Voigtlander 50mm f/1.5 Heliar Classic VM
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Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm F1.5 VM
the only SOFT FOCUS 50mm M lens in current production?
Outstanding for Fashion, Glamour, Weddings, Nudes, Noir, Vintage
The HELIAR F1.5 is a special lens designed by Mr. Kobayashi's optical design team to produce images like no other lens.
To me the Classic Heliar is a classic Soft Focus lens, great for vintage image recreations, glamour, weddings, B/W Noir, unsual takes on reality. Add to that unusual out of focus bokeh.
Wide open the Voigtlander Heliar F1.5 uses coma and spherical abberation to provide a unique classic image signature that is impossible to achieve with modern highly corrected lenses. The lens is sharp around F/4. Personally my favorite aperture for most pics is F2. The F1.5 Heliar's single lens coating instead of multi lens coating also makes possible classic Hollywood movie flare with back lighting or strong side lighting.
The best lenses are not about sharpness. The best lenses are about the BEST most BEAUTIFUL images. Such looks are not possible by post processing, they must be created by THE LENS.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but more than one photog has noticed noticed perfectly corrected lenses producing perfectly boring photos.
Not every subject demands maximum sharpness and saturation, some require a more delicate touch. The F1.5 Heliar optical formula is like a hand reaching back in time. This look cannot be obtained with modern lenses that seek "perfect" correction of all lens aberrations.
So far as I know, the new F1.5 Heliar is the fastest production Heliar lens ever to make it to the end of a production line!
Aiming for unique images standard modern lenses can not give, Voigtlander's F1.5 Heliar design intentionally shows coma and spherical abberations wide open emphasized by its single lens coating, providing a unique wide open image signature. The F1.5 Heliar becomes dual purpose by becoming sharp between F4 to F16. Another plus of this design is unusually beautiful bokeh.
the only SOFT FOCUS 50mm M lens in current production?
Outstanding for Fashion, Glamour, Weddings, Nudes, Noir, Vintage
If the light is behind you, SC and MC lenses are pretty much the same.
You will see dramatic differences with the SC lenses on strong side lighting or back lighting, especially wide open.
The HELIAR F1.5 is a special lens designed by Mr. Kobayashi's optical design team to produce images like no other lens.
To me the Classic Heliar is a classic Soft Focus lens, great for vintage image recreations, glamour, weddings, B/W Noir, unsual takes on reality. Add to that unusual out of focus bokeh.
Wide open the Voigtlander Heliar F1.5 uses coma and spherical abberation to provide a unique classic image signature that is impossible to achieve with modern highly corrected lenses. The lens is sharp around F/4. Personally my favorite aperture for most pics is F2. The F1.5 Heliar's single lens coating instead of multi lens coating also makes possible classic Hollywood movie flare with back lighting or strong side lighting.
The best lenses are not about sharpness. The best lenses are about the BEST most BEAUTIFUL images. Such looks are not possible by post processing, they must be created by THE LENS.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but more than one photog has noticed noticed perfectly corrected lenses producing perfectly boring photos.
Not every subject demands maximum sharpness and saturation, some require a more delicate touch. The F1.5 Heliar optical formula is like a hand reaching back in time. This look cannot be obtained with modern lenses that seek "perfect" correction of all lens aberrations.
So far as I know, the new F1.5 Heliar is the fastest production Heliar lens ever to make it to the end of a production line!
Aiming for unique images standard modern lenses can not give, Voigtlander's F1.5 Heliar design intentionally shows coma and spherical abberations wide open emphasized by its single lens coating, providing a unique wide open image signature. The F1.5 Heliar becomes dual purpose by becoming sharp between F4 to F16. Another plus of this design is unusually beautiful bokeh.
The engraved cross hatch pattern gives improved focusing grip with a texture that doesn’t slip focusing in either direction.
f/1.5 to f/16
10 blade aperture for smooth beautiful bokeh
SC Single Coat Lens Coating
Heliar style 6 elements in 3 groups
Close Focus rangefinder coupled to .7 meter
Close Focus Mirrorless to .5 meter
Weight 255 grams or 9 oz
Size 56.5mm diameter x 41.9mm length from body
Filter size 49mm
Lens Hood Included
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