Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Super Wide Heliar vs Carl Zeiss Distagon T 418 ZM Detailed Comparison

Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Super Wide Heliar vs Zeiss Carl Distagon T 418 ZM

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Voigtlander 15mm F4.5

Wideangle Prime | Leica M

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Carl Zeiss Distagon T4/18 ZM

Wideangle Prime | Leica M

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Reasons to choose Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Super Wide Heliar over Carl Zeiss Distagon T 418 ZM

Focal Length - Wide	15mm vs 18mm	3mm wider coverage
Diaphragm Blades	10 vs	better Bokeh
Weight	156 g vs 350 g	194 g lighter
Diameter	59 mm vs 65 mm	6 mm smaller in diameter
Length	38 mm vs 71 mm	33 mm shorter
Filter Thread	52 mm vs 58 mm	Smaller filters are cheaper

Reasons to choose Carl Zeiss Distagon T 418 ZM over Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Super Wide Heliar

Focal Length - Tele	18mm vs 15mm	3mm more tele coverage
Max Aperture - Wide	4 vs 4.5	faster lens at wide

Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 vs Carl Zeiss Distagon T4/18 ZM Specs Table

Detailed comparison of specifications

General	Voigtlander 15mm F4.5	Carl Zeiss Distagon T4/18 ZM
Brand	Voigtlander	Zeiss
Lens Type	Prime	Prime
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Lens Type	Wideangle Prime	Wideangle Prime
Lens Mount	Leica M	Leica M
Max Format	35mm FF	35mm FF
Focal Range	15mm	18mm
Image Stabilization	No	No
Colour	Unknown	Unknown
Zoom Method	No Zoom	No Zoom
Power Zoom	No	No
Zoom Lock	No	No
Zoom Ratio	1.0X	1.0X
Aperture
Max Aperture	F4.5	F4.0
Min Aperture	F22.0	F22.0
Aperture Ring	Yes	Yes
Diaphragm Blades	10	unknown
Optics
Optical Elements	8	10
Optical Groups	6	8
Special Elements	1 aspherical element	unknown
Focusing
Min Focus Distance	0.5m	0.5m
Max Magnification	unknown	0.043X
Autofocus	No	No
AF Motor Type	None	None
Full Time Manual	N/A	N/A
Focus Method	Unknown	Unknown
Distance Scale	Yes	Yes
DoF Scale	Yes	Yes
Distance Scale	Yes	Yes
Focus Distance Limiter	Unknown	Unknown
Physical Specs
Weight	156g	350g
Diameter	59mm	65mm
Length	38mm	71mm
Materials	Unknown	metal barrel, metal mount
Weather Sealing	Unknown	Unknown
Filter Thread	52mm	58mm
Filter Notes	-	-
Hood Supplied	Yes	Unknown
Hood Code	Integrated hood	Unknown
Tripod Collar	No	No
Optional Accessories	-	-
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