Voigtlander Ultron 27mm f/2.0
Summary
The Voigtlander Ultron 27mm f/2.0 is a strong optical performer — a standard prime (41mm equivalent) with f/2 maximum aperture. The lens is priced at approximately ~$750 USD. Please check the official product page for sample images, manuals, and firmware updates.
Genre Suitability
- Excellent for: Street, Travel, Portrait, Sport, Wildlife
- Avoid for: Nightscape, Landscape, Architecture, Macro
Strengths
- Smooth, pleasant bokeh
- Good flare resistance
- Negligible distortion
Weaknesses
- Below-average corner sharpness stopped down
- Very soft corners wide open
- Severe coma (point lights smear into wings at corners)
- Noticeable vignetting wide open
Specifications 19/20
| Optical construction | 6 elements in 4 groups (1 atypical partial dispersion) |
| Coating | Multi-coating |
| Focal length | 27mm |
| Max aperture | f/2 |
| Sweet spot | f/4 |
| Aperture blades | 10 (circular) |
| Sunstar points | 10 (soft — circular blades) |
| Max magnification | 0.15x |
| Min focus distance | 250mm |
| AF motor | Manual focus |
| OIS | No |
| Weather sealed | No |
| Aperture ring | Yes |
| Clickless aperture | No |
| Focus ring | Yes |
| Focus by wire | No |
| Distance scale | Yes |
| Rotating front | No |
| Tripod mount | No |
| Weight | 120g |
| Diameter | 59.3mm |
| Length | 23.5mm |
| Filter thread | 43mm |
| Year | 2022 |
Optical Quality 14/14
| Center (wide open) | 1.5 |
| Corner (wide open) | 0.0 |
| Center (stopped) | 2.0 |
| Corner (stopped) | 0.5 |
| Coma | 0.0 |
| Astigmatism | 1.5 |
| Spherical aberration | 1.5 |
| Longitudinal CA | 2.0 |
| Lateral CA | 2.0 |
| Distortion | 2.0 |
| Vignetting (wide open) | 0.5 |
| Vignetting (stopped) | 1.5 |
| Bokeh | 1.5 |
| Flare resistance | 1.5 |
Sharpness
- Good center sharpness wide open
- Very soft corners wide open
- Outstanding center resolution stopped down
- Below-average corner sharpness stopped down
Aberrations
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
- Negligible lateral chromatic aberration
- Severe coma (point lights smear into wings at corners)
- Well-controlled astigmatism
- Well-corrected spherical aberration
Rendering
- Smooth, pleasant bokeh
- Noticeable vignetting wide open
- Vignetting clears well when stopped down
- Good flare resistance
Distortion
- Negligible distortion — straight lines stay straight
All optical scores are based on lab measurements and field tests from trusted review sources. For details on how we score lenses, see our scoring methodology.
Genre Fit
✗ Nightscape Photography 1/5
Nightscape Photography prioritizes coma control, astigmatism correction, and a fast aperture for short star exposures.
- Severe coma (point lights smear into wings at corners)
- Well-controlled astigmatism
- Fast f/2 aperture
- Negligible lateral chromatic aberration
- Good center sharpness wide open
- Very soft corners wide open
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
- Noticeable vignetting wide open
- Well-corrected spherical aberration
✗ Landscape Photography 2/5
Landscape Photography prioritizes corner-to-corner sharpness at stopped-down apertures and good flare resistance.
- Below-average corner sharpness stopped down
- Outstanding center resolution stopped down
- Negligible distortion — straight lines stay straight
- Negligible lateral chromatic aberration
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
- Vignetting clears well when stopped down
- Good flare resistance
- Well-controlled astigmatism
- Severe coma (point lights smear into wings at corners)
✗ Architecture Photography 2/5
Architecture Photography prioritizes geometric precision with minimal distortion and even corner sharpness.
- Below-average corner sharpness stopped down
- Outstanding center resolution stopped down
- Negligible distortion — straight lines stay straight
- Negligible lateral chromatic aberration
- Vignetting clears well when stopped down
- Good flare resistance
✓ Street Photography 4/5
Street Photography prioritizes sharp stopped-down performance and a fast enough aperture for low light.
- Outstanding center resolution stopped down
- Fast f/2 aperture
- Good center sharpness wide open
- Good flare resistance
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
- Severe coma (point lights smear into wings at corners)
✓ Travel Photography 5/5
Travel Photography prioritizes balanced image quality in a lightweight package.
- Outstanding center resolution stopped down
- Lightweight at 120g
- Fast f/2 aperture
- Good flare resistance
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
✓ Portrait Photography 4/5
Portrait Photography prioritizes smooth bokeh and critical center sharpness wide open for subject isolation.
- Smooth, pleasant bokeh
- Good center sharpness wide open
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
- Well-corrected spherical aberration
- Noticeable vignetting wide open
✓ Sport Photography 4/5
Sport Photography prioritizes sharp wide-open center performance to freeze action at fast shutter speeds.
- Good center sharpness wide open
- Fast f/2 aperture
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
- Negligible lateral chromatic aberration
✓ Wildlife Photography 4/5
Wildlife Photography prioritizes center sharpness across apertures for distant subjects.
- Good center sharpness wide open
- Outstanding center resolution stopped down
- Fast f/2 aperture
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
- Negligible lateral chromatic aberration
✗ Macro Photography 2/5
Macro Photography prioritizes stopped-down center sharpness and high magnification for close-up detail.
- Outstanding center resolution stopped down
- Low magnification (0.15x)
- Negligible distortion — straight lines stay straight
- Negligible lateral chromatic aberration
- Virtually no longitudinal chromatic aberration
- Well-corrected spherical aberration
- Smooth, pleasant bokeh