[49 mm (Front)] This exceeded my expectations. A very sharp lens that makes it easy to get a wide angle shallow DOF. It also works well for video (In my opinion) since it has hard aperture stops and has a smooth yet well friction based focus ring. Also great build quality.

[APS-C] This is a great little lens. Heavier than expected, but in a good way. Doesn't feel cheaply made and smooth controls. Would definitely buy again I like it that much. Great little lens.

[49 mm (Front)] I was expecting something like my LOMO LC-A. Which I would have loved... but this lens is actually far sharper.

Easy to focus if you put on focus peaking on the Z 6. Fun, small, makes for a tiny street camera feeling. LOVE IT.

[Nikon Z] The product has a great resolution.

[49 mm (Front)] I enjoy using manual lenses on my Fuji cameras, and this one's a bargain. At this price point, I can hardly ask for more.


I had previously used the 7Artisans 35mm f0.95 lens, which I found too bulky and heavy, plus more than double the price.



This lens fits what I needed just right. It feels solidly built without being overly heavy, considering it's metal and glass. It mounts and balances well on the X-T2, even better than the kit 18-55, which is mostly plastic. The focus ring is smooth and precise and I don't mind the aperture ring being clickless, since the aperture data isn't transmitted to the camera anyway.


Image quality is better than expected for the price. At less than a sixth of the price of Fuji's own 35mm f1.4, I'd say it offers 90% of the image quality. Corner sharpness isn't as good wide-open and of course it doesn't Autofocus, but for non pixel-peepers like myself, this is hardly worth spending $500+ more.

My one complaint is the hood doesn't clip or screw on, and simply falls off if turned upside down. I picked up a replacement separately.

I'd highly recommend this to anyone looking for an inexpensive, manual-focus standard lens. Using it has been great fun so far.

[Nikon Z] I use this on a Sony A7iii, I have no experience using it on half frames, but I would imagine there would be significant vignetting. Build is rock solid, very heavy, all steel and glass. Focus and aperture rings move as smoothly as I have ever used on a lens. Focus is super easy with the Sony manual focus assist (the little dancing dots) and very accurate.

Biggest problem? Can't truly focus to infinity. Not a problem because that's not what I wanted it for. I wanted something that had more of a "film camera" look to it, as the native Sony lenses I have, while great lenses, are a little "a sterile". I have found that "film" filters and presets are often too over the top, needed something more natural. This lens is exactly what I needed. For $200, you really can't go wrong, as long as you understand what this lens is for. My only gripe is that I wish it was 50-75mm range, honestly 35mm is a bit wider than I really wanted, but I would never give this lens up. I have totally fallen in love with it.

[APS-C] this lens makes traveling with the m8 easy. there is no discernable weight difference between the lens and the body than the lens alone. the lens is sharp to magnification and is just easy to use.

[49 mm (Front)] It took a perfect storm of life developments for me to fall in love with this lens. When I bought it a couple years ago, I'd only shoot raw. When I took pics with this camera, I was frustrated by how little detail I got when compared to my more professional lenses. I loved the form factor and integrated lens cap, but I just couldn't really get into it. Then I had a child and I wanted to get the pictures backed up asap and not spend time editing them in lightroom. So it was on to JPEGS when taking casual photos. THEN Panasonic updated the S5ii firmware to support LumixLab and added the option to set a dedicated LUT button on the camera. Suddenly, I could add dozens of LUTS to grade my JPEGs in camera and have great looking photos without fuss.


So on a recent trip to New Orleans, I wanted to take pictures without lugging around my big Lumix 50mm, plus I wanted to really try my hand at some street photography, so I thought I'd give this another shot. I loaded up a bunch of Kodak film emulation LUTS and added some luma grain to really drive home the old school film camera look. I set the focus to infinity, set my camera to aperture priority and just let er rip. It was so freeing not worrying about aperture, shutter speed, or focus. If I had to crank the ISO, I didn't mind if it added grain. I didn't mind that most things weren't in focus. It was purely about getting shots. Snap a few and pop it right back in my bag.


I used to be upset about what this camera isn't, but now I love it for what it is. Sometimes people think of star ratings as comparing all lenses against one another. I think that's silly. This lens is wonderful as a 100 dollar pancake. It's so smartly designed and fun to use. I now carry it everywhere.

[4.7 x 4 x 2.8"] Amazing lens! manual of course, but excellent quality and sharpness