Hi BobW! Thanks! Yes, the Heliar Classic 50/1.5 VM is really nice ... I especially like how the blur progresses both in front of and behind the focus plane. Its behavior and rendering reminds me a lot of the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH), one of my most prized and used lenses.
Yes, I remember the Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95 for m43! I'd planned to get the whole trio of f/0.95 lenses that Cosina-Voigtländer made in that mount, but in the usual equipment chaos I didn't get to it. I even sold the Panasonic-Leica Summilux-DG 25/1.4 ASPH to a friend, then later regretted it and bought another one. Still have that one. ;) While I haven't used it for anything serious in some time, I still have a fairly complete FT-mFT kit ... I pull it out, charge the batteries, and exercise the two bodies (Oly E-1 and E-M1) every couple of months to keep them in good condition. Too much equipment, not enough time and energy ... LOL! G > On Jul 29, 2025, at 4:25 AM, Bob W PDML <[email protected]> wrote: > > Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43. > > >> On 29 Jul 2025, at 07:15, Bob W PDML <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a >> couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, >> they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too. >> >>> On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last >>> year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a >>> few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away >>> temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while. >>> >>> So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and >>> get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted >>> a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. >>> This one caught my eye. >>> >>> Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt >>> >>> Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM >>> ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
