Nifty Fifty wrote: RustyBug wrote:
P.S. This IS a GEAR Forum, so why all the squalor when folks want to talk about gear.
Why? Because the whole thing feels like a crude commercial for Thypoch on a continuous loop. Own assumptions are interwoven with well-known quotes in an attempt to create the illusion of objectivity, and every now and then photos are posted that supposedly have a magical effect that would be unattainable with other glass. I'm sorry, but in my eyes this is nothing more than suggestion through endless repetition. Just look at a few comparison images and be outraged by the lifeless rendering of the Summilux, and delight in the inimitable, cinematic rendering of the Thypoch Simera. https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1878983/6
You know, nobody claims that there aren't differences in the rendering of lenses; they definitely exist, and some of them are pretty strong, but I don't even find this constant Thypoch fairy tale hour amusing anymore.
But okay, I admit, I should basically just avoid following this thread.
It's just Thypoch marketing that people blather about using terms like cinematic (and other) and such with little objective fact. Their lenses, at least the 35, 50, 75 and 21 are near replicas of CV or Leica lenses with lower contrast (worse for my taste), different flare (unbecoming usually IMO) and rounded aperture blades (good work here). The prices are also quite attractive compared to Leica's while I find the ergo generally poor.
While I respect Fred's and Bastian's reviews, there is more to a story than largely unprocessed compressed JPG's at websize.
You'll be happier if you just ignore (it can be challenging) the loop'ed youtube hype videos and words and use the lenses and draw your own conclusion
Sep 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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