Category Archives: Voigtlander

New renderings of that rumored M mount camera with CCD sensor

There were rumors floating online few month ago about a new M mount camera with CCD sensor by an unknown manufacturer. Prosophos.com just published a few new sketches of this mystery camera: There were some reports last year about Voigtlander considering to start a new line of digital cameras. Via LeicaRumors.com

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The Voigtländer 12mm f/5.6 lens (E-mount) will start shipping on September 7th

The Voigtländer 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar aspherical lens (E-mount) will start shipping on September 7th. Check pricing and availability at B&H (not available at the time of this post). Here are the lens technical specifications:

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Rumors: new M mount camera with CCD sensor to be announced soon

There are new rumors about an upcoming M-mount camera with unique shape and CCD sensor with a resolution greater than 24MP. There were some reports last year about Voigtlander considering to start a new line of digital cameras. If that’s the case, this will be a very interesting development: Leica will be finally getting a real rangefinder competitor. […]

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What else is new?

→ Just announced: Atomos Shogun Flame and Ninja Flame on-camera monitors (check pricing and availability). → Lee Filters announced a new 15 stops Super Stopper neutral density 4.5 filter. → New AdoramaPix promo codes. → New camera tech snaps reflection-free photos through windows. → The Olympus Stylus TG-870 camera is now in stock. → Canon EOS […]

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Voigtländer Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical and Super Wide-Helliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III lenses for Sony E-mount

Cosina announced the Japanese pricing of their Voigtländer 10mm f/5.6 and 15mm f/4.5 lenses for Sony E-mount: Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical E-Mount: ¥155,000 (around $1,300), shipping starts in May 2016 Super Wide-Helliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III E-Mount: ¥115,000 (around $1,000), shipping starts in April 2016 Here is a 10mm f/5.6 sample video from Newsshooter:

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Voigtländer 10mm f/5.6, 12mm f/5.6 and 15mm f/4.5 Wide Heliar lenses for Sony E-mount

Voigtländer published additional information on the three new M-mount (VM) lenses for Sony E-mount that were announced a week ago: Voigtländer 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar aspherical lens (E-mount) Focal length used on full format camera body 15 mm Aperture ratio 1:4,5 Minimum aperture F 22 Click-stop 1/3 Lens construction 11 elements in 9 groups Angle of view 110° […]

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Voigtländer announces three new E-mount lenses

Voigtländer just announced three new E-mount lenses: 10 mm f/5.6 Hyper-Wide-Heliar 12 mm f/5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar 15 mm f/4.5 Super-Wide-Heliar Shipping will start in early 2016. Voigtländer already has the 40mm f/2.8 Heliar lens for Sony E-mount. Here is the full press text:

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Voigtlander is considering to start a new line of digital cameras

The rumor I received is that Voigtlander is considering to start a new line of digital cameras. I don’t have a time frame or any additional details for now. Cosina recently cleared their inventory by discontinuing several different Zeiss and Voigtlander products. If anyone has any additional information on this project, you can contact me here. […]

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