Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH
The Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH is a 50mm portrait lens designed for the LEICA M mount. Manufactured by Voigtländer, it offers a maximum aperture of f/2, covering a 50mm focal range, weighs 288, accepts 49 filters. Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.
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Last verified 2026-06-11. Source: aggregated from cinelenswiki.
- Mount
- LEICA M
- Focal Length
- 50mm
- Max Aperture
- F/2
- Type
- Portrait
- Brand
- Voigtländer
What is the Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH?
The Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH is a 50mm portrait lens for the LEICA M mount with a maximum aperture of f/2. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.
What mount does the Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH use?
The Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH uses the LEICA M mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/leica-m.
What is the maximum aperture of the Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH?
The Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH has a maximum aperture of f/2, a fast-aperture optic well-suited to low-light work. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.
Where can I find specifications for the Voigtländer 50mm F/2 APO Lanthar ASPH?
Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/350209-voigtlander-50mm-f2-apo-lanthar-asph. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.
The complex optical design consists of 8 groups with 10 lens elements, including two double-sided aspherical elements, two with abnormal partial dispersion and floating elements. Compared to the E-mount version, however, the VM version is noticeably shorter and over 20 percent lighter. Furthermore, the 12 aperture blades form a circular opening not only at F2.0 and F2.8, but also at F5.6, which enables circular bokeh from a point light source. In terms of feel, the new lens impresses with the usual high-quality workmanship and a brilliant imaging performance that is exceptional in all facets. Our Voigtländer 50 mm / 1:2.0 APO-Lanthar aspherical VM is optimized for M-mount cameras, but can also be used on Fuji X-mount cameras and Nikon Z-mount models. Our corresponding Nah+ system adapters are ideal for this purpose.
Last verified: 2026-06-11