r/Voigtlander

I'm starting to understand the lens/camera and techart adapter better now that it's been a few days. Unless you've used it, it's very hard to explain how it feels. It's like an old really cool, well built machinery. There's noises and clicks and movement and you have to fight it a bit to nail the focus but when you do, oh wow is it worth it. More shots from my walk around the neighborhood.

I bought the Zf, 40 1.2 and Thypoch 28 1.4 becuase I was chasing lens charecter. That's it. I set my expectations accordingly and am unbelievably happy with the images. It feels more rewarding to nail the shot tbh and havent felt that since the dslr days or when I was one of the early adopters of the original fuji x100 and xpro1 when it launched.

I've watched all the reviews a dozen times before picking any of these up. Only one video mentioned something that felt like it explained the look or pop so brilliantly. The falloff and transition of the dof is like butter. There's no harsh line in the sand. It's a very gradual transition. I personally believe this helps with the "look" that people mention using the 40 1.2. And that swirl that shows up is also very pleasing. Sorry for the not so exciting subjects!

I find this camera aesthetically perfect. Obviously great glass as well blah blah. I take photography seriously and j will never be able to afford an M6.

Paid 165000yen (about $1000) with a heliar 50mm f2. This was from a high end thrift shop in Tokyo, six month warranty, no box, no papers. I think I really lucked out here.

Question is, should I keep it, or sell it? I'm terrified of investing in the system given some of the things I've heard about reliability? Anybody have any takes on this?

I can't even find info on this camera really, the Voightlander Bessa-R3M 250 Jahre has only 1000 in black. What would you do? (I know, give it to you, I get it haha)

Thanks!

First, I love the image quality produced from this lens. I purchased this lens from MPB and unfortunately it’s front focusing. I tested it on multiple M bodies and compared it to other lenses I have, and this is the only one that does it.

I considered sending it to DAG for calibration, but at $185 (not including shipping and insurance), I don’t think it’s worth it.

Needless to say, I’m on the hunt again. If you have one and are interested in selling it, let me know. Preferably in black paint.