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Review: Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 – Their best lens yet?

Introduction

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Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 on Leica M10

Thypoch continues completing their f/1.4 M-mount lens lineup with this Simera 75mm 1.4. Almost the same size as the Voigtländer VM 75mm 1.5 Nokton, only 40g heavier, but with floating elements and a better minimum focus distance. Is this Thypoch’s best lens yet? Let’s find out in this review!

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Nikon Zf | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4

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Comparison: Super Fast 35mm f/0.95 | f/1.2 Fullframe Lenses

Introduction

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Sigma 35mm 1.2 DG DN Art | Viltrox AF 35mm 1.2 FE LAB | Samyang 35mm 1.2 XP | Laowa 35mm 0.95 Argus | Voigtländer VM 35mm 1.2 Nokton III

35mm are the favorite focal length of many reportage, event and wedding photographers. In the last years we saw boundaries being pushed as we can now choose from f/1.2 lenses with autofocus and manual focus lenses that even offer a maximum aperture of f/0.95. I gathered five recent ones of these super fast 35mm lenses with maximum apertures ranging from f/0.95 to f/1.2 and will compare them, to give you an idea which might work best for your needs.

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Review: Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic

Introduction

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Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic on Leica M10

While some lens manufacturers strive for optical perfection, others decide to offer lenses with more “character” – often based on famous lenses from the past. This Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic is one such lens. From the outside it looks like the Leica 35mm 1.4 Summilux from 1960 and while featuring a different optical design, it is certainly undercorrected for many aberrations, creating a distinct look. Whether you like that look or not is a different question though. So let’s try to answer it with the help of this review.

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4 | Ai Denoise
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/5.6
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4

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Review: Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element

Introduction

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Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element on Leica M10

Those of you that already had a look at my other reviews of Light Lens Lab lenses already know, their mission is to bring back rare and expensive lenses from the past at more affordable prices to give more people the opportunity to use them. After the 35mm 2.0 8-element they tackled the 28mm 2.8 9-element – a lens going for almost 10 grand on the used market for reasons I have yet to understand. Let’s see how this lens compares to the tiny Voigtländer VM 28mm 2.8 Color-Skopar.
This lens will be reviewed on the 24mp Leica M10 and the 42mp Sony A7rII.

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8

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Review: Canon 50mm 0.95 – The original f/0.95 Dream Lens

Introduction

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Canon 50mm 0.95 on Leica M10

While only lately f/0.95 fullframe lenses have become somewhat wider available and affordable, the first one that was commercially produced was the Canon 50mm 0.95 for the Canon 7 rangefinder cameras and that was in 1961. To put things into perspective, that was 47 years before Leica’s first f/0.95 lens, the Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux-M Asph, and 58 years before Nikon’s first, the Nikon Z 58mm 0.95 S Noct-Nikkor. Canon themselves called this the “Dream Lens”, so after already having reviewed most of these f/0.95 fullframe lenses, let’s get back to their roots and have a look at the original!
Big thanks to Camera Obscura Elburg for sending me the lens for this review!

Sample Images

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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/1.4
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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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Leica M10 | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95

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