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Top 5 Best Voigtlander lenses for Fuji

Are you a big fan of Voigtlander lenses or do you just want to try it out for the first time?

Voigtlander lenses are wonderful lenses and have a level of quality that you can’t easily come by in any other lens brand.

If you’ve got a Fuji camera, Voigtlander lenses are wonderful on Fuji bodies, just as the Zeiss and Leica lenses – cool designs, wonderful optics, best Bokeh effects, and so on.

If you’re considering a Voigtlander lens, we have helped you to research some of the best Voigtlander lenses that are compatible with the Fuji cameras.

Please note that all Fuji cameras with a mountable lens are fitted with the Fujifilm X camera bayonet, while the compatible Voigtlander lenses have a Leica M bayonet lens mount. That means you can’t mount Voigtlander lenses directly on Fujifilm cameras as they are not directly compatible.

However, you need not fear, there are adapters that can make this feat possible. These adapters will enable you to mount Leica M-mount type lenses, like the Voigtlander lenses, onto Fujifilm X-mount cameras.

Here are two types of adaptors that will do the job:

i). Fujifilm M-Mount Adapter: This is the official adaptor from Fujifilm. Since it’s made by Fujifilm itself, it’s fine to expect perfection from this adapter. However, this adapter is a bit pricier.

ii). Third-party adapter: These are adaptors from third-party manufacturers. They are much cheaper than the official adaptor from Fujifilm.

These adapters are well-made, well-finished, and snap easily into place accurately without any looseness or over-tightness. These third-party adapters include Nikon Mount adapter, K&F Concept Lens Mount Leica-Fuji Adapter, Fotodiox Pro adapter

The Best Voigtlander Lenses for Fuji

Though it’s hard to state the best Voigtlander lenses without considering the type of photography the lenses would be used for and their price range.

That said, here are 5 Voigtlander lenses for Fuji that are our favorite.

These lenses are different and we’re sure that you’ll find the one that’ll fit your desired photography needs.

1. VOIGTLANDER NOKTON 35MM F/1.4 II LENS

If you’re looking for the most versatile Voigtlander lens for your Fuji camera, this Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.4 ii lens is your best choice.

This lens will perform very well in any situation – travel photography, street photography, landscape photography, and even environmental portraits.

This fast-aperture prime lens is super compact with a metallic body and has a solid build quality. It’s super tiny and lightweight, it’s also pretty sharp when wide open. The perfect size of this lens makes it a perfect walk-around lens that can be used in almost any situation.

The focus ring also moves very smoothly, proving its high German quality. The image quality of this lens is very good for its price.

  • Improved Version II MC lens with high index glass element
  • Fast, very small, and compact (weighs just 6.7oz)
  • MC (Multi-Coated) lens gives higher contrast
  • Optional LH-6 Lens hood, 43mm filters

2. VOIGTLANDER HELIAR 75MM F/1.8 LENS

This is another classic Voigtlander lens for FujiFilm. This lens is perfect for black and white photography as it offers incredible micro-contrast. The Voigtlander Heliar 75mm F/1.8 lens is very sharp and open, and produces great subject saturation.

Being a perfect “Streetsweeper” lens, Voigtlander Heliar 75mm F/1.8 is good for street photography. This lens:

  • Will perfectly fits all Leica M mount cameras
  • Is a fast sharp portrait lens.
  • Is easily adaptable to all Fuji X cameras with a proper adaptor

3. VOIGTLANDER NOKTON 50MM F/1.1 LENS

This lens is very big with a large aperture. It’s a full-frame lens with an all-metallic body so it’s pretty heavy. The aperture goes all the way from 1.1 to 16, giving users lots of control over the light that passes through the aperture.

This lens is a modern fast lens and has a sharp image quality. It has a very silky and smooth Bokeh effect – the effect of a soft out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject, using a fast lens. However, this lens has its downside. This lens is under-saturated and too muted in defused light.

 The Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 has:

  • Front and rear caps, hood
  • 6 groups/7 elements in its construction
  • Filter size of 58mm

4. VOIGTLANDER CLASSIC LENS 40 MM F/1.4

Like all other Voigtlander lenses, this lens offers incredible precision and color saturation – its color saturation is just as incredible as those of other lenses in the same price range.

The lens is affordable and has high resolution. The affordability makes it perfect for those on a strict budget but who want great quality.

This CNOKTON CLASSIC LENS 40 MM F/1.4 lens has great all-around characteristics and it’s definitely an outlier among other lenses in a similar price range. This lens has the following qualities:

  • Focal length of 40mm
  • Focal ratio of 1:1.4
  • Smallest aperture size of F16, field of view (diagonal): 56°, and minimum focusing distance of 0.7m
  • Multi-coated version

5. VOIGTLANDER COLOR-SKOPAR PAN 35MM F/2.5 WIDE ANGLE MANUAL FOCUS LENS

The Voigtlander Color-Skopar Pan 35mm F/2.5 is very similar to the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 II but with a very small body. The barrel of the lens has depth of field markings, which makes focusing and hyper-focal distance very easy.

This lens is also very affordable, making it a great option for landscape photographers and street photographers who are shopping on a budget. This lens has the following qualities:

  • Dimensions: L x W x H – 11.2cm x 10.6cm x 8.2cm
  • Weight: 0.480004Lbs

Conclusion

All the five Voigtlander lenses mentioned above are compatible and will work great on any Fujifilm cameras – X-H1, X-Pro3, X-Pro2, X-Pro1, X-T4, X-T3, X-T2, X-T1, X-S10, X-T30, X-T20, X-T10, X-T200, X-T100, X-E4, X-E3, X-E2S, X-E2, X-E1, X-M1, X-A7, X-A5, X-A3, X-A2, X-A1, X-A10, and so on.

Keep in mind that you would need an adapter to successfully connect or mount your desired/recommended lens on the Fuji camera – you can use the Fujifilm M-Mount adapter or any other suitable third-party adapter.

Our top pick is the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 II because it has all-around characteristics and it’s an outlier in its price range.

We hope you found this post useful to help you make the right decision when choosing the best Voigtlander lens for your Fuji camera. 

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