Can you believe it’s already been 25 years? I still remember meeting Mr. Kobayashi, the visionary Japanese businessman, at Photokina in Cologne.
Thanks to his insight and determination—and with support from another legend of the photo world, Tom Abrahamson—Mr. Kobayashi successfully revived the historic Voigtländer name.
At the beginning, Cosina Voightlander reintroduced a series of classic rangefinder cameras and lenses that have stood the test of time over the past quarter century. Back then, the lineup included only a handful of lenses.
We hit it off from day one, and Camtec Photo proudly became the first direct retailer and importer of Voigtländer cameras and lenses in Canada.
Now, 25 years later, Cosina-Voigtländer has firmly established itself as a leading manufacturer of high-quality optics, offering lenses across eight different camera mounts.
To mark this milestone, Voigtländer has released a special anniversary edition of the APO-Lanthar 50mm F3.5 VM, limited to just 250 pieces per colour.
The Olive Green and Grey editions are now available. They are beautifully confectioned from solid brass and aluminium, with outstanding optics.