🔴 THYPOCH vs VOIGTLANDER (Simera 28mm 1.4 vs Nokton 28mm 1.5)

Comparing the Thypoch Simera 28mm f1.4 to Voigtlander 28mm f1.5 & Leica Q

Special thanks to Thypoch for sending me their Simera 28mm f1.4 lens to test!

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[MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Special thanks to Thypoch for sending me their 28mm f1.4 Simera lens to test!

[ortonphotoart]

Lets face it, all three lenses are super! I'm sticking with my ultron ii for now. Cheers Matt!

[ninetymm]

Thanks Matt for the review! I should use my Q2 more instead of thinking about buying another lens.. and I have an ultron already, but I'm a sucker for fast lens and creamy bokeh.

[GatorheadLuis]

I picked up the Voigtlander 1.5… it’s exactly the type of lens I needed. I appreciate the lightweight news of it and its sharpness. Bravo Voigtlander on another fantastic lens. M mount shooters are fortunate to have so many options. - Grab a Leica lens for your favorite focal length and fill out the rest of the range with these fantastic third party options.

[LucyS]

Always love your photography. Great review Matt! Thanks!

[dinogaldi]

Thank you Matt !
Well.. I always preferred German or Japanese Lenses, but this time the Chinese one had my respect...
It is important to say that the Voigtlander has a strong chromatic aberration, they could have spent a little more time to fix this instead of bringing a 2nd version of the same lens like they always do...
The Thypoch Simera in turn has benefited from the floating elements design... 
I honestly found the design, the optical quality and price to be an incredible project for a completely "new brand" on the market...
I wonder what the next lenses will be like.

[marcusoutdoors]

Fantastic work… very interesting and the fact is they’re all very good

[sebastianloh]

Used the Simera 28mm f1.4 today and I noticed that it overfocuses on maximum infinity!! On the Leica M, I found the sharpest infinity focus for the Simera is "just before infinity" -- meaning I have to dial back the lens from infinity to get it to be at the sharpest!

There's a problem: Simera has an infinity lock pin! I can't turn the lens to infinity and then dial it back a bit like other (voigtlander) lenses because once the Simera reaches infinity, it will lock up! I must then push on the pin to unlock the lens if I want to dial back on the focus. Upon comparison with photos shot at infinity and "just before infinity", the photos at infinity is softer.

This may explain why you found both the Voigtlander 28mm f1.5 Nokton and f2 Ultron to be sharper than the Simera 28mm (at infinity). I wonder if you dialed the Simera back a little from infinity, how will it compare with the VC at infinity? Will the Simera be just as good as the VC? I found a used VC 28mm f1.5 for $799. So at just $100 difference, the gap between the Nokton and Simera 28mm is almost negligible...

[alifnor]

I literally had this thought a second ago 😂. This lens is my dream lens now. Thanks for the great videos!

[Stories__Everyone]

man, cant get enough of these comparison videos. very informative as always 👌

[zoltankaparthy]

Brilliant! I am always impressed with your knowledge of the subject and the clear way you can explain it. Your photos for this video are just great. I know that these are the "keepers" out of a lot of shots. But your "keepers" are always good. You have the eye, son, you have the eye. You are the confluence of many skills and it is enjoyable to see you succeeding as you are. The downside is that you encourage my lens addiction. But I have resisted, again. But that Thypoch, . . . ;o)

[CAMSMORE]

Wow! Great review, Matt! And that photos at the stairs are really dope! ❤

[LIGHTHUNTER.D]

Already pre-ordered. Can’t wait for it

[chilecayenne]

Hello Matt!!! I've been looking forward to this lens review and comparison.
I'm in need of a really nice 28mm lens....and while I"m a HUGE fan of my Voighlanders (75mm, 50mm 1.0, Ultron 35mm, etc)....the more I see, hear and read about this Thypoch, the more tempted I am to get it.
I also very much like to adapt my M lenses to other mirrorless cameras, right now I'm having fun with an older GFX50R, set pretty much permanently on the Xpan aspect ratio, and I'd like to have a 28mm to use there too.
As for comparison to your "Q". I think that's kind of a night and day companions really. With that, you've really got an amazing Leica 28mm lens that is unique in the Leica line, has macro, AND....for the price Leica throws in a full camera too!!
;)
I plan eventually to get one of those myself...either a Q2 used or a Q3...but, that's a bit lower on the "toy list" I have to save for.
I think I might get this 28mm here soon...it really rounds out my M lens collection I think....and I LOVE the high blade count.
I'm rambling...but THANK you for the comparison.
OH, and Happy Mardi Gras (I live in New Orleans).
CC

[settingofthesuns]

When using this lens, does the rangefinder patch perfectly align at infinity at the hard stop? I've had issues with other lenses like LLL where the focus patch stops short of reaching infinity.

[Kevb]

Hi Matt thanks for the review. How does it compare with the Zeiss Biogon 25mm? Thanks

[CzejenAndCodaj]

This feature for zone focuising looks so cool.

[joeensley]

From some other reviews it seems the purple fringing is so intense on the Voitlander I just don’t see the advantage of getting it over the Thyoch. I guess $300 more for a lighter lens and more fringing..?

[bradl]

For both B&W and colour as a walk around and travel lens it seems the Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron II is still the pick. Might consider Thypoch after they have substantially more performance and reliability history to assess. Light Lens Lab has a 28mm f2 ASPH in development. I’d expect that to price higher than the Voigtlander and Thypoch options though. Competition is good for all of us.

[sunnyportraits]

Thypoch looks more contrasty than the other lenses but might be also due to warmth in the image? Nice for street I'm sure. In the end I guess any decent 28mm fast lens is a treat as I don't think there are as many :) Also squirrel photoshoot stole the show for me 😂