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🧾 Overview
- First on market 2023 from Indian firm, Thypoch.
- Compact, relatively affordable.
- Uses a floating elements design (uncommon at this price), allowing closer focusing (0.45 m).
👍 Strengths
Image Quality
- Sharpness:
- Good in the center even wide open.
- Improves significantly stopped down (best ~f/8).
- Bokeh:
- Smooth, modern rendering.
- 14 rounded aperture blades keep highlights circular.
- Low distortion:
- Minimal and rarely needs correction.
- Chromatic aberration:
- Well controlled overall (especially lateral CA).
- Sunstars:
- Surprisingly good despite rounded blades.
- Optical balance:
- No major flaws typical of fast compact 35mm lenses.
⚖️ Average Performance
- Vignetting: Typical for a fast compact lens.
- Flare resistance: Decent but not outstanding.
- Coma: Noticeable wide open; improves by f/5.6.
- Size/weight: Reasonable but not class-leading.
👎 Weaknesses
Handling (main criticism)
- Focus ring:
- Too narrow and awkwardly placed.
- Very short throw at close distances → hard to focus precisely.
- Infinity lock:
- Annoying and slows down shooting.
- Aperture ring:
- Irregular click spacing makes it hard to use by feel.
- Overcomplicated depth-of-field scale that isn’t very useful.
Optical Issues
- Focus shift: Noticeable (especially around f/2.8).
- Wide-open softness at close focus (improves when stopped down).
📷 Best Use Case
- Works best on Leica M cameras (optimized for thin sensor stack).
- Suited for:
- Street photography
- Environmental portraits
- Less ideal for:
- Fast-paced shooting (due to handling quirks)
- Sony mirrorless bodies (weaker edge performance)
🧠 Final Verdict
- A well-balanced optical performer with no major flaws.
- Strong value for money, especially given the floating elements design.
- However, handling is the biggest drawback and may be a dealbreaker.
- In short: A technically solid, optically pleasing lens—but ergonomically frustrating. Worth considering if you can tolerate its quirks.
