New Voigtlander 12/5.6 M mount Lens
IN STOCK! Lens $749 New Improved 12mm Viewfinder $344
New M mount Voigtlander 12/5.6 and new 12mm Viewfinder mounted on 250th Anniversary Voigtlander R2M
New version is M bayonet mount - fits all Leica M mount cameras - but not screw mount cameras
New M version now has rangefinder coupled focusing, not lens distance scale focusing as before
New M mount 12/5.6 has same optics as previous version Screw Mount 12/5.6
Rangefinder Close focus .7m - if your camera's rangefinder can focus to .7m
New M version takes 67mm filters without a filter adapter like original version required
Scale focusing from .5m to .7m
Weight 230 grams, length 42.5 mm
New M version has larger built in lens hood
New much improved vision metal 12mm viewfinder now has brightline, roughly 1/2 size of 1st version $349
Announced 1/20/10
In use the new Voigtlander M mount 12/5.6 handles better than the screw mount version, and of course now offers rangefinder coupling and can easily use filters - without the filter adapter necessary on the earlier screw mount version. The new 12mm viewfinder is much improved with a brighter, easy to see image as well as a brightline. On the other hand, the screw mount 12/5.6 costs less while stocks remain and is usable on screw mount cameras - something not possible with M mount lenses.
Size Comparison: Old vs New 12mm Viewfinders, Screw mount 12 and M mount 12mm and both version viewfinders
The smaller format Leica M8/8.2 as well as the Epson RD1 can use the
Voigtlander 15-35 Zoomfinder with 12mm or 15mm lenses! 
Size comparison: Voigtlander M 15/4.5 vs Voigtlander M 12/5.6
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