£3k :) ouch

On the video Seb Farges posted, the Leica was the clear winner, but hopefully that's not the case anymore and was just due to a weaker prototype. On the GH2, based on these comparisons 3D Kraft posted, the SLR Magic is the clear winner:

Noctilux wide open: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hhackbarth/6963988619/sizes/l/

Cine Hyperprime wide open: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hhackbarth/6963990919/sizes/l/

Much better CA control on the Cine Hyperprime and significantly sharper as well. At 1.4 the Cine Hyperprime still has better CA control and is sharper but, more importantly, the bokeh is much better. The 12 blades of the Hyperprime definitely beat the 9 blades of the Noctilux.

Noctilux F1.4: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hhackbarth/6817865962/sizes/l/

Cine Hyperprime F1.4: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hhackbarth/6963991955/sizes/l/

Due to the price of the Cine Hyperprime, I think it competes more with the Voigtlander Nokton 50 F1.1. Check out this review here: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/02/28/quick-comparison-slr-magic-50-t0-95-vs-voigtlander-50-f1-1-on-the-leica-m9/ The Cine Hyperprime is the definite winner.

I cannot believe this quality. I going to see what I can do to put together enough money to obtain this lens. This is crazy.

We bought it and got it last week. Screenshot from VLC. 24h sedna AQ1 C, standard -2-0-2-2, wide open, shutter 1/50, iso 160.

With their QC issues, I'd be pretty damn scared to spend that much on a lens. Especially for the fact that when you receive a bad one, you have to pay for return shipping to China or Korea, wherever the heck they make em!!

Here @ 1.4, shutter 1/1000

@vicharris I was worried about that as well. Ordered it anyway. I am considering to get it replaced though due to dust inside the lens. It does not affect image quality as far as I could see, but it annoys me. Sending it back will pretty much annoy me to the same extend.

@soundgh2 The non RF coupled version is £1.9k....still a lot of money though, but not silly, silly, silly.

@vicharris

you mean the reference shot with the Voigtländer 25mm? It was set up exactly the same way as the SLR Magic before. The focus was set to infinity to compare how the house would look like under these conditions (especially looking at CA). Yes, it is soft, as espected with that lens.

@soundgh2 you wanna lay of the cristal and blow lad...you'll have one in no time :-)

@vicharris earlier you said you were worried about the QC issues and the fact that you have to pay shipment to where they build them in cae of a return.

I am in this exact situation right now. The lens is not clean inside. I can see dust, small other particles (I think fabric fuzz) and spots on the inner glass. Have been exchanging emails with SLR Magic for almost two weeks now arguing about shipment costs and how to fix it. Basically, I was offered a first-time free cleaning of the lens but I have to pay the shipment (which is about 200 Euro with UPS or DHL). Are they serious????

@dtr. I have never had a lens that had dust, particles or spots on inner glasses right of of the factory. Am I essagerating or is that common?

@vicharris I like underdogs - that is my weakness. I thought if something goes wrong they would do anything to make customers happy in order to get good publicity. I was so wrong so far.

@vicharris word.