It does look nice, but annoyingly it has a common problem of manual lenses: the aperture spacing is not equal. f/1.4 and f/2 are really far apart, while f/8 and f/11 are bunched up really tight. It makes it very difficult to build muscle memory when changing apertures.
It's right around as much as the 18/23/33 1.4 WR primes cost, but yeah being manual focus does make it a little disadvantaged, but it's certainly built much better! Great option if you want something different and very premium though.
That lens is certainly attractive, I've been searching for a fast 28mm for Fujifilm for a while. But there's 2 things that are a no-go for me: - Almost 400gr on the front of the camera. I've been there, don't want to go there again. - For the price I can get a Fujinon lens or even a Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 with AF. Wish they made the lens specifically for APS-C, reducing size, weight and price. Would be a instant buy.
Yeah this lens for Fuji does feel like an afterthought, it makes a lot more sense on full frame, it’s frustrating how a lot of manufacturers will just slap a full frame lens onto the Fuji mount and price it the same as the full frame option, like it doesn’t work that way - make it smaller and cheaper!
Hai dear I am a fan of your videos about fuji camera I need your advise before purchasing lens Currently i won fuji XT4 XF16-80 lens and i do landscape, portrait and product photography. As per your experience which lens is best for product photography 1. XF 90mm 2. XF 50-140mm 3. XF 80mm macro 4 XF 70-300mm
Out of these four lenses I’ve only had personal experience with the 90 which I love - but I think for product work a macro is needed so I’d probably go for the 80mm.
I'm actually waiting for Voigtlander 27mm f/2 X-mount to be available again in my country. Seeing this makes me thinking to get this one instead since it's ready on stock. What do you think? Thypoch is 50% more expensive though and both lenses likely will suffer on slight parallax issue on OVF since I'm using X-Pro 2 now.
The Voigtlander has electronic contacts and is smaller but doesn’t look as nice nor does it have the 1.4 aperture so depends on your use case - if you have the means to get the Thypoch you won’t be disappointed but the Voigtlander is probably a more thought through option for Fuji.
It must be very unique or very well build or whatever in this price range to compete against the FUJINON XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR. I‘m curious but not convinced.
I believe it just reads it through the lens, it doesn’t need to know the aperture. Either way, you can physically see the difference on the screen as you open/close the aperture so it’s not a big deal.
This lens looks amazing. Thanks for doing this review! Have you compared it to the X-mount 27mm f/2.8 WR? Curious how they compare for sharpness and contrast.
I don’t own that lens personally but have used it in the past, the Thypoch has a much more unique rendering and is I think quite a bit sharper then what I recall of the 27 2.8, but the 27 is a lot smaller and lighter!
Which XF 23? The f2? This is a much better lens then the F2, as for the 1.4 - it’s much better then the first one but I’ve never used the 23 1.4 WR so I cannot compare sorry. No plans to get the 35 in anytime soon but if anything changes I’ll let you know, as far as I can tell they should render almost identically from comparisons I’ve seen so it’ll be the same great lens just in your preferred focal length!
Konica Hexanon 50mm 1.7 has got my favourite colours of all lenses I've tried and owned. Got it for 30usd used. Kicks all my Fujifilms out out the park in terms of rendering and colours.
I do respect the font decision. So many M-Mount lenses try too hard to mimic the Leica font, and simply using something else makes the lens feel more original.
@@oliverlison Um, what? Because Thypoch (a Chinese company) didn't copy the Leica font, you couldn't support Thypoch lenses? Or because some other Chinese manufacturers borrow fonts (just the fonts, the optical designs are all original), you're going to oppose a company which used it's own font? Way to paint with a broad brush there.
Gotta be a joke to offer such an expensive MF lens without electronical contacs for exif data. Voigtländer does it and their lenses are very good and made in Japan. This pricing doesnt really work with apsc. Makes sense on Leica, but not with other brands.
Yeah the lens definitely was first developed for M mount and then ported across to full frame options + Fuji, rather then being developed first for Fuji; it’s why I opted to keep the M version over this Fuji one since I can always adapt the M one on Fuji and have the same experience, just with a worse focus tab and focus lock, but regardless it would be great to see a future iteration with electronic contacts like the voigtlander lenses!
@@rudermanphoto yeah, a version with exif data support would be amazing. I hope Fuji puts out the x pro4 next year. I understand the price point of the Thypoch, but Voigtländer got the Made in Japan price tag and is still cheaper than this. This would be an Instant buy for 200-300$ less and the resell value is probably as well for X mount versions.
Thanks for the video. 1. I am not a big fan of normal lenses on small format cameras. However, the 28mm f/1.4 in your video looks like a great normal lens for a reasonable price. 2. I used an adapted Zeiss 28mm f/2 on my Fuji X-Pro1. 3. Eventually, I replaced all my adapted manual focus lenses with autofocus lenses because I had too much trouble accurately and quickly focusing my adapted manual focus 14, 24, 28, 35, 50, 55, and 135mm prime lenses.
@@Narsuitus Yeah, its why I am keeping the M Mount version despite much preferring the design of the XF one, (although I much prefer the lens in silver) as I can adapt the M one to my Fuji AND still use it on my Leica and Lumix cameras too in full frame goodness. It would be great if seeing the lens has no contacts you could buy a kit to change the mount should you change systems or have a service that allows it but I'm unsure how feasible that would be given I don't design lenses haha
It does look nice, but annoyingly it has a common problem of manual lenses: the aperture spacing is not equal. f/1.4 and f/2 are really far apart, while f/8 and f/11 are bunched up really tight. It makes it very difficult to build muscle memory when changing apertures.
For the price I believe it’s better to just go for one of the newer native Fujifilm lenses , like the 23mm wr 1.4
Not as fun though! But yeah probably more sensible lol
What an absolute machine of a camera!
Loving the newer content ♥
Thank you baby
It’s just a tiny bit big for my taste. How does the image quality compare to the native Fuji-x Voigtländers like the 23 f1.2?
gorgeous images, that price is painful.
It's right around as much as the 18/23/33 1.4 WR primes cost, but yeah being manual focus does make it a little disadvantaged, but it's certainly built much better!
Great option if you want something different and very premium though.
Voigtlander 35mm classic f1.4 SC, my favorite so far.. With xpro 2
Another awesome lens!
I love mine - it’s so compact too!
That lens is certainly attractive, I've been searching for a fast 28mm for Fujifilm for a while.
But there's 2 things that are a no-go for me:
- Almost 400gr on the front of the camera. I've been there, don't want to go there again.
- For the price I can get a Fujinon lens or even a Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 with AF.
Wish they made the lens specifically for APS-C, reducing size, weight and price. Would be a instant buy.
Yeah this lens for Fuji does feel like an afterthought, it makes a lot more sense on full frame, it’s frustrating how a lot of manufacturers will just slap a full frame lens onto the Fuji mount and price it the same as the full frame option, like it doesn’t work that way - make it smaller and cheaper!
My vote goes to the Olympus Zuiko 50 1.4! Just as sharp, very fast and stellar in price and build.
Can't front...that red-dot distance scale visibility is pretty cool !
If I didn't already have a (40mm equiv) I would consider buying this for sure. Nice video man, and dope photos ! Lens looks good !
It’s such a simple yet elegant design and it’s one of my favourite parts of this entire lens!
Hai dear
I am a fan of your videos about fuji camera
I need your advise before purchasing lens
Currently i won fuji XT4 XF16-80 lens and i do landscape, portrait and product photography.
As per your experience which lens is best for product photography
1. XF 90mm
2. XF 50-140mm
3. XF 80mm macro
4 XF 70-300mm
Out of these four lenses I’ve only had personal experience with the 90 which I love - but I think for product work a macro is needed so I’d probably go for the 80mm.
I'm actually waiting for Voigtlander 27mm f/2 X-mount to be available again in my country. Seeing this makes me thinking to get this one instead since it's ready on stock. What do you think? Thypoch is 50% more expensive though and both lenses likely will suffer on slight parallax issue on OVF since I'm using X-Pro 2 now.
The Voigtlander has electronic contacts and is smaller but doesn’t look as nice nor does it have the 1.4 aperture so depends on your use case - if you have the means to get the Thypoch you won’t be disappointed but the Voigtlander is probably a more thought through option for Fuji.
@@rudermanphoto Will visit the store and try it myself then. Thanks!
It must be very unique or very well build or whatever in this price range to compete against the FUJINON XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR. I‘m curious but not convinced.
Not-yet Fuji user here. If the camera doesn't know what aperture you're shooting at, how can you get a meter reading to set shutter speed?
I believe it just reads it through the lens, it doesn’t need to know the aperture. Either way, you can physically see the difference on the screen as you open/close the aperture so it’s not a big deal.
@@rudermanphoto Ah - thanks! It's certainly drop-dead gorgeous. I just wish they did a 35mm equivalent.
@ they do!
It’s meant to be very similar in performance to the 28 variant.
@@rudermanphoto But a 35mm lens translates to about 52mm in crop sensor world, doesn't it? So a 35mm equivalent would be 23mm.
@ yeah it does, I meant they make a 35mm full frame version of the simera - this really is a lens designed first for full frame then adapted for crop.
are these lenses actually 28mm or closer to 40 with the FF equivalent?
This is a 28mm full frame lens that is a 40mm eqv when used on Fuji - it’s designed as a full frame lens first then adapted for Fuji.
This lens looks amazing. Thanks for doing this review! Have you compared it to the X-mount 27mm f/2.8 WR? Curious how they compare for sharpness and contrast.
I don’t own that lens personally but have used it in the past, the Thypoch has a much more unique rendering and is I think quite a bit sharper then what I recall of the 27 2.8, but the 27 is a lot smaller and lighter!
I really want Voigtlaender to make L-mount lenses with contacts -- It's tricky that they rival Leica, but I hope they will find a way.
That would be a dream!
Great review! Two questions: 1. Your thoughts vs XF 23 ? 2. It would be interesting if you can compare Thypoch Simera 35 vs 28 for Fuji.
Which XF 23?
The f2?
This is a much better lens then the F2, as for the 1.4 - it’s much better then the first one but I’ve never used the 23 1.4 WR so I cannot compare sorry.
No plans to get the 35 in anytime soon but if anything changes I’ll let you know, as far as I can tell they should render almost identically from comparisons I’ve seen so it’ll be the same great lens just in your preferred focal length!
@@rudermanphoto All clear! Thanks!
Such a shame about the lack of contacts and EXIF data. Non-starter for me unfortunately
Konica Hexanon 50mm 1.7 has got my favourite colours of all lenses I've tried and owned. Got it for 30usd used. Kicks all my Fujifilms out out the park in terms of rendering and colours.
I have the 1.4 and am very fond of the color rendering. Picked it up for $40.
I do respect the font decision. So many M-Mount lenses try too hard to mimic the Leica font, and simply using something else makes the lens feel more original.
This is why I cannot support any Chinese manufacturer. I keep it with Leica, Voigtländer and Zeiss.
@@oliverlison Um, what? Because Thypoch (a Chinese company) didn't copy the Leica font, you couldn't support Thypoch lenses?
Or because some other Chinese manufacturers borrow fonts (just the fonts, the optical designs are all original), you're going to oppose a company which used it's own font?
Way to paint with a broad brush there.
No exif data is a deal breaker for me at this price point unfortunately
Nice collection of shots! Nice lens indeed :)
How do lens filters fit on the steel rim?
It takes regular 49mm filters, there is a filter thread :)
@@rudermanphoto Sweet thanks. Love your vids as another xpro 1 user in Melb!
Another great video! Looking for to Thypoh sending me one to review. Hint hint Thypoh ☺️
Can't find this lens in Indonesia. Why do I spawn here 🥲
Surely B&H ships there right?
For the price, it should have electronic contacts. It’s too expensive.
It looks like a pentax lens 😀
Gotta be a joke to offer such an expensive MF lens without electronical contacs for exif data. Voigtländer does it and their lenses are very good and made in Japan. This pricing doesnt really work with apsc. Makes sense on Leica, but not with other brands.
Yeah the lens definitely was first developed for M mount and then ported across to full frame options + Fuji, rather then being developed first for Fuji; it’s why I opted to keep the M version over this Fuji one since I can always adapt the M one on Fuji and have the same experience, just with a worse focus tab and focus lock, but regardless it would be great to see a future iteration with electronic contacts like the voigtlander lenses!
@@rudermanphoto yeah, a version with exif data support would be amazing. I hope Fuji puts out the x pro4 next year. I understand the price point of the Thypoch, but Voigtländer got the Made in Japan price tag and is still cheaper than this. This would be an Instant buy for 200-300$ less and the resell value is probably as well for X mount versions.
Oof, that's a sexy lens. Time to sell some lenses to get it!
Just saw the AUD price. Maybe not for a while...
B&H have a sale!! It’s $100usd off atm, but yeah it isn’t cheap unfortunately!
Thanks for the video.
1. I am not a big fan of normal lenses on small format cameras. However, the 28mm f/1.4 in your video looks like a great normal lens for a reasonable price.
2. I used an adapted Zeiss 28mm f/2 on my Fuji X-Pro1.
3. Eventually, I replaced all my adapted manual focus lenses with autofocus lenses because I had too much trouble accurately and quickly focusing my adapted manual focus 14, 24, 28, 35, 50, 55, and 135mm prime lenses.
@@Narsuitus Yeah, its why I am keeping the M Mount version despite much preferring the design of the XF one, (although I much prefer the lens in silver) as I can adapt the M one to my Fuji AND still use it on my Leica and Lumix cameras too in full frame goodness.
It would be great if seeing the lens has no contacts you could buy a kit to change the mount should you change systems or have a service that allows it but I'm unsure how feasible that would be given I don't design lenses haha