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Voigtlander Color Skopar 20 mm f/3.5 SL II Aspherical

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Manufacturer Voigtlander
Model Color Skopar 20 mm f/3.5 SL II Aspherical
Lens style Wide angle
Focal length 20 mm
Maximum aperture f/3.5
Angle of view 94 o
Closest focusing distance 0.2 m
Maximum magnification
Minimum aperture 22
Number of diaphragm blades 9
Auto focus type MF
Lens Construction 9 elements / 6 groups
Filter diameter 52 mm
Macro No
Available mounts Canon EF
Nikon F
Dimensions 63 x 28.8 mm
Weight 205 g
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Average rating (10 owners reviews)
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4.37 Good
Owners reviews (10)
  1. Valdai21
    Valdai21 25 September 2019, 08:46
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    IP 90.13.x.x
    Owner since: 1 year
    Price: 250
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: - Needs a lens hood - Not bright - Sharpness at f/3,5 could have been better - Tends to be overpriced

    Pros: - Small - Build like a tank - Extremely sharp when stopped down - Incredible colors and contrast

    Summary: Nice little lens. It\'s small, very sharp when stopped down and has surprising colors and contrast/micro contrast giving naturally a dramatic effect to pictures. This is why the lens is so special for landscapes. Negatives are it\'s not bright and not the best at f/3,5 (thought usable). Beeing out of production, it tends to become a collector\'s item and sometimes much overpriced. I strongly advise you to use a lens hood to avoid flare. I found the Nikon HN-1 works quite well.

  2. Vadim
    Vadim 6 February 2018, 13:14
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    IP 193.215.x.x
    Owner since: 1 month
    Price: 250 euro
    User profile: Semipro

    Cons: Price (If you are not lucky to get a good second hand option)

    Pros: Compact, Build quality, AF confirm chip is pretty accurate, MF ring travel range is very long, Look!

    Summary: Such a fun lens! Also very serious build quality! This lens will serve you many decades. It is slightly bigger than Canon 40/2.8 but together they make a great combo as a travel/ walk-around package on the FF camera.

  3. Tord55
    Tord55 12 October 2015, 10:45
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    IP 78.71.x.x
    Owner since: 2 years
    Price: $500
    User profile: Semipro

    Cons: Could be faster, as max aperture is f/3.5.

    Pros: Very small size, 100% metal build, no serious optical problems of any sort, ideal discreet travel lens. Use it f/3.5-5.6, and you'll get the best out of it! I use it to shoot the sky, and have not had any coma problems, as others have reported. Very much lens for the small investment, and a supers-mooth lens!

    Summary: The best 20 I have found on the market, if one wants a new lens at a friendly price!

  4. Diorpus
    Diorpus 10 July 2013, 13:00
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    IP 80.254.x.x
    Owner since: 1 month
    Price: $600
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: Sometimes I want it to be f/2.8 for creaative portraits.

    Pros: Perfect for travels. Light. Bright enough. Infinity after 3m.

    Summary: It is the one I wouldn't travel without.

  5. Dim
    Dim 29 October 2012, 13:41
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    IP 79.129.x.x
    Owner since: 2 years
    Price: 380
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: Couldn’t find any con

    Pros: Very lightweight and small size make it very practical for all day use. Great flare resistance, excellent contrast, color saturation. Even it’s a manual focus lens it can be the fastest focusing lens if you shooting in daylight (stoping down and using the DOF/ hyper focal distance you can get everything sharp from 1,8-2 meters till infinity)

    Summary: Very lightweight and small size make it very practical for all day use. Great flare resistance, excellent contrast, color saturation. Even it’s a manual focus lens it can be the fastest focusing lens if you shooting in daylight (using the DOF/ hyper focal distance you can get everything sharp from 1,8-2 meters till infinity) Couldn’t find any con Performs outstanding better on Nikon DX than the old Nikons “D” wide primes (like 20mm f/2.8 AF-D). it’s an ideal lens for walk around shooting and street photography (on crop sensor)

  6. n/a
    n/a 17 November 2011, 14:03
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    IP 78.34.x.x
    Owner since: 6 months
    Price: €420
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: none

    Pros: very light all metal build build quality small near focus distance large depth of field low price sharp even wide open

    Summary: This is a splendid walk around lens on APS-C 1.5, at 30mm focal length. With F8 there is no focus necessary at distances larger than around 1m. When judging this lens one should take all parameters into account, this is a 20mm! lens at around 200gr not a 100mm macro or 21mm Zeiss 800gr brick.

  7. Jose Rocha
    Jose Rocha 18 February 2011, 14:15
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    IP 188.81.x.x
    Owner since: 1 month
    Price: 449 €
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: Poor IQ at the corners, even on DX - poor sharpness, heavy coma, high CAs below f/8. No AF.

    Pros: Beautiful bokeh for a wide-angle, good flare resistance, very good sharpness at the center right from f/3.5, DOF markings and distance scale, spectacular build quality. Nice (not good) corner sharpness only at f/11, mushed otherwise.

    Summary: If you can live without AF and don't print very large, this lens is a piece of jewelry and so much fun in street photography. Just don't expect great corner sharpness unless stopped down a lot. I recommend it to purists who love cautious framing and don't care much for optical performance but rather to who love photography in its pure form.

  8. djoko pras
    djoko pras 25 April 2010, 00:49
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    IP 125.166.x.x
    Owner since: 1 year
    Price: USD500
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: Overexposure by 0.7 stop on D700

    Pros: Compact size; reasonable images @F8.0-11 in the middle, not so sharp at the corners on full frame

    Summary: Small and can be an excellent lens for travel on APS dig camera

  9. Ed
    Ed 6 October 2009, 20:22
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    IP 68.174.x.x
    Owner since: 6 months
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    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: First copy returned because of severe overexposure-chip issue; chromatic aberrations in corners, not sharp until stopped down to f/8 even then corners don't tighten up

    Pros: Flare resistant even shot into the sun, great color saturation

    Summary: Doesn't live up to expectations given the price

  10. Gaëtan
    Gaëtan 1 October 2009, 09:03
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    IP 194.29.x.x
    Owner since: 3 months
    Price: 300 euros
    User profile: Semipro

    Cons: no AF not fast

    Pros: extreme light weight extrem compacity flare and ghost resistance quality when closed to F8 and F11 lower price than competitors

    Summary: If you accept to work with the hyperfocal, this lens is really a killer when closed down to F8