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I am getting mine delivered today. I will be sharing my photos, taken with Sony A7r. Let’s see yours. (If a similar thread exists, please let me know. I did not see one.)

I've been using fast 35mm primes as my main lens for a few years now and the Voigtlander 35/1.2 always intrigued me as it is the fastest 35mm that I knew of, so a soon as the a7R was introduced I knew it was time own one. The a7R didn't last long however, as a low light shooter it just wasn't the right camera for me plus I didn't like how it demoted my legacy lenses to pieces of junk. Luckily Sony didn't wait long to provide me with the perfect escape route out of an otherwise bad investment in the form of the amazing a7S, a long awaited mirrorless successor of my beloved D3s (what a beast that was). The Voigtlander 35/1.2 is an awesome and unique lens, the way it renders the out of focus background wide-open is just stunning as is the smooth transition from sharp to the out of focus zone. Wide open there is a nice glow which gives this lens some character which aids in the smooth boke, that said I would like my main lens to be a bit sharper and contrasty wide-open for some extra pop so I'm secretly eyeballing the 35/1.4 FE. Mugshots with the iPhone 5 and the Hipstamatic app (my other camera): Here's a couple of images I took in Montenegro last year on a one week photo trip with my Nikon buddies, they gracefully allowed to me to tag along with my first Sony All images where shot wide open at f/1.2 on the a7R. And one with the a7S from a local museum in Amsterdam, haven't used this combo much but vignetting is a lot better than on the R:

I've not long had this combo, using it as my general purpose 35mm lens - but recently also bought the voigtlander 35mm 2.5 pancake to (maybe) replace it for street photography - only because it's smaller. Sony A7S + Voigtlander Nokton 35mm 1.2 II by dancook1982, on Flickr Here's a selection of photos I've taken with it Piano Bokeh by dancook1982, on Flickr Clio on Fire by dancook1982, on Flickr Keep behind the line by dancook1982, on Flickr DSC02238 by dancook1982, on Flickr Lou Night Running by dancook1982, on Flickr Cameo by dancook1982, on Flickr Untold by dancook1982, on Flickr I see you by dancook1982, on Flickr Jazzy Gym Wear by dancook1982, on Flickr