Voigtlander 12mm f5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar V2

[Pete Askew]

A while back I promised to post some images with this lens Here are a couple of shots taken on Mykonos at the end of March. Like many ultra wide angle lenses, it is quite difficult to capture interesting shots. Although the lens is effectively aspheric it does of course introduce distortion due to the extreme angle of view. Vignetting is better that I expect but have had to make some corrections to compensate. Again, as with most ultra wide lenses, getting a balance exposure can be a challenge. Still it is an interesting and affordable lens for a RF camera although it is a bit low in contrast compared with most more 'normal' lenses.

Leica M9 + Voigtlander 12mm f5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar V2, ISO 160 1/60s and 1/30s at f 1/8.0. PP in LR (Urban + gradients to control vignetting).

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Wow! They are really nice pete!! Big fan of wide angle I am. A fisheye is next on my list, although, they're not technically ultra wide angle like you have used there, fisheye does flaunt a noticable amount of distortion. Great shots though pete!! It's number one for me.

 

[Paul Lange]

Nice how you used the walls for lead in lines. I really like the top one with the woman cropped off the shot. I presume Urban is a LR preset PP?

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Paul. Yes the urban preset is one I put together over the last couple of years after playing with the 300 set for a while. It combines a bleach bypass with a C41 - E6 (yellow) CP, boosted contrast and vignette.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Nice mate... Especially the second one
Enjoying the lens then?
I do love the effect of ultra wide lenses on the sky!

 

[Pete Askew]

I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't have a sensor covered in dust after security at Athens airport insisted in peering into everyone's lenses and camera bodies for several minutes!!. With big skies it made removing them tedious and because of the textures syncing the spot removal in LR was only partially successful. Not my favourite lens I have to say but maybe I just hven't found the right subject yet. Bill Brandt-style figure studies?!!

 

[Thomas brookes]

Awesome, I want an ultra wide lens now!!!!!! Really really like these. Number 2 is my fav!!! Meowwwww