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Voigtländer Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical III

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Voigtländer for Full frame cameras, 12mm f/5.6. Discontinued, but common used.

MakerVoigtländer
Focal length12mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/5.6
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsSony E, Leica M
Stabilisedno
Autofocusno, manual focus

What it frames like

142435508513520040080012mm equiv.12mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 12mm · 113°APS-C 18mm · 90°
How wide 12mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/5.6
f/5.6 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Sony E, Leica M): as marked, 12mm.
  • On APS-C (Sony E): like 18mm on full frame; f/5.6 gives about the depth of field of f/8.4 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Sony a7R VI at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.