Produces sharp images, really good bookeh at widest aperture, minimum focus distance seems a bit far but not a deal breaker

The box was bent but the lens is in good condition. It also arrived 2 days prior to the expected date which is a plus point for me.

First of all let me just say this:if you are on the fence about buying this lens, DONT THINK JUST BUY PLEASE YOU WONT REGRET IT!!! Especially at such a low price!it’s ridiculous how good this lil piece of glass is. Seriously. I shoot a whole variety of different kinds of things, mostly nature, animals, and sometimes people(and soon cars too). This lens is amazing for all three and more. I use it on my Sony Alpha A6100 and the photos I’ve been able to capture this past summer have been some of my favorite shots I’ve taken, since I got my first camera last fall. I have loads more shots on my Instagram: @ cloudformedia if you’re intrigued by the sample photos I’ve provided.I’ll now go a bit further and speak on sharpness, ease of focusing, build quality, etc.sharpness: wow, just,Wow.it’s honestly insane how sharp of shots you can manage to squeeze out of this lens. I normally use a Sony SEL 50mm f/1.8 for a lot of my work and this honestly holds up to that $250 lens a fair bit. It is however, soft in the corners, but that can actually work to your advantage in most cases(keep reading to find out why!)Bokeh: ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUEDid the creators of this lens rip off of vintage powerhouses like the Helios 44??? If you’re at all familiar with vintage lenses, you’ll know about the unique bokeh and background blur effects you can get with lenses like the Russian Helios as previously mentioned. This lens, somehow, manages to replicate that sweet, sweet, swirly bokeh that you can usually only get with old glass. It’s absolutely beautiful. I don’t know how aperture blades work, or rlly anything as it pertains to the engineering behind that sort of thing, but man, this lens gives you some stunning bokeh for sure.TLDR It’s a banger of a portrait lens(especially at this focal length!)Ease of focusing: first of all, if you buy any manual focus lenses like this one, go into your camera settings and turn on focus peaking, and then thank me lager. I actually started out with manual focus lenses, and while it can take a bit getting used to, it’ll become relatively easy and quite fun in a short amount of time. I nail about 80% of the shots I’ve gotten with this lens. It’s very easy to focus in my experience. I usually dial the aperture down to around f/1.8 or f/2.0, but even at f/1.7 it’s still pretty dang sharp. Focusing itself is quite easy, this isn’t any sort of manual focus zoom. Basically, as long as you have focus peaking turned on, you should get the hang of it in no time. Not to mention how rewarding it can feel when you nail a killer shot, knowing you did so with your own hands!Build quality: now this is where, unfortunately, I have to delve into the small negatives of this lens. First of all, It does feel sturdy in the hands, has a nice weight to it, when you consider the size. However, I have experienced some jamming(?) when trying to change the focus, it sort of locks up and loosens a bit(if that makes sense lol). Though, it only seemed to do that for a small amount of time, strangely enough. These days however, it hasn’t done any of that sort of “jamming” much at all(I’ve had this lens for a year, however I just started using it again about a month ago). Then again, what more could you expect from a $28-35 lens for your $300-$1k+ mirrorless camera?????All in all, I think this lens is an absolute steal. You get a stylishly portable form factor which makes it great for traveling, some fantastic bokeh that looks especially beautiful in portraits, insane sharpness(all things considered, that is), and a very sleek looking piece of glass that’ll remind you of the lenses of yesteryear. Overall, this lens is an extremely worthwhile investment for any photographer imo, I recommend anyone looking to add a bit of flair to their photos, to try this lens. especially at this price point!

Very fun to play and bend light with. Comes with 2 x lens cover (didn't expect that for the price)

Excellent item. You can take really good photos with it. I was expecting it to be plastic, however, it's metal, heavier than expected.It came with a small bag and some extra covers for the lenses and frame.For the price, it an excellent item.

First off, let me just say the negatives about this lens:It didn't come with a back lens cap and the mount fell off after some time, I glued it back tho. And the focus ring is very stiff to turn the other way once it reaches the other side.Whew, out of the way.At first when I got this lens, I didn't like it much and thought I wouldn't be using it as much as I thought I would, but after practicing on it, it's a Legend! It can make any picture of any kind look special as long as you focus it right!Comparing this to my kit lens on my a6000, it makes the kit lens look like a picture taken off of your phone, and the picture taken with this fotasy look like some professional took for a movie!The color are strange, it's a love it or hate it for some people, but for me, I love it! They have cool colors and lots of greys, and combined with its swirl bokeh (which is perfect except for the light balls), has some sort of a depressive look to it, and that works perfectly for many cases specially video!About the video, it's really great as well! It has very little focus breathing and it the very little distortion that it has doesn't change when changing focus. Great!The flaring on it looks very interesting, on a normal lens, it changes to yellow and drops the contrast, but on this one, it has a smooth grey light that nicely fades away on the edges!Even though it's has an aperture of f/1.7, it works a lot better on a bright cloudy day that at night. Though it's pictures at night aren't the best, they look like a any normal picture but with great bokeh!Sharpness isn't the best at f/1.7, but it keeps getting sharper even over f/8, it has lots of chromatic aberration, but it doesn't look straight and sharp like a normal lens, but soft and smooth, so you don't have to worry about it at all.Overall, if you want a great cheap lens and don't want to worry about searching for a vintage lens, get this, and you won't regret!

This is a great little lens, it has a style that regular lenses like the nifty fifty by Canon and the 50mm by Sony cannot replicate, the Bokeh is buttery smooth and low light performance is fantastic with the 1.7 aperture. As great as this lens is there are some things you need to be aware of, image is very soft around the edges at 1.7 so unless you're doing products or you're going for that dream state style I would suggest shooting at 2.0-2.5, this is not meant to be a lens for the Sony mirror less system so you may find some vignetting but this can be fixed by cropping in a bit.Overall I have to say this is a fantastic product and for anyone looking for a low cost lens that has a unique style I would highly recommend this one.

Para ser sinceros, al ver el precio de este producto por primera vez, ni siquiera lo consideré; sin embargo no sé como volví a la página y empecé a leer las reseñas, la gran mayoría le dan buena calificación.Estuve a punto de comprar un lente Sony 50mm 1.8 con un costo aproximado de $4,500. Sin embargo me topé con este lente, decidí darle una oportunidad. Tomando en cuenta el precio decidí arriesgarme.En cuanto tuve el producto me sorprendió la calidad de los materias, ya que no tiene esa sensación de producto barato, al contrario, el lente se siente muy solido incluso hasta resistente a golpes, parece un lente de un precio mucho mayor.El adaptador sinceramente pensé que sería de plástico, sin embargo es del mismo material del lente (una sensación metálica), que cabe a la perfección tanto en la cámara como en el lente.Obviamente este lente no trae las opciones que un lente Sony tendría como el auto enfoque, además en mi cámara (Alpha 6300) tengo que activar la opción "Liberar sin Objetivo" ya que la cámara no detecta que tiene un lente puesto, esto debido a que el lente es completamente manual.Tomen en cuenta el factor de recorte del sensor, que para mi cámara con APS-C es 1.5x, por lo que con esta lente de 1.5 X 35mm = 52.5 mm "efectivos". La relación focal, según el fabricante, es F1.7 por lo que se cataloga como un lente luminoso capaz de hacer el popular Efecto Bokeh.Me parece un excelente lente para empezar a practicar y cumple con lo que buscaba en el lente. Así que no le puedo dar menos de 5 estrellas.

This c-mount lens is a fun, manual lens that really has some great narrow Depth of Field when wide open. As a lot of reviews about this lens mention, it does have some funky bokeh from the strange shapes that happen when the iris is in different opening settings.If you are looking for a cheap lens that will probably do most of what the more expensive SLR Magic lens can do, get this lens! Heck, it's ~$30, how can you go wrong? Note, that you aren't going to be able to get really close to things, as the closest focus is a couple feet. I love walking around with this lens because of its size. I have found the manual focus zoom button to be really helpful locking in the focus, especially when walking around shooting.One thing to note, there was a little micro screw on the NEX mount side of the adapter. This matches the default NEX mount found on my kit lens for my NEX. I don't know what this does in the kit lens, but it doesn't appear to do much of anything on the adapter, and was actually loose. I ended up removing it so it didn't get lodged in somewhere, or dropped into the sensor causing damage. I would recommend doing the same. It might not be a bad idea to get a different mount adapter too, as the one that comes with the lens differs a little from the one in the pictures. It's essentially the same, but it is a little different, not as beefy around the grip area.