Review: Syoptic 50mm 1.1

March 12, 2022 BastianK 93 Comments

Introduction

syoptic mr. ding 50mm 1.1 noctilux leica nokton voigtländer review m10 42mp 24mp sony a7rii contrast resolution bokeh — Syoptic 50mm 1.1 M on Leica M10

The M-System seems to be extremely popular in China, as we still see an increasing amount of manufacturers offering new M-mount lenses from this country. The latest is Syoptic with this 50mm f/1.1, sometimes referred to as “Mr. Ding 50mm lens”. Some of the few samples I found online showed very appealing bokeh rendering, so I ordered one as soon as it was possible in Europe. It took longer than expected, but I finally have it in my hands, so let’s have a closer look.
This lens will be reviewed on the 42mp Sony A7rII and the 24mp Leica M10.
Update March 2022: tests of E-mount version added

Update October 2022: An improved version of this lens has been released under the “Mr. Ding Studios” branding. You can find a full review here.

Sample Images

syoptic mr. ding 50mm 1.1 noctilux leica nokton voigtländer review m10 42mp 24mp sony a7rii contrast resolution bokeh coma — Leica M10 | Syoptic 50mm 1.1 M | f/1.1

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7Artisans, Review, Sony E-mount

Review: 7Artisans 50mm 1.05 E

March 6, 2022 BastianK 12 Comments

Introduction

7artisans 7artisan ttartisan 50mm 1.05 1.1 0.95 noctilux leica nokton voigtländer review m10 42mp 24mp sony a7rii contrast resolution bokeh — 7Artisans 50mm 1.05 on Sony A7rII

I have already reviewed many of the super fast 50mm lenses from China, e.g. the TTArtisan 50mm 0.95, several 50mm 0.95 from Zhong Yi and just lately the SYoptic 50mm 1.1. What was missing so far was this 7Artisans 50mm 1.05 with its rather unorthodox maximum aperture of f/1.05. What also sets it apart from the others: it has actually been designed for the Sony E-mount cameras, not for M-mount cameras. So let us find out what this lens has in store for us.

Sample Images

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Guides, lenses, photography

Lens aberrations explained

February 27, 2022 BastianK 42 Comments

Introduction

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In many of our lens reviews we talk about certain kinds of aberrations, so this article shall give you an overview of typical lens aberrations, tell you in what lenses to encounter them and how to cope with them.
Last Update: January 2023

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photography, Technical

Vignetting Graphs Explained

January 27, 2022 BastianK 11 Comments

Introduction

In our reviews we usually give figures for the vignetting of the lens and thanks to a reader with programming skills I got the opportunity to extend this and show you some fancy graphs how the vignetting changes when stopping the lens down. You will get the fancy graphs, but there are some caveats we need to talk about first.

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7Artisans, Analogue, Leica, Leica M, photography, Postprocessing, Projects, Voigtlander

Analogue Adventures – Part 2: First Roll of Film

January 23, 2022 BastianK 15 Comments

Introduction

Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 35mm 1.2 III | f/1.2 | Ektar 100 expired | color corrected

In one of my drawers I found two rolls of Ektar 100 from the times a roll was only 8€. Expired 2015. Not exactly properly stored. So a good opportunity to see if the exposure meter works and where I stand with the rangefinder calibration of this camera.
Processing and scanning was done at urbanfilmlab in Germany.

What lenses to use?

Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 75mm 1.5 | f/1.5 | Ektar 100 expired | BW conversion

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Review: Syoptic 50mm 1.1

Introduction

Sample Images

Review: 7Artisans 50mm 1.05 E

Introduction

Sample Images

Lens aberrations explained

Introduction

Vignetting Graphs Explained

Introduction

Analogue Adventures – Part 2: First Roll of Film

Introduction

What lenses to use?

Sony α | Leica M | Nikon F/Z New article every week