Description
The APO Skopar 90mm f/2.8 is no ordinary lens. It’s the new incarnation of a legend. Apochromatic short tele for Leica M system rangefinder cameras delivering unparalleled sharpness and microcontrast. Ideal for professional product, portrait and film photography.
90 mm
With a focal length of 90 mm, the APO Skopar belongs to the group of telephoto lenses, tools that allow us to focus the viewer’s attention on a particular fragment of the surrounding reality. Combined with its relatively high brightness, the lens offers good separation between the subject of the image and the background and allows the construction of complex, multi-plane images. A short tele such as the APO Skopar 90 mm f/2.8 will do an excellent job in portrait, product and reportage photography.
Apochromatic design
The APO Skopar optical system, derived from and a development of the legendary Tessar, consists of seven elements, five of which are partial anomalous dispersion glass lenses. Such an advanced construction leaves no room for doubt and allows one to forget about the existence of apochromatic aberration. Images taken with the APO Skopara 90 mm are sharp, full of detail and colour.
Smooth control of light
The APO Skopar 90mm aperture offers an adjustable setting range from f/2.8 to f/22, providing freedom when working with depth of field. The aperture value can be adjusted in 1/2 EV increments. The unique shape of the 10 blades that make up the aperture allows for a perfectly circular aperture at selected values of f/2.8, f/4.0 and f/22, giving out-of-focus subjects extremely pleasing, perfectly round blurs.
Quality, quality and more quality
Top quality workmanship is a hallmark of the Voigtlander brand. It is no different with the APO Skopara 90 mm. The lens amazes with its miniature size as for a tele. The entire barrel is made of metal, so the lens will maintain its accuracy for many years. The setting rings move velvety smooth, but with the necessary resistance for precise work. And the whole thing weighs just 250 grams! The lens is available in two finishes: black and silver.
Bayonet Leica M
The lens is equipped with a Leica M type bayonet, designed for Leica and Voigtlander rangefinder cameras. Using the appropriate bayonet adapter, it can be mounted on any Canon R, Fuxjilim X, Nikon Z, Sony E or Micro 4/3 mirrorless camera. The lens covers the entire 35mm format frame with its image, as well as the medium format sensors of Fujifilm cameras with slight vignetting.
Specification
- Model: APO Skopar 90 mm f/2.8 for Leica M
- optical design: 7 elements in 7 groups
- optical design: 7 elements in 7 groups
- Focal length: 90 mm
- Minimum aperture: 0.5 mm
- minimum aperture: f/2.8
- maximum aperture: f/2.8
- maximum aperture: f/22
- viewing angle: 27.4°
- number of aperture blades: 10
- minimum focusing distance: 90 cm
- filter diameter: 39 mm
- dimensions: 6.0 x ⌀5.3 cm
- weight: 250 g (without accessories)
- Mount: Leica M
- Color: silver
- colour: silver
Compatibility
- distance meter cameras with Leica M mount
- mirrorless cameras
- mirrorless cameras with the use of an appropriate adapter
- mirrorless cameras with the use of an appropriate adapter
Kit contents
- Voigtlander APO Skopar 90 mm f/2.8 lens for Lecia M
- sunshield
- decal for the front of the lens
- decal for the front of the lens
- decal for the back of the lens
Example shots on a medium format camera (© Taichman Maciej)
