[43 mm (Front)] Been using it a lot for landscape shots. Great Bokeh, sharpness and contrast, wide open. Much lighter than my autofocus lenses. Plan to try their 40 some time.

[12] I’ve never owned a 75mm lens for Leica before, but can’t imagine any being much better than this.

Yes, the new 75mm Noctilux and the vintage 75mm Summilux have serious magic, but so does this Voigtlander. Creamy bokeh, beautiful transitions, gorgeous color and more than adequate sharpness, even wide-open. I really can’t imagine a better portrait lens.

[f/1.5] This is one amazing portrait lens for Leica M. At high aperture the background blurs out beautifully. It's very sharp once you stop down a little bit.

[43 mm (Front)] This is a really fun lens and very high quality. You can play with depth of focus if your Leica has live view. I love the flattering portrait length.

[43 mm (Front)] One of the finest lenses I've ever used. Mainly this is my go-to lens for portraiture on the S1H with the L-M adapter. Like the 35mm, there's a noticeable vignetting at the widest apertures, but you can correct that in Lightroom, and sometimes the vignette looks really good and organic.

[Leica M] I have only shot this on film, but I love the results! Crazy sharp, but not overbearing. Just the right amount of contrast. I came from the Zeiss Biogon 35 f/2.8 and found that a little too contrasty with B&W film. Some heavy vignetting wide open, but adds to the character. The build quality is INSANE. So compact too! The brass feels so good and the aperture ring is the perfect amount of dampened. Very pleased!

[12] This Voigtlander lens is so sharp even in wide open aperture. I can say it’s as sharp as Leica (of course Leica has better build quality)

[28mm] I got this lens to pair with an M11 and it has been wonderful. Excellent build quality, image quality, and tactile feel. I love the compact size and balance. The focus tab shape is excellent and feels like an extension of your hand. A fantastic little 35!

[43 mm (Front)] I use this on my Leica M3. I am a black and white shooter since 1970. Always had my own darkroom and my workflow has never changed, Tri X, d76, Bessler 23c with Dichro S head, Ilford developers, Ilford Pearl RC 11X14, wash, dry, and store. Having owned Leica glass (Summicron, Summilux, etc I can honestly say this lens is their equal for 1/6th of the price. I currently only use Voigtlander lenses now and have never looked back. Micro contrast on this lens is truly magic. For a portrait lens, astonishing.

[Leica M] I have been shooting since about six months ago with this lens on a Leica M10.

This is a great lens. It was smaller than I expected, handles nicely, operates smoothly and balances well on the M10 body. It's very sharp at all apertures, at least to my not-so-young eyes. Minimal viewfinder blockage without the lens hood, which I haven't found necessary to use.

As you would expect, the depth-of-field is extremely shallow when the lens is wide open. For a head and shoulders portrait at f/1.5, it's difficult to keep both eyes in focus if the subject's head is turned even slightly. And of course for daylight work wide open you'll want a variable ND filter.

I love the perspective of a 75 mm lens. Does nice portraits and good landscapes and cityscapes as well.


I highly recommend this lens.