This is one of my alltime favourite manual focusing lens on the nex system. Extremely sharp at all apertures with very good micro contrast, it has never failed to get me the image I wanted. As you can see it is very small, not too light with very good build quality and fits on the new Alpha A7 very well. It does't give the impression that it's too big or too heavy for the system and it a dream to use. I will be using this lens a lot ont he A7 if my testing proves to be positive. I have no reason to doubt that the lens will not perform on the A7/A7R because it was perfect on the Nex-7.
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12/18/13  Sony Alpha A7 - Voigtländer Heliar 75 f2.51092
unknown Focal Length: unknown Aperture: unknown Exposure Time: unknown ISO: unknown 03/05/13  Voigtländer Heliar 75 f2.5This is the last image from this lens for the present but I hope you can see what I'm talking about when I say that these images are sharp corner to corner (although the image might be a little small for you to see). This image is nothing special but I still like it.
More later on this lens. 1215
NEX-7 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/50 sec ISO: 100 03/04/13  Voigtländer Heliar 75 f2.5When I look at the rendition of images like this one, I tend to rethink what I like using because to me, modern lenses do not give you such images. They tend to be a little plasticky, although they are sharp.
Some of the images I get with these lenses appear not to be sharp but are, in reality, sharp.
Still reminds me of what Leica lenses are capable of. 1389
NEX-7 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/125 sec ISO: 100 03/03/13  Voigtländer Heliar 75 f2.5The Heliar 75 f2.5 is very sharp on the Nex and m4/3 systems. I like using it on the E-PL1 although focusing is a little harder but the lens delivers; a little better on the m4/3 system. Or it could just be that I like the rendition better on that system. That 24MP sensor is really hard on some of these lenses. They just weren't built for this type of system and I'm thinking that the sensor out-resolves the lens. 1217
NEX-7 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/125 sec ISO: 100 03/02/13  Voigtländer 75 f2.5I've used this lens quite a bit on the m4/3 system and on the Nex-5N but not really on the Nex-7. This sensor really does require very good lenses to shine. Although focusing is quite good using the peeking (or is it peaking?) function my eyes aren't what they used to be and the more I use these legacy lenses the more I tend to appreciate AF lenses. I think I'll start using the Nex-7 with the LA-EA2.
Lenses that I can use are the 85 f2.8, the 35 f1.8 and the 50 f1.4. This way I get AF using PDAF.
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NEX-7 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/400 sec ISO: 100 11/01/11  Voigtlaender Heliar 75 f2.5This is the final image in this series on the Voigtlaender Heliar 75 f2.5. This lens is no longer in production but there is the newer 75 f1.8 version which is a bit larger than the f2.5 version. Personally I don't require f1.8 so I opted for the older version. I'm really glad I did because of size and it was a lot cheaper than the f1.8 version. I hope you found the posts on this lens useful. 1611
E-P2 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec ISO: 100 • Voigtlaender • Heliar • 75 f2.5
10/31/11  Voigtlaender 75 f2.5This images shows how big these barges are. I love it. 1586
E-P2 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/1600 sec ISO: 100 • Voigtlaender • Heliar • 75 f2.5 • manual focus
10/30/11  Voigtlaender Heliar 75 f2.5Just so that you can get a feel of how big these barges are, take a look at the car at the rear left. Amazing things that catty everything up and down the Main (and further). 1365
E-P2 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/1250 sec ISO: 100 • Voigtlaender • Heliar • 75 f2.5 • manual focus • m4/3 • Olympus
10/29/11  Voigtlaender Heliar 75 f2.5I believe I could post these images from the Heliar all year long, I'm so thrilled with them. I never really expected these to be so good. Must note though that these images were taken with very bright light. Must have been mid afternoon, so I'll have to try it out in better light (note to self: take tripod). I see these barges unloading coal almost daily here, They must carry tons of the stuff. If you haven't seen these barges on the Main, then you would be quite surprised at their size. I think one of the images to follow show how masive these things are. 1884
E-P2 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec ISO: 100 • Voigtlaender • Heliar • 75 f2.5 • manual focus • m4/3 • Olympus
10/28/11  Voigtlaender Heliar 75 f2.5Again taken from the north side. The ship is one of many sightseeing ships that go up and down the Main. Quite nice on a sunny and warm day. 1424
E-P2 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec ISO: 100 • Voigtlaender • heliar • 75 f2.5 • manual focus • Olympus • m4/3
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