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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.
Voigtländer lens designs - An explanation
A brief glossary about all the Voigtländer terms and lens designs to help you find your lens.
Voigtländer Color-Skopar 50mm f/2.2 Review - A tiny gem
Review of a lightweight, budget, all-around 50mm travel lens for the Leica M system. Great image quality, well balanced and easy to use!
Hand check film in China - trains and airports.
Is it easy to have your film hand-checked in China? In my experience, yes!