I CANT TAKE THIS LENS OFF MY LEICA - VOIGTLANDER 28MM ULTRON

A few months back I picked up a new lens, the Voigtlander 28mm f2 Ultra and honestly I've been struggling to take it off of my camera. My Leica 35mm summilux has basically been sat unused since!

In today's video I discuss why I've been loving this lens so much!

[howiegoldfarb]

I’ve been watching your show since the beginning great. I’m 76 now and remember my father who was avid photographer handing me an all manual Minolta sr1 & a Weston hand meter and a book on photography. To this day I still love taking photos. Keep up the videos they are very enjoyable. Howard

[Spearmanmark]

New format APPROVED. Nice to see you out in the world, @Goughie

[RobMatthews]

Agreed print your own photos! Well done Claire.

[luxdalet]

Great review!

Loved the new format! The outdoors are gorgeous, and it's good for all of us to breathe in more fresh air :D
The photos are lovely too!
Cheers mate!

[makmakL]

Great video. I am a big fan of voigtlander lenses. When I got my M11-P I got the summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH II. But then fell in love with the 50 and 35mm APO Lanther from Voigtlander. Recently I got two more lenses, the 21mm f3.5 color skopar and the 75mm f1.5. These lenses are killers. As for the 28mm I considering to get the one you just reviewed, but the black version.

[ofeykalakar]

Two great variations of the Voigtlander 28 mm lenses are the 28 f1.5 Nokton and the tiny 28 f2.8 Skopar, besides the Ultron.

[photographicamateur]

Great format- thanks for this video which mirrors my experience with this lens. Bought it because I was not sure I would like 28mm. Because of its size and the fact mentioned that using the pre set cropping feature I am carrying a 35 mm and almost a 50mm. I am at that stage in my photographic journey that I am keen to carry the m11/28 combo as my EDC outfit to make sure I shoot images everyday to gain experience.

[dankim]

i came back from a trip to bali recently with the 28 ultron and 35 cron, the ultron was glued to the camera the whole time. It's honestly such a great travel lens and balances superb on m-bodies.

[mattdayphoto]

Great video, man. Loving my Voigtlander 50mm at the moment and have been considering the 35 Ultron. That 28 looks killer.

[ankerwiedemann]

Great format for your video. And a huge shoutout to the quality of your Voigtländer 28 mm lens. I decided on the 28 mm Elmarit from Leica, and it's just such a great versatile easy to shoot with lens and produces wonderful results. I use it a lot even if I try to also get more and more familiar with my 50 mm. I rarely want for anything other than the two, even though I also have a 35 mm Nokton and a 90 mm Elmarit

[CamMead]

Nice job on the new format video, lens looks great awesome photos as always...lets see more of the MX5!

[caprabi]

Great new format, great video on 28 mm I love too…

[phillipallaway]

I prefer your new format. Closer to real world shooting. I also have this lens (in silver/black) and shoot it primarily on the M11M. Not because I don't like its colour rendering but because for colour at 28mm I use the Q3. As for it being slightly soft at the edges wide open, it doesn't faze me as I usually shoot it at smaller apertures anyway. To be honest, I only shoot the Q3 at f1.7 or f2 when inside or at night anyway. Mostly I shoot it at f4 to f8.

[masnsen]

i totally agree with you, the lens is awesome and the ring is orgasmic

[mattwhite]

The Ultron has been glued to my camera too, since I realised that the extra cropability of 60 megapixel files meant I only needed to carry one lens to have both the wider 28mm perspective and my favoured 35mm field of view. Agree with everything you said about it. Ideal single lens option for the M11 - for me, at least.

[Feuergeist]

I totally understand why you like this lens. I’ve got a CV28/1.5 and I’m really in love with it, as I’m still into the “give me more light and Bokeh” land. But the compactness of the CV28/2.0 is unsurpassed, what a lovely little lens.

I compared the CV28/1.5 to the 28 Elmarit, which was significantly less sharp at 2.8 compared to the CV @ 1.5. Voigtländer makes great lenses! Thanks for the review!

[IntrovertAmateur]

Great new format -love it, but I can image it is much more effort and planning required to record, alone the weather dependence in UK :)

I am actually in the market for a 28mm but am unsure which one I should pick. Currently basically scouting the used market for a good deal.
Since you owned the Elmarit 28 2.8 - do you somehow still miss it in certain occasions compared to this Ultron?

[TungstenOvergaard]

Love the vibes of this video, less static than before (congrats!)

[DirkMenker]

Really like your videos and I always watch them almost immediately. New format is quiet nice. Got three lens also and couldn't wish for more. Great choice.

[HenleyBailey]

I have this lens and love it. Great performer, it does make you question why spend thousands more on a Leica lens. I also recently picked up the Thypoch 28mm 1.4 which is bigger of course but I love it so much that it's now glued to my M11.

I popped in to a Leica store and tried the Summilux 28mm and honestly can't tell the difference from the two images I shot (one with the Summilux and one with the Thypoch). Third party manufacturers have basically closed the gap at this point which is great for us.