{"id":3090,"date":"2016-05-10T07:11:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T06:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=3090"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:43:20","slug":"review-voigtlander-15mm-4-5-e-super-wide-heliar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-15mm-4-5-e-super-wide-heliar\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Voigtlander 15mm 4.5 E Super Wide Heliar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Introduction<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3095\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3095 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_heliar_sony_a7s.jpg\" alt=\"Sony A7s with Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar E Aspherical\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_heliar_sony_a7s.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_heliar_sony_a7s-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_heliar_sony_a7s-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s with Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar E Aspherical<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar E aspherical III is the first native E-Mount lens by Voigtlander. As there are three adapted Voigtlander lenses in my basic A7s-kit&nbsp; &#8211; see my reviews &#8211; I simply had to try this one out!<em><strong><br \/>\nLast Update: <\/strong>Review finised (new Sample images, Use for astrophotography and Conclusion added)&nbsp; (05\/10\/16)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Sample Images<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3199\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3199 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_solitude_stuttgart_architecture_castle.jpg\" alt=\"schloss solitude stuttgart castle chateau mercedes voigtlander 15mm 4.5 sony e mount super wide heliar\" width=\"800\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_solitude_stuttgart_architecture_castle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_solitude_stuttgart_architecture_castle-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_solitude_stuttgart_architecture_castle-768x337.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/11 | <a href=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1519\/26650969691_b67c41c7c0_o_d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3365\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3365 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_astro.jpg\" alt=\"voigtlander 15mm 4.5 super wide heliar voigtl\u00e4nder sony a7s astro astrophotography astroscape coma milkyway milky way star stars\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_astro.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_astro-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_astro-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/4.5 | ISO6400 | 30s | <a href=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7708\/26325536343_2b7e2ba619_o_d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Specifications \/ Version History<\/h1>\n<p>There have already been <strong>three versions of this lens<\/strong> for Leica (or Voigtl\u00e4nder Bessa) cameras. The first still incorporated a M39 (Leica Thread Mount) while the second one was already equipped with a Leica M-Mount. The optical formula of these lenses was the same and they not only <strong>struggled with the A7&#8217;s and A7r&#8217;s sensors<\/strong> but also with Leica&#8217;s digital sensors. Therefore around <strong>2015 a third incarnation<\/strong> was released with a completely new optical design for Leica M-Mount. The<strong> improved optics<\/strong> came at the cost of&nbsp;increased&nbsp;size and weight, as version III is <strong>noticeably bigger<\/strong> than it&#8217;s earlier siblings.<\/p>\n<p>This lens is now also <strong>available with Sony E-Mount<\/strong> and while the optical formula is the same as the M-mount version, there are a few <strong>advantages&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;when it comes to the handling of the lens. &nbsp;I will of course talk about those advantages in this review.<\/p>\n<p>I am reviewing the brand new Sony E-Mount version here which has the following specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 66.4 mm<\/li>\n<li>Field of view: 110\u00b0 (diagonally)<\/li>\n<li>Length:&nbsp; 62.3 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 298g<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: 58 mm<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: 10 (straight)<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 11\/9<\/li>\n<li>Close Focusing Distance: 0.3 m<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Magnification: 1:12<\/li>\n<li>Mount: <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/lenses\/sony-fe-lenses\/\">Sony-E<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may also have a look at Voigtl\u00e4nder&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/voigtlaender.com\/15-mm-f-4%2c5-super-wide-heliar-e-mount.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can get this lens on <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.cameraquest.com\/voigtlander_emount\">CameraQuest<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38ftCAs\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2t5Mpwv\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2yhgMoz\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=Voigtlander+15mm+4.5+E&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_ex_kw=&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=voigtl%25E4nder+15mm+4.5+e+iii&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>799$\/799\u20ac (new)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Disclosure<\/h1>\n<p>The Voigtlander 15mm 4.5 E Super Wide Heliar, was kindly provided free of charge by Voigtl\u00e4nder Germany (Ringfoto) for reviewing purpose for a duration of 2 weeks.<\/p>\n<h1>Handling \/ Build Quality<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3096\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3096 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_heliar_sony_a7s_declick.jpg\" alt=\"Sony A7s with Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar E Aspherical\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_heliar_sony_a7s_declick.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_heliar_sony_a7s_declick-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_heliar_sony_a7s_declick-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s with Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar E Aspherical (aperture ring set to clickless)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The<strong> build quality is very nice<\/strong> as the lens is&nbsp;an <strong>all metal construction<\/strong> and feels<strong> very solid<\/strong>, tolerances are very low and the markings are engraved and filled with white (and red) paint.<\/p>\n<p>The focus ring hast just the <strong>right resistance<\/strong>, is distinctively shaped, quite broad and easy to grab without looking at the lens. It takes roughly 90\u00b0 turning it from Infinity to 0.3 m.&nbsp; The <strong>aperture ring<\/strong> has <strong>third-of-a-stop click-stops<\/strong> and it takes a little less than 90\u00b0 from f\/4.5 to f\/22.<br \/>\nWhen you turn the focusing ring the camera zooms in automatically, this can also be turned off in the camera menu. But there is an additional effect: a <strong>virtual distance scale<\/strong> is shown in the viewfinder and on the screen, I didn&#8217;t notice this when using the <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-loxia-35mm-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loxia 35mm 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>hood is non detachable<\/strong> and therefore &#8211; despite the generous 58 mm filter thread &#8211; <strong>using a slot-in filter system<\/strong> like Lee, Cokin or Hitech <strong>is not possible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>aperture ring<\/strong> can be <strong>declicked<\/strong> &#8211; a feature which is also availabe on Zeiss Loxia lenses &#8211; but the incorporation here is way better in my opinion: there is a small ring right behind the aperture ring, you can pull it forward, turn it by 180\u00b0 and thereby <strong>change between click stops and clickless aperture<\/strong> (white dot on top: click stops, yellow line on top: clickless). This feature was not mentioned in the very brief manual, so it may come as a suprise for some \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h1>Vignetting and colorcast<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3105 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/vignetting_voigtlander_15mm_4.5.jpg\" alt=\"vignetting voigtlander 15mm 4.5 iii lll 3 aspherical sony e mount\" width=\"800\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/vignetting_voigtlander_15mm_4.5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/vignetting_voigtlander_15mm_4.5-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/vignetting_voigtlander_15mm_4.5-768x625.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Similar to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-12mm-5-6-ultra-wide-heliar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Voigtlander 12mm 5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar<\/a> <\/strong>reviewed by me this lens has a <strong>symmetrical optical design<\/strong> which allows for quite compact wide angle lenses with very low distortion (in comparison to retrofocus designs) but leads to <strong>noticeable vignetting throughout the whole aperture range<\/strong>. There is no <strong>Lightroom profile<\/strong> for this lens yet but you can use the profile for the corresponding M-mount lens which does a <strong>great job at correcting the vignetting<\/strong> as well as the distortion. Keep in mind though: correcting the vignetting means pushing the corner regions by a few stops, this <strong>may lead to visible noise<\/strong> in these areas.<br \/>\n<strong>In contrary to the Loxia lenses vignetting is not corrected in camera.<\/strong><br \/>\nI <strong>couldn&#8217;t find any traces of color casts<\/strong>, something that could not be said about the earlier versions of this lens.<\/p>\n<p>Testing the vignetting of lenses this wide isn&#8217;t all that easy and in real world shooting things don&#8217;t look as bad as the graph may suggest, so to finish this chapter I included a<strong> small comparison<\/strong> with and without correction:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 534px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_vignetting_uncorrected.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_vignetting_corrected.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">comparison shot at f\/11: uncorrected vignetting (before) vs corrected vignetting (after)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Sharpness<\/h1>\n<p><em>infinity<\/em><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3104 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sharpness_voigtlander15mm_4.5.jpg\" alt=\"sharpness infinity voigtlander 15mm 4.5 sony e mount aspherical iii \" width=\"800\" height=\"1982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sharpness_voigtlander15mm_4.5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sharpness_voigtlander15mm_4.5-121x300.jpg 121w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sharpness_voigtlander15mm_4.5-768x1903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sharpness_voigtlander15mm_4.5-517x1280.jpg 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Everything but the extreme corners is very good from the start.<\/strong>&nbsp;So it isn&#8217;t surprising that with the A7s&#8217; 12mp resolution I can&#8217;t see any improvements in the center on stopping down. The <strong>extreme corners<\/strong> steadily improve until <strong>f\/11<\/strong>, which I think is the best choice for even sharpness across the whole frame. Nevertheless: <strong>I wouldn&#8217;t hesitate using this lens wide open<\/strong> if needed.<\/p>\n<p>There is also<strong> not the slightest hint at any field curvature<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn comparison to the older wide angle designs for M-Mount cameras this is really a<strong> great performance<\/strong>, you may take a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-12mm-5-6-ultra-wide-heliar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>12mm 5.6 review<\/strong><\/a> to get a grasp of&nbsp;the differences.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>centering quality was very good<\/strong>, but I actually never had any issues with Voigtlander lenses in this regard.<br \/>\nOne thing to notice: in the compilation above I increased the exposure on the corner crops to make them comparable in terms of sharpness.<\/p>\n<p><em>close focus<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3198\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3198 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_close_focus_sharpness.jpg\" alt=\"voigtlander 15mm 4.5 super wide heliar bokeh close up sharpness sony e mount aspherical 3 iii lll\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_close_focus_sharpness.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_close_focus_sharpness-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_close_focus_sharpness-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/4.5 | <a href=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1543\/26717017195_4cba8206c8_o_d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You may expected to see the 1$ bill here once again, but with a <strong>maximum magnification of about 1:12<\/strong> this simply didn&#8217;t make any sense, so I choose this target instead. The <strong>sharpness up close is quite good<\/strong> already at the maximum aperture but to be honest<strong> I don&#8217;t see myself using this lens for close ups a lot<\/strong>, mainly due to the moderate maximum aperture and the rather long minimum focus distance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3200\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3200\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_close_focus_sharpness_100.jpg\" alt=\"voigtlander 15mm 4.5 super wide heliar bokeh close up sharpness sony e mount aspherical 3 iii lll\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_close_focus_sharpness_100.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_close_focus_sharpness_100-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_close_focus_sharpness_100-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">100% crop of photo above<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Flare resistance<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3366\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3366 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_ghost_lens_flare.jpg\" alt=\"sony voigtlander 15mm 4.5 e aspherical iii mount flare ghost ghosts\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_ghost_lens_flare.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_ghost_lens_flare-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_ghost_lens_flare-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Many ultra wideangle designs struggle in this regard<\/strong>, but the Voigtlander <strong>15mm 4.5 III E<\/strong> does a <strong>pretty good<\/strong> job here most of the time. I found out that with a strong <strong>light source<\/strong> positioned <strong>in the edge&nbsp;<\/strong>of the frame (see photo above) some <strong>ghosts<\/strong> may appear, but <strong>apart from that shooting directly in the sun is no problem<\/strong> at all, even the <strong>contrast stays on a very high level<\/strong>. I haven&#8217;t used every wide angle lens with 15mm available today, but <strong>among the wide angle lenses I have used<\/strong> (to name a few: Nikon 14-24mm 2.8 \/ Nikon 16-35mm 4.0 \/ Nikon 18-35mm 3.5-4.5 \/ Samyang 14mm 2.8 \/ Tokina 16-28mm 2.8 \/ Tokina 17mm 3.5 RMC SL \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-12mm-5-6-ultra-wide-heliar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Voigtlander 12mm 5.6 M39<\/a>) this is <strong>one of the best performances I have seen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3132\" style=\"width: 4240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3132 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_sony_e_iii_aspherical_flare_resistance.jpg\" alt=\"sony voigtlander 15mm 4.5 e aspherical iii mount flare ghost ghosts\" width=\"4240\" height=\"2385\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/22 | <a href=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1542\/26612948071_751b1771c7_o_d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Coma<\/h1>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3134 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coma_voigtlander_15mm_4.5.jpg\" alt=\"voigtlander 15mm 4.5 E sony emount a7 a7r a7s coma stars nightphotography\" width=\"800\" height=\"2212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coma_voigtlander_15mm_4.5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coma_voigtlander_15mm_4.5-108x300.jpg 108w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coma_voigtlander_15mm_4.5-768x2124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coma_voigtlander_15mm_4.5-463x1280.jpg 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em>With a maximum aperture of f\/4.5 this is <strong>not one of the fastest ultra wideangle lenses<\/strong>, but also only one third of a stop slower than e.g. the <a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-16-35mm-f4-za-t-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony\/Zeiss FE 16-35mm 4.0 ZA<\/a>.&nbsp; The <strong>coma performance is really good already wide open<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h1>Use for Astrophotography<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3367\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3367 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_milky_way.jpg\" alt=\"voigtlander 15mm 4.5 super wide heliar voigtl\u00e4nder sony a7s astro astrophotography astroscape coma milkyway milky way star stars\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_milky_way.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_milky_way-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_milky_way-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/4.5 | ISO10000 | 30s | <a href=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7176\/26929373275_f517109df3_o_d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For <strong>astrophotography<\/strong> I want my lenses to be <strong>wide<\/strong>, <strong>fast<\/strong> and as<strong> free from coma<\/strong> as possible. The <strong>15mm 4.5<\/strong> is very wide and mostly coma free but <strong>not very fast<\/strong>. Compared to e.g. a 14mm 2.8 you are gathering less than half the light over the same period of time with the same ISO setting.<br \/>\nIf you plan on shooting the milky way with this lens and <strong>want to include some foreground<\/strong> in your shoots it may be a good idea to <strong>take a second very long exposure<\/strong> for the foreground and <strong>blending the two shots together<\/strong> in Photoshop.&nbsp; Nevertheless, <strong>if milky way shooting is not your main concern<\/strong> and you just might come across shooting it some day <strong>you can certainly use this lens for that application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h1>Distortion<\/h1>\n<p>As already mentioned above one<strong> advantage of a symmetrical lens<\/strong> design is the<strong> very low (barrel) distortion<\/strong> and the Voigtlander 15mm 4.5 E III is certainly no exception here. There is no <strong>Lightroom profile<\/strong> for this lens yet but you can use the profile for the corresponding M-mount lens which does a <strong>great job at correcting <\/strong>the distortion.<br \/>\nBut to be honest: the amount is so low even in many of the architecture shots it would have <strong>not<\/strong> been <strong>necessary to correct<\/strong> it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 534px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_distortion_uncorrected.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_distortion_corrected.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">comparison shot at f\/16 (focused at infinity): uncorrected distortion (before) vs corrected distortion (after)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Bokeh<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3197\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3197 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_bokeh_close_up.jpg\" alt=\"voigtlander 15mm 4.5 super wide heliar bokeh close up sharpness sony e mount aspherical 3 iii lll\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_bokeh_close_up.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_bokeh_close_up-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtl\u00e4nder_15mm_4.5_bokeh_close_up-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/4.5 | <a href=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1548\/26623880882_9ae9225688_o_d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a maximum aperture of f\/4.5, the 15 mm focal length and a minimum focus distance of 0.3 m <strong>it is<\/strong> <strong>next to impossible to take a shot with the background visibly out of focus<\/strong>. The picture above was taken at the minimum focus distance and still the background is just barely out of focus.<br \/>\n<strong>If wide angle macro capatiblities are what interests<\/strong> you the <strong>M-mount version<\/strong> of this lens <strong>in combination with an helicoid adapter<\/strong> may be what you are looking for. You could of course use an <strong>E-mount extension tube<\/strong> with this lens, but even a small extension has a huge impact with such short focal lenghts, so <strong>if the tube is too long<\/strong> <strong>you can&#8217;t focus on anything<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h1>Sunstars<\/h1>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3143\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sunstars_voigtlander_15mm_4.5.jpg\" alt=\"sunstars voigtlander 15mm 4.5 sony e aspherical iii lll 3 e-mount\" width=\"800\" height=\"3212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sunstars_voigtlander_15mm_4.5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sunstars_voigtlander_15mm_4.5-75x300.jpg 75w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sunstars_voigtlander_15mm_4.5-768x3084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sunstars_voigtlander_15mm_4.5-319x1280.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>As you may already know<strong> I really like the sunstars produced by 10-straight-bladed apertures<\/strong> and the Voigtlander 15mm 4.5 E III is no exception here.&nbsp; <strong>Wide open they are a little undefined<\/strong> and <strong>at f\/22 they tend to fray<\/strong> but <strong>in between<\/strong> they are simply <strong>beautiful and very well defined<\/strong>.<br \/>\nBy changing the aperture also the orientation of the sunstars changes by a few degress, as can be seen in the examples above.<\/p>\n<h1>Chromatic aberrations<\/h1>\n<p><strong>longitudinal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because of the rather <strong>slow maximum aperture<\/strong> <strong>longitudinal CAs are nothing to worry about<\/strong>. Because I <strong>couldn&#8217;t find any,<\/strong> I can&#8217;t show you any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>lateral<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is an<strong> embedded profile<\/strong> when using Lightroom for correcting the lateral CA which cannot be turned off. So to show you what it looks like without the correction, I took some shots without electronic contact between lens and camera.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 534px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_lateral_ca_without_correction.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_lateral_ca_with_correction.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Sony A7s | Voigtlander 15 mm 4.5 | f\/4.5 | CA 100% crop without correction (before) \/corrected with embedded profile (after), extreme corner<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a pretty <strong>average performance for a lens with these parameters<\/strong> and the CA <strong>can quite easily be corrected<\/strong> in post, as can be seen above.<\/p>\n<h1>Alternatives<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-samyang-14mm-2-8\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Samyang 14mm 2.8 (DSLR version):<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nI have used this lens for quite some time. <strong>Faster<\/strong>, way <strong>bigger<\/strong>, <strong>hilarious distortion<\/strong>, way more <strong>prone to lens flares and ghosts<\/strong>, only has 6-pointed sunstars and somewhat <strong>questionable build quality<\/strong>. If you are lucky enough to find a <strong>good sample<\/strong> very <strong>sharp across frame<\/strong> already <strong>wide open<\/strong>. I myself <strong>had to try three copies of which two were badly decentered<\/strong>. If <strong>astrophotography<\/strong> is what you want to do and you are on a <strong>tight budget<\/strong> this may be the right choice for you.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-16-35mm-f4-za-t-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony\/Zeiss FE 16-35mm 4.0 ZA<\/a>:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThis is your <strong>widest option with AF<\/strong> and OSS. I haven&#8217;t used this lens myself but <strong>according to Phillip&#8217;s review<\/strong> the <strong>flare resistance isn&#8217;t as good,<\/strong> there is <strong>some field curvature<\/strong> and barrel distortion at the wide end, considerably <strong>less vignetting<\/strong> and it is of course <strong>way bigger<\/strong>. I also don&#8217;t like the sunstars as much, but this is a very subjective thing.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Voigtlander 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar I (M39) or II (M-mount):<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nEspecially the M39 version can sometimes be found quite <strong>cheap on the used market<\/strong>. From what I have seen these lenses really <strong>struggle with the A7(II) and the A7r<\/strong> (huge vignetting, color casts, field curvature, bad corner sharpness) while some say they <strong>work quite ok with the A7s(II) and A7rII <\/strong>stopped down.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Irix 15mm 2.4:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nNot available yet, I can only tell you it&#8217;s faster and bigger so far.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Samyang 14mm 2.8 FE:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHas just been announced, I can only tell you it has an AF and is faster as well as bigger so far.<\/p>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">very good sharpness and contrast already at maximum aperture (except for the extreme corners)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">build quality and handling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">very good flare resistance<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">coma correction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">distortion<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sunstars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">size \/ weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">clever implementation of aperture &#8220;de-click&#8221; feature<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>average<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>correction of lateral CA<\/li>\n<li>price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>not good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">vignetting<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">minimum focus distance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">extreme corners are a tad soft until f\/11<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">non removable hood (in case you intend to use a slot-in filter system)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>To me the Voigtlander 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar E is a very <strong>welcome addition to the E-Mount lens line up<\/strong> and also a lens with <strong>very few real flaws<\/strong> (vignetting) and <strong>many positive aspects<\/strong> (sunstars, size\/weight, build quality, sharpness\/contrast). With the small A7 cameras <strong>I<\/strong> also <strong>want small lenses<\/strong> and I am more than <strong>willing to<\/strong> <strong>accept the high vignetting for that<\/strong>. For cityscapes and architecture at night<strong> beautiful sunstars<\/strong> also mean very much to me.<br \/>\nTo be honest I don&#8217;t have much use for the de-click feature but the implementation is very clever and I will be happy to see it in further lenses.<br \/>\nI also think <strong>Voigtlander has found a very sweet spot balancing the size of the lens with the optical qualities.<\/strong> While the new lens is certainly bigger than it&#8217;s earlier siblings (and offers better optical qualities) it is still <strong>way more compact than retrofocus lenses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, who is this lens for?<\/strong> Anyone, who looks for a <strong>compact, native ultra wide angle E-mount lens<\/strong> with <strong>great build quality<\/strong> and <strong>very good optical properties<\/strong>. The transfer of <strong>Exif information<\/strong> and the &#8220;de-click&#8221; function of the aperture ring are also nice things to have. The price is quite well balanced as well, while it isn&#8217;t a cheap lens it is also by no means overpriced. <strong>In case you are looking for better across the frame sharpness at wider apertures<\/strong> or you need a lens with a<strong> maximum aperture of 2.8<\/strong> you are pretty much <strong>stuck with adapted DSLR lenses<\/strong> as of today which are also way bigger.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can get this lens on <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.cameraquest.com\/voigtlander_emount\">CameraQuest<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38ftCAs\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2t5Mpwv\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2yhgMoz\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=Voigtlander+15mm+4.5+E&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_ex_kw=&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=voigtl%25E4nder+15mm+4.5+e+iii&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>799$\/799\u20ac (new)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Sample Images<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3141\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3141\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_sony_e_iii_blue_hour_stuttgart_sunstar.jpg\" alt=\"blue hour stuttgart porsche museum voigtlander 15mm 4.5 e heliar iii aspherical\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_sony_e_iii_blue_hour_stuttgart_sunstar.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_sony_e_iii_blue_hour_stuttgart_sunstar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_sony_e_iii_blue_hour_stuttgart_sunstar-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/11 | panorama from 4 shots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3270\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3270 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_stuttgart_sony_a7_pano_mercedes_museum_blue_hour.jpg\" alt=\"mercdes museum stuttgart bad cannstatt voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm 4.5 super wide heliar 4.5 blue hour stuttgart\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_stuttgart_sony_a7_pano_mercedes_museum_blue_hour.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_stuttgart_sony_a7_pano_mercedes_museum_blue_hour-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_stuttgart_sony_a7_pano_mercedes_museum_blue_hour-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/13 | panorama from 4 shots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3099\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3099 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_iii_super_wide_heliar_a7s_milaneo-1.jpg\" alt=\"sony a7s milaneo voigtlander 15mm 4.5 e super wide heliar milaneo blue hour\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_iii_super_wide_heliar_a7s_milaneo-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_iii_super_wide_heliar_a7s_milaneo-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_iii_super_wide_heliar_a7s_milaneo-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/11 | <a href=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1594\/26578909111_cf26aac177_o_d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3106\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3106 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_III_sony_a7s_e_stuttgart_blue_hour.jpg\" alt=\"sony a7s milaneo voigtlander 15mm 4.5 e super wide heliar milaneo blue hour\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_III_sony_a7s_e_stuttgart_blue_hour.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_III_sony_a7s_e_stuttgart_blue_hour-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/voigtlander_15mm_4.5_III_sony_a7s_e_stuttgart_blue_hour-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 15mm 4.5 SWH E | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Further Reading<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/lenses\/\">Our reviews of mostly manual lenses on the Sony a7 series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-ultron-28mm-2-0\/\">Voigtlander 2.8\/28&nbsp;Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-12mm-5-6-ultra-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander 5.6\/12 Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Support Us<\/h1>\n<p>Did you find this article useful or just liked reading it? 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