Cosina Voigtländer (often abbreviated CV) refers to photographic products manufactured by Cosina under the Voigtländer name since 1999. Cosina leases rights to the Voigtländer name from RINGFOTO GmbH & Co. ALFO Marketing KG in Germany. Cosina Voigtländer products have included 35mm film SLR and rangefinder camera bodies, and lenses for the M39 lens mount (Leica screw mount), M42 lens mount, Leica M mount, and other lens mounts.
See main article: 35mm Bessa.
Cosina started producing cameras and lenses under the Voigtländer brand in 1999, when it introduced a new M39 mount body and lenses. It has since produced a prodigious variety of these lenses in M39x26, Leica M mount, Nikon S rangefinder mount (some fully usable with Contax RF bodies), and SLR mounts including M42 and Nikon F. Cosina produces hoods and accessory viewfinders for many of the lenses. Note that while the lenses feature familiar Voigtländer names, the optical formulas are all new.
Presently, manual focus Voigtländer lenses are available, or will soon be available in four series: the E-mount series for Sony E-mount, the VM series for Leica M-mount, the SL and SL II series for several 35 mm single-lens reflex camera mounts (Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, and Pentax K-mount), and the MFT series for the Micro Four Thirds mount. Legacy lenses for the M39 lens mount, Nikon S-mount and M42 lens mount have been discontinued.
Most of the traditional Voigtländer lens brand names remain in use with Cosina, though the lens designs used by Cosina are generally different from the historical namesakes. However, Heliar lenses will still generally have slow apertures, Noktons are for fast apertures, APO-Lanthars will have above-average correction of chromatic aberrations and use many low-dispersion glass elements, while Skopars are compact and light lenses.
Cosina offers the following lenses with Nikon Z-mount as of 2023. These lenses offer electronic coupling to the camera for recording EXIF data, focus confirmation and IBIS activation.
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15 | –22 | Super Wide Heliar aspherical | 11e/9g | 10 | 58 mm | [1] | ||||
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23 | –16 | Nokton Aspherical (DX) | 10e/6g | 12 | 46 mm | [2] | ||||
35 | –16 | APO-Lanthar aspherical | 11e/9g | 12 | 52 mm | [3] | ||||
40 | –22 | Nokton aspherical | 8e/6g | 10 | 58 mm | [4] | ||||
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35 | –16 | Nokton (DX) | 8e/6g | 12 | 46 mm | [5] | ||||
50 | –16 | Nokton aspherical | 9e/7g | 12 | 62 mm | [6] | ||||
50 | –16 | APO-Lanthar aspherical | 10e/8g | 12 | 52 mm | [7] | ||||
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35 | –22 | Macro APO-Ultron (DX) | 9e/6g | 10 | 52 mm | [8] | ||||
65 | –22 | Macro APO-Lanthar aspherical | 10e/8g | 10 | 67 mm | [9] |
Since October 2015, numerous Voigtländer lenses have been released for full frame Sony E-mount.
Focal length | F-number | Name | Lens construction | Aperture blades | Length | Weight | Filter size | Others | Ref. | |
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10mm | f/5.6 | Hyper Wide Heliar aspherical | 13 elements in 10 groups | 10 | 68,5 mm | 375 g | n/a | Lens hood (non-detachable), Pressure fit cap, Rear cap, Selective aperture control system | [10] | |
12mm | f/5.6 | Ultra Wide Heliar aspherical III | 12 elements in 10 groups | 10 | 68,3 mm | 350 g | n/a | Lens hood (non-detachable), Pressure fit cap, Rear cap, Selective aperture control system | [11] | |
15mm | f/4.5 | Super Wide Heliar aspherical III | 11 elements in 9 groups | 10 | 62,3 mm | 294 g | 58 mm | Lens hood (non-detachable), 58 mm clip cap, Rear cap, Selective aperture control system | [12] | |
35mm | f/1.2 | Nokton aspherical SE | 9 elements in 7 groups | 12 | 59,9 mm | 387 g | 58 mm | lens hood, lens caps | ||
35mm | f/1.4 | Nokton classic | 8 elements in 6 groups | 10 | 39,6 mm | 262 g | 58 mm | lens hood, lens caps | [13] | |
35mm | f/2.0 | APO Lanthar aspherical | 11 elements in 9 groups | 12 | 67,3 mm | 352 g | 49 mm | lens caps | ||
40mm | f/1.2 | Nokton aspherical | 6 groups 8 elements | 10 | 59,3 mm | 420 g | 58 mm | Selective Aperture Control System, Front cap, Rear cap, Lens Hood | [14] | |
40mm | f/2.8 | Heliar | 5 elements in 3 groups | 10 | 21,4 mm: expanded, 12,6 mm: collapsed | 132 g | 37 mm | Collapsible. Requires Voigtlander VM-E Close Focus Adapter. Standard lens hood regular: silver, Dome: black | [15] | |
50mm | f/2.0 | APO-Lanthar | 10 elements in 8 groups | 12 | 61,3 mm | 364 g | 49 mm | Front cap, Rear cap, Lens Hood | [16] | |
65mm | f/2 | Macro APO-Lanthar aspherical | 10 elements in 8 groups | 10 | 91,3 mm | 625 g | 67 mm | Front cap, Rear cap, Lens Hood (metal) | [17] | |
110mm | f/2.5 | Macro APO-Lanthar | 14 elements in 10 groups | 10 | 99.7mm | 771g | 58mm | Lens Hood, Lens Caps | [18] |
At present (March 2018), there are 16 lenses for the Leica M-mount,[19] which can all be combined with rangefinder except the 10 mm lens.
Focal length | F-number | Name | Lens construction | Aperture blades | Length | Weight | Filter size | Others | Ref. | |
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10mm | f/5.6 | Hyper Wide Heliar aspherical | 13 elements in 10 groups | 10 | 58,7 mm | 312 g | n/a | Lens hood (non-detachable),Pressure fit cap, rangefinder coupling not possible | [20] | |
12mm | f/5.6 | Ultra Wide Heliar aspherical III | 12 elements in 10 groups | 10 | 59,2 mm | 283 g | n/a | Lens hood (non-detachable), Pressure fit cap, Rear cap, rangefinder can be combined | [21] | |
15mm | f/4.5 | Super Wide Heliar aspherical III | 11 elements in 9 groups | 10 | 55,2 mm | 247 g | 58 mm | integrated lenshood (not detachable), rangefinder can be combined | [22] | |
21mm | f/1.4 | Nokton | 13 elements in 11 groups | 12 | 69.7 mm | 480 g | 62 mm | Lens hood included, rangefinder can be combined | ||
21mm | f/1.8 | Ultron | 13 elements in 11 groups | 10 | 78,4 mm | 412 g | 58 mm | integrated lenshood (not detachable), rangefinder can be combined | [23] | |
21mm | f/3.5 | Color-Skopar Aspherical | 9 elements in 8 groups | 10 | 29,95 mm | 180 g | 39 mm | Option Lens Hood LH-11, rangefinder can be combined. | ||
21mm | f/4.0 | Color Skopar P-Typ | 8 elements in 6 groups | 10 | 25,4 mm | 136 g | 39 mm | rangefinder can be combined | [24] | |
28mm | f/2.0 | Ultron | 10 elements in 8 groups | 10 | 51,2 mm | 244 g | 46 mm | lens hood included, rangefinder can be combined | [25] | |
35mm | f/1.2 | Nokton II | 10 elements in 7 groups | 12 | 62 mm | 470 g | 52 mm | rangefinder can be combined | [26] | |
35mm | f/1.4 | Nokton | 8 elements in 6 groups | 10 | 28,5 mm | 200 g | 43 mm | rangefinder can be combined | [27] | |
35mm | f/1.7 | aspherical Ultron | 9 elements in 7 groups | 10 | 50,6 mm | silver 330 g, black 238 g | 46 mm | standard lens hood, rangefinder can be combined | [28] | |
35mm | f/2.0 | Ultron aspherical | 8 elements in 5 groups | 10 | 28,1 mm | 170 g | 39 mm | Optional Lens hood LH-12, LH-4N, rangefinder can be combined. | ||
35mm | f/2.0 | Ultron aspherical II | 8 elements in 5 groups | 10 | 28,1 mm | 210 g | 39 mm | Optional Lens hood LH-12, LH-4N, rangefinder can be combined. | ||
35mm | f/2.0 | APO-Lanthar | 11 elements in 9 groups | 12 | 58,1 mm | 304 g | 49 mm | Optional Lens hood LH-13, rangefinder can be combined. | ||
35mm | f/2.5 | Color Skopar Pancake II | 7 elements in 5 groups | 10 | 23 mm | 134 g | 39 mm | rangefinder can be combined | [29] | |
40mm | f/1.2 | Nokton | 8 elements in 6 groups | 10 | 43,3 mm | 315 g | 52 mm | rangefinder can be combined | [30] | |
40mm | f/1.4 | Nokton Classic | 7 elements in 6 groups | 10 | 29,7 mm | 175 g | 43 mm | rangefinder can be combined | [31] | |
50mm | f/1.1 | Nokton | 7 elements in 6 groups | 10 | 57,2 mm | 428 g | 58 mm | lens hood included, rangefinder can be combined | [32] | |
50mm | f/1.2 | Nokton Aspherical | 6 elements in 8 groups | 12 | 63,3 mm | 344 g | 52 mm | Optional Lens hood LH-10 | ||
50mm | f/1.5 | Nokton | 6 elements in 5 groups | 10 | 45,7 mm | silver 293 g, black 220 g | 49 mm | lens hood included, rangefinder can be combined | [33] | |
50mm | f/2.0 | APO-Lanthar aspherical | 10 elements in 8 groups | 12 | 53,0 mm | 288 g | 49 mm | Optional Lens hood LH-13, rangefinder can be combined. | ||
50mm | f/3.5 | Heliar | 5 elements in 3 groups | 10 | 43,2 mm | 187 g | 27 mm | "screw-in"-type lens hood, clickless aperture, rotating front element, rangefinder can be combined | [34] | |
75mm | f/1.8 | Heliar Classic | 6 elements in 3 groups | 10 | 73,8 mm | 427 g | 52 mm | reversible lenshood, rangefinder can be combined | [35] |
Voigtländer SL II lenses are CPU-enabled manual-focus designs available in Nikon AI-P (AI-S with Program), Pentax K-A and Canon EF mounts. The Nikon term for such a design is AI-P, although these lenses are not designated as such. The CPU of SL lenses enables full compatibility (except for autofocus) with the full range of AF Nikon SLR cameras.
The Nikon AI-P versions enable full compatibility (except for autofocus) with all Nikon AF SLRs, similar to the AI-P manual-focus lenses Nikon has produced in the past. All metering patterns in 2-D mode, all program modes, and viewfinder focus indicators are available.
Focal length | F-number | Name | Lens construction | Aperture blades | Length | Weight | Filter size | Others | Ref. | |
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40mm | f/2.0 | Ultron | 6 elements in 5 groups | 9 | 37,5 mm | 260 g | 52 mm | i | [36] | |
58mm | f/1.4 | Nokton | 7 elements in 6 groups | 9 | 45,5 mm | 320 g | 52 mm | --- | [37] |
On August 26, 2010, Cosina joined the Micro Four Thirds Standard Group[38] and have since introduced the following lenses:[39]
Focal length | Aperture | Name | Lens construction | Aperture blades | Length | Weight | Filter size | Others | Ref. | |
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10,5mm | f/0.95 | Nokton aspherical | 13 lenses in 10 groups | 10 | 82,4 mm | 585 g (without lenshood) | 72 mm | Selective Aperture Control System, incl. standard lenshood with cap | [40] | |
17,5mm | f/0.95 | Nokton aspherical | 13 lenses in 9 groups | 10 | 80 mm | 540 g (without lenshood) | 58 mm, Filter Size for lenshood = 67 mm | Selective Aperture Control System, incl. standard lenshood with cap | [41] | |
25mm | f/0.95 | Nokton II | 11 lenses in 8 groups | 10 | 70 mm | 435 g (without lenshood) | 52 mm, Filter Size for lenshood = 67 mm | Selective Aperture Control System, incl. standard lenshood with cap | [42] | |
29mm | f/0.8 | Super Nokton aspherical | 11 lenses in 8 groups | 12 | 89 mm | 703 g (without lenshood) | 72 mm, Filter Size for lenshood = 62 mm | Selective Aperture Control System, incl. standard lenshood with cap | [43] | |
42,5mm | f/0.95 | Nokton | 11 lenses in 7 groups | 10 | 74,6 mm | 571 g (without lenshood) | 58 mm, Filter Size for lenshood = 58 mm | Selective Aperture Control System, incl. standard lenshood with cap | [44] | |
60mm | f/0.95 | Nokton | 11 lenses in 8 groups | 10 | 57,7 mm | 860 g (without lenshood) | 77 mm | Selective Aperture Control System, incl. standard lenshood with cap | [45] |
Several lenses, which were manufactured in the past, have now been discontinued.[46]
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12 | –22 | Ultra Wide-Heliar Aspherical | 10e/8g | 9 | — | [47] | ||||||||
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15 | –22 | Super Wide-Heliar Aspherical | 8e/6g | 10 | — | |||||||||
21 | –22 | Color-Skopar | 8e/6g | 10 | 39 mm | |||||||||
25 | –22 | Snapshot-Skopar | 7e/5g | 10 | 39 mm | |||||||||
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28 | –22 | Ultron Aspherical | 9e/7g | 10 | 46 mm | [48] | ||||||||
28 | –22 | Color-Skopar | 7e/5g | 10 | 39 mm | |||||||||
35 | –16 | Ultron Aspherical | 8e/6g | 10 | 39 mm | |||||||||
35 | –22 | Color-Skopar (C-type) | 7e/5g | 10 | 39 mm | |||||||||
Color-Skopar (P-type) | 43 mm | |||||||||||||
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50 | –16 | Nokton Aspherical | 6e/5g | 10 | 52 mm | [49] | ||||||||
50 | –22 | Color-Skopar | 7e/6g | 10 | 39 mm | |||||||||
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75 | –16 | Color-Heliar | 6e/5g | 10 | 43 mm | |||||||||
90 | –22 | APO-Lanthar | 6e/5g | 10 | 39 mm | (S) (B) |
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12 | –22 | Ultra Wide-Heliar Aspherical II | 10e/8g | 9 | — | rowspan=2 | [50] | |||||||
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Ultra Wide-Heliar Aspherical III | 12e/10g | 10 | ||||||||||||
15 | –22 | Super Wide-Heliar Aspherical II | 8e/6g | 10 | — | |||||||||
25 | –22 | Color-Skopar P | 7e/5g | 10 | 39 mm | |||||||||
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35 | –22 | Nokton Aspherical | 10e/7g | 12 | 52 mm | (ltd) | (ltd) | [51] | ||||||
35 | –22 | Nokton classic | 8e/6g | 10 | 43 mm | |||||||||
35 | –16 | Ultron Vintage Line | 9e/7g | 10 | 46 mm | |||||||||
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50 | –16 | Nokton | 7e/6g | 12 | 58 mm | [52] | ||||||||
50 | –16 | Nokton Vintage Line Aspherical | 6e/5g | 10 | 49 mm | |||||||||
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75 | –16 | Heliar classic | 6e/3g | 10 | 52 mm |
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12 | –22 | Ultra Wide-Heliar Aspherical III | 12e/10g | 10 | — | [53] |
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25 | –16 | Nokton | 11e/8g | 10 | 52 mm | [54] |
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20 | –22 | Color-Skopar Aspherical SLII | 9e/6g | 9 | (Ai-S) | (Ai-S) | 52 mm | Ai-S (CPU) | [55] | |||
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Color-Skopar Aspherical SLII N | Ai-S (CPU) | [56] | ||||||||||
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28 | –22 | Color-Skopar Aspherical SLII N | 7e/6g | 9 | 52 mm | Ai-S (CPU) | ||||||
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40 | –22 | Ultron Aspherical SLII | 6e/5g | 9 | (Ai-S) | (Ai-S) | 52 mm | Ai-S (CPU) | ||||
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Ultron Aspherical SLII N | Ai-S (CPU) | |||||||||||
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58 | –16 | Nokton SLII | 7e/6g | 9 | (Ai-S) | (Ai-S) | 58 mm | Ai-S (CPU) | ||||
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Nokton SLII N | Ai-S (CPU) | |||||||||||
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90 | –22 | APO-Lanthar Close Focus SLII | 6e/5g | 9 | (Ai-S) | (Ai-S) | 52 mm | Ai-S (CPU) | ||||
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EF |
Voigtländer SL lenses are manual-focus designs. They were sold in a variety of mounts: Nikon AI-S, Canon FD, Pentax K, M42, Minolta SR, Contax/Yashica MM, and Olympus OM. Some lenses were also available in Canon EF- and Minolta A-mount, although without autofocus. They were produced for a short time, and discontinued when Cosina introduced its Carl Zeiss "Z" series lenses.[57] [58]
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12 | –22 | Ultra Wide-Heliar Aspherical | 10e/8g | 9 | — | NF (MLU) | [59] | ||||||
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15 | –22 | Super Wide-Heliar Aspherical | 8e/6g | 10 | — | NF (MLU) | |||||||
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40 | –16 | Ultron Aspherical | 6e/5g | 9 | (Ai-S) | 52 mm | FD, Ai-S, MD, OM, PK-A/R, CY, M42 | ||||||
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75 | –16 | Color-Heliar | 6e/5g | 9 | (Ai-S) | 49 mm | FD, Ai-S, MD, OM, PK-A/R, CY, M42 | ||||||
90 | –22 | APO-Lanthar Close Focus | 6e/5g | 9 | (Ai-S) | 49 mm | FD, Ai-S, MD, OM, PK-A/R, CY, M42 | ||||||
125 | –22 | Macro APO-Lanthar | 11e/9g | 9 | (Ai-S) | 58 mm | FD, Ai-S, MD, OM, PK-A/R, CY, M42, EF, α | ||||||
180 | –22 | APO-Lanthar Close Focus | 9e/7g | 9 | (Ai-S) | 49 mm | FD, Ai-S, MD, OM, PK-A/R, CY, M42 |
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21 | –22 | SC Skopar | 8e/6g | 10 | 43 mm | [60] | ||||||
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25 | –22 | SC Skopar | 7e/5g | 10 | 43 mm | |||||||
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28 | –22 | SC Skopar | 7e/5g | 10 | 43 mm | |||||||
35 | –22 | SC Skopar | 7e/5g | 10 | 43 mm | |||||||
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50 | –16 | S Nokton Aspherical | 6e/5g | 10 | 58 mm | |||||||
50 | –22 | S Skopar | 7e/6g | 10 | 43 mm | |||||||
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85 | –22 | S APO-Lanthar | 6e/5g | 10 | 39 mm |