Cosina’s New 75mm f/1.8 Lens For Z And RF Mount

credits: Cosina

Cosina has announced the new Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8, coming to Nikon Z and Canon RF mounts. It is a full-frame lens with a 75mm focal length and an angle of view of roughly 33 degrees. Physically, the lens weighs 580 grams, measures roughly 71mm in diameter and 90mm in length. It has an all-metal barrel and a standard 62mm filter thread up front. Minimum focusing distance is 0.7 meters, which is fairly typical for a lens in this class.

Optically, the lens uses a relatively simple construction of six elements in three groups, but the standout feature is the spherical aberration control ring built into the barrel. This ring lets you actively adjust how spherical aberration is corrected. In practical terms, dialling it one way keeps the plane of focus clear while making background blur more bubbly, turning it the other way softens contrast and highlights, producing smoother, more diffused bokeh.

Although focusing is entirely manual, the lens does include electronic contacts for communication with the camera body. This enables EXIF data recording, support for in-body image stabilisation on compatible cameras, and access to focus aids like peaking, focus frame colour changes, and magnification. Pricing is at $699 with availability listed as ‘‘soon’’.