Voigtlander Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm F2 Aspherical

Reviewers place it among the sharpest lenses available for Sony E: detail is excellent across the frame from f/2 and peaks around f/4–f/5.6, with negligible distortion and no visible longitudinal CA. Several tests found it slightly sharper than Sony's FE 90mm macro at normal distances.

The drawbacks noted are practical ones: manual focus only, a 1:2 rather than 1:1 maximum, an extending barrel, and an aperture ring without a de-click option. Bokeh is judged smooth for an APO design, if not as soft as dedicated portrait lenses.

Owners describe it as a lens that is hard to take off the camera, using it as a sharper, more versatile alternative to a 50mm with close-focus as a bonus. The long, precise focus throw makes critical focusing easy for still subjects.

Complaints centre on size and weight (625g), the long throw being slow for moving subjects, and the lack of a de-click switch for video. Some wish it reached 1:1.