🔴 The ONLY 35mm Lens You Need | Voigtlander 35mm f2 Ultron Review (Leica M) Typ I + Typ II

Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f2 Review (+ vs 35mm f1.7 Ultron + vs Leica Summicron 35mm f2)

Voigtlander 35mm f2 Ultron review (VM = Leica Mount and manual focus). Type II vintage line lens with focus tab (Voigtlander Type I lens look good but have no tab). Similar size to the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.4 but a lot sharper. Compared to the Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm f2.5 pancake lens it is also sharper. Nearly half the size of the Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f1.7 lens AND sharper. Impressive! Not a portrait lens (I prefer the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.2 ASPH). The "BEST" 35mm Voigtlander lens is still the Voigtlander 35mm f2 APO but if you want something 90% as good but smaller I would get the f2 Ultron lens. Testing for this video includes Leica SL + Voigtlander 35mm f2 photography and the video is Panasonic Lumix S5 + Voigtlander 50mm APO video footage. Voigtlander 35mm vs Leica 35mm Summicron lens - Ultron was sharper!

Thanks to Flaghead Photographic for sending me the lens*

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[ashzhu]

Definitely the best gear reviewer on YT, no b roll no annoying bgm no BS and takes fantastic photos. Thank you

[benjhaisch]

Love how small this thing is. Definitely considering picking one up to glue to my M6 for personal use

[nickcr]

Summicron 35mm asph v1 is the best by far for street photography.1)Has focus tab witch is very important for muscle memory and extremely quick street shooting, even at night.2)Has very sort focus distance, work perfect with focus tab.3)Has close distance 0, 7 works perfect with Leica (the tab stops were the focus distance stops witch is very important).4)Has a lot less flare (works much much better with opposite the sun.5)Has much better micro contrast (perfect for b&w).6) Has much better built quality (especially the brass silver).7)Has small hood with cover (you can leave it always on the lens and protect it with even less flare that’s why it is better than asph v2).8)Has almost 0 distortion.9) Works better with any digital Leica because of the optimised Leica sensor, also because of the <in the body> lens corrections.10)Has the best film look with digital I have ever seen from any lens.11)With tri-x 400 is a dream.

[jlwilliams]

Follow-up: I bought one of these a few months ago largely on Matt's recommendation, and while I like the optical performance and compact size, I'm having buyer's remorse over the focusing tab. If you grab the tab delicately between thumb and forefinger and carefully move it back and forth, it operates smoothly. But if you try to use it the way you actually use a focusing tab — push your fingertip up into the recess and move it back and forth — you encounter what car people refer to as “stiction”: the focusing movement feels irregularly sticky because the friction varies. The start-stop action makes precise focusing difficult.

I assume this is caused by the sideways pressure needed to keep your finger in the recess… if you make a deliberate effort to press hard, you'll find the focusing action becomes VERY sticky and hard to turn. Various online comments said it would smooth out over time, but mine hasn't, and it's now too late to return it. Probably not all of them are like this, but buyer beware — if you want to get one, try it out right away while putting a bit of pressure on the focusing tab, and if you don't like the way it feels, this probably isn't the lens for you.

[AlexOnStreets]

It really is the best 35mm M mount lens out there for me. Regardless of price. It's simply got all the sharpness you need and the character you want. The build is incredible. I wanted to buy the Leica 35 f2 asph v2 summicron but because of this lens I couldn't justify it.

[williamgoss]

Ok I now know exactly wot kit I want; the blk paint 10-R with the Voit f2/ 35mm…. yup, that combo wood - I hope - keep me happy on the streets & out in landscapes for years … Thks mate !!

[filmhowyalike]

Been using it for the last 6 months and I love it!

[epstar]

Had the Ultron 35/2 type I for quite a while now and it pretty much stays bolted to either my Zeiss ZM or M246. My favourite 35mm lens ever! It has a fair amount of falloff in the corners wide open which I quite like, but might not be to everyone’s taste. I used to have the ZM 35/2.8 Biogon which was also stunning but didn’t use it much because the f/2.8 aperture was a bit limiting at times.

[IDontKnow]

Finally!!! I've been waiting for this review for months as I want to upgrade from my Voigtlander 35mm Colour Skopar. I'll definitely go ahead and buy it, thanks Matt!

[GastonShutters]

I went with the 40mm f1.4 and love that little sucker for street.

[andychandler]

I shoot it with film, so the lens is half of the equation (film date and type being the other). It's nice to shoot it knowing that the only thing you have to worry about is the film. It does what it's suppose to and I like that.

[TucsonAnalogWorkshop]

One small correction, the V2 Ultron is actually 210g while the V1 is 170g, due to the change to brass material in V2. Not easy to find this info online!

[williamgoss]

Mate, u do some really useful n informative reviews with some great demo shots & some really lovely images, (personally prefer yr landscape images to yr model shots). Thks !!

[ZachBie]

Top quality review as always.
For people getting into the M-Mount lenses today, this makes a great choice for a first and maybe only 35mm lens.
I did extensive research back in 2015-2016, which ended with me buying a Zeiss ZM 35mm f/2 as well as a Voigtlander 35mm f/2.5 (which is a very solid lens, but I sold when I bought the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8). I think this Voigtlander beats the Zeiss 35mm f/2 in most categories, with the Zeiss only seeming to have slightly better light transmission levels, when shot wide open side-by-side against the Voigtlander.
For several months I considered selling the Zeiss 35mm f/2 to buy the Voigtlander, but I am not going to do so as the 43mm filter size actually works in my Zeiss lens kit, and more importantly, I don’t think there is enough of a difference to matter as I only shoot film.

[morespinach]

Is the 35 f/2 APO they make for Fuji similar?

[dlyon]

Thank you for this interesting informative video. Would love to see this lens contrasted with the 35mm Nokton III -- both for film and an M9 I hanker for the greater speed of the Nokton but also seek a very sharp lens.

[villagranvicent]

I might consider it if I haven't the Zeiss 35mm f2 already. Which is pretty awesome too and fixed to my M9-P permanently.

[tonyagapis]

Matt, great review. I would like to hear how users of this lens deal with the close focusing issue for film cameras like the M6. Thanks

[mwales]

The first lens for my M240 was the Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 MC II Nokton Classic and has been my favorite since. How would this f2 Ultron compare to the 1.4 MC II? Thanks Matt...

[happylinjun]

Hi Matt, I'm just a hobbyist and have never made money from photos. I started taking pictures with a film camera in the 1970s. From a film SLR camera, to a digital SLR camera (Canon 5D Mark ii) was used. In the digital SLR era, the biggest problem I encountered was that the camera and lens were too big and too heavy. I miss the film days when I only had a Zeiss 58mm lens. Back then, I was never bothered by a camera that was too big or too heavy. Especially when getting on the plane, cameras and lenses cannot be checked in because they will break the camera and lens. There was a song where they broke my guitar. It's about an airline company breaking a singer's guitar. But I also need to bring other items with me on the plane. This is very inconvenient. Nor can you carry such a large camera and lens for mountain climbing and long walking. So, I thought of Leica. The only reason to choose Leica is that I want a small size and light weight camera and lens, not how rich I am. I liked the APO version of the lens, but instead of APO lenses for size and weight, bought the Ultron. That's why I chose Leica. I also don't need an aperture of f/1.4. Because at f/1.4, I couldn't get precise focus at all. Besides, the f/1.4 lens will be bigger and heavier. This is not what I wanted for choosing Leica. But issues with the focus ring eventually led me to stop using the Ultron and buy a Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 II MC. I like this MC version and dislike that SC version. This way the focus ring problem is gone. Only the filter size has become 43. Slightly bigger. This is a pity. But this is a compromise.