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7Artisans M 35mm f/2.8 vs Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical

The 7Artisans M 35mm f/2.8 and the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the 7Artisans M 35mm f/2.8 if you want a brighter f/2.8 (0.6 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds. On these specs the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

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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 35mm f/2.8	Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical
Maker	7Artisans	Voigtländer
Focal length	35mm (prime)	35mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	35mm	35mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8brighter	f/3.5
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Leica M	Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Cameras it fits	20 in this guide	20 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

7Artisans M 35mm f/2.8: 35mm.

Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical: 35mm.

Aperture

7Artisans M 35mm f/2.8: f/2.8 wide open.

Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical: f/3.5 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.