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Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/4 Close Focus vs Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8

The Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/4 Close Focus and the Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8 if you want a brighter f/2.8 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds. On these specs the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/4 Close Focus 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 90mm f/4 Close Focus	Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8
Maker	Voigtländer	Voigtländer
Focal length	90mm (prime)	90mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	90mm	90mm
Maximum aperture	f/4	f/2.8brighter
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Leica M	Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	235 glighter	250 g
Cameras it fits	20 in this guide	20 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/4 Close Focus: 90mm.

Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8: 90mm.

Aperture

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/4 Close Focus: f/4 wide open.

Voigtländer APO-Skopar 90mm f/2.8: f/2.8 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.