Isn’t it great when the postman (woman in this case) rings at the door and brings you something you’ve been eagerly waiting for? Well, I just had this christmas-like sensation today, when I received my new Voigtländer Super-Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical II VM lens, the new version of Cosina’s well-respected super-wide rangefinder lens which now comes in M-mount (instead of M39 screw mount), rangefinder coupling and finally a filter thread.

The SWH (as it’s generally abbreviated) is very small and light, wonderful to walk around with. Mine came with the Voigtländer 21mm brightline viewfinder, which works very well for use on the M8, where the 15mm lens acts like a 20mm. I’ve never had a lens that wide, so I’m not quite sure yet how to use and what to shoot with it. Sadly I couldn’t take any pictures yet, as it was raining and this is definitely not a lens to be used indoors without a tripod.

I hope I’ll get to shoot it a bit tomorrow!