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            WW2 has changed everything in Okinawa, they were forced to change the capital city from this Shuri to the current Naha city.   They have also lost their total control over almost 7 or 8 local beaches near Naha to the US and then to Japan.   Now the young generation of the Naha and Shuri locals cannot even speak the local Okinawan language , the Japanese has forced them to only speak and learn Japanese.  So both the US and JPN are hated by many of the locals over 50 years old.  I was shocked to see that here.

But fortunately to us the young people seem to love both US and Japan.   

Now the Voigtlander 50mm f2 APO lens is announced and it seems to be the sharpest 50mm f2 prime ever made for any 35mm FFmount system. I think it is a very special lens , just looking at the provided MTF by Cosina and the number of special glass elements used, we can already conclude it is a very special lens.

I think I will pre-order it and replace my Batis 40mm f2CF and Voigtlander 50mm f1.2 , which is not as sharp as the new 50mm f2 APO in close focus distances(as it lacks floating elements).    My Voigtlander 65mm f2 APO is probably just as sharp as the new 50mm f2 APO, but it is a much bigger lens and its odd focal length might not work well for many of us.

I loved it for computer chips or food photography, but anything else it did not work.  But everybody who tried it once or twice knew how fantastically sharp it is and its bigger bro Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 APO.

I think now Cosina Voiglander is the new age Zeiss, most of their new E mount lenses are optically better than similar Zeiss lenses for Sony system and quite a bit better value than similar Zeiss Loxia line lenses.

The new Voiglander 21mm f1.4 is sharper , faster and better corrected than the Loxia 21mm f2.8 Distagon and the much better Voigtlander lens is also much cheaper than the Loxia 21mm f2.8 slow and dated lens.

The new Voigtlander 50mm f2 APO is literally a rival lens to the Leica 50mm f2 APO in terms of resolution and optical correction , however  it seems to be priced close to the much lower quality Loxia 50mm f2 Planar lens, which is almost useless wide open.

The Voigtlander 40mm f1.2 E is sharper , faster and more versatile than the mediocre Loxia 35mm f2 (the worst modern Zeiss prime ).   Now Voigtlander needs a compact and sharp 28mm prime to replace the Loxia 25mm f2.4 Distagon, whose actual focal length is close to 27mm than 25mm.

I think Voigtlander is on a long roll , every thing they've released in the last 2 or 3 years seems to be good, sometimes even outstanding like the new 21mm f1.4 and 50mm f2 APO.  I must say It is a great feat.

Taken on: June 21, 2019

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