This is a very informative review, with excellent sample images. Thanks!

Looking forward to next week’s video!

Thanks for the review and the sample images.

@DarrylCarey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Nice review. I have the older Voigtlander f1.8 21mm and as you have found it’s too big and wide for my M mount cameras. I have used the lens only a few times. What I’m looking forward to is your review of the Artisans f0.95 as I have an S1R as well. I really love the camera and with the f0.95 focus will be more precise and would balance well on my S1R. Can’t wait to see your video on that lens

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Hi David, the TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 review may have to wait a while as I live in Auckland and we have just gone to level 3 lock down for 12 days 😢. You can check out my quick review on lens I did a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks for a great review! I would enjoy that lens as my of my favourite lenses to use is a 10-20mm ultra wide on a crop frame dslr so a 21mm quality full frame lens on a full frame Leica would fit my style well! Have a good weekend!

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sina, hope things are well with you. Do you find the 10mm to wide ?

@SinaFarhat

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarrylCareyThings are well thanks, I live in the sane country of Sweden that despite constantly being called a looser, our numbers are very good and we can live our lives thanks to leaders that actually care about us! Having 10mm focal length is lovely as I get SO much in my frame and I get to accept that my city is cluttered and full of stuff that used to bother me! I set the lens to a certain distance and just shoot away without having to think about if my subject is in focus!

The lens is huge. Thank for the review, nice photo.

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Finally got the time to edit the video due to the second round of lockdown I guess?

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and something else ... ha ha ha ....

this is an awesome lens. if used in an M camera, best to use a grip. EVF is almost a must. Fits best in an SL, Pana, or Canon EOS-R. The most unique images are taken at 1.4 and at a distance of 1m and nearer. This is an ideal lens to take on dark restaurant dinners or portraits in tight spaces. Clean and crisp rendering with beautiful bokeh.

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, the bokeh on the 21mm is really nice and does add something special to the images. I think the lens works better on the larger L-Mount cameras.

The sample photos are at 6:12. I had to order this lens. There is a mellow quality I have not seen before. Cannot wait! There is a Leica M10-R on the way also.

Hej can you tell me what lens hood this is?

@DarrylCarey

Жыл бұрын

The lens hood came with the lens

great lens !

If you like 28mm, you should try the 7 Artisans 28mm 1.4. Sure it's big but a fast 28 1.4 for $400? I love it for occasional use.

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Working on reviewing the 7Artisan 28mm f/1.4 soon

@petermendelson5839

3 жыл бұрын

Agree - it’s great on my M10M.

How is the CA wide open? Thx!

@DarrylCarey

3 жыл бұрын

This is the new model, so its very well controlled. I could not see any in my photos

Shots look damn good!!

@DarrylCarey

3 жыл бұрын

It has a very unique look to the images, wish I could get my hands on the Leica 21mm summilux and test them together

Build quality looks really good!

@dwaynecollin4669

3 жыл бұрын

i guess it's kinda off topic but does anybody know of a good website to watch new series online?

@felipejorge3351

3 жыл бұрын

@Dwayne Collin Lately I have been using flixzone. You can find it by googling :)

@dukeomar416

3 жыл бұрын

@Felipe Jorge Yea, been watching on FlixZone for since april myself =)

@dwaynecollin4669

3 жыл бұрын

@Felipe Jorge thank you, signed up and it seems like a nice service :) Appreciate it!!

@felipejorge3351

3 жыл бұрын

@Dwayne Collin Happy to help =)

Thanks for the review. I have to agree, extremely large for the M system. I personally use the grip on my M10P and also on my Fuji XT3.... A question I’ve been asking myself for a while now. Why hasn’t anyone (Leica,Zeiss,Voigtlander) made an F2 lens wider than 28mm? for the M System. I think it would balance weight and price quite nicely whist also offering a Fast wide angle Prime.

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

21mm f/2 would be awesome and much smaller than this lens. Never used the grip on the M10-P, does it make a big difference?

@jasonwilkinson8755

4 жыл бұрын

Darryl Carey yes the grip definitely makes a difference. The other plus point is that it preserves the original bottom plate on the M10P. My bottom plate is now sat in the box with the original sticker on it and without any scratches or marks. I can pop that back on in the future when I eventually go to sell/upgrade.

@j5daniel182

2 жыл бұрын

A 1,8 and 2.0 would basically be the same size so just go for the voitlander 21 1.8. There is also a Leica 21mm FF2.8 .

This is more of a close encounters lens. Perfect for conventions and bar photography if it involves concerts, so you can be close up. in your face kind of feel.

👍Stay safe up there in the North Isl. Darryl. 😷

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yorkie, sadly the level 3 lock down means I have to do some maintenance while the cafe and gallery while its closed.

Funny, I've been looking at this lens' reviews over the last couple of days. I'm fine with shooting the Nokton 35mm f1.4 v1 on the M9, so maybe I'd be okay with the weight and size of this lens.

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

The images you can get from this lens are beautiful and really sharp, if you can handle the size on an Leica M body I do not think you will find a better lens than the Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 for the price.

@raksh9

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarrylCarey Thank you, Darryl. When lockdown is over (sometime) I'll check out this lens at my local shop and see for myself. If I'm okay with the big 35mm Nokton, I think the 21 will be okay.

@raksh9

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarrylCarey Hey, I just noticed that you've got a M6. I thought you sold your M6 almost a year ago?

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

@@raksh9 I had a deal with the buyer to sell it back to me if he was ever thinking of selling the camera ... I will not be selling it again 😜

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

@@raksh9 How is lock down going for you, hope this crazy time is over soon

Viewfinder blockage is surely not relevant?? there is no 21mm frame lines on a leica m so you would either use an external finder or an EVF.

It's a bit of a diva of a lens ime. Nail everything and it can produce amazing results, but if you use it casually, you'll probably end up disappointed with the results.

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Thats why I no longer have the lens, I would maybe use it once of twice a year 😢

1:02 Shout out to the 28mm summicron!

Sad to hear about the strong vignette... But tbh you can remove the vignette in post just like you do in Lightroom. Just need to know Davinci Resolve basics I think... I always add vignette to my videos... But sad to hear you are "forced" to deal with vignette here.

I'm not a fan of these mondo lenses on M bodies either, the balance is way off. I have the TTartisan 21 and that's as big as I'm willing to go, it's about the size of the 21mm Summicron. I'd like to see more Cron competition rather than ultra fast/large lenses.

The leica summilux f1.4 is bigger,for a very fast lens this lens is not so big,,if you do not need a fast 21mm lens then get something slower and smaller. I love my m262 but my hands are fairly big and i quite like bigger lenses. Its all relative because the set up will still be very small compared to SLR cameras - lenses,especially with fast lenses.

@DarrylCarey

3 жыл бұрын

I need to get my hands on the 21mm Summilux and do a review

@DarrylCarey

3 жыл бұрын

I need to get my hands on the 21mm Summilux and do a review

@stephenedmunds207

3 жыл бұрын

@@DarrylCarey you would review it and say its just like the voightlander but 6 times more expensive. Anyway your 2 videos were very helpful to me and i bought the lens recently and i think its fantastic!!

Far to much vignietting for my taste. I know you don't like ultra wide. I used a 15mm/4.5 III Voigtländer on my M6 and M240 last year in the narrow allys of Saigon and Hanoi. Best lens ever. Try it out if you can. Thanks for sharing!

@DarrylCarey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 62marty, I will see if I can get my hands on the 15mm

Thats why its probably a landscape lens. I don't think 21mm is designed for dinky Leica cameras like you say. More suited to Sony, Panasonic cameras

You should pronounced it Koshina not CosTina. Thank you!

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

😀😀

@chirag4

4 жыл бұрын

lol

21F14vs50😂😂

I think the guy misses the point of 1,4 aperture in 21mm alltogether.. it is going very near the subject and separate it from background with shallow depth of field..otherwise it is just money spent for nothing...

@DarrylCarey

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Raddaddy 😀