{"id":3477,"date":"2017-06-07T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:34:25","slug":"review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Voigtl\u00e4nder 10mm 5.6 E Hyper Wide Heliar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h1>\n
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Sony A7s with Voigtl\u00e4nder 10mm 5.6 Hyper Wide Heliar E<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Voigtl\u00e4nder 10mm 5.6 Hyper Wide Heliar E aspherical is the second native E-Mount lens by Voigtlander and it is also the widest rectilinear lens ever produced. I am a wide angle junkie so I was eagerly awaiting this lens. Read on to find out what one can do with such a wide lens!
\nUpdate <\/strong>(07\/19\/20): since I wrote this review the Laowa 9mm 5.6<\/a> has been released, I strongly recommend checking out its review first.
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Sample Images<\/h1>\n
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Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 10mm 5.6 HWH E | f\/16 | higher resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 10mm 5.6 HWH E | f\/11 | higher resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7rII | Voigtlander 10mm 5.6 Hyper Wide Heliar E | f\/8.0 | higher resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sony A7rII | Voigtl\u00e4nder 10mm 5.6 HWH E | f\/11 | GND 0.9 Reverse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7s | Voigtl\u00e4nder 10mm 5.6 HWH E | f\/8.0 | full resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Specifications \/ Version History<\/h1>\n

Unlike the 15mm 4.5 E III<\/a> the 10mm 5.6 is the first of its kind<\/strong> and there hasn’t been anything like it before. You may think I sound a little enthusiastic here, but this is the widest rectilinear lens ever produced*<\/strong>. Period. It is wider than Canon’s 11-24mm 4.0 L and it is also wider than some stitched panorama coming from the Canon TS-E 17mm 4.0 shifted in all directions (this would by the way be similar to a 10.8 mm lens, check this really good calculator<\/a>).
\nThis lens also comes with Leica-M mount, both versions should once more be optically identical, and optimized for digital sensors<\/strong>. The lens has pretty much the same size as the 15mm 4.5 III<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

*Update July 2020:<\/strong> now that the Laowa 9mm 5.6<\/a> has been released this is not the case anymore<\/em><\/p>\n

I am reviewing the brand new Sony E-Mount version here which has the following specifications:<\/p>\n