Fred Miranda wrote:
I'm still waiting for the replacement copies to continue the review. Apparently, production has been delayed.
Yes, looks like it. I ordered mine on May 23 and was informed that it would ship in early June. When I asked last week, they said they hadn't sent it yet due to 'stock issues'.
I asked Thypoch about the decentering problem. This morning I received a reply saying "We are doing our utmost to resolve this issue...".
Sounds good to me. Better to acknowledge the problem and solve it, even it takes some time.
Getting more interested in this one with its very Simera-like block chart in the less demanding f2 configuration, with a dominance of their very fine HRI glass and three achromats in eight elements, with the end piece of one asph.
I've written to them about the supply issues and will keep us informed if/when I hear back. Some tasty samples here:
Thypoch provide an MTF diagram, and it corroborates the findings of the few reviews available. It (unusually) shows 40 lpmm line pairs, 85% at f2 on axis, unless that is a mistake. That alone makes it very interesting, provided the fall-off to the outer frames is reasonably smooth, as it is in the Simeras. They even corect in the old-fashioned way, with high frequency line crosses at the wide edge.
For a laugh, see the image below of it on a Nikon Zf.
Looking for more opinions and background on this one, I noticed that it appeals to some eccentric characters, and that is coming from people like me. I think this form of YT productions (let's call them) has a big future.
It sure beats the 'pontificating guy at the desk' approach, or Matt's half naked chicks. I suppose I can add that it looks like Thypoch have found a natural market niche a second time, and that is just fine with me.
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The beauty of the Ksanas is that they do not tread on the toes of the Simeras, though this one has design traits that echo the faster 35mm. Now they have to fix the prod issues, and all will be well.
RoamingScott wrote:
Everyone and their uncle are asking me to review it on the Zf, it's not as funny as you think.
The QC reports are...troubling.
Hopefully they got the decentering problems sorted out. Almost two months ago they told me that they were working on the problem. Today I got an email saying that my copy has shipped.
cabophoto wrote:
Hopefully they got the decentering problems sorted out. Almost two months ago they told me that they were working on the problem. Today I got an email saying that my copy has shipped.
B&H got them in stock sometime this week, so they should be from the same batch as yours, and hopefully corrected the issues. Hope you get a good copy.
kuujinbo wrote:
B&H got them in stock sometime this week, so they should be from the same batch as yours, and hopefully corrected the issues. Hope you get a good copy.
Did B&H get any in black? I just checked today (Sep 2) and only see silver available. The Ksana in black is listed as "discontinued".
I somehow ended up posting my little saga with this lens over in the Mandler KOB thread, so I won't rehash all of that here. But as to the issue of black versions being available, I can say I just received a replacement black lens via UPS yesterday, after Thypoch told me they would send me one under warranty when my first lens failed. The serial number on the new one is actually lower than on the old one, for whatever that's worth. I haven't had it mounted to a body to test yet so I can't speak to performance, other than to say that the aperture on the new one definitely feels better than the old one did.
weatherproof wrote:
Did B&H get any in black? I just checked today (Sep 2) and only see silver available. The Ksana in black is listed as "discontinued".
When I posted the link they only had silver, so probably not.
TNBDM wrote:
But as to the issue of black versions being available, I can say I just received a replacement black lens via UPS yesterday, after Thypoch told me they would send me one under warranty when my first lens failed. The serial number on the new one is actually lower than on the old one, for whatever that's worth. I haven't had it mounted to a body to test yet so I can't speak to performance, other than to say that the aperture on the new one definitely feels better than the old one did.
Bought a couple of Thypoch Simeras (50mm & 75mm) earlier this summer and had issues with both. Contacted their support directly, and with the 50mm they informed me the (lens mount light leak) was a known QC issue, but they had a fix. So it may be that the lower serial number lens you got was (hopefully) fixed from one of their initial batches.
weatherproof wrote:
Did B&H get any in black? I just checked today (Sep 2) and only see silver available. The Ksana in black is listed as "discontinued".
Sometimes B&H lists items as discontinued just because they aren't carrying them anymore for one reason or another. They're definitely still producing the black version, though, I just got mine straight off the production run. The glossy black paint on brass is definitely gorgeous.
