Thypoch Simera 50mm F1.4 First Impressions

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[vanandpillai]

🇸🇬 From Singapore here, really appreciate this video, and thank you. As a hobbyist, my first and only camera i have is my M6 classic and the first lens i still have is the 35mm f2.8 Summaron. I saved for quite a long time to get the 28mm Elmarit f2.8 which i absolutely adore.

[adamikbalthasar]

I like your approach not to pixel peep. Also your honest vote to original M lenses. My first camera and lens were a Voigtländer Bessamatic with a 50 mm 2.0 Septon lens in 1978, Both still work! I am professional photographer based in Berlin/Germany that left the Leica R EcoSystem after the company refused to develope digital but started S instead what made my tons of Leica glass useless because customers wanted digital data. I work now with Nikon Z.

[OrangeBrick]

Great video. What are those bags in the background? And those brassy leicas?

[markusbuechter]

German living in the UAE. I started my M journey in 2011 with the M9M and a 50 Summicron. Which I sold to buy the 50 Lux. Over the years I tried some 3rd party lenses esp. from Voigtländer. Most of them I sold again, only the 40 1.2 stayed with me. Leica glass is much more expensive but if you stick with it for some time, you will not loose money if you sell it. The new 50 1.4 Summilux is a gem. Otherwise I am now focused on smaller lenses, like the 28 cron and for some vintage character the 35 2.0 8 elements from LLL and their 50 2.0 Elcan replica.

[visualsciencelabkirktuck]

You are a wonderful reviewer/photographer. I always enjoy your videos and come away having learned new stuff and good stuff. Thanks!!!

[noenken]

I think to someone who's about to buy a lens to bridge a gap I would rather recommend a used Zeiss 50 f/2 Planar or something similar. The benefit there is that you lose a minimal amount (if any) money when you sell it. If you don't have the money to get the right lens right away, you certainly also don't have money to throw at any company's profit margin, right?

[Ben-cxde]

Older Leica glass is where it’s at. The new apo’s etc hold no appeal to me but the pre asph lenses are just right on M bodies. Favourite lenses being 50 Summicron V5, 35 SummicironV1 & V4 and the 35 Summilux pre asph

[fabian]

🇩🇪 My first lens actually was a Leica 50mm Summilux 1.4 [11891] but I added two Voigtländer lenses to my bag (35mm f2.0 and 90mm f2.8) for the range. I must say that buying a Leica doesn’t work like most other camera systems where you can say, buying the camera is not as important as the lenses. Rengefinders, especially digital rangefinders are not that common so you have to invest Leica money and it is significantly harder buying the Leica glass in one instant. So haben Thypoch, Zeiss or Voigtländer is a great way to start and step by step transform those third party lenses into Leica lenses👍 So I totally agree with Gajan on this

[Vladimir-hdnn]

More options is ultimately a great thing. This is a nice starter lens before moving on to a Summicron or Summilux.

[thedaylearn]

For starting off in the Leica system would you go with a typhoch 50mm f1.4 or a 50mm Rigid Summicron since they are close in price?

[chapsibnnoel]

Gajan, I was searching for reviews on this lens as I consider my options. 50mm is my favorite ‘everyday’ focal length and the 50 Lux is a lens that I dream of adding to my kit. I wondered aloud if this lens was, in some way, a viable alternative. You set the straight and I appreciate that. My first Leica lenses were the 28 Lux and the 50 Noctilux f1.1. I’ve since sold the 28 Lux because I prefer the 24 3.8. I own all three 50 Noctilux lenses, the 75 f1.25 and the 50 &;90 APO lenses. And I’m writing you from Okinawa, Japan 🇯🇵. Be Blessed, Doc Chaps

[stevenonyoutube]

Really great to see these new affordable options for M-mount these days. When I got into the M system around 10 years ago, the more affordable options were basically just Zeiss, Voigtlander, and older screw mount lenses from the 50s adapted to M. My very first lens for my Leica M2 at the time was a Nikkor 5cm f/2. My first Leica lens was a 50 Summilux V2.

[richa]

I started with the 35mm lux, close focus on an m10. This combination is awesome and perfect for me. Love the rendering on the 35mm lux. Thinking about adding a 50mm Summicron for a different rendering option. Any recommendation on which version to get? Thank you for the video as I was curious about this company’s products and I trust your opinion. Watching from Maine, USA.

[rossxjohnson]

🦘 No Aussie flag but first lens was the 35mm summicron. Also looking forward to the upcoming collab with Kevin.

[stevenchivers]

My first M lens on the M10P was the Voigtlander 35mm Color Skopar F2.5. Great lens and image quality and super for street and travel photographer. Build quality is superb and I still own it and use it. It does not replace my 35 Summilux but, sometimes when I want a super small rig, its my go to choice. Great gateway to Leica glass and a manual focus experience and you can pick one up for £400 new. Regards from Plymouth. Steve 🇬🇧

[MTBseason]

USA here, great comparison. really feel the same way that these offerings from Typoch, Voigtlander, and MS optics are excellent entry points for starting out in the M system. I started out with an M3 and collapsible 50mm summicron from 1956. It was handed down to me from my grandmother and i still use it to this day.

[ChangshaNotes]

🇨🇦🇨🇳 I'm a Canadian who has lived in China for over 20 years. My first M lens was a Vöigtlander 40mm f/1.4 MC, which I purchased before I had a Leica camera. I used it on Fuji cameras for years. Last year I picked up a Leica M10 (used) and the first lens I bought after the M10 purchase was a Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 ZM (used). Since then I've bought some Light Lens lab Lenses and the Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4. All are really very good. I'm interested in the Thypoch Simera 50mm or perhaps a used older Summilux 50. Trying to learn about them all now. I like your channel.

[CrispyFrenFry]

As a photography enthusiast with a fulfilling career in a different field, I have no desire to buy a summilux lens because I’m quite happy with “entry-level” lenses offered by Thypoch, Voigtlander, or Zeiss. I only have 3 lenses for my M3 and MP-240. One is a canon ltm, the second is a vintage Summicron (collapsible), and the third is a Voigtlander lens. Will I ever get a Thypoch? Possibly. Will I ever get a Summilux? Unlikely given that I’m not a pro seeking that level of nuanced performance. Great overview!

[aydenbyrnes]

My first M lens was a Voigtlander Ultron 35mm 1.7. Was a Fuji shooter at the time and didn't like their 35mm options back then (all focus by wire) and wanted something with 10 blades to match a lens I shot with on my Sony for video work. Eventually grabbed an M film body and went deep into the rabbit hole and 6-7 different 35's later I am now on the newest 35 Summilux (2022) and finally feel happy with the feel, weight, image quality, etc. that I was lacking in all those others. Very interested in grabbing the Thypoch 28 as another option as I only have the 35 in the kit right now, just hoping they swap it out to this new design soon without that cursed infinity lock.

[roryjacobs]

Short version: 🇿🇦 In 2013 I bought my first Leica M6 with a 35mm Summicron IV. I shot two rolls with it and went back to the store swap the lens the 35mm Summicron ASPH.

Longer version: It was my first Leica and rangefinder for that matter. The images I got on those first two rolls were not sharp and I even loaded the film incorrectly on the first one so only half of each frame was exposed. So I went back to the store to get the ASPH. Obviously it was not the lens but my inexperience. But I’ve been more than happy with the ASPH for 11 years now.

So yes, I agree with your point of getting into the M system with something a bit more inexpensive than Leica glass to first see if the method of shooting suites you or not.