Cosina announced the upcoming release of the new Voigtlander brand VM mount lens, “APO-LANTHAR 28mm F2 Aspherical VM,” on July 24, 2025.
The Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 28mm F2 Aspherical is a Voigtlander brand interchangeable lens designed exclusively for the full-frame VM mount. Optimized for full-frame M mount sensors, the apochromatic design thoroughly eliminates various aberrations, including axial chromatic aberration, while also pursuing high performance in terms of resolution and contrast reproduction. The lens is made up of 12 elements in 8 groups, with 6 pieces of anomalous partial dispersion glass and 2 double-sided aspherical lenses, and boasts performance that will completely change the value of a large-aperture wide-angle lens such as 28mm F2.
APO-LANTHAR Lenses
Voigtlander lenses are believed to be easy to handle while achieving uncompromising optical performance. The APO-LANTHAR 28mm F2 Aspherical VM aims to achieve both ultimate optical performance and compactness, which is one of the ideal forms. The total length from the mount surface is 50.0mm, which is shorter than the semi-wide-angle lens APO-LANTHAR 35mm F2 Aspherical VM already on the market, achieving a compact size. In addition, the 12-blade aperture is close to circular, and it naturally depicts bokeh of point light sources.
The lens is designed for use with rangefinder-coupled digital and film cameras, and is equipped with a highly accurate rangefinder-coupled mechanism, and the all-metal helicoid ring provides a silky feel when you focus, while offering the thrill of focusing using a traditional optical rangefinder.
The Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 28mm F2 additionally comes with a floating mechanism, it demonstrates high performance even in close-up shooting. The included metal bayonet hood is specially designed and adopts a flower-shaped design that takes into consideration both the light blocking effect and the vignetting of the bright frame. It can also be attached in reverse.
