Hengyijia 25mm F1.8 (Black) HD.MC Manual Lens for SONY E-mount NEX ILCE Camera

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The Meike brand (same folks from China who have been making camera accessories) Have a group of small, manual focus APS-C lenses in E mount-2. I think this would ideal nifty 50mm equiv on M43 as the corner issues should crop out nicely - in fact I think this was designed for M43 with APS-C as an afterthought. size - well this is where the 7-artisans wins - but, for manual control with a viewfinder the 7-artisans puts the control rings very close to the camera body. One way to approach this, from a camera companies perspective, is to focus on modular and universal systems, flexible enough to take advantage of the speed of change, and to co-opt other companies products rather than directly compete with them. Severe chromatic aberration gives a noticeable fringing or a halo effect around sharp edges within the picture.

This would go against all of the traditional systems-marketing strategies, but if some forward looking company turns the traditional marketing model upside down they might create a whole new market that takes advantage of the lightning speed with which technology currently evolves, instead of fighting it.

I find that a legacy lens with adaptor puts the aperture and focus rings exactly under my left hand fingers - so easier to use in practice. It's certainly easier for me to find focus using peaking on my E-M1 as I did in the last group of images I posted, somewhat more difficult using my E-M5 since it doesn't have focus peaking (except a version of it as a workaround if one messes with the art filters which I've tried and it doesn't seem to be very helpful to me). I find that the 35mm full frame capabilities of a legacy lens on Micro 4/3 cuts out the edge distortion better than with APS or c-mount lenses. So for me - unless the 8cm gain in Dof with a headshot is a dealbreaker - my advice is get out your old film camera kit and have a go with the old technology before you pay up for a new lens ------- unless the vignetting, field edge distortion and "toy camera" look is what you want - but then, just add an online filter in post-processing and have a much more controlled version of the same.

is as good at the edges as the Fuji lenses ( it's a retrofocus design), the others have problems in the corners until stopped down, although they have other characteristics that some find attractive.The scale on the left side is an indication of actual image resolution and sharpness as LW/PH and is described in detail above. For photographers who need advanced photo editing options, Pixelmator Pro for macOS offers layer-based editing, machine learning-powered adjustment and selection tools, and features such as Denoise and Super Resolution. They should come up with a focus scale specific to each camera design that can be easily swopped out. In the last few weeks, we covered a couple of new Chinese Fujifilm X mount lenses here on FujiRumors, such as the brand new 7Artisans 60mm F2. Second generation has traditional ring placement — aperture ring close to body, focusing ring close to front of the lens.

vignetting - This is bad on the 7-artisans until you stop down 2-3 stops (denying the only advantage to this purchase! What I should really do first is review the techniques for finding hyperfocal distance and carry a chart (or an app for my phone) with me when I'm doing landscapes.Disclaimer: Fujirumors has no affiliation with any of the equipment manufacturers mentioned on this site. The packaging reflects the boutique feel, with an upmarket Western design not unlike Fuji's own silky black boxes. It doesn't cost you anything extra when you use these links, but it does support the site, helping keep ePHOTOzine free to use, thank you. The outer focusing ring does leave a little to be desired on this diminutive lens - but a bit more practice on my part might help with that. These projects don't need AF anyway, and the slower approach this lens requires is part of the "method" involved in the work.

For me this is great work-around, non-serious lens for situations where I’m not under time pressure and can work slowly and intently. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. No problem for landscape photography, but this lens definitely isn`t a good choice for family photos, traveling, street photography. As a reportage/street/travel lens it proves itself to be one of the most useful focal lengths and this is clinched with the inclusion of the fast f/1. I assume the discrepancy is the result of the same lens being produced for a variety of sensor formats.I liked the rendering of the 7artisans - more than the 23/2 of the X100S - but it was kind of weird.