gammarART Posted February 24 Share #1 Posted February 24 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thypoch is keeping its promise and has released the 75mm in the standard non-Cine version for M mount. Looks good: https://jonasraskphotography.com/2025/02/24/the-thypoch-simera-75mm-f-1-4-mini-review-a-new-portraiture-classic/ I never really warmed up to the Voigtländer 1.5, even though it’s a good lens. That’s why I find the Simera really interesting. The upcoming 21mm will be interesting as well, but I can’t imagine it reaching the level of the Nokton. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr. G Posted February 25 Share #2 Posted February 25 The 21 Nokton is great. I tried it on the SL3 and was impressed. I ultimately picked up the 21 APO SL and it hasn’t disappointed. This 75 looks interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gammarART Posted February 25 Author Share #5 Posted February 25 Nice to see that the Simera keeps a smooth bokeh even when stopped down. Apparently, the aperture blades are designed to keep the bokeh circles round at all f-stops. he cat eyes towards the edges are still there, but that’s nothing unusual for fast lenses on the M mount. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gammarART Posted February 25 Author Share #6 Posted February 25 Disadvantage of an always circular aperture: No defined sun stars like those produced by Voigtländer (except for the Apo Lanthar). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeping_a_balance Posted February 26 Share #7 Posted February 26 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I have the Nokton 75mm and love it frankly. But the weight of this one is quite nice, I travel a lot with the 75 nokton and a lighter lens with similar results would be lovely. *edit* was looking at the Z mount version of the nokton that is 500g where as m mount is only 350g so actually lighter than this... Edited February 26 by keeping_a_balance Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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3D-Kraft.com Posted March 14 Share #9 Posted March 14 Matt Osborne ("MrLeica") seems to have it meanwhile, looks promising: https://flickr.com/photos/32681588@N03/54386491194 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted March 25 Share #10 Posted March 25 (edited) Got the Simera 75mm f/1.4 ASPH today - looks like a winner. Here on the M9, still well balanced (only 378g on my kithen scales - the Summicron 75 is one stop slower and still weighs 430g): Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Some first (hand held, non-scientific, low light) test shots on the Sony A1: f/1.4: For comparison the same scene (some LEDs change light color a bit) with a Noctilux 75mm f/1.25 @ f/1.4: For comparison the same scene (some LEDs change light color a bit) with a Noctilux 75mm f/1.25 @ f/1.25: You can see that the focal lengths seem to differ slightly, the Noctilux 75mm is a bit "longer". Here a shot with the Simera 75mm at f/4.0 where you can see that the aperture blades keep the bokeh balls nicely round even when stopped down: Edited March 25 by 3D-Kraft.com 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Some first (hand held, non-scientific, low light) test shots on the Sony A1: f/1.4: For comparison the same scene (some LEDs change light color a bit) with a Noctilux 75mm f/1.25 @ f/1.4: For comparison the same scene (some LEDs change light color a bit) with a Noctilux 75mm f/1.25 @ f/1.25: You can see that the focal lengths seem to differ slightly, the Noctilux 75mm is a bit "longer". Here a shot with the Simera 75mm at f/4.0 where you can see that the aperture blades keep the bokeh balls nicely round even when stopped down: ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419483-new-thypoch-simera-75mm-14/?do=findComment&comment=5777051'>More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted March 28 Share #11 Posted March 28 Meanwhile Matt Osborne's ("MrLeica"'s) test is online: Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted March 29 Share #12 Posted March 29 (edited) Some wide open (slightly cropped) at bright daylight: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! (Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 ASPH @ f/1.4 on Sony A1) On the latter you can see that also the Simera is not free of CA (not removed on purpose) at full aperture but sharpness, details and contrast leave nothing to be desired - even at f/1.4. Edited March 29 by 3D-Kraft.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! (Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 ASPH @ f/1.4 on Sony A1) On the latter you can see that also the Simera is not free of CA (not removed on purpose) at full aperture but sharpness, details and contrast leave nothing to be desired - even at f/1.4. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419483-new-thypoch-simera-75mm-14/?do=findComment&comment=5778758'>More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted April 5 Share #13 Posted April 5 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 ASPH @ f/1.4 on Sony A1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 ASPH @ f/1.4 on Sony A1 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419483-new-thypoch-simera-75mm-14/?do=findComment&comment=5781772'>More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted May 1 Share #14 Posted May 1 Simera 75 at f/1.4 on M9: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Simera 75 @ f/4 on M9 - focused on the branches that hang far over the water, still some background blur: Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Simera 75 @ f/4 on M9 - focused on the branches that hang far over the water, still some background blur: ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419483-new-thypoch-simera-75mm-14/?do=findComment&comment=5795283'>More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 1 Share #15 Posted May 1 On 3/29/2025 at 4:07 PM, 3D-Kraft.com said: Some wide open (slightly cropped) at bright daylight: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! (Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 ASPH @ f/1.4 on Sony A1) On the latter you can see that also the Simera is not free of CA (not removed on purpose) at full aperture but sharpness, details and contrast leave nothing to be desired - even at f/1.4. Actually, what you call CA here is not all by the lens, but mostly by the sensor. Especially CCD sensors are susceptible to this specifically in conditions that you show. It is a combination of sensor blooming and microlens CA. In fact, the landscape shot in the middle tells us that the lens is remarkably free of purple fringe by CA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted May 1 Share #16 Posted May 1 Gerade eben schrieb jaapv: Actually, what you call CA here is not all by the lens, but mostly by the sensor. CCD sensors are susceptible to this specifically in conditions that you show. It is a combination of sensor blooming and microlens CA. That one was on the Sony A1. It is CA pretty sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 1 Share #17 Posted May 1 3 minutes ago, jaapv said: Actually, what you call CA here is not all by the lens, but mostly by the sensor. Especially CCD sensors are susceptible to this specifically in conditions that you show. It is a combination of sensor blooming and microlens CA. In fact, the landscape shot in the middle tells us that the lens is remarkably free of purple fringe by CA. Then why is the middle shot clean? Those branches in the upper middle would even challenge many a Leica lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D-Kraft.com Posted May 1 Share #18 Posted May 1 (edited) vor 5 Minuten schrieb jaapv: Then why is the middle shot clean? Those branches in the upper middle would even challenge many a Leica lens. Because this is at f/4 and the other (the bike) was at f/1.4. EDIT: By the way: It was also reviewed by BastianK meanwhile: https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-thypoch-simera-75mm-1-4-their-best-lens-yet/ Edited May 1 by 3D-Kraft.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 1 Share #19 Posted May 1 OK. No grave matter anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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