This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 40mm f1.2 E-mount lens with the Sony A7r body. This is a really versatile lens capable of shooting a range of subjects and compositions ranging from close ups of flowers, art/sculpture, portraits/street shooting, to landscapes and architecture.
These pictures were taken at Broadway in two locations: the Blackfriars campus of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the TAFE NSW Ultimo Campus.
Here are some sample shots taken with the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm lens on a Sony α7R. The photos are taken on a weekend in Sydney when Transport for NSW launched the new Light Rail service from Circular Quay to Randwick.
These pictures were taken around Surry Hills up Oxford and Riley streets and back down on Commonwealth Street.
These pictures were taken at a walk around the Circular Quay and Rocks areas of Sydney.
These pictures were taken at St. Mary’s Cathedral and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.
This is the second of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5. These pictures were taken at St. James and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.
These pictures were taken around Sydney and showcases the amazing contrast and colour rendition of the lens.
Sydney Open is a weekend long celebration of architecture and exploring Sydney’s most inspiring and significant buildings and spaces.
So, how does the new Voigtländer APO-Lanthat 50mm stack up against the venerable Leica Summicron 50mm, as well as the two Sony native lenses on a Sony full frame camera? Let’s find out!
Voigtländer say that this is their “best performance standard lens ever” and that’s a pretty bold claim. It is a high performance manual focus standard lens optimised for the imaging sensors of Sony mirrorless cameras.
The Voigtländer 40 mm/1:1.2 Nokton is a fast, manual lens, intended as an all-rounder walkabout prime lens that can shoot a variety of subjects comfortably. It straddles the gap between two common focal lengths for standard/normal lenses: 35mm and 50mm.
I took the opportunity to take a few photos along the Gore Hill cycleway from Lane Cove to Pacific Highway.
Matsuri Festival Sydney is a Japanese festival held every year to celebrate Japanese culture and cross cultural friendship between the Japanese community and Local community.
Leica Australia graciously invited me to the SL2 launch at Pix on Location on 22 November.
The Focus Awards are held annually to celebrate the best talent in the Focus Photographers Group.
The newly completed George Place, owned by ISPT, is a large shared space uniting three buildings – 363 George Street, 345 George Street and the heritage-listed 24 York Street.
Built in 1848 by the renowned Sydney architect Henry Robertson, this sandstone building with its granite columns and marble balustrades was the site of the first Savings Bank of New South Wales, which later became the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Global design and engineering practice Arup opens its new offices to Sydney Open for the second year in a row, this time inviting the public in for a rare glimpse at the specialty spaces inspiring them to redefine what is possible in the built environment.
This striking commercial building in the King Street Wharf district is the purpose-designed home of the building’s sole tenant, Macquarie Group.
