Product details
The Voigtländer lens is a wide-angle lens, which has a classic design. Thanks to the eight lens elements in five groups encased in the metal housing, the product offers excellent images from a close-up limit of 58 cm. Since it is also built very light, weighing only 170 grams, it is also very comfortable to carry. Despite its compactness, you can rely on a light intensity of 1:2.0.
This lens has a fixed focal length, which cannot be changed. Fixed focal lengths offer a high light intensity, which allows you to take good pictures even in less than optimal lighting conditions. They are particularly suitable if you want to capture specific and characteristic image details. Thanks to the large possible aperture, a shallower depth of field can be produced. In this way, you can optimally expose subjects from the background with the targeted use of sharpness and blur.
This lens can only be focused manually. Although manual focusing takes longer and is more demanding than working with autofocus, it does offer some advantages: It allows you to focus on exactly the point you want, enabling you to take shots that are exactly what you want. Even in situations where autofocus would quickly become overwhelmed - for example, in low light, smooth surfaces with little texture, or in foggy weather - you'll prefer to focus manually.