Thypoch has announced the Ksana 35mm f/2 ASPH, a manual focus prime lens in Leica M-Mount. It is the second lens in the company’s Ksana series, following the Ksana 21mm f/3.5 released earlier in 2026. Both lenses share a design identity and are built in solid brass, available in black paint and silver finishes: the black paint version references the semi-gloss, oil-based lacquer associated with classic M-mount lenses from Leica’s own historical catalog.

The optical formula comprises eight elements arranged in five groups. The design incorporates one aspherical element, one extra-low dispersion element, and two high-refractive-index elements. The aperture range runs from f/2 to f/16, with a ten-blade iris diaphragm. Minimum focusing distance is approximately 50 centimeters, and the lens carries a tactile resistance at 0.7 meters — the near-focus limit of most rangefinder cameras — to assist zone focusing without referencing scale markings. Focus is operated via a crescent-tab ring, a traditional M-mount interface convention. The front filter thread is 39mm.

Physical dimensions are compact: the lens measures 27mm from flange to front element and weighs 198.6 grams. These figures make it usable on a rangefinder body without front-heaviness, and by extension adaptable to full-frame and APS-C mirrorless cameras through standard M-mount adapters.

The coating applied to the glass elements is identified as Epoch Coating 84, Thypoch’s designation for a formulation intended to replicate the optical characteristics of certain 1980s lens coatings. These coatings were associated with a visible tendency to produce flare in gold and purple tones under direct or near-direct light sources. The Ksana 21mm f/3.5 used a different formulation called Epoch Coating 73, calibrated to a 1970s cinema lens reference. Thypoch frames each lens in the Ksana series around a specific decade of optical aesthetics, using coating behavior as the primary differentiating element. Whether the Epoch Coating 84 replicates these period characteristics with accuracy is a claim that requires independent evaluation under real-world shooting conditions.

Here are a couple of sample shots, courtesy of Thypoch: