Voigtländer Color Skopar 21mm F3.5 E Lens

Product Type

 Lens

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Specifications

Brand

Voigtländer

Model

Color Skopar 21mm F3.5

Version

Purchase type

One time

Full name	Voigtländer Color Skopar 21mm F3.5 E
Type	fixed focal
Producer Site	link
Announced	2018-09-20
In production	Yes
Price - launch (EU)	€ 749
Price - launch (US)	$ 749+VAT
Weight	230 gr.
Length	40 mm.
Diameter	63 mm.
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Mount	Sony E
Sub-type mount	FE (Full frame)
...for sensor / crop	Full frame 1.00x
Focals
Nominal focal range	21 mm.
Equiv. focals (35mm)	21 mm.
Zoom Ratio	1x
Powered zoom	No
Zoom extends	No / n.a.
Aperture
Max aperture	f/3.5
Aperture blades	10
Aperture ring	Yes
Clickless aperture	No
Customizable ring	No
Focus
Autofocus	No
Internal focus	Yes
Focus drive	Direct
Focus distance info	Yes
Min focus distance	20 cm.
Max magnif. (opt.)	0.16x
Max magnif. (eff.)	0.16x (35mm. equiv)
Build
Stabilization	No
N° of lenses/groups	9/8
Aspherical	1
Anomalous/Abnormal Partial Dispersion	1
Front filter	52 mm.
Weather sealing	No
Electric contacts	Yes

Fred Miranda
Voigtlander performs quite well, and really holds its ground when compared to the Loxia 21/2.8 in terms of resolution and contrast. It's also just as low in color aberration, coma, distortion and is capable of equally well-defined sunstars. Center and corner resolution are also quite strong - only one stop from wide open while the mid-zone needs 2-stops for optimum performance. At f/7.1 and smaller apertures, this lens is sharp throughout the entire field.
Sony Alpha Blog
Pros: Compact and light, Very good build construction like all Voigtländer, Sharpness - very good to excellent, Low CA, very good resistance to flare, Reasonable distorsion, Good Color rendition, Very good sunstars effect when closed down.
Cons: Heavy lens fall off wide open that never completely disappear, Background blur can be somewhat nervous depending of the subject, A little bit lower contrast and sharpness than the excellent Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8.