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Leica M, Mr. Ding Studio, Review

Review: Mr. Ding Optics 35mm 1.8 Pactcron

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Introduction

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Mr. Ding 35mm 1.8 Pactcron on Leica M10

Compact 35mm lenses are very popular among the M-mount users and while they usually come with a maximum aperture of f/1.4 or f/2.0, Mr. Ding decided to go for f/1.8, making this a bit of a unique offering. The Mr. Ding 50mm 1.1 Noxlux became a favorite of mine and many others, can they repeat that success with this 35mm 1.8 Pactcron? Let’s try to find out in this review. 
This lens will be reviewed on the 42mp Sony A7rII and the 24mp Leica M10 and some sample pictures taken on a Nikon Zf are also available.

Sample Images

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Nikon Zf | Mr. Ding 35mm 1.8 Pactcron | f/1.8
mr ding studio optics 35mm 1.8 classic summilux summicron leica m10 m11 m6 review contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting coma flare 42mp 61mp 24mp
Nikon Zf | Mr. Ding 35mm 1.8 Pactcron | f/1.8
mr ding studio optics 35mm 1.8 classic summilux summicron leica m10 m11 m6 review contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting coma flare 42mp 61mp 24mp
Nikon Zf | Mr. Ding 35mm 1.8 Pactcron | f/1.8
mr ding studio optics 35mm 1.8 classic summilux summicron leica m10 m11 m6 review contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting coma flare 42mp 61mp 24mp
Nikon Zf | Mr. Ding 35mm 1.8 Pactcron | f/11
mr ding studio optics 35mm 1.8 classic summilux summicron leica m10 m11 m6 review contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting coma flare 42mp 61mp 24mp
Nikon Zf | Mr. Ding 35mm 1.8 Pactcron | f/1.8
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Leica M10 | Mr. Ding 35mm 1.8 Pactcron | f/1.8
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Leica M10 | Mr. Ding 35mm 1.8 Pactcron | f/1.8

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Leica M, Voigtlander

Review: Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar MK III

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Introduction

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Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar III on Leica M10

Between 2015 and 2016 Cosina released three ultra wide angle lenses for M-mount, the VM 10mm 5.6 Hyper-Wide Heliar, the VM 15mm 4.5 Super-Wide-Heliar III and this VM 12mm 5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar III. While the 10mm and 15mm are still in production 10 years later, this 12mm has been discontinued after 3 years only. What was the reason for that? Let’s find out in this review.
Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 III | f/11
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Leica M10 | Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 III | f/11
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Leica M10 | Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 III | f/11
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Leica M10 | Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 III | f/5.6
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Leica M10 | Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 III | f/8.0
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Leica M10 | Voigtländer VM 12mm 5.6 III | f/8.0

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Leica M, Review, Thypoch

Review: Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera

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Introduction

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Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera on Leica M10

As fifth lens of the Simera lineup, Thypoch released this Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera lens in mid 2025. This is obviously a direct competitor to the Voigtländer VM 21mm 1.4 Nokton, so we will especially check how these two lenses compare. 
Lens is being reviewed on Sony A7rII and Leica M10

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera f/1.4
thypoch simera 21mm 1.4 fast portrait wide angle leica m10 m11 m9 m8 m10r review 42mp 24mp 61mp contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting
Leica M10 | Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera f/2.0
thypoch simera 21mm 1.4 fast portrait wide angle leica m10 m11 m9 m8 m10r review 42mp 24mp 61mp contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting
Leica M10 | Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera f/1.4
thypoch simera 21mm 1.4 fast portrait wide angle leica m10 m11 m9 m8 m10r review 42mp 24mp 61mp contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting
Leica M10 | Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera f/1.4
thypoch simera 21mm 1.4 fast portrait wide angle leica m10 m11 m9 m8 m10r review 42mp 24mp 61mp contrast sharpness bokeh vignetting
Leica M10 | Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera f/1.4

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Leica M, Review

Review: SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime LM

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Introduction

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SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime on Leica M10

In 2025 you can find various f/0.95 fullframe lenses from different manufacturers and with different focal lengths – most (or all by now?) of which you can find reviews here. In 2013 that wasn’t the case though, you only had the Canon 50mm 0.95 Dream Lens from the 1960s, the Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux-M from 2008 for 10k and then this SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime. Not many people were willing to spend 5k on this lens from a rather unknown manufacturer and production ceased soon, so this is an extremely rare lens. I finally managed to acquire one, so let’s have a look at one of my white whales.
Tests are being done on the Leica M10, samples have been taken with various cameras.

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/0.95
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Leica M10 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/0.95
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Leica M6 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | Provia 400x | f/0.95
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Leica M6 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/0.95 | Kodak Ektachrome E200 | E-6
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Leica M6 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/5.6 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6
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Leica M6 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/0.95 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6
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Leica M10 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/0.95

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Analogue, Leica M, Voigtlander

Analogue Adventures – Part 41: Fujichrome Velvia 50

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Fujichrome Velvia 50

Fujichrome Velvia 50 is one of the few slide films still in production. Many people swear by it for its punchy colors and superior image quality. Is that all true? Let’s have a closer look to find out.
Processing (E-6) was done at ProLab in Stuttgart, scanning was done by one of our readers via a DSLR. The pictures you see in this article are from one roll.

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Leica M6 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/0.95 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6
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Leica M6 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/0.95 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6
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Leica M6 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/5.6 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6
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Leica M6 | SLRmagic 50mm 0.95 Hyperprime | f/0.95 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 21mm 3.5 Color-Skopar | f/8.0 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 21mm 3.5 Color-Skopar | f/8.0 | Fujichrome Velvia 50 | E-6

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