@P13DM, well here in the US we can walk on the tracks of some train lines. There are so many old train tracks running thru the countryside. No gates or anything to restrict a person from walking up to them. Perhaps in the cities near electric powered tracks, but not out in the vast expanses of the USA.

I may go out and shoot some trains come to think of it. Maybe if I get a SLR Magic 35mm. That could start a new trend instead of Cats.

@beeldlab This would be a wrong topic for the comparison, but the HyperPrime looks sharp at the max aperture.

You said "tiny bit of slack on the focus ring". Can you elaborate it please? I'm wondering if it's the same issue I experienced from SLRMagic 35mm 1.4.

It seems the HyperPrime has deeper DOF than Nokton at the max aperture. Can you try to match the DOF? I don't know... maybe 1.2 or 1.4 on the Nokton? I really wanna see the sharpness comparison at similar DOF. I use 0.95 mainly for the crazy shallow DOF, not for the low lighting performance. But YMMV.

Anyways I think the HyperPrime definitely has advantage on the declicked aperture and the built-in gears. I just hope that SLRMagic makes the focusing mechanism rock solid.

BTW don't get me wrong. I just wanna get good assessment before making decision. Thanks.

@vicharris can't watch it somehow.... I can see the cover pic and then it goes black. :(

Yup, but how can they censor Vimeo? Thought they have no access to that platform.

It's about music rights in Germany. They block videos if you use music without owning copyright.

Interesting since I paid for the music. Seems you're getting screwed somehow.

Wow, thanks for sharing that one, @Vitaliy_Kiselev

That was a good variety of clips. The 0.95 seems to be a very well-designed lens. The out of focus areas are very smooth. They don't have any funk dots or swirls in them, and the rounded aperture looks fabulous. Add to that the fact that this lens is metal, has gears, a click-less aperture, is 100% manual and covers APS-H, I'd say this is a lens that will last. Looking forward to being able to try one out in person.

Ah yes, the purple/blue "lightsaber" (as I like to call it) highlight fringe. I did see that. My experience with other lenses leads me to suspect that it goes away once stopped down from full-open by 1-2 stops. Most extreme speed lenses have this going on, and I suspect it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to get rid of (thanks a lot, physics).

@davidp158 Interesting. Looks good to me. I'm going to try mine again with a FF and marks on the disc. As for how the lens looks, I think it's fine and throw it with the 12mm and it's a match. Grab the 25mm and you have a nice little compact set of primes with character! Also you're right, for this price what more can you ask for.

The SLR Magic Hyperprime 35mm T0.95 Cine Lens is still not out yet. Anyone knows when it will? I've just contacted SLR magic about it, will hear their answer soon.

I just received a mail back from SLR Magic which goes as follows:

Thank you for your interest in the SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 35mm T0.95 lens in M mount only for use via adapter for M to mFT mount, M to E mount and M to X mount cameras. This lens has APS-H coverage and it does not work on the M mount cameras.

The lens retails for US$ 1,349.00 with a manufacturer's rebate of US$ 100.00 at the start. Delivery of lens with M to mFT mount adapter would be around middle of May.

Better ask slr magic themselves, they mailed this to me. I questioned for the 35mm F0.95 only. Don't know about the 25mm.

@Renovatio @lonely1

Keep it to lens discussion, not slrmagic sales and prices.