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Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical vs Voigtländer Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2

The Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical and the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a fit on more cameras (77 against 20 in this guide). On these specs the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2 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	Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical	Voigtländer Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2
Maker	Voigtländer	Voigtländer
Focal length	50mm (prime)	50mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	50mm	50mm
Maximum aperture	f/2	f/2.2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Leica M	Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	364 g	not listed
Cameras it fits	77 in this guidefits more cameras	20 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical: 50mm.

Voigtländer Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2: 50mm.

Aperture

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical: f/2 wide open.

Voigtländer Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2: f/2.2 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 Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical fits 77 and the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2 20.