Voigtlander 15mm Heliar and Leica M8

There is a venerable name in the history of photography –Voigtlander. That Austrian camera and lens maker is long gone, but the name has been resurrected byCosina, one of the largest Japanese OEM camera and lens manufacturers. Over the past six or so years a wide variety of lenses for the Leica screw mount and M mount have appeared out of the Cosina factory under the Voigtlander name, and based on my own tests, as well as those of other knowledgeable reviewers, they are typically of a very high caliber, both in terms of build quality as well as optical performance.
In late 2001 I bought theVoigtländer 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical Ultra-Wide Heliarfor use with my Leica M6 and M7, and Bessa T camera. My review from that time is foundhere. It wasn't that long afterward that I moved completely to digital, and sold all my Leica gear, including the 12mm Heliar. (Remember – Leica had made the public statement that they couldn't make a digital M Leica). As far as I was concerned, no...