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Voigtländer 65mm f/2 Macro APO Lanthar lens review with samples

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Another of Voigtländer's awesome APO Lanthar range, this time with a macro (1:2) ability. This one has become particularly well-respected over the years by those who have tested it; let's see what it can do.
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@DustinAbbottTWI 2 года назад

One of my favorites. I've been using it for years.

@artphototech 2 года назад

Dustin!

@tebscat Год назад

@@artphototech Son?

@vincentm9446 5 месяцев назад

@alexp1904 2 года назад

This is the best glass in my Sony arsenal that includes some top dollar GMs. The joy of using this lens is hard to describe, it's like driving a classic manual transmission car with a perfectly tuned engine. It also happens to produce incredibly beautiful and sharp images once you nail down the focus which can be a bit tricky to use at first. When shooting at smaller apertures first go wide open, focus then step down to your desired f value and you'll get good results every time.

@bobrosinsky8803 2 года назад

One thing the reviewer neglects to mention is that this is a flat field lens design. It's perfect for fine art repro and precision copy work.

@techtt6213 2 года назад

Man these Voigtlanders are impressive. My curiosity for their Fujifilm offerings is now peaked!

@chirsd666 2 года назад

I have the 65's sister lens, the 50mm f2 APO Lanthar. Possibly the sharpest lens I have ever seen (on my a7RIV). These APO Lanthar series lenses are a joy to use.

@arthurgphotography 2 года назад

I received one yesterday with a defective aperture blade. Close aperture looked like teardrop. Hope it was a fluke

@SunnySoCal 2 года назад

honestly i just want to say thanks chris i love watching your reviews even when i know i’ll never buy the particular glass your reviewing i love the consistency lately !

@bradmiller9993 2 года назад

I ordered one yesterday; looking forward to getting it outdoors for some panoramas ! Thanks for the video.....

@rockhardo76 2 года назад

Thanks to Voigtlander for lending those awesome lenses to Mr. Chris.... already looking for the 35+50mm APO

@luismanibarro 2 года назад

I bought this lens two weeks before my very first sony camera, and it was just the reason cause I decided to buy the body... I decide much later to move all my system to it. The lens is just superb, you can not find much more lens better than this, maybe less than fingers in one hand.

@AdamSpurgin 2 года назад

All the voightlanders I've used have been a dream to use. I wish they made some wider angle true macro lenses.

@cameraprepper7938 10 месяцев назад

Both the Voigtländer 65mm and 110mm are true macro Lenses !

@AndrettiBrown 2 года назад

This is a wonderful lens and I'm happy you finally got your hands on a copy of it.

@IanWilkinson 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more with your findings - it's an outstanding lens to be sure, like a Leica ;-)

@tjpenton 2 года назад

This lens is stunning. Sharper then every Leica & Zeiss I've tested it against.

@shajahanshibin 2 года назад

Was just planning to get this and here we go!!

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

I think this is one of the top 5 best lenses natively made for E-mount. While it is a bit of a specialty lens, it has a sharpness, handling and way of rendering colours that is just world class. I really love this lens, and it's better than its big brother the 110mm f2.5 Apo Lanthar, which is a macro lens with a 1:1 reproduction ratio (i.e. Voigtlander offers that option too). For 1:1, I still prefer the Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro which is razor sharp and has the nice manual focus clutch, while retaining the option of autofocus.

@cameraprepper7938 2 года назад

Thank you very much for finally reviewing this Lens, although I already have got it, It is a outstanding good Lens which have resolution enough for my Sony A7RIV´s 61 megapixels and more for future Cameras. I also Have the Vogigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm 2.0 Aspherical, I really hope that Voigtländer will make more prime APO Lenses, fx 24mm and 135mm. I have the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 and it is just as good for macro as for Landscapes, so this is a very versatile allround Lens you can use for any type of photography, I can very highly recommend this excellent Lens ! I have seen many reviewers criticize the focus throw of the Voigtländer Macro Lenses, but the 110mm have only 90 degree turn from infinity to 80 cm, which not is lot and in the "normal" range of most photography, in fact many macro Lenses have too short a focus throw, so focusing in the "normal" range can difficult. For macro photography is is good with a long focus throw !

@tomasgold8317 2 года назад

Thank you for testing Voigtländer lenses!

@classicboy97 2 года назад

Any chance you could make a comparison video about this lens and the Sigma 65mm f2? :-) Would love to see Mr. Frost's take on these two lenses

@sclogse1 2 года назад

And this on a 40mp sensor. Amazing.

@cameraprepper7938 10 месяцев назад

I use the Voigtländer 65mm and 110mm on 61 megapixels Cameras and they have outstanding optical image quality !

@SovietLensReviews 2 года назад

Very impressive lens, I love a good MF lens and it looks like Voigtlander might just be doing the best ones around at the moment!

@techtt6213 2 года назад

Speaking of German optics, would you consider reviewing a Leica lens in a video? I know it's about the whole shooting experience but I am very curious how their lenses perform, especially the Noctilux

@cameraprepper7938 10 месяцев назад

Voigtländer Lenses are made in Japan by Cosina which also make some Lenses for Zeiss !

@Desmond-Hume 2 года назад

It would be amazing to see a review from you on a vintage macro lenses, for a comparsion, like Nikkor Micro 55mm f/2.8, Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/2 Macro, Takumars and etc. People still use them for macro a lot.

@-szega 2 года назад

The classic short macros are all pretty similar because they're all very similar Planar designs.

@viagensebabados 2 года назад

My partner has this lense and the 50mm f2 apo-lanthar and they both produce beautiful images and the sharpest photos I've seen corner to corner even at f2.

@N0rdman 2 года назад

It really was a good move for Cosina to buy the rights to the Voigtländer brand; Cosina can really make good glass but they couldn't charge for it under their own name being seen as a little cheap and a little less than desirable.

@stefan_becker 2 года назад

It's an awesome lens and in my opinion the perfect choice for food photography.

@TheRedSatan10 2 года назад

Test chart so sharp that it cast color fringing on my eyeballs

@stevelink3 6 месяцев назад

Excellent review as always, Chris! I wonder how its' sharpness would compare to the IRIX 150 f/2.8 Macro lens on a Nikon Z8...that combo produces ultra-sharp and detailed images as well. Thank you!

@LukeTaylorPhotography Год назад

Thanks again, Chris!

@ListenHereOldMan Год назад

picked up this sucker for $345 used, just a tiny blemish on the corner of the lens that's impercetible in 95% of the shots, and wow, it's made me start looking for my next voigtlander, was gonna get the Sony 35mm 1.4 GM but now I'm thinking about trying one of the voigtlanders, either the APO or the Nokton 1.2... even considering getting it in M mount and using the Techart adapter that would give it AF, seems to work decently well and to combine these optics w AF would be heaven

@cameraprepper7938 10 месяцев назад

Do not get the Sony 35mm 1.4 GM, I got the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 35mm 2.0 Aspherical which is lighter, smaller and have just as good optical image quality as the Sony !

@sallybillman3593 2 года назад

I found out about the Voigtlander 65 mm through Dustin Abbott's channel. I like it; yet, it is really heavy. I am beginning to doubt my ability of holding it still as I have not heard others mention that challenge. I do find it hard to focus if there are not vertical or horizontal lines in the subject because it is not so clear cut. The focus ring is smooth, but it seems to me a lot of turning is required. Have others mentioned it is hard to focus too? The transitional bokeh is beautiful and plan to use the lens mainly on a tripod.

@chesslover8829 Год назад

For those who are not accustomed to manual focusing, the Voigtlander 65mm can be a bit of a challenge because of its size, weight, and bulk. So in-camera stabilization is almost a must, and one should make use of the camera's built-in focusing aids for best results. Even though the lens has no autofocusing capability and can't do one-to-one reproduction, it's nearly perfect in all other regards.

@Dagonator 2 года назад

Are there any plans to test the expensive leica S or M lenses? It would be nice to know how they perform.

@kobakakhidze100 Год назад

Any of "APO Lanthar" series lenses by VL are just top quality in any ways... Question is just price and that all, if you have enough money, that lenses are for you and you own the best possible lenses...

@JamesClark1991 2 года назад

I had the opportunity to try this lens on my A7iii and found the focus ring incredibly awkward to use because it's so close to the camera body. Terrible design choice by Voigtlander for a fully manual lens. It really made me not want to use it.

@emerywd 2 года назад

That's the fault on the Sony body on my view. It's the same on several of my lenses on the system, including ones that are not that big .

@barthonhoff5547 2 года назад

Nothing beats my 65mm 3.5 Elmar ;-) for Leica M mount… Pity Leica M needs a Visoflex to get Macro results.

@daniel635biturbo 2 года назад

As vintage lens lover, this is like a dream come true, perfect looks and performance, complete with exif data and more. Pretty costly though !

@sclogse1 2 года назад

Sell the junk...

@cameraprepper7938 10 месяцев назад

You cannot get the best quality cheap !!!

@l3alamiya 2 года назад

This lens is amazing

@tylerdoestech 2 года назад

I would love to see Voigtlander create a whole line of lenses in the APO Lanthar series. This is a *stunning* lens from every review I have seen. Its only drawback for some will be manual focus, but focus assistants like peaking make that less of a concern these days on most resolutions sub-50 MP.

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

They are close to it; with a 35mm, 50mm, 65mm macro and 110mm macro. All that's missing is a wide angle lens, maybe an 85mm. Personally, I wouldn't buy only these lenses. They're fun to use, but as workhorse lenses I prefer autofocussing lenses.

@sallybillman3593 2 года назад

@@Edwin-- They have wide-angle lenses too: 10, 15, and 21 mm. On one RU-vid, I think the 10 mm did not do well in a comparative view with the Laowa 10mm.

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

@@sallybillman3593 Yes, that's correct, but these are not Apo-lenses. That said, the Nokton-lenses are awesome too. My favorite is the 40mm f1.2 for Sony E-mount. Stellar lens. I haven't tried the wider lenses you mentioned, as for wide angle I have Sony's own autofocus offerings. Was mighty tempted by the 21mm Nokton though... ;-)

@sallybillman3593 2 года назад

@@Edwin-- Not clear about your answer. What is correct? Is there something I can do to focus better? Is the description of my focus experience with the Voigtlander common: e.g. not clear cut in focusing and a lot of turning the focus ring?

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

@@sallybillman3593 The Apo-Lanthar and Nokton lenses have different lens designs, and therefore also have a different look. There are 3 methods of manually focussing; use magnification in your camera, use 'focus peeking' where the area in focus is coloured e.d. in red in your view finder / display, or pre-focus a manual lens onto a certain area and wait until your subject comes into the right location. It takes a little practice, but overall it works well. Start with shooting with a larger F-stop. The deeper the depth of field is, the easier it is to focus and the higher the chance of succes. If you shoot e.g. f1.2 at short distance, the plain of focus is very thin and focussing may be more difficult. Sometimes it then helps not to move the focus ring, but physically move with the camera until the subject is in focus. Takes some nice experimenting... 😊

@user-mx2ib3qs1u 2 года назад

For everyone that complains about price, etc... This lens is not new. It is praised for its qualities by reviewers, pros and enthusiasts, globally, the last few years... And yes, if you want this quality, you will have to pay for it! A Leica or Zeiss of the same quality, would cost several thousands... Personally, the only reason I don't own this lens is that it is too heavy for my taste...

@kevin-parratt-artist Год назад

Nice review, thank you Christopher. I'm wondering if this being a 65 lens, might it bring up the 75mm frame lines on Leica M cameras. The low distortion is a big plus for me, which is an imperative when photographing artwork for reproduction and copy applications. .. 👌 and indeed for Architecture.

@zenjitsuman 2 года назад

A shame they don't make the same lens for L mount bodies, there is a Sigma L mount AF lens but its not also a macro. Since Voightlander is known for its Leica M lenses they should go into L mount where Leica has the CL, SL, SL2, SL2-s. I like the electric contact features. I have a CL and SL2 and would love to see these designs. I have the Sony A9 and the FE version of this lens.

@Cony989 2 года назад

Hi Chris, did you review the Samyang 21mm f1.4 yet? If not will you?

@thomasfries3393 2 года назад

Hi Christopher, thanks for the interesting review. As far I can see this lens is only in the Sony mount available not in the M mount. Am I right ?

@_benjimouse_ 2 года назад

Yeah, as far as I know the 65mm and 110mm macros are only for e-mount. Not sure where Chris got his info from...

@nightdonutstudio 2 года назад

I bought this lens because of amazing review. But I could not find any image difference from my old nikon 60mm f2.8 macro adapted to Sony. I took pic of same exact subject. They just look identical. I find macro lens was sharp even from very old days. Optical does not need much improve for macro lens to be honest.

@victorlim5077 Год назад

Nikon made some amazing micro glass over the years. Their 55mm 2.8 micro AIS, their 200mm F4 micro and their latest 105mm 2.8 Z glass.

@largophoto 2 года назад

..perfect portrait lens ..

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

No sorry, I wouldn't use it for portraits, even though the focal length is good for it and the lens's rendering too. But it has a 360 degree focus throw, so by the 10th portrait your wrists would be exhausted and your models grumpy due to the delays ;-) If it has to be a Voigtlander Apo, better use the 50mm instead for portraits (the 50mm and 65mm Apo's are the best 2 in my opinion, the 35mm and 110mm less good).

@rock3times 2 года назад

Wish you review the FF Laowa Venus 35mm f0. 95, NOT the ApSC 33mm. And the Fun leader modified G45 f2 from Contax G 45mm F2

@Al.j.Vasquez 2 года назад

900$ is a steep price but at least it's fantasticly sharp.

@cameraprepper7938 10 месяцев назад

THAT is the price for high quality, it is up to Leica in quality, but with Leica you can talk of overpriced hyped prices !

@felipeignaciocornejooyarce2170 2 года назад

1:2 but it allows the lens to be f/2, I use the Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D who is 1:1, but at that magnification the lens loses f numbers, it's around f/5

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

Well, for anyone wanting 1:1 magnification, Voigtlander has the 110mm f2.5 Apo for E-mount too. The 65mm performs better in my opinion and is a bit more versatile.

@alastis874 2 года назад

PLease rewiew Meike 85mm f:2.8 macro lens ♥

@zenjitsuman 2 года назад

The 2 poses of your wife were rendered nicely, 65mm portraits are nicer than 50mm. Your wife has a magical smile.

@jtouch2859 2 года назад

amy chance to review voightlander 110mm ?

@koo3144 2 года назад

I have been waiting for this one a long time. A couple years back for fun I was searching for the sharpest lens of all time and came into conclusion that this should be it. Do you think this is still the case?

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

Around this focal length, I think "yes". While I have never tested them side by side, the Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro and the Sony 135mm f1.8 are also incredibly sharp. I think I'd put my money on the 135mm as sharpest lens, but that's just my guess. I think it is Sony's best GM lens (I have only never tried the 400 and 600mm primes, which are prohibitively expensive).

@koo3144 2 года назад

@@Edwin-- This has higher peak MTF values than either of those IIRC.

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

@@koo3144 I would instantly believe it. But in the field, it depends a bit on your use case. I think 65mm Apo is better close to mid-range, but less at infinity. The 135mm GM super sharp at infinity. I used the 135mm for panoramas and the results you can achieve are just incredible. The easy solution is; get both because they both rock! ;-)

@dch2896 2 года назад

Can you review the Voigtlander 35mm 1.4? SC or MC?

@stevetqp9152 11 месяцев назад

Excellent review as always, Christopher! As a Nikon Z landscape, product, wildlife and macro shooter, I was wondering if you tested/compared the sharpness of this lens to the fantastic Laowa 100 f/2.8 Ultra-Macro lens? (I use the latter on my Z7 and it too, is "ridiculously sharp" at f/8.) I'm just wondering if this Voigtlander can be even sharper. Thank you sir!

@cameraprepper7938 10 месяцев назад

Both the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 Aspherical and the Voigtländer MAcro APO-Lanthar 110mm 2.5 are much better than the Laowa ! I have both the 65mm and the 110mm.

@stevetqp9152 10 месяцев назад

Wow! That is amazing, since my Laowa 100 f/2.8 Ultra Macro is my sharpest macro, with the possible exception of the IRIX 150 f/2.8 Macro. Thanks for the info!

@giannagiavelli5098 2 года назад

micro 4/3s adapted? at 130 a good portrait

@scloop8365 2 года назад

At the beginning of the video you state that this lens is available in Leica m mount, but it is not, unfortunately.

@Laight4work 2 года назад

is this lens available in m mount?

@frontstandard1488 Месяц назад

It's Ap-OH not Apio lens. It's not apio-chromatic is it?

@emerywd 2 года назад

love the video - one question - is not only E mount?

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

Yes it is. Voigtlander only make the 35mm and 50mm Apo's in Leica M-mount. For E-mount they make the 35mm, 50mm, 65mm macro and 110mm macro.

@largophoto 2 года назад

..this peaked my interest ..better than Laowa 100....hmmm

@Timothy5298 2 года назад

@Christopher Frost please PLEASE review the 28-70 f2.8 L lens! it's a really old lens, and I am surprised you haven't reviewed it yet!

@hodor888 Год назад

anyone or maybe Christopher compare this to Voightlander 50mm f2 apo-lanthar? Disregard lens size, weight and magnification. Rendering and bokeh differences matter. From reviews it seems 65mm is slightly better color corrected but 50mm resolves more off center (probably due to second aspheric element). I'm more inclined towards 65mm since I don't mind the weight but maybe someone can dissuade me (I use 45mp FF, probably 60+ in 4-5 years like most of us. Enjoy landscape, some environmental people and lots of close up photography but not macro)

@powerlurker 2 года назад

the only downside of this lens is focusring turns almost 360° really long rang made it not ideal for streetphotography，the rest is 10/10

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

I think for street photography the 35 and 50mm Apo Lanthars are better suited. The focus throw is shorter as you say, but they are also much smaller, lighter and unobtrusive. I like the 50mm the best.

@emerywd Год назад

No, from 0.7m to infinity, it's 90 degrees

@keganleberman 2 года назад

Would you recommend this or the Sigma 105mm macro?

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

I think they are very different and don't compare well. The Sigma is in the league of the Sony 90mm f2.8 and the Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Apo which all have a 1:1 reproduction ration for macro photography. The Sony 90mm is very sharp and a solid performer, the 110mm Apo is less good than the 65mm Apo in my opinion but it has a but character than the Sony which is a bit clinical. I have not tried the Sigma, but I expect that the Sony will be its closest competitor.

@princeharbinger 2 года назад

Wish for the price point they were fully weathersealed. With flourine coatings.

@i.man.n 2 года назад

🙏🙏🙏🙏

@largophoto 2 года назад

..is it truly an apo

@snappyapple6328 2 года назад

Hello

@zufarmul 2 года назад

Could you please drop some of you standard sentences, like “and related to bokeh longitudinal chromatic aberration”? It will be a pleasant surprise to your loyal audience. Thank you for great reviews!

@rafai1281 2 года назад

@dicekolev5360 2 года назад

What a marvelous optics but that doesn't justify the price point. For this price it should've been lill bit cheaper or faster. I'd love to see if they make 85mm 1.2 or even faster 😁

@maiabrittany Год назад

Your comment makes no sense. Unfortunately, quality comes at a price, and I think this is fairly priced.

@dicekolev5360 Год назад

@@maiabrittany Hey, i tend to agree, I don't remember writing this comment 1 year ago 😸

@SunnySoCal 2 года назад

looks over at my sigma 65mm f2 which is $200 less same level of sharpness & has autofocus 👀😏

@jankompan 2 года назад

How many people are even using manual focus lenses ? Christopher should be focused on different lenses ....

@fatherheer 2 года назад

@@jankompan many macro photographers use manual lenses and many videographers also like to use manual lenses

@Vantrakter 2 года назад

0,15x magnification ratio vs 0,5x. It isn't terribly sharp at mfd and f/2 either. It's not a macro lens and doesn't pretend to be one so I'm not sure what it has to do with this Voigt other than a similar focal length.

@dicekolev5360 2 года назад

@@jankompan only the lazy spoiled photpgraphers look only after AF lenses while the real photo enthusiasts use and buy manual lenses because not only they are way cheaper (despite the one from this review) but mostly because you really feel what you do. + the most bokelicious lenses are manual, hehe.

@jankompan 2 года назад

@@dicekolev5360 As you said, I am lazy spoiled photographer with my R6 and 100-500 RF for wildlife, because I cant do it manually :). If anyone can focus 20fps manually, he is my hero :)

@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691 2 года назад

Without 1:1 magnification, should it really be called a macro lens? My vote is no. Reduce the price point down to about $500 and it would be more of a fair deal.

@user-mx2ib3qs1u 2 года назад

They didnt price it high, because they want to sell it as "macro"... That price is because of all the other spectacular characteristics it has!

@QuietOC 2 года назад

If it is flat field at 1:2 I'd say, yes.

@Edwin-- 2 года назад

@@user-mx2ib3qs1u I fully agree. And they offer the 110mm f2.5 Apo Macro, which does offer a 1:1 reproduction ratio. So there is choice. The 65mm is a better optic and a bit more versatile in my opinion.