[1.365 lb] exceptional lens. Does not get any better than this. Super-duper at wide open..

[47.3°] I wanted a .95 lens to use at low light events with my EM1X that had a longer reach than my LUMIX 42.5 1.2. The colors and renderings at any f stop are remarkable. Shooting at .95 is difficult with anything that moves, but if there is a pause in the movement and you use this lens for capturing candids or still life's in a room, you will be rewarded with some jaw dropping results from .95. It's is a heavy well built metal lens. It does pair very well with a larger m4/3 body like the EM1X or G9. I really like this lens and look for excuses to use it when I'm not utilizing at event shoots. It is an all manual lens, and if you don't like shooting manually, then this lens is not for you. The sale price and my desire for a longer wider aperture prompted me to try this lens out.

[0.26x] I love the relatively shallow depth of field effects that I can now get on Micro 4/3. I thought the lens had terrible chromatic aberration problems wide open until I changed my Olympus camera setting from Vivid colors to Natural. The purple fringing is greatly reduced now and to the point of almost being non-existant even in high contrast and specular highlight areas.

[47.3°] Best optics!!!

[1.365 lb] I have three of the other Voigtlander lenses - 10.5, 17.5 and 42.5 f0.95. I like them all for many applications. Wide open, however, they have a slightly diffused quality but stopped down to f1.8 or smaller aperture they sharpen up enormously.

The 60 is entirely different. When I first looked through the lens wide open and focused, it seemed like f2 (even f2.2) on the other lenses - really sharp with lots of pop. The 60mm is more of a telephoto on M4/3 but close focuses for near macro magnification.

It is quite heavy, but manageable, and is very firm and precise in its handling. I can see how someone could not run around with this lens trying to follow fast and changing action. The focus throw is too long and not built for speed. But if you are shooting from a tripod for video, I can see how this lens brings lots to the table.

I am loving it. It is the best optical quality wide open of any lens I have ever owned (including many other brands). Unique lens for unique circumstances - a blast to use for many types of shooting.

[52 mm (Front)] It's just great, character, bookeh, sharpness.

Handling alone is a reason to get it, and you just WANT to take it and use it, photography is not just about taking pictures.


It's a prolonging pleasure to use this lens and to look at its results. I'm using it nearly all time wide open, the character - due to razor thin focus length is fantastic. If I had to choose it between the 42.5mm I would keep the 60mm.


Did I mention it also looks stunning? - even better than on pictures.


Once you have it in hands you will not let it go - lens like this is a reason to stick with mft.

[52 mm (Front)] Yes, it is large and heavy, but worth it. I have two other Voigtlander lenses for my Olympus Pen F bodies (17.5mm and 42.5mm). I am impressed with the mechanical quality and optical performance.


Wide open, it does have some visible chromatic aberration, but it goes away when stopped down a bit. Color saturation is really nice. An extra feature is that it focuses down to 1/4 life-size. Not quite Macro, but very useful.


I highly recommend the Voigtlander lenses. The build quality is high and the image quality is remarkable for being f0.95 lenses.


And, by using focus peaking, I don't miss auto-focus. In fact, the peaking shows what is and is not focused.

[f/16] I am using this on a feature shooting in available light with a JVC GY-LS300 4K camera, and it allows any shot, even in places too dark to see properly, with no increase in video gain. It is actually necessary to stop down often with available light only. Amazingly fast lens. The build quality is excellent, the image extremely sharp, and it has very good bokeh. It is fantastic lens overall.

[f/0.95] Superb build. Metal. It is heavier than Lumix. Metal Lens hood too, which is helpful. Solid focus ring with the right amount of resistance. Lovely bokeh. It's fast - sharpest just off the .95 but the ability to shoot that wide allows for some shots that would normally not be possible at all.

[f/0.95] Seriously, this lens is better than I expected. The build quality is phenomenal.. all metal and gorgeous glass. I have no problem with manual focus and sometimes quite prefer it. The focusing is silky smooth. The bokeh is beautiful, and give wonderful seperation of foreground and background.. you need an f .95 for that on mft... Or a minimum of 1.4. As some have said, there is some issue with chromatic aberration in certain light, but it is so easy to fix in post, that it doesn't really bother me. So far, this is the best 50mm equivalent I have used for this system.