Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I prefer the white balance I get from the images too - less green and it's also a little cooler.
I get the impression it's a cleaner image and less vintage - I see that in others images too. But I did not get to play with it much yet. But I do want the 50mm now too and 35mm would be great if it gives a similar feeling but I've read conflicting opinions on that.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun, novel and a little luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I prefer the white balance I get from the images too - less green and it's also a little cooler.
I get the impression it's a cleaner image and less vintage - I see that in others images too. But I did not get to play with it much yet.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun, novel and a little luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I prefer the white balance I get from the images too - less green and it's also a little cooler.
I get the impression it's a cleaner image and less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun, novel and a little luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I prefer the white balance I get from the images too - less green and it's also a little cooler.
I get the impression it's a cleaner image and less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun, novel and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's cleaner, less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the white balance I get from the images too - less green and it's also a little cooler.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun, novel and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's cleaner, less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the white balance I get from the images too - less green and a little cooler.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun, novel and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's cleaner, less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun, novel and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's cleaner, less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but it does feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the touger lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's cleaner, less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels denser than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's cleaner, less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling there comfortably.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's cleaner, less vintage. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little dampened notch around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling at infinity comfortably than with the nokton.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
Notably there's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling at infinity comfortably than with the nokton.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it. Love the sounds it makes.
There's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling at infinity comfortably than with the nokton.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
With the focus tab, it makes a lot of sense for the knurling now. Usually I have the CV nokton lenses and the SE version without it. I prefer that. But with the focus ring, it makes sense to plant the thumb in one of those grooves.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's even a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move. And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it to feel and sound this premium.
There's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling at infinity comfortably than with the nokton.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate (from the L bracket) that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's wven a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move.
The nokton is more practical with the focus ring rotation, ever so slightly less resistance - but this feels like quality, though the knurling feels like it gets in the way more than it helps, I have the SE CV noktons. It's a small thing and I like the focus tab.
And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it to feel and sound this premium.
There's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor and on the Sony, but infinity is just before the 10M mark, quite a way from the hard stop but feels like a little more leeway in terms of settling at infinity comfortably than with the nokton.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's wven a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move.
The nokton is more practical with the focus ring rotation, ever so slightly less resistance - but this feels like quality, though the knurling feels like it gets in the way more than it helps, I have the SE CV noktons. It's a small thing and I like the focus tab.
And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it to feel and sound this premium.
There's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor, but when I get to like 10M, that's basically infinity, and then there is a tonne of rotation, like I'm rotating so much before it hits the hard stop - but the image stays in focus for most of it. With the CV e-mount lenses I'm used to having to pull it back a little bit, but then putting some effort to find the right spot. With this, it feels more like headroom, like I've just tonnes of it for infinity, I don't know why, it seems like a good thing, I'm not sure.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's wven a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move.
The nokton is more practical with the focus ring rotation, ever so slightly less resistance - but this feels like quality, though the knurling feels like it gets in the way more than it helps, I have the SE CV noktons. It's a small thing.
And there's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it to feel and sound this premium.
There's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor, but when I get to like 10M, that's basically infinity, and then there is a tonne of rotation, like I'm rotating so much before it hits the hard stop - but the image stays in focus for most of it. With the CV e-mount lenses I'm used to having to pull it back a little bit, but then putting some effort to find the right spot. With this, it feels more like headroom, like I've just tonnes of it for infinity, I don't know why, it seems like a good thing, I'm not sure.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's wven a little more premium feeling than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move.
The nokton is more practical with the focus ring rotation, ever so slightly less resistance - but this feels like quality, though the knurling feels like it gets in the way more than it helps, I have the SE CV noktons.
There's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it to feel and sound this premium.
There's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor, but when I get to like 10M, that's basically infinity, and then there is a tonne of rotation, like I'm rotating so much before it hits the hard stop - but the image stays in focus for most of it. With the CV e-mount lenses I'm used to having to pull it back a little bit, but then putting some effort to find the right spot. With this, it feels more like headroom, like I've just tonnes of it for infinity, I don't know why, it seems like a good thing, I'm not sure.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's a little premium even than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click, sound and move.
The nokton is more practical with the focus ring rotation, ever so slightly less resistance - but this feels like quality, though the knurling feels like it gets in the way more than it helps, I have the SE CV noktons.
There's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather fantasitc actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it to feel this premium.
There's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor, but when I get to like 10M, that's basically infinity, and then there is a tonne of rotation, like I'm rotating so much before it hits the hard stop - but the image stays in focus for most of it. With the CV e-mount lenses I'm used to having to pull it back a little bit, but then putting some effort to find the right spot. With this, it feels more like headroom, like I've just tonnes of it for infinity, I don't know why, it seems like a good thing, I'm not sure.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Re: Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Type II Review
My M mount (focus tab) arrived today. It's my first m mount lens.
I'm using it with an a7cii using the voigtlander M to E II adaptor (have one for the fuji on the way).
First impressions:
I love that the box is actually sealed.
The lens is shorter than I expected, it's a shame I have to add the adaptor.
I like the look of the little dots, I hope that's sealed off.
The lens feels heavier than I expected.
With this 65g adaptor too you do feel the weight (especially where it mounts and that's unusual to me), but damn does it feel premium. I have it with the smallrig baseplate that I like to use with the denser lenses.
I'm worried about dropping the camera more when picking it up probably because of the weight distribution being unfamiliar. Once it's in hand properly it's less of an issue.
The feel of the lens is amazing. I think it's more premium than the voigtlander e-mount. The way things click and move.
The nokton is more practical with the focus ring rotation, with less resistance - but this feels like quality.
There's nothing wrong the build quality of the nokton, it's rather good actually. This just shocked me a bit, I wasn't expecting it to feel this premium.
There's a little soft click when you get to around 0.75m, I assume because of the leica rf mfd. A little nudge and it gets closer.
I don't know if it's because I'm using an adaptor, but when I get to like 10M, that's basically infinity, and then there is a tonne of rotation, like I'm rotating so much before it hits the hard stop - but the image stays in focus for most of it. With the CV e-mount lenses I'm used to having to pull it back a little bit, but then putting some effort to find the right spot. With this, it feels more like headroom, like I've just tonnes of it for infinity, I don't know why, it seems like a good thing, I'm not sure.
I have not tested to compare them properly in terms of image quality. In the viewfinder it seemed the nokton was sharper at infinity, in the quick comparison I don't see it. At f8 I'm also not seeing the drop in resolution across the frame at longer distance.
I get the impression it's a little cleaner. I did not get to play with it much yet.
I prefer the cooler white balance I get from the images. A little more magenta too, or less green I should say.
The nokton feels more practical, this feels fun and kind of luxurious, even though it's significantly cheaper.
I suspect it's going to be too much for the x-e5 in terms of weight with the urth mount adaptor, but let's see what that's like.
Nov 10, 2025 at 08:29 AM
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