7Artisans 15mm F4 vs Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III
Key differences
- —The Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III is 238g lighter (298g vs 536g).
- —The 15mm F4 is faster: f/4 vs f/4.5 (≈0.3 stops more light).
- —At launch the 15mm F4 cost $440 less ($359 vs $799).
- —For close-ups the Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III reaches 0.07× vs 0.05×.
- Mount
- Sony E (FE)
- Sony E (FE)
- Focal length
- 15mm
- 15mm
- Max aperture
- F4◆
- F4.5
- Weight
- 536g
- 298g◆
- Dimensions ⌀ × L
- 84.0 × 78.0mm
- 66.4 × 62.3mm
- Volume
- 432 cm³
- 216 cm³◆
- Density
- 1.24 g/cm³
- 1.38 g/cm³
- Filter thread
- ⌀77mm
- ⌀58mm
- Min focus
- 0.40m
- 0.30m◆
- Max magnification
- 0.05×
- 0.07×◆
- Elements / groups
- 13 / 9
- 11 / 9
- Aperture blades
- 10
- 10
- Focus drive
- Manual Helicoid
- Manual Helicoid
- Stabilisation
- —
- —
- Weather sealed
- —
- —
- Aperture ring
- Yes
- Yes · de-click
- Released
- 2023
- 2016
- MSRP (USD)
- $359◆
- $799
- Sharpness
- 7.7
- 8.0◆
- Bokeh Rendering
- 5.0
- 5.2◆
- Autofocus Speed
- MF
- MF
- Flare Resistance
- 6.4
- 8.0◆
- Build / Sealing
- 8.0
- 8.7◆
- Value / Size
- 7.6
- 8.4◆
Performance overlay
- 15mm F4
- Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III
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