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Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 18:51:13 No.2971057 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2971061 >>2971116 >>2971183 >>2971223 >>2971224 >>2971546 >>2971693 >>2972180 >>2972359

So what's the catch with ultra budget lens like CCTV or Fujian. Obviously they're not going to match the latest and greatest, but given the prices are as low as £12 a lens surely it's a good alternative to the kit lens?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 18:58:46 No.2971061 Report

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>>2971057
>surely it's a good alternative to the kit lens?

no it isnt.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 19:48:39 No.2971116 Report

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>>2971057
>kit lens?

There is a number of different kit lenses including prime lenses. Which one did you mean?

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!aTkILYC7rU Thu 24 Nov 2016 21:45:49 No.2971161 Report

Quoted By: >>2971162 >>2971166

Poor build quality
Poor durability (These are made to be set-and-forget on security cameras)
Poor resolution
Poor distortion
Poor chromatic abberations
Bad artifacts
Heavy lens flare

I would never in any situation choose one of these over a modern kit lens. I would consider one as an addition to a kit lens for low light, but only if I was dirt fucking poor. I would recommend one of those cheap MF lenses like from Mitakon instead, although still only as a low-light supplement to your kit lens.

I had a whole box of these things in the attic, so I got an adapter and found that every single one was shit. I never used them again.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 21:51:11 No.2971162 Report

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>>2971161

Also

>poor to terrible field curvature

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!aTkILYC7rU Thu 24 Nov 2016 21:54:24 No.2971165 Report

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>>2971162
I never got that far with my samples but I don't doubt it.

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Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 21:56:21 No.2971166 Report

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>>2971161
Sounds like a good alternative to the Sony Kitlenses

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 22:15:58 No.2971183 Report

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>>2971057
The image circle is intended for a much smaller sensor.

They can be kind of fun if you know what you're getting into, but they're not suitable as general purpose lenses for anything with a sensor larger than 2/3".

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 22:17:17 No.2971184 Report

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>>2971183
Another with the same lens.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 22:24:55 No.2971190 Report

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>>2971184

thanks faggot, i just puked the chicken tendies i had for lunch.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 22:26:52 No.2971195 Report

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>>2971190
>chicken tendies
gtfo

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 00:04:33 No.2971223 Report

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>>2971057
> but given the prices are as low as £12 a lens surely it's a good alternative to the kit lens?
No, surely not. They're not even as sharp as typical kit lenses.

But it is a cheap effect lens. Pic is the bokeh from the newer Fujian f/1.6 on an APS-C.

Old Fujian is here: https://www.flickr.com/groups/2062341@N22/pool/with/29823755986/

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Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 00:05:37 No.2971224 Report

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Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 00:24:41 No.2971237 Report

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>>2971224
That's not bokeh, that's a mess. It looks like the OOF areas were chewed and puked out again.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 00:50:16 No.2971250 Report

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>>2971237
Puked out in a swirling circle of fairly round balls with not too extreme prism effects on their border. A type of bokeh a good number of people like.

It's too bad the foreground isn't really sharp enough, else I'd use this lens as a second portrait lens.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 01:02:32 No.2971258 Report

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You can get decent old lenses for that price and adapt them. With the adapter it's more expensive obv, but not by much and they are an actual alternative.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 02:28:40 No.2971296 Report

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Bought one for fun, can't get the damn thing to focus. And when I stop it down, it closes to a rectangular shape.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 07:21:28 No.2971546 Report

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>>2971057
I own all of the Fujian Fried Rice lenses, including the more recent (and more expensive) APS-C versions.

The original non-APSC versions suck on my A7ii and if you live in AUS, I can give you them for free, if you can catch them when I peg them at you from a distance of 10m.

Check flickr's c-mount groups for pic examples.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 08:47:53 No.2971578 Report

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Get a Soviet m39 lens instead. That's single dollors if you don't mind it smelling like ancient fox grease.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 11:12:02 No.2971654 Report

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>>2971296
Sounds like you are using it on a DSLR? That won't work well in most cases.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 11:24:47 No.2971657 Report

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>>2971546
>I own all of the Fujian Fried Rice lenses, including the more recent (and more expensive) APS-C versions.
APS-C versions? That exists? All I saw was CCTV C-Mount glass.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 13:15:50 No.2971693 Report

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>>2971057
they are shit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 19:44:46 No.2971910 Report

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>>2971546
how its the quality of the APS-C versions?

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Anonymous Sat 26 Nov 2016 02:43:09 No.2972139 Report

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>>2971657
Yes they exist in 24, 35 and 50mm.
A year ago they cost around $60 AUD each and I just checked ebay and it looks like they have Version 2 of the APS-C c-mount lenses (branded 'Cheecar') but cost around $90 AUD.
If you haven't already seen this review for the 1st gen APS-C's, check it out:
http://samgoldphotos.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/user-review-aps-c-25mm-f14.html

So c-mount options look like:
* m4/3 c-mount lenses (25/35/50mm)
* 1st gen APS-C c-mount lenses (25/35/50)
* 2nd gen APS-C c-mount lenses? (only seen 25/35)

>>2971910
Photo is with the 35mm APS-C, C-mount
Build quality - toy lens
Photo quality - toy lens, but like most manual lenses - fun to mess around with.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Nov 2016 04:21:30 No.2972180 Report

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>>2971057
Implying my fujinon 18-55 f/2.8-f/4 is somehow comparable to this piece of shit

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Nov 2016 14:28:43 No.2972359 Report

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>>2971057
I can see them being cool cheap toy lenses if you were looking for a psychedelic effect in low light.

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