The Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount is now officially released. The Japanese suggested retail price excluding tax is ¥85,000 (around $750). US pricing is not yet announced (check Adorama and B&H). Shipping is scheduled for October 2018. Sample photos can be found here.
Lens specifications:
| Focal length | 21 mm |
| Aperture ratio | 1: 3.5 |
| Minimum aperture | F22 |
| Lens configuration | 8 groups 9 |
| Angle of view | 91.2 ° |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 10 sheets |
| Shortest shooting distance | 0.2 m |
| Maximum shooting magnification | 1: 6.45 |
| Maximum diameter × total length | φ 62.8 × 39.9 mm |
| Filter size | φ 52 mm |
| weight | 230 g |
| Lens hood | Attached |
| Electronic contact | There |
| Focus magnification function | Correspondence |
| Exif information | Correspondence |
| Lens correction selection | Possible |
| 5-axis body internal hand shake | Correspondence (limited to body with 5 axes) |
Main features:
- Sony E mount compatible with electronic contacts, lens usage status is reflected in Exif information of shooting data. In addition, because it incorporates a distance encoder, it supports 5-axis camera shake correction on the camera body side. It is also possible to enlarge the viewfinder by operating the focus ring.
- Optimized optical design: In addition to securing full-size image circle, it adopts optical design optimized for Sony E mount sensor. High resolution is maintained up to the periphery of the screen, and phenomena such as color hue are suppressed.
- Manual Focus capable of reliable focusing: focusing smooth operation feeling by adopting a total metal helicoid unit processed and adjusted with high precision and high quality grease producing moderate torque. It enables delicate focus adjustment.
- Shortest shooting distance 20 cm: the shortest shooting distance from the subject to the image plane is 20 cm. It expands the possibilities of drawing with the intense perspective peculiar to ultra wide angle lens.
