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Voigtländer Heliar 40mm f/2.8 Aspherical

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Voigtländer for Full frame cameras, 40mm f/2.8.

MakerVoigtländer
Focal length40mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsLeica M
Stabilisedno
Autofocusno, manual focus

What it frames like

142435508513520040080040mm equiv.40mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 40mm · 48°
How wide 40mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/2.8
f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Leica M): as marked, 40mm.

Cameras it fits

Questions people ask

See what it frames: its view on the Leica M EV1 at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.