Why I Now Own This Lens
Making the transition to the iPhone 6s has not been without its challenges. With the resolution being less than the 6s (more pixels + same size sensor = lower resolution) the over-processing necessary to make pictures appear to be better has taken its toll on IQ. And moving from the 4s’s 35mm lens to the 6s’s 29mm lens initially rocked my world. But it has rocked it in a positive way.
This tiny Voigtländer 28mm f/2.8 gives me the look of the iPhone with far greater quality and control. It’s tack-sharp, amazingly easy to focus, and plenty fast, especially when shot RAW, which the iPhone still can’t do. (The camera can, but IOS can’t, even IOS11). Apple is really missing the boat, and will eventually be supplanted by Google.
For me, this lens was the answer to my craving for several lenses that would not work well with my full-frame Nikon DSLR.
While it’s true I could use this Leica M-Mount lens with a Nikon F to Leica M mount adapter, it would (somewhat) degrade the image quality, but it would definitely change the focal length, which would be the whole point. And this lens would not be chipped or coupled.
This 28mm Voigtländer (made by Cosina, incidently) also works marvelously on a Nikon APS-C camera (DX, as Nikon calls it) where it’s 42mm. The f/2.8 is fine to work with, because it easily becomes f/2.0 or even f/1.4 when you shoot RAW, and use digital push processing.
