Official: Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic"
p.20 #1Official: Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic"
rsolti13 wrote:
this was a test for CA control - LLL beats the Cron by a wide margin. This is wide open. LLL on the left
The Cron has slight purple fringing while the LLL shows a bit of green. Knowing that LoCA usually appears purple in the foreground and green in the background, it's tough to say which one is better, it looks more like focus shift to me. Would love to see a LoCA test at closer distances!
this was a test for CA control - LLL beats the Cron by a wide margin. This is wide open. LLL on the left
The Cron has slight purple fringing while the LLL shows a bit of green. Knowing that LoCA usually appears purple in the foreground and green in the background, it's tough to say which one is better, it looks more like focus shift to me. Would love to see a LoCA test at closer distances!
Nov 13, 2026 at 07:06 AM
p.20 #2Official: Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic"
RomanMF wrote:
Good to see this lens getting delivered to more people. It's in my daily rotation and I think it's excellent. The knurling situation is absurd and the way they've handled it is amateur hour stuff. It's still early days for LLL but they've got to improve on the operational & QA fronts.
Some "3d pOP" in NYC, 😂
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650358709_3fcb293fb4_k.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650290813_780a029153_k.jpg
Nice pictures Roman - may I ask - are these out of the camera without any processing ?
Good to see this lens getting delivered to more people. It's in my daily rotation and I think it's excellent. The knurling situation is absurd and the way they've handled it is amateur hour stuff. It's still early days for LLL but they've got to improve on the operational & QA fronts.
Some "3d pOP" in NYC, 😂
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650358709_3fcb293fb4_k.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650290813_780a029153_k.jpg
Nice pictures Roman - may I ask - are these out of the camera without any processing ?
Nov 13, 2026 at 11:11 AM
p.20 #3Official: Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic"
SOCC jpegs lens_payoff_0l wrote:
Some "3d pOP" in NYC, 😂
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650358709_3fcb293fb4_k.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650290813_780a029153_k.jpgNice pictures Roman - may I ask - are these out of the camera without any processing ?
RomanMF wrote
Good to see this lens getting delivered to more people. It's in my daily rotation and I think it's excellent. The knurling situation is absurd and the way they've handled it is amateur hour stuff. It's still early days for LLL but they've got to improve on the operational & QA fronts.Some "3d pOP" in NYC, 😂
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650358709_3fcb293fb4_k.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650290813_780a029153_k.jpg
Nov 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
|
p.20 #4Official: Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic"
rsolti13 wrote:
well....infinity focus on mine is off. I went through three separate 11873 copies and couldn't get a good one, may sit out trying again on this. Such a shame
100% crops, focused at infinity, Cron on the left, LLL on the right. You can clearly see LLL is focusing way prior to infinity
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zXvdL7X/0/LRgz7k79ZXfjhtn8qWBMPB8djZRcHqTVvDkLTrGrs/X5/i-zXvdL7X-X5.png">
Thanks for putting in the work for the comparisons. Bummer that your lens is not focusing to infinity. It does look egregriously misfocused.
I'm really enjoying the lens so maybe give it another go. I'm not a big lens tester, but I honestly don't quite trust LLL yet, so I did test a number of things including infinity focus with the assistance of claude and mine passed the test.
well....infinity focus on mine is off. I went through three separate 11873 copies and couldn't get a good one, may sit out trying again on this. Such a shame
100% crops, focused at infinity, Cron on the left, LLL on the right. You can clearly see LLL is focusing way prior to infinity
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zXvdL7X/0/LRgz7k79ZXfjhtn8qWBMPB8djZRcHqTVvDkLTrGrs/X5/i-zXvdL7X-X5.png">Thanks for putting in the work for the comparisons. Bummer that your lens is not focusing to infinity. It does look egregriously misfocused.
I'm really enjoying the lens so maybe give it another go. I'm not a big lens tester, but I honestly don't quite trust LLL yet, so I did test a number of things including infinity focus with the assistance of claude and mine passed the test.
Nov 13, 2026 at 02:12 PM
p.20 #5Official: Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic"
Mystik wrote:
100% crops, focused at infinity, Cron on the left, LLL on the right. You can clearly see LLL is focusing way prior to infinity
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zXvdL7X/0/LRgz7k79ZXfjhtn8qWBMPB8djZRcHqTVvDkLTrGrs/X5/i-zXvdL7X-X5.png">
Thanks for putting in the work for the comparisons. Bummer that your lens is not focusing to infinity. It does look egregriously misfocused.
I'm really enjoying the lens so maybe give it another go. I'm not a big lens tester, but I honestly don't quite trust LLL yet, so I did test a number of things including infinity focus with the assistance of claude and mine passed the test.
It’s really disappointing that LLL is still shipping improperly calibrated lenses at this price point. My 11873 needed DAG service right out of the box, which tagged an additional $300 and some weeks. Basically, I wouldn’t buy anything from LLL unless it were at a physical retail store with a good return policy, because otherwise you’re left holding the bag.
Insidiously, reviewers and influencers aren’t getting these poorly calibrated units, so it’s literally a case of LLL not caring. Like, guys, do better - you have a real shot a putting some heat on Leica, but not by skimping basic QC.
rsolti13 wrote
well....infinity focus on mine is off. I went through three separate 11873 copies and couldn't get a good one, may sit out trying again on this. Such a shame100% crops, focused at infinity, Cron on the left, LLL on the right. You can clearly see LLL is focusing way prior to infinity
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zXvdL7X/0/LRgz7k79ZXfjhtn8qWBMPB8djZRcHqTVvDkLTrGrs/X5/i-zXvdL7X-X5.png">I'm really enjoying the lens so maybe give it another go. I'm not a big lens tester, but I honestly don't quite trust LLL yet, so I did test a number of things including infinity focus with the assistance of claude and mine passed the test.
It’s really disappointing that LLL is still shipping improperly calibrated lenses at this price point. My 11873 needed DAG service right out of the box, which tagged an additional $300 and some weeks. Basically, I wouldn’t buy anything from LLL unless it were at a physical retail store with a good return policy, because otherwise you’re left holding the bag.
Insidiously, reviewers and influencers aren’t getting these poorly calibrated units, so it’s literally a case of LLL not caring. Like, guys, do better - you have a real shot a putting some heat on Leica, but not by skimping basic QC.
Nov 13, 2026 at 04:13 PM
p.20 #6Official: Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic"
mkuredjian wrote:
100% crops, focused at infinity, Cron on the left, LLL on the right. You can clearly see LLL is focusing way prior to infinity
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zXvdL7X/0/LRgz7k79ZXfjhtn8qWBMPB8djZRcHqTVvDkLTrGrs/X5/i-zXvdL7X-X5.png">
Thanks for putting in the work for the comparisons. Bummer that your lens is not focusing to infinity. It does look egregriously misfocused.
I'm really enjoying the lens so maybe give it another go. I'm not a big lens tester, but I honestly don't quite trust LLL yet, so I did test a number of things including infinity focus with the assistance of claude and mine passed the test.It’s really disappointing that LLL is still shipping improperly calibrated lenses at this price point. My 11873 needed DAG service right out of the box, which tagged an additional $300 and some weeks. Basically, I wouldn’t buy anything from LLL unless it were at a physical retail store with a good return policy, because otherwise you’re left holding the bag.
Insidiously, reviewers and influencers aren’t getting these poorly calibrated units, so it’s literally a case of LLL not caring. Like, guys, do better - you have a real shot a putting some heat on Leica, but not by skimping basic...Show more →
To be fair most of the reviewers probably are not really testing their lenses and would never know there is an issue. Most of them are there to be hype people, which is why the only place I really trust is FM.
Mystik wrote
rsolti13 wrote
well....infinity focus on mine is off. I went through three separate 11873 copies and couldn't get a good one, may sit out trying again on this. Such a shame100% crops, focused at infinity, Cron on the left, LLL on the right. You can clearly see LLL is focusing way prior to infinity
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zXvdL7X/0/LRgz7k79ZXfjhtn8qWBMPB8djZRcHqTVvDkLTrGrs/X5/i-zXvdL7X-X5.png">I'm really enjoying the lens so maybe give it another go. I'm not a big lens tester, but I honestly don't quite trust LLL yet, so I did test a number of things including infinity focus with the assistance of claude and mine passed the test.
Insidiously, reviewers and influencers aren’t getting these poorly calibrated units, so it’s literally a case of LLL not caring. Like, guys, do better - you have a real shot a putting some heat on Leica, but not by skimping basic...Show more →
To be fair most of the reviewers probably are not really testing their lenses and would never know there is an issue. Most of them are there to be hype people, which is why the only place I really trust is FM.
Nov 13, 2026 at 04:34 PM