[9] First of all, I am not a professional photographer.  Im simply a true amateur who plays with a lot of different photographic tools.  While Im not a pro by any means...I do appreciate the good stuff and Ive owned and used a lot of the truly expensive cameras and glass.


I bought a new Canon M3 about a year and half ago...but seldom used it.  I like to shoot using prime lenses...and one of my favorites is my Nikon AI-S 50mm f1.2 manual focus lens.  That particular lens acts like an 80mm lens on the M3 and I get wonderful results when I nail the focus.  I thought about buying the Nikon 35mm f1.4 AI-S lens but hesitated due to the average used price for a really nice one being $400+.


So when I discovered this lens for 1/4th the price I just had to try it.  Ive only had the lens now for about two hours...but Ill let the attached pictures speak for themselves.  Perhaps all the pros will throw darts...but my first impression is really good.  In addition to giving good results the lens appears to be well built.  The focus action is buttery smooth and the clickless 9-blade aperture control ring is also as smooth as silk.


Ill repeat my headline...What have you got to lose?  Try it.

[52 mm (Front)] it is very sharp even f1.4
built quality is one of the top notch. for this price, I have no complaints. if you are enjoying a manual prime lens, this is it.

[Nikon Z] Yes it's plastic, and it's not quite as sharp as the Nikon 50mm 1.8, but this is only $160. The auto focus is fast and accurate, and it is still very sharp. The Nikon is maybe 10% sharper in the center but it costs almost 4X as much as this lens.

As an amateur photographer this is a no brainer, just get it.

[0.925 lb] I have this lens on my MFT LumixG9 and it's amazing for B&W photography and with the right settings I get my GRAIN back (where is the grain LOVE !? ) lens is sharp and like everything in life it has its up's and down's with beauty attached, but once you find your feel with it ... you getting basically free epic glass !!! get it its priceless ;)

[2' / 61 cm] This is a fun lens to shoot with -- I was looking for a nifty fifty sized prime for my M50, and it fills the bill, being 56mm equivalent. The build quality, for being very inexpensive Chinese-made glass, is surprisingly good. It provides good control over depth of field, as one would expect from the specs. The manual focus is very easy, and I have zero complaints about this lens. You get your moneys worth for 100 bucks, if you are looking for a manual focus prime.

[APS-C] Buy it. Details below, but just buy the thing and read this after.

It’s a hundred bucks. The Fuji equivalent is four times that. It’s a fully manual lens, but that is fine with me. With Fuji, it’s all about tactility anyway! The aperture ring is very nice and not too tight, feels like it’s very well built and moves easily and with confidence. Same goes for the focus dial!

Other reviews I’ve seen for this say it’s too soft at 1.4 and really gets usable at 2.5 or whatever. This has not been my experience. At 1.4 it’s been super usable for me. You’re gonna get a really thin slice of your image in focus, but that makes for such an intimate look in whatever you choose to have in focus.

At f/16 the scene gets dark of course, but everything is sharp as a tack. This is a really fun lens to use, and it fits super super snug on my X-T30. Just an awesome product.

Cheap lenses are getting good, and good lenses are getting cheap!

[9] great glass; easy to use; love the aperture; focus ring is very easy to use...great way of teaching me manual focus 101; and finally love the price of this lens; and the brand.

[52 mm (Front)] It’s inexpensive and I figured I give it a try.

[2' / 61 cm] I love it. It's a solid prime lens and very simple to use!

[f/1.4] The built quality on this lens is amazing. Sharpness is decent and the bokeh is also pretty good.

All in all, it is an excellent manual 50mm equivalent lens for APS-C cameras for under $159