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Cosina Co., Ltd (a small Japanese optics firm who also makes lenses with the Zeiss-brand). Cosina began manufacturing cameras and lenses rebranded as Voigtländer in back in 1999, when the new M39 mount and lenses were introduced. Since then Cosina has manufactured an immense variety of Voigtlanders lenses for the Leica M mount, Leica S rangefinder mount. M39x26,Nikon and SL Voigtländer mount. SL lenses are all manual-focus designs, while the Nikon AI-S designs feature aperture indexing. These lenses were discontinued when the Zeiss ZF lenses were introduced. (see Zeiss) Updated Article Mar 31, 2011

Voigtlander 20mm f/3.5 SL-II

12 mm f/5.6 SL Ultra Heliar (aspherical) 15 mm f/4.5 SL Heliar (aspherical) 40 mm f/2 SL Ultron (aspherical) 58 mm f/1.4 SL Topcor 75 mm f/2.5 SL Color-Heliar 90 mm f/3.5 SL APO-Lanthar close focus 125 mm f/2.5 SL APO-Lanthar (1:1 macro) 180 mm f/4 SL APO-Lanthar

SLII Voigtländer SLII lenses are described by the manufacturer as CPU-enabled manual-focus designs with Nikon AI-S type aperture indexing. The Nikon term for such a design is AI-P, although these lenses are not designated as such. 20 mm f/3.5 SLII Skopar (aspherical) 40 mm f/2 SLII Ultron (aspherical) 58 mm f/1.4 SLII Nokton/Topcor

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Voigtlander Bessa Series Cameras are light, unobtrusive cameras that are ideal for handheld lowlight conditions. These rangefinder cameras have a smaller distance between the film and the lens mount than SLRs, which makes for inherently sharper lenses

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Voigtlander Bessa-III 667 6 x 7 / 6 x 6 Type Rangefinder Folding Camera - The Voigtlander Bessa-III 667 is a highly portable, folding bellows camera that allows extremely high-quality images to be taken using a high-performance lens unit. The camera is equipped with an unique mechanism for switching between film formats.

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Voigtländer ultra-wide Heliar 12mm f5.6II Leica M FormatVoigtländer ultra-wide Heliar 12mm f5.6II
Aspherical lens for the Leica M, a rectilinear lens featuring a 121°angle of view when used on a Leica M series - with the exception of the M8 & M8.2 which are cropped sensor cameras - or any rangefinder which mounts the M series (except for the R-D1xG Epson plus its forerunner with APS-C sized sensors). This latest version allows more accurate focusing and will accept filters without requiring a filter adapter. Composed of 10 elements with 8 groups, the typical internet price of this 12mm Heliar is $715. There is also a 12mm auxiliary viewfinder (which is sold separately) . New Review Apr 29, 2011

Voigtlander Aspherical II Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5Leica M FormatVoigtlander Aspherical II Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5, a big development for one of their better lenses, one that put Voigtlander in the running for Leica M mount photographers. Featuring robust, high-quality traditional Japanese composition and classic styling, this Super Wide-Heliar is most likely the most obvious choice as the widest lens to mount on an Leica M8 camera and the digital rangefinder Leica M9 system. Typical Internet Price $549. New Review May 10, 2011
Voigtlander Color Skopar 20mm SL-II Aspherical MFVoigtlander Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL-II .  Fits Canon, Nikon, Pentax Mounts. An ultra-condensed, robust manual focus lens manufactured with a traditional first rate Japanese build and classic stye. The Color Skopar is the perfect choice for a medium wide angle lens if you want high performance from a fixed manual focus lens. This 20mm lens features a f/3.5 wide open aperture, although unlike the majority of zoom lenses it performs almost as radiant at f/3.5 as it does at more moderate f/5.6-11.0 apertures. Typical internet price $549.00. Updated Review May 14, 2011

Voigtlander 21mm F4 Color Skopar Pancake IILeica M FormatVoigtlander 21mm F4 Color Skopar Pancake II. Ultra-compact, plus wide-angle Voigtlander 21mm f/4.0 P Color-Skopar Pancake Lens. Engineered for to be mounted on Bessa R4M or Bessa R4A cameras. It also features a VM mount, for attaching to any camera that employs an Leica M mount. It's especially good for mounting on the R4M and R4A, as these cameras come with integrated bright frames. Typical Internet Price $419. New Review May 13, 2011

Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95Micro Four Thirds SystemVoigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95 - The Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Lens for the Micro Four Thirds System features an extraordinarily big maximum f/0.95 aperture --that's over a full stop quicker than a high speed f/1.4 lens. This 0.95 lens comes out at a 35mm format equivalent compared with a "normal" 50mm and has the capacity to produce enormously shallow depth of fields at wide aperture settings--an effect that's not always simple to pull off using small image-sensor cameras like the Micro Four Thirds. Typical Internet Price $819 New Review May 13, 2011
Leica M FormatVoigtlander 25mm f/4 Color Skopar Pancake M Mount. The Voigtlander 25mm f/4 Color-Skopar Pancake Lens an ultra-compact wide-angle "P" type package that has the VM rangefinder lens mount. It's particularly ideal for mounting on Bessa R4M and Bessa R4A cameras, while these cameras include integrated bright frames specifically for 25mm, an accessory viewfinder is not needed. The lens can also be mounted on every camera that employs Leica M mounting. Typical Internet price $379.  New Review May 14, 2011
Leica M FormatVoigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron M Mount.
A medium condensed size lens. Although somewhat more compact than the 28mm f/1.9 lens that came before it, and also contains a focusing lever. Perhaps the perfect day in and day out lens for photographing in poor lighting conditions, and still have excellent focusing results. Typical Internet price $579 New Review May 19, 2011
Leica M FormatVoigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Nokton.
An extra extra fast 35mm f/1.2 wide-angle lens. It's aspherical design has been created to minimize distortion which is very common place among wide-angle lenses, while the lens barrel is all-metal construction and it encompasses a 12-blade aperture diaphragm to create very pleasant out-of-focus bokeh highlights. Typical Internet Price $899
Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 Wide Angle Leica M Mount

Leica M FormatVoigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 Wide Angle Leica M Mount  Typical internet price $579.00. Buy from

Leica M FormatVoigtlander 35mm F2.5 Color Skopar (Leica M )
The tiny Color-Skopar Voigtlander 35mm f/2.5 lens includes a metal lens barrel plus an aperture diaphragm with 10 blades which creates pleasant out-of-focus bokeh highlights. There are click stop aperture half-stop intervals for making fine-tuning of exposure or in the depth-of-field effortless. The lens constructions feels quite solid. If you've ever held a CV 50/2.5, you know what I'm talking about. Internet Price $339. New Review May 24, 2011

Leica M FormatVoigtlander 40mm f/1.4 Nokton Classic (Leica M ) A fast aspherical, single coat VM mount rangefinder camera lens. It has a single-coat, which creates lower contrast photographs in black & white, plus color. it's fast and great for photographing in poor light environments, with resulting in supurb focusing. This lens employs the regular Leica M-mount, allowing it to be compatible with the Konica Hexar RF, Bessa R-2/R-3/R-4 & T film cameras, along with the popular Leica M series cameras. Typical Internet price $479 New Review May 20, 2011
Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SL-II

Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SL-II  (Nikon F Mount). The Voigtlander 40mm f/2.0 SL-II Ultron Manual Focus Camera Lens features an ultra-condensed, robust featuring a first rate traditional build with classic style, employing modern optical lens engineering. This lens is a member of the SL II lens series, meaning it employs a Central Processing Unit (CPU) as an integral part of the lens. With the CPU as part of the lens permits supporting of 3D Matrix metering plus matrix balancing of fill flash on every SLR camera, Typical internet price $379.00. Updated Review May 14, 2011 

Leica M FormatVoigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 Aspherical Leica M Lens,

A extremely fast aspherical lens created for rangefinder VM lens mount cameras. It is built with 7 elements within 6 groups, takes 58mm filters and features a minimum focus distance of around 3.28' (1m). A very quick and crisp lens that weighs in at under 16 ounces, with a lens barrel that is all-metal construction. Internet Price $999 New Review May 1, 2011

 

Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL-II

Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL-II Lens (Nikon F • Pentax KAF )The lens build quality is nothing short of superb - it features a metal outer barrel and it becomes pure pleasure to operate the focus ring which is well-damped. There's a bit of a lens extension when focusing in closer distances and there's no rotation of the front element. It provides manual focusing only which is typical for every Voigtlander SL lens. Typical internet price $450.00  Updated Review Mar 30, 2011

Leica M FormatVoigtlander 75mm f/1.8 Heliar Classic. (Leica M) a genuine Heliar design featuring a glued doublet in the center instead of having a single element (with 6 elements within 3 groups) while the hood reverses on the lens for storage. The lens speed fits among the 75mm Leica Summicron and the 75mm Summilux. The lens is beautifully made. Voigtlanders are usually well made but this one in particular exceptionally good. it has a smooth focusing ring with click stops for the aperture. It feels robust although not overly heavy. The design is thin and medium length. Typical Internet price $715  New Review May 19, 2011

Voigtlander 90mm f/3.5 APO Lanthar Telephoto (Leica Screw Mount) Voigtlander 90mm f/3.5 APO Lanthar. well-matched with Voigtlander R&L Bessa cameras along with classic cameras from Canon and Leica that use the esteemed 39mm screwmount model. You may employ this lens with Bessa T, Leica M, or Konica RF Hexar cameras, by using the (# 45BD210A) adapter ring 

Cosina Voigtländer Apo-Lanthar 90mm SL II

Cosina Voigtländer Apo-Lanthar f/3.5 90mm SL II - (Canon EF, Pentax KAF, Nikon F (FX) )The APO-LANTHAR 90mm f/3.5 takes it's place as the newest edition of a grand 90mm lens tradition. It will give exceptional performance when shooting portraits as well as in macro imagery. Built in Japan, the quality is high in this 90mm lens which will rise up to meet the requirements of the most arduous photographers. There's a full image size circle that will cover both DSLR and Film SLR cameras. Top image quality featuring the latest optical engineering. New Review May 4, 2011

M Mount Adapters
The Leica M mount was introduced in 1954 at the same time as the Leica M3. It's been the mount of choice on every Leica M series thru the present day Leica M7 film camera and Leica M9 digital camera and Lenses.  The M Mount was also the mount used for Minolta's CLE rangefinder, on the Konica Hexar RF, on the later versions of the Voigtlander Bessa family and Lenses, the mount for the Rollei 35RF, also quite recently on the newest Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder and Lenses. M lenses can be adapted to Canon EOS, Nikon, Micro Four Thirds, and Sony Nex Cameras.

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