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7Artisans M 28mm f/1.4 vs Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical

The 7Artisans M 28mm f/1.4 and the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the 7Artisans M 28mm f/1.4 if you want a brighter f/1.4 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds. Pick the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a fit on more cameras (77 against 20 in this guide).

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	7Artisans M 28mm f/1.4	Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical
Maker	7Artisans	Voigtländer
Focal length	28mm (prime)	28mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	28mm	28mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.4brighter	f/2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Leica M	Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	325 g
Cameras it fits	20 in this guide	77 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

7Artisans M 28mm f/1.4: 28mm.

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: 28mm.

Aperture

7Artisans M 28mm f/1.4: f/1.4 wide open.

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical: f/2 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

20 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the 7Artisans M 28mm f/1.4 fits 20 and the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 28mm f/2 Aspherical 77.