On average, new Thypoch customers rate their very first photos 4.9 out of 5 stars.
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 449 reviews.
Incredibly fun lens that gets all the important things right!
As others have mentioned, the aperture ring’s stops could provide more feedback (ie be ‘ clickier’). It does not affect my enjoyment of this lens, but if I had to choose one thing it would be that.
The 21mm F3.5 Ksana lens is beautifully made. Very solid and well finished. The lens is tiny compared to many lenses made today. The deep knurling and tab on the on the focusing ring make focusing the lens quite easy.
The optics are very good, with corner to corner sharpness when stopped down a bit, decent flare control, and no apparent colour fringing. It works well with my Nikon Z-system camera. The only downside optically is light falloff that persists when the lens is stopped down. But that can be corrected with software.
Overall, I am very satisfied with this lens. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a well made, small super-wide lens.
This is a lovely lens; it took a little time to get used to manual focus, but with punch-in to 100% on my Nikon ZF I get sharp results even wide open.
Out of focus areas have a fantastic look, with nice fall off. Perfect for environmental portraits. I've also used it at f8 for zone-focusing and landscape, and f16 for starbursts. Great for both.
Very nice lens, feels good in the hand. I had to really look for the "red dot" for mounting, my only complaint!. M-Mount 28/1.4 at this price? Amazing, great rendering, smooth bokeh, very happy with my purchase. Used on M11-P and M11-M, will be a regular.
I have been using the 28mm simmer lens on my Nikon Z9 and have been very pleased with the results. I was impressed with the build quality of the metal lens and the smooth, responsiveness of the focus and aperture rings. I especially liked the design of the focus ring with the small knobs which made it easier to handle. The lens hood and cap are well designed and fit tightly on to the body of the lens. The Z9 camera is heavy but the weight of this lens helps seat the camera in the hand when shooting hand held at slow shutter speeds. The lens has an elegant look to it and I am pleased to add it to my Z mount collection. I want to do more work with it photographing street scenes and architecture. This photo was taken at the Bayard Arboretum on Long Island.. setting: S200 F16. ISO 200. Enjoy
Cute little lens takes amazing photos. It looks cool and feels cool. Only thing a little inconvenient is the UV OR hood is easily to pull off when pulling the lens out. If it can be stronger attached to lens will be excellent
This lens is like the Tardis - so much fun packed in a tiny retro package. The tab focusing is a delight to use. I can zone-focus by feel, it is so fast.
The lens is a joy to work with and makes superb images. You need to avoid aiming straight at the sun to avoid the flares but it truly shines in every other situations.
Beautiful little lens fantastic for black-and-white photos. Build quality perfect, and beautiful in black.The lens feels good in the hand . Overall experience with this lens is superb. My one small concern is flare when then lens is shot straight into sunlight. Other than that it’s a perfect walk around lens. I’ll be trying other Thypoch lenses soon.
Just a really nice lens to have around for life's moments. I like the rendering, and it focuses well on the Sony a7v. Prefer this to the GM 24-70 f/2.8 ii for lifestyle video and daily carry. It just adds a bit more character. I'll probably use it a fair amount when I don't want to draw much attention, or when a feeling matters more than range.
I have the Simera in 28 and 35mm, and the Eureka 28mm.
The Ksana 35mm seems as sharp as the Simera but with a better controled flare and without the strong vignetting of the Eureka that was so annoying when shooting SOOC.
The lens is also much shorter than the Simera even with the lens hood.
I initially wanted a black version but as they ran into some trouble and I had been waiting for three months, I got my order updated to the Silver model instead. In my eyes, it's only cosmetic and the mismatch with the black camera is a non issue.
So the lens is everything I hoped for: same excellent rander and craftmanship, shorter profile, better flare control and vignetting much gone when closing the lens.
I like the retro color of the lens that produces, full of character. Something is not entirely true about what some YouTubers had said about this lens. I think the auto focus is good without making noise as some YouTubers said, and that's a plus point and so is the internal focus.
I wish the zoom ring is wider than the focusing ring. Not a big fan of those diagonal lines that doesn't come with much friction. I'd rather it remain the same design language as the rest of the Thypoch cinema line.
Overall, good job Thypoch (despite your very slow delivery!) and I'm proud of you by making the first auto focus zoom lens from China!
I wanted to change up my approach to photography by going with something that would force me to slow down, form my shots and take in the moment before capturing it. I looked into this lens after a filmmaker I follow showcased the cinema lenses and after a lot of review watching and research I decided to give it a try. I have to say, it’s an impressive lens and possibly one of my new favorites! I’ve gotten so used to my camera’s auto focus capabilities so the challenge this lens has brought to my more casual photography has been exciting to say the least. Looking forward to getting the hang of this thing and adding to the quality of my photo catalog!
Excellent build quality, lots of fun to shoot with and the Zf focus peaking makes it easy to get great shots with this lens. It's a beautiful design with very satisfying mechanics. The Z mount looks great on this body, although the silver is ever so slightly different from Nikon silver. It is slightly too heavy for the Zf unless you use an additional grip such that it will fall forward when set down. My only complaint is with shipping; I didn't find out until the day before delivery to the US that UPS wanted 20% of the purchase price to actually deliver it. I'm glad I checked the tracking to find that out before they showed up but it would have been nice to know well in advance.
Superbe photo quality and feels really nice to manipulate.
Would've been a 5 star rating if the end caps would actually hold still. They would always fall off when the camera is on my motorcycle bag.
Would've also been super nice if it was a chipped lense, to get the photos info.
My Thypoch Simera 35mm f1.4 and my Thypoch Simera 28mm f1.4 have become my two favorite lenses. They offer incredible quality for my street photography. Many thanks to Thypoch for these lenses; they are excellent for me.