Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 SL Macro APO-Lanthar
1/160s f/5.0 iso160

Frogfish · 06-11-2012, 11:45 AM

Aliasant - your Color-Ultron shots do not surprise me in the slightest. I have one and believe that this cheaper VL is often over-looked in favour of it's more famous brethren, yet it shows how sharp it is and how it can stand on it's own !

Lovely 125 shots Piotr.

aliasant · 06-11-2012, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by Frogfish

Aliasant - your Color-Ultron shots do not surprise me in the slightest. I have one and believe that this cheaper VL is often over-looked in favour of it's more famous brethren, yet it shows how sharp it is and how it can stand on it's own !

Lovely 125 shots Piotr.

Thank you. Yes. Its a fantastic lens.

Heres one I shot a couple of days ago.
Somehow that lens can bring out magic from almost nothing.

Great shots Piotr!
Let me know when your fed up with that rediciously sharp Voigt!

wanderography · 07-17-2012, 10:57 PM

I have serious Voigtlander LBA right now after purchasing and shooting the 40 SL2 for a couple months, absolutely love this lens so much I just bought the 20mm SL2 and in a month or two should be followed by the nokton than the lanthar and I'll hopefully stop there because on the long tele end of things I plan on slapping these lenses on my Q with a k mount adapter...

Heres some shots with my Ultron SL2 with my MX and K-01...

les3547 · 07-18-2012, 11:42 PM

Originally posted by bmonki

I have serious Voigtlander LBA right now after purchasing and shooting the 40 SL2

Nice pictures, I like that bunny shot and the Eastbay too (what was your vantage point for that, it looks like Berkeley Hills near that giant hill one can cross over from Orinda). I agree with you about the Ultron 40mm. It is shockingly good for such a tiny thing, and offers f2 no less (though my favorite Voigtlander is the 90mm). Congratulations on finding a VL 20mm to buy.

les3547 · 07-18-2012, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by aliasant

Somehow that lens can bring out magic from almost nothing.

You are right, that lens is special.

wanderography · 07-18-2012, 11:51 PM

Originally posted by les3547

Nice pictures, I like that bunny shot and the Eastbay too (what was your vantage point for that, it looks like Berkeley Hills near that giant hill one can cross over from Orinda). I agree with you about the Ultron 40mm. It is shockingly good for such a tiny thing, and offers f2 no less (though my favorite Voigtlander is the 90mm). Congratulations on finding a VL 20mm to buy.

Ya it is also known as grizzly peaks... Ya I just purchased a new one from HKBNS, should be here sometime tomorrow. Hopefully before I head out to berkeley so I can test it out...

04-25-2012, 01:50 AM	#767
aliasant Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 634	Older 50/1.8 Color-Ultron I recently bought a Voigt Color-Ultron 50/1.8 in terrible shape but managed to fix it. It is a stunning lens. Heres 2 shots with it on my K5. Shot in RAW with no added sharpness at all. Minimal processing in LR4 to add a little sat and contrast. Also 100% crops and again. No added sharpening I thought I was over my LBA but I guess I was just in the beginning.... First shot taken yesterday. Handheld tourist view over Stockholm. Second shot a few days ago. Early foggy morning around 06:00. Last edited by aliasant; 04-25-2012 at 02:58 AM.

06-11-2012, 09:07 AM - 2 Likes	#774
Piotr Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warsaw Photos: Gallery Posts: 338	VLS 125 - last weekend Few shots from last weekend. Pentax K-5 ,Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 SL Macro APO-Lanthar 1/250s f/4.0 at 120.0mm iso320 Pentax K-5 ,Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 SL Macro APO-Lanthar 1/60s f/5.6 at 120.0mm iso640 full Pentax K-5 ,Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 SL Macro APO-Lanthar 1/160s f/5.0 iso160

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04-21-2012, 08:53 PM	#766
jeffshaddix Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,473	Originally posted by Zav I have found some old pics taken with the 125. Hum, time to take it out again. Those are great! Artistically I like the 2nd one the best.

04-25-2012, 06:31 AM	#768
jeffshaddix Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,473	Great shots aliasant! The foggy morning shot has fantastic color and mood.

04-25-2012, 09:17 AM	#769
aliasant Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 634	Originally posted by jeffshaddix Great shots aliasant! The foggy morning shot has fantastic color and mood. Thank you very much! Its all thanks to the Voigt Im sure. I keep looking at that image thinking its the best looking bunch of grey trees I have ever seen

04-26-2012, 08:12 AM	#770
chickenandavocado Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 327	finally i can join this club got my hands on a VL 125mm macro after almost half a year of searching! hope to post some pics up soon!

04-26-2012, 11:28 AM	#771
aliasant Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 634	Originally posted by chickenandavocado finally i can join this club got my hands on a VL 125mm macro after almost half a year of searching! hope to post some pics up soon! Nice! Would love to see what it can do. This is a 1:2 macro or does it go all the way to 1:1?

04-26-2012, 11:40 AM	#772
Emacs Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Moscow Posts: 1,223	Originally posted by aliasant This is a 1:2 macro or does it go all the way to 1:1? 1:1 Great lens

04-26-2012, 01:22 PM	#773
aliasant Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 634	Originally posted by Emacs 1:1 Great lens Nice. Looking forward to seeing that in action. Heres a panorama made from 3 shots taken handheld with no intention of stitching them together but I tried and it worked. The Voightländer 50/1.8 that I used is very sharp even in the edges even though it softens up slightly in the corners. I think that helped alot stiching this together. Some PP trying to get the light the way I saw it. Larger version if clicked.

06-11-2012, 11:45 AM	#775
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Aliasant - your Color-Ultron shots do not surprise me in the slightest. I have one and believe that this cheaper VL is often over-looked in favour of it's more famous brethren, yet it shows how sharp it is and how it can stand on it's own ! Lovely 125 shots Piotr.

06-11-2012, 02:16 PM	#776
aliasant Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 634	Originally posted by Frogfish Aliasant - your Color-Ultron shots do not surprise me in the slightest. I have one and believe that this cheaper VL is often over-looked in favour of it's more famous brethren, yet it shows how sharp it is and how it can stand on it's own ! Lovely 125 shots Piotr. Thank you. Yes. Its a fantastic lens. Heres one I shot a couple of days ago. Somehow that lens can bring out magic from almost nothing. Great shots Piotr! Let me know when your fed up with that rediciously sharp Voigt!

07-17-2012, 10:57 PM	#777
wanderography Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Hayward, California, USA Posts: 567	I have serious Voigtlander LBA right now after purchasing and shooting the 40 SL2 for a couple months, absolutely love this lens so much I just bought the 20mm SL2 and in a month or two should be followed by the nokton than the lanthar and I'll hopefully stop there because on the long tele end of things I plan on slapping these lenses on my Q with a k mount adapter... Heres some shots with my Ultron SL2 with my MX and K-01...

07-18-2012, 11:42 PM	#778
les3547 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sebastopol, California Photos: Albums Posts: 2,020	Originally posted by bmonki I have serious Voigtlander LBA right now after purchasing and shooting the 40 SL2 Nice pictures, I like that bunny shot and the Eastbay too (what was your vantage point for that, it looks like Berkeley Hills near that giant hill one can cross over from Orinda). I agree with you about the Ultron 40mm. It is shockingly good for such a tiny thing, and offers f2 no less (though my favorite Voigtlander is the 90mm). Congratulations on finding a VL 20mm to buy.

07-18-2012, 11:45 PM	#779
les3547 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sebastopol, California Photos: Albums Posts: 2,020	Originally posted by aliasant Somehow that lens can bring out magic from almost nothing. You are right, that lens is special.

07-18-2012, 11:51 PM	#780
wanderography Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Hayward, California, USA Posts: 567	Originally posted by les3547 Nice pictures, I like that bunny shot and the Eastbay too (what was your vantage point for that, it looks like Berkeley Hills near that giant hill one can cross over from Orinda). I agree with you about the Ultron 40mm. It is shockingly good for such a tiny thing, and offers f2 no less (though my favorite Voigtlander is the 90mm). Congratulations on finding a VL 20mm to buy. Ya it is also known as grizzly peaks... Ya I just purchased a new one from HKBNS, should be here sometime tomorrow. Hopefully before I head out to berkeley so I can test it out...