Who makes Voigtlander lenses?

Cosina
Lenses. Cosina first started producing lenses under the Voigtländer brand in 1999, when it introduced screwmount 15mm and 25mm lenses with the Bessa L.

How do you identify a Voigtlander camera?

The Voigtländer camera and lens age can be determined by the serial number on the lens. See this Voigtländer lens serial-number reference to date the original production year.

Are Voigtlander lenses weather sealed?

No Voigtlander lens is sold or marketed as being weather resistant or weather sealed, but tons of Leica and Zeiss lenses are, while nothing for the M mount is at all. On the other hand, the Zeiss Loxia and Batis lenses are very well sealed.

Does voigtlander make L lenses?

A standard L-mount is used for this lens, making it compatible with Voigtlander Bessa R & L cameras as well as classic cameras from Leica and Canon with the venerable 39mm screwmount design. This lens retains rangefinder and viewfinder coupling with all the combinations.

Are Voigtlander lenses worth it?

Voigtlander lens are great optically, not expensive, well build, joy to use. 40mm on APSC is great for portraits.

Are Voigtlander cameras still made?

Sad news in the world of film photography: on Monday, the Japanese camera and lens company Cosina announced that it is discontinuing the Voigtlander Bessa 35mm rangefinder camera and a host of accessories and lenses for them.

What happened voigtlander?

Due to falling sales, on 4 August 1971 Zeiss-Ikon/Voigtländer-Vertriebsgesellschaft ended producing cameras and closed the Voigtländer factory, which employed at the time 2,037 persons.

Are Voigtlander lenses good?

About the lenses, Voigtlander lenses especially wide angles are great, especially on film, since that’s what they were designed for. The wide angles don’t work too well on digital since the nodal point is too close to the sensor or film.

Where are Voigtlander made?

Unlike Canon, Nikon and Sony, all Cosina manufacturing takes in Japan.

Is L-mount full-frame?

The L-mount exists in two versions, an APS-C version (TL) and a full-frame version (SL). TL lenses mounted on full-frame cameras will cause the camera to use a crop mode from the center of the sensor, corresponding to the APS-C coverage of the lens.