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Godfrey DiGiorgi
Mon, Jul 28, 2025 11:08 PM
A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
enjoy!
G
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A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
enjoy!
G
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Bob W PDML
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 6:14 AM
Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too.
On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigiorgi@me.com wrote:
A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too.
> On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigiorgi@me.com> wrote:
>
> A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
>
> So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
>
> Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
>
> Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
> ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
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Bob W PDML
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 11:25 AM
Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
On 29 Jul 2025, at 07:15, Bob W PDML pdmlbw@icloud.com wrote:
Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too.
On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigiorgi@me.com wrote:
A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
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Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
> On 29 Jul 2025, at 07:15, Bob W PDML <pdmlbw@icloud.com> wrote:
>
> Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too.
>
>> On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigiorgi@me.com> wrote:
>>
>> A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
>>
>> So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
>>
>> Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
>>
>> Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
>> ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
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ann sanfedele
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 1:29 PM
and you were a good boy and picked it up and put it in the trash basket
in the background, right?
ann
On 7/28/2025 7:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 ::https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
enjoy!
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and you were a good boy and picked it up and put it in the trash basket
in the background, right?
ann
On 7/28/2025 7:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
>
> So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
>
> Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 ::https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
>
> Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
> ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
>
> enjoy!
> G
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Godfrey DiGiorgi
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 3:04 PM
Hi Ann!
heh! No, it was full of the owner's brunch. He had just stepped into the Peets next door to get a cup of coffee. :)
G
On Jul 29, 2025, at 6:29 AM, ann sanfedele annsan@nyc.rr.com wrote:
and you were a good boy and picked it up and put it in the trash basket in the background, right?
ann
On 7/28/2025 7:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 ::https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
Hi Ann!
heh! No, it was full of the owner's brunch. He had just stepped into the Peets next door to get a cup of coffee. :)
G
> On Jul 29, 2025, at 6:29 AM, ann sanfedele <annsan@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> and you were a good boy and picked it up and put it in the trash basket in the background, right?
>
> ann
>
>
> On 7/28/2025 7:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>> A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
>>
>> So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
>>
>> Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 ::https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
>>
>> Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
>> ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
GD
Godfrey DiGiorgi
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 3:38 PM
Hi BobW!
Thanks! Yes, the Heliar Classic 50/1.5 VM is really nice ... I especially like how the blur progresses both in front of and behind the focus plane. Its behavior and rendering reminds me a lot of the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH), one of my most prized and used lenses.
Yes, I remember the Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95 for m43! I'd planned to get the whole trio of f/0.95 lenses that Cosina-Voigtländer made in that mount, but in the usual equipment chaos I didn't get to it. I even sold the Panasonic-Leica Summilux-DG 25/1.4 ASPH to a friend, then later regretted it and bought another one. Still have that one. ;) While I haven't used it for anything serious in some time, I still have a fairly complete FT-mFT kit ... I pull it out, charge the batteries, and exercise the two bodies (Oly E-1 and E-M1) every couple of months to keep them in good condition.
Too much equipment, not enough time and energy ... LOL!
G
On Jul 29, 2025, at 4:25 AM, Bob W PDML pdmlbw@icloud.com wrote:
Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
On 29 Jul 2025, at 07:15, Bob W PDML pdmlbw@icloud.com wrote:
Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too.
On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigiorgi@me.com wrote:
A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
Hi BobW!
Thanks! Yes, the Heliar Classic 50/1.5 VM is really nice ... I especially like how the blur progresses both in front of and behind the focus plane. Its behavior and rendering reminds me a lot of the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH), one of my most prized and used lenses.
Yes, I remember the Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95 for m43! I'd planned to get the whole trio of f/0.95 lenses that Cosina-Voigtländer made in that mount, but in the usual equipment chaos I didn't get to it. I even sold the Panasonic-Leica Summilux-DG 25/1.4 ASPH to a friend, then later regretted it and bought another one. Still have that one. ;) While I haven't used it for anything serious in some time, I still have a fairly complete FT-mFT kit ... I pull it out, charge the batteries, and exercise the two bodies (Oly E-1 and E-M1) every couple of months to keep them in good condition.
Too much equipment, not enough time and energy ... LOL!
G
> On Jul 29, 2025, at 4:25 AM, Bob W PDML <pdmlbw@icloud.com> wrote:
>
> Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
>
>
>> On 29 Jul 2025, at 07:15, Bob W PDML <pdmlbw@icloud.com> wrote:
>>
>> Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too.
>>
>>> On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigiorgi@me.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
>>>
>>> So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
>>>
>>> Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
>>>
>>> Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
>>> ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
PS
paul stenquist
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 4:48 PM
On Jul 29, 2025, at 11:38 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigiorgi@me.com wrote:
Hi BobW!
Thanks! Yes, the Heliar Classic 50/1.5 VM is really nice ... I especially like how the blur progresses both in front of and behind the focus plane. Its behavior and rendering reminds me a lot of the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH), one of my most prized and used lenses.
Yes, I remember the Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95 for m43! I'd planned to get the whole trio of f/0.95 lenses that Cosina-Voigtländer made in that mount, but in the usual equipment chaos I didn't get to it. I even sold the Panasonic-Leica Summilux-DG 25/1.4 ASPH to a friend, then later regretted it and bought another one. Still have that one. ;) While I haven't used it for anything serious in some time, I still have a fairly complete FT-mFT kit ... I pull it out, charge the batteries, and exercise the two bodies (Oly E-1 and E-M1) every couple of months to keep them in good condition.
Too much equipment, not enough time and energy ... LOL!
G
On Jul 29, 2025, at 4:25 AM, Bob W PDML pdmlbw@icloud.com wrote:
Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
On 29 Jul 2025, at 07:15, Bob W PDML pdmlbw@icloud.com wrote:
Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too.
On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigiorgi@me.com wrote:
A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
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The Pentax A 50/1.2, while seldom seen, is a nice lens when minimal depth of field and good point of focus sharpness is called for. I had one for a few years but eventually sold it since I rarely used it. Shot this window portrait of my wife with it, wide open and focused on her left eye.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/msnjlizlt4or5eb4fz4dw/char.window.hr.jpg?rlkey=uvht9wuhsycdxx3djgdozzfg6&dl=0
> On Jul 29, 2025, at 11:38 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigiorgi@me.com> wrote:
>
> Hi BobW!
>
> Thanks! Yes, the Heliar Classic 50/1.5 VM is really nice ... I especially like how the blur progresses both in front of and behind the focus plane. Its behavior and rendering reminds me a lot of the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH), one of my most prized and used lenses.
>
> Yes, I remember the Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95 for m43! I'd planned to get the whole trio of f/0.95 lenses that Cosina-Voigtländer made in that mount, but in the usual equipment chaos I didn't get to it. I even sold the Panasonic-Leica Summilux-DG 25/1.4 ASPH to a friend, then later regretted it and bought another one. Still have that one. ;) While I haven't used it for anything serious in some time, I still have a fairly complete FT-mFT kit ... I pull it out, charge the batteries, and exercise the two bodies (Oly E-1 and E-M1) every couple of months to keep them in good condition.
>
> Too much equipment, not enough time and energy ... LOL!
>
> G
>
>> On Jul 29, 2025, at 4:25 AM, Bob W PDML <pdmlbw@icloud.com> wrote:
>>
>> Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
>>
>>
>>> On 29 Jul 2025, at 07:15, Bob W PDML <pdmlbw@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too.
>>>
>>>> On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigiorgi@me.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while.
>>>>
>>>> So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 exposures .. This one caught my eye.
>>>>
>>>> Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt
>>>>
>>>> Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM
>>>> ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter
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Tue, Jul 29, 2025 4:57 PM
Am 29.07.25 um 13:25 schrieb Bob W PDML:
Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
Am 29.07.25 um 13:25 schrieb Bob W PDML:
> Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
M43?
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Bob W PDML
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 5:07 PM
On 29 Jul 2025, at 17:57, Ralf R Radermacher pdml@uebra.de wrote:
Am 29.07.25 um 13:25 schrieb Bob W PDML:
Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
> On 29 Jul 2025, at 17:57, Ralf R Radermacher <pdml@uebra.de> wrote:
>
> Am 29.07.25 um 13:25 schrieb Bob W PDML:
>> Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43.
>
> M43?
Micro-four-thirds.
https://www.voigtlaender.de/lenses/mft/?lang=en
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Bob W PDML
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 5:23 PM
On 29 Jul 2025, at 16:38, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigiorgi@me.com wrote:
Hi BobW!
Thanks! Yes, the Heliar Classic 50/1.5 VM is really nice ... I especially like how the blur progresses both in front of and behind the focus plane. Its behavior and rendering reminds me a lot of the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH), one of my most prized and used lenses.
I have one of those, made in 1994 according to the serial number. It looks very nice and is easy to use attached to my recently-acquired LUMIX S5, so I may take it with me, along with my Pentax K 50/1.2, on a forthcoming trip for times when I need something smaller and faster than the honking great big 24-105/4 that will be most used.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b7BGx6yzaOkyrvsk5kbkcnJA
[…]
Too much equipment, not enough time and energy ... LOL!
> On 29 Jul 2025, at 16:38, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigiorgi@me.com> wrote:
>
> Hi BobW!
>
> Thanks! Yes, the Heliar Classic 50/1.5 VM is really nice ... I especially like how the blur progresses both in front of and behind the focus plane. Its behavior and rendering reminds me a lot of the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 (pre-ASPH), one of my most prized and used lenses.
I have one of those, made in 1994 according to the serial number. It looks very nice and is easy to use attached to my recently-acquired LUMIX S5, so I may take it with me, along with my Pentax K 50/1.2, on a forthcoming trip for times when I need something smaller and faster than the honking great big 24-105/4 that will be most used.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b7BGx6yzaOkyrvsk5kbkcnJA
>
> […]
>
> Too much equipment, not enough time and energy ... LOL!
Har!
