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Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Heliar for Leica
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The Super Heliar is quite the unique little lens. There you have the first part: its the only possible way to shoot ultra-wide on an M series camera with a physically small lens (2 inches and 6 ounces as compared to the fairly huge Zeiss 15mm f/2.8). The only real downside is that its f/4.5, but it is quite sharp wide open so that’s not an issue except in low lighting.
The new version is rangefinder coupled and will activate the 28/90 framelines, but we do rent the Voigtlander 15mm Viewfinder separately in needed. Most people tend to set it at f/5.6 and use zone focus to just snap away — everything from about 5 feet to infinity should be in focus at that setting.
Roger's Take
Roger Cicala
President of LensRentals.com
I find this a very practical lens for those of us who don’t shoot ultra-wide very often. It’s small and light, particularly compared to the Zeiss 15 or the Leica Tri-Elmar, but still feels smooth and well made. At f/5.6 its nice and sharp with good contrast and at f/8 its just superb. It does vignette a bit wide open, but nothing that isn’t easily fixed in post process if you wish. Obviously its not a wide-aperture lens, but at these focal lengths long exposures aren’t too troublesome. But at this price and size, it allows me to have access to an ultra-wide “just in case” which I think is completely worthwhile.
- Filter Size
- 52mm (nonrotating front element)
- Aperture
- f4.5-22
- Length
- 1.5”
- Diameter
- 2.3”
- Weight
- 0.3 lb
- Hood
- Built-in
- Minimum Focusing Distance
- 1.6 feet
- Maximum Magnification
- Not specified by manufacturer
- Angle of view: (full frame)
- 110 degrees
- Zoom method
- NA
- Image Stabilization
- None
- Focusing System
- Internal focusing, nonrotating, manual
- Aperture Blades
- 10
- Groups/Elements
- 6/8
- Low Dispersion Elements
- 0
- Fluorite Elements
- 0
- Aspherical Elements
- 1
- Weather Resistant
- No
- Flare resistance
- minimal contrast loss, minimal ghosting.
- System
- Leica M
- Autofocus
- No
LensRentals.com offers rentals ranging in length from 1 to 90 days. The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental. Our most common rental periods are shown below:
| Rental Period | Waiver Price | Rental Price | Total Price | Approximate Day Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $6.00 | $27.00 | $33.00 | $11.00 |
| 4 days | $6.00 | $29.00 | $35.00 | $8.75 |
| 7 days | $8.00 | $39.00 | $47.00 | $6.71 |
| 10 days | $11.00 | $53.00 | $64.00 | $6.40 |
| 14 days | $14.00 | $68.00 | $82.00 | $5.86 |
| 21 days | $19.00 | $92.00 | $111.00 | $5.29 |
| 30 days | $24.00 | $115.00 | $139.00 | $4.63 |
| 45 days | $31.00 | $150.00 | $181.00 | $4.02 |
| 60 days | $36.00 | $176.00 | $212.00 | $3.53 |
| 90 days | $46.00 | $226.00 | $272.00 | $3.02 |
| Rental Period | Rental Price | Approximate Day Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $27.00 | $9.00 |
| 4 days | $29.00 | $7.25 |
| 7 days | $39.00 | $5.57 |
| 10 days | $53.00 | $5.30 |
| 14 days | $68.00 | $4.86 |
| 21 days | $92.00 | $4.38 |
| 30 days | $115.00 | $3.83 |
| 45 days | $150.00 | $3.33 |
| 60 days | $176.00 | $2.93 |
| 90 days | $226.00 | $2.51 |
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