bcostin
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I thought I was the only one bothered by their choice of fonts. Typefaces make more difference to the perception of quality than most people realize.
Thypoch lenses from China
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I thought I was the only one bothered by their choice of fonts. Typefaces make more difference to the perception of quality than most people realize.
santino
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I totally agree.
sojournerphoto
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This is brilliant. The cinema people do seem to know and love lenses for their drawing.This rant above reminds me of a bizarre incident some 10 years ago. I used to live in Hong Kong when I worked for a European company overseeing compliance issues in the region. One night I was at a local popular camera store checking out gear. I had a Leica 19mm R attached to a cropped sensor Canon around my neck so maybe it was more than 10 years ago. This guy I didn’t know walked up to me and started telling me how much he hated the look of Leica lenses especially for people. He even made a face and a verbal “yuck” in his rant. Meanwhile I remained polite. He said Carl Zeiss is where’s at pointing at the Contax C/Y lenses behind the glass cases. That cheap 45mm pancake Tessar kicks Leica ass. Switch to Carl Zeiss he said for the colors and tonality. Leica too harsh too brittle. Years later on TV I see the same guy accepting some industry award. Turned out he was a well known HK film producer. I didn‘t switch to Contax but if I did it would have saved me a lot of money. Maybe he knew what he was talking about being in the film industry dealing with directors and cinematographers.
* found him.
Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Producer, Director, Actor
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Cinema Photographers- now driving the prices of some classic lenses sky-high. Sought out for imperfections, once lenses that were not taken seriously like the Canon 50/0.95 and Canon 85/1.5 now selling for more than 10x what they used to when RFF was new.
Duofold RF
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Canon 35mm f1.5, 1.8 also skyrocket high
Just wait until the Cine world decides that Jupiters are where it is at. I had one Montreal film maker ask about a J-9 I had modified for focus on a Leica. He wanted it for portraits, I thought that cool, $75. I had put KMZ optics into a late Black barrel that had the secondary shim.
Archiver
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Another preproduction review of the Thypoch lenses. This fellow seems to be in Melbourne, too, so you can see parts of our wonderful city! (This is not me.)
The digital images here were shot with the Nikon Zf. I'm very curious how these lenses perform with the Leica M9 and Panasonic S5.
The digital images here were shot with the Nikon Zf. I'm very curious how these lenses perform with the Leica M9 and Panasonic S5.
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Archiver
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Interestingly, here is a review of the Voigtlander 28mm f1.5. I have to say that I'm not that fond of the bokeh at 5.00. It is distractingly swirly and nervous, although it appears to be super sharp at f1.5. The Thypoch reviewed above does not seem to have this swirly nervous look.
Archiver
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Dustin Abbott has a Thypoch review, too.
Rayt
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In the niche high end audio world Chinese companies sit comfortably near the top especially for headphones, amps, digital to analog converters (DAC) and other components. The major global makers of audiophilia use Chinese factories. There are copycats but these small brands and the niche high end audio has always been small have come a long way. I suppose the audiophile market in China is very vibrant and has fuelled this upsurge in domestic development. As for photography, Leica is just as much a status symbol as it is the premier lens maker. Whereas performance in audio can be measured. A lot of brands can do sharp and contrasty but to appreciate the fabled Leica or Zeiss or Cooke look requires some faith perhaps? I am intrigued if certain niche Chinese makers can try to replicate that unique look.
Ororaro
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Damn I can’t wait for a cheap but great Ferirra car to hit the market.
aw614
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I think it is, China and South Korea have a market in making standalone high end Digital Audio players. I've been wanting to buy one as I'm still using my now 20+ year old iRiver mp3 players and buying old electronics has been a gamble on ebay. But companies still make batteries for my old mp3 players and for reasons or another I can't give them up.
A lot of it comes down to I don't want to stream music on my phone and I've had issues streaming music, running maps, etc all at once and the phone battery not actually charging, but staying flat so I continue to use that as my source of music on drives
Duofold RF
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10 Chinese Copy Cars Which Are Clones Of Popular Cars [Video]
10 Chinese Copy Cars Which Are Clones Of Popular Cars [Video]. We Take A Look At Some Chinese Cars Which Resemble Popular Cars In Design
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It seems you are not updated…..
check these high end replica, wannabe, or imitation, or shanzhai Sports cars
The Chinese companies making the car copies would do better to copy vintage cars and update the engines, etc. Not going to get sued by companies that no longer exist.
Stutz Bearcat, baby!
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Even had its own show.
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I wonder if Jay Leno would give them access to his collection...
Stutz Bearcat, baby!
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Even had its own show.
Bearcats! - Wikipedia
I wonder if Jay Leno would give them access to his collection...
Duofold RF
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Jay is busy playing Tesla cyber truck and sports car, no time to show them his collections. Chinese manufacturers mentality is quick money. And the shortcoming is engines, they need 100 years accumulated experience. Just like lens making. EV is simply, an enlarged golf car motor plus sofa and refrigerator under a refined shellThe Chinese companies making the car copies would do better to copy vintage cars and update the engines, etc. Not going to get sued by companies that no longer exist.
Stutz Bearcat, baby!
Stutz Bearcat Market - CLASSIC.COM
There are 0 Stutz Bearcat for sale right now - Follow the Market and get notified with new listings and sale prices.
Even had its own show.
Bearcats! - Wikipedia
I wonder if Jay Leno would give them access to his collection...
There goes my hopes of getting a Stutz Bearcat for cheap.
What if we tell them that they sell for over $500K, and everyone would want one for $40K?
What if we tell them that they sell for over $500K, and everyone would want one for $40K?
sojournerphoto
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Certainly it’s true that ev’s have lower barriers to entry than fossil fueled cars, but there is a bit more to them than golf cart electrics upscaled😉
Duofold RF
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Thypoch‘s approaching is better than the no name, small one man operated, social media marketed LLL. At least thypoch has some new designs and BH carry them.
I am sure they can make this antique car, the Stutz Bearcat 1913 replica by Mr. Zhou ICL imitate car lab
Ororaro
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yossi
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As you said “Chinese manufacturers mentality is quick money.” In that regard, Thypoch or LLL would make no difference to users/shooters looking for a budget M mount lens. It’s the price/performance ratio that counts.
While I don’t believe you are a troll or fan boy (like u know who😀), you seem to have an axe to grind with LLL which I think is not fair nor necessary.
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