Category Archives: Leica M

Review: Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar MK III

August 31, 2025 BastianK 11 Comments

Introduction

voigtländer vm 12mm 5.6 iii mk mark 3 resolution contrast flare resistance distortion vignetting coma leica m10 m9 m11 monochrome mono sony nikon a7rv z6 z6 z8 z9 zf — Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar III on Leica M10

Between 2015 and 2016 Cosina released three ultra wide angle lenses for M-mount, the VM 10mm 5.6 Hyper-Wide Heliar, the VM 15mm 4.5 Super-Wide-Heliar III and this VM 12mm 5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar III. While the 10mm and 15mm are still in production 10 years later, this 12mm has been discontinued after 3 years only. What was the reason for that? Let’s find out in this review.
Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10

Sample Images

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Review: Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera

July 12, 2025 BastianK 7 Comments

Introduction

thypoch simera 21mm 1.4 fast portrait wide angle leica m10 m11 m9 m8 m10r review 42mp 24mp 61mp contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting — Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera on Leica M10

As fifth lens of the Simera lineup, Thypoch released this Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera lens in mid 2025. This is obviously a direct competitor to the Voigtländer VM 21mm 1.4 Nokton, so we will especially check how these two lenses compare.
Lens is being reviewed on Sony A7rII and Leica M10

Sample Images

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Review: SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime LM

July 5, 2025 BastianK 13 Comments

Introduction

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In 2025 you can find various f/0.95 fullframe lenses from different manufacturers and with different focal lengths – most (or all by now?) of which you can find reviews here. In 2013 that wasn’t the case though, you only had the Canon 50mm 0.95 Dream Lens from the 1960s, the Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux-M from 2008 for 10k and then this SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime. Not many people were willing to spend 5k on this lens from a rather unknown manufacturer and production ceased soon, so this is an extremely rare lens. I finally managed to acquire one, so let’s have a look at one of my white whales.
Tests are being done on the Leica M10, samples have been taken with various cameras.

Sample Images

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Analogue, Leica M, Voigtlander

Analogue Adventures – Part 41: Fujichrome Velvia 50

June 3, 2025 BastianK 10 Comments

Fujichrome Velvia 50 is one of the few slide films still in production. Many people swear by it for its punchy colors and superior image quality. Is that all true? Let’s have a closer look to find out.
Processing (E-6) was done at ProLab in Stuttgart, scanning was done by one of our readers via a DSLR. The pictures you see in this article are from one roll.

Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 21mm 3.5 Color-Skopar | f/8.0 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6

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Review: Voigtländer VM 40mm 2.8 Heliar

May 25, 2025 BastianK 10 Comments

Introduction

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As only the Leica/Minolta CL and the Minolta CLE feature 40mm framelines, 40mm has never become one of the most popular focal lengths in the M-mount world and the only manufacturer that caters the needs of the 40mm fans these days is Cosina, offering no less than three different 40mm options. The smallest (and slowest) of the three is the Voigtländer VM 40mm 2.8 Heliar. Let’s have a closer look.
This lens will be reviewed on the 42mp Sony A7rII and the 24mp Leica M10.