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Thypoch Ksana 35mm f/2 Review - The Golden Boy
A solid lens for a really good price. Flat field curvature, good sharpness until extreme corners, golden coating. Brass build, 199 grams.

Light Lens Lab Announces 50mm f/1.9 “Rigid‑ZS6” for Leica M
Light Lens Lab announces the 50mm f/1.9 Rigid‑ZS6 for Leica M. A Super‑Six inspired lens with classic rendering and modern refinement.

Thypoch Simera Spring Sale 2026 – Extra 5% off with code LEICALENSLIST
Thypoch Spring Sale 2026 is live: save on Simera 28, 35 and 50mm M-mount lenses, plus get an extra 5% off with code LEICALENSLIST.

Thypoch Simera 50mm f1.4 Review - Great Value For Money
Thypoch Simera 50mm f/1.4 review for Leica M photographers: modern rendering, close focus, low weight, and impressive value. A great all-around package.

Mandler 35mm f/2 back in stock starting February 26th - a budget Summicron-M 35mm f/2 V4 alternative
Mandler 35mm f/2 back in stock. A very interesting alternative to the Summicron 35mm V4 "King Of Bokeh", available from $349.

Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 Review - Simply Excellent
Is the Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 worth it? This review explores optics, bokeh, portability and images from the Zaanse Schans, shot on film and digital.

Light Lens Lab 35mm f1.4 "11873" available for pre-order with discount code "LEICALENSLIST"
Score your new Double Aspherical lens by Light Lens Lab with 5% off

Thypoch Black Friday Sale 2025 - Grab lenses with up to 33% discount!
Black Friday is coming. Thypoch offers a nice discount on their offerings!

The solution for bad scan quality using Vuescan & Negative Lab Pro
A little tip (Turn off color noise reduction) to increase your quality if you have problems with the sharpness of your Vuescan + NLP scans.

Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f/1.4 II MC Review - Little lens, big personality
Review of the classic lens by Voigtlander, covering all areas regarding build quality, aesthestics, usage and lens rendering.