Compare Voigtlander 40mm F2 Ultron SL II vs Voigtlander 50mm APO-Lanthar

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
12, Straight
Colors
black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount
M-mount (VM)
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
6 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
5 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical element1 high refraction glass element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
49 mm
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
55.6 mm
Size | Length
25 mm / 0.98 in
53 mm
Weight
200 g / 7.07 oz
288 g

Function

Angle Of View
56.8° Diagonal | 48.5° Horizontal | 33.4° Vertical
46.2°
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
F/2 - f/16
Autofocus
No
Focal Length
40 mm
50 mm
Image Stabilization
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
380 mm / 14.96 in
0.7 m

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2007-11-02
2020-04
Made In
Japan
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
88%
Pros
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Rather good image quality
  • Excellent autofocus
  • Excellent chromatic aberration correction
  • Very good build quality
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Classic rendering not to everyone's taste
  • Not to the standard of newer Voigtlander lenses
  • Not as sharp as the 2/65 and 2.5/110

Price

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