Voigtlander 12mm F5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar Review

September 30, 2016 | Mark Goldstein | Rating star Rating star Rating star Rating star Half rating star

Sharpness at 12mm

Our sharpness tests were conducted using a 42-megapixel Sony A7R II body mounted to a tripod. The camera’s shutter release was also set on a timer-delay to avoid any possible camera shake. The test subject was shot using ambient lighting, hence some colour and contrast variation is to be expected between apertures.

The full frame at 16mmThe full frame at 12mm

Centre sharpness is impressively high throughout the entire aperture range, with peak performance between f/5.6-f/16. Corner sharpness is also very good, producing optimal sharpness at f/8-f/16.

Aperture Centre Crop Edge Crop
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