Yeah that blows :/

Calm your tits. I just checked and it's still $190.

Wow... yeah, almost twice the price now. $358.

@@CY3ER am I crazy because I just looked it up and it still on Amazon for $200

​@@remiremillard8419looks like the price has dropped. I checked their website when I originally posted. It's back down to the $190 price point.

Can’t beat a succulent, Chinese meal.

@@hugohugo990 I see you know your judo well.

GET YOUR HANDS OF MY PENIS!

GET YOUR HAND OFF MY APERTURE RING

They're amazing quality for the price.

@@TomCaltonis this compatible with Canon Mark 4? 😊

I audibly exhaled from that joke. I'm not even sure if tony has ever mentioned camera conspiracy in the past lol

That's a lot of TONEH!

@@rephaelreyes8552what’s camera conspiracy?

@@rephaelreyes8552 but they commented on one of his videos

@@carrioncrow8191 it’s the KZfaq channel that made up the term “Toneh” due to Tony’s obsession with the bokeh blur

Yep, if you have a full frame camera more options are open to you. APSC shooters have to resort to sub-1 apertures to get the DoF achievable with a full frame camera at f/1.2. These f/0.95 lenses only work on crop sensor cameras anyhow, so they’re basically irrelevant to full frame shooters.

Any recs?

@@OzExpeditionsWhat camera system are you using? The Canon EF 50/1.4 can be had on eBay for under $200, or if you’re willing to give up autofocus a Minolta Rokkor 50/1.4 goes for $80.

@@wjlafrance I have a Sony A7iv

@@OzExpeditions ​​Nice, with a mirrorless you can adapt almost any DSLR / SLR lens without corrective optics. I’d look for a Minolta MD to Sony adapter and try out that Minolta lens. With focus peaking in camera manually focusing should be a breeze also.

It's sharp for f/0.95 and I honestly thought the photo looked plenty sharp. Also, the fact that it's THAT good at f/0.95, it's really really sharp at f/2 and gets better until f/4. Then stays pretty solid until f/8 I'd say. This is as sharp at f/0.95 as most high end lenses are at f/2.8

Obviously it is

@@michall6376 it was sharp for what it is, even the leica 0.95 lens isn’t sharp wide open and cost 30x the cost of this lol

did we look at the same photo? i bought this lens 5 months back and it replaced my 750$ sigma.

It is, except for the manual focus.

I have the 16mm 1.4, 30mm 1.4 and this 35mm f0.95. It doesn't replace the auto focus on my sigma but is definitely better at creating a shallow depth of field

I love it, but has no internal stabilization. So make sure you have steady hands, a tripod, or a camera that has it's own ibis. People complain about the manual focus, but I've pulled my own focus on a lot of projects. You just have to learn to do it

M42? Or what is M43?

M43 is micro four thirds or MFT

There's certainly nothing stopping you from using it for video - just make sure your focus pulling skills are on point.

One thing I’d point out is that the focus throw isn’t very long so manually focusing for video would be challenging as there is a bigger gap for missing focus

This might be good for maker channels, capturing some close up turning or milling of metal.

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This is not a 1.6x crop lens, only canon uses those tiny sensors. This is a standard APS-C lens so it's equiv to a 52mm f/1.4

A 35mm for shooting birds? Are birds usually right next to you?? Lol

0.95 for birds?

27 for birds :o

a6700 for birds :o

Birds? :o

Yes the Mitakon Speedmaster is awesome.

Agree, 1.5 x 0.95 = 1.425 on FF not that impressive, but nice to have on APSC camera.

​@@tiborbogi7457F stops do not change between sensor sizes when it comes to brightness of the image. Only depth of field

​@@tiborbogi7457 The amount of light let in doesn't change. Low F stops on full frame and on crop sensor have the same amount of light let in, it's depth of field that changes when you convert to equivalent focal lengths. F1 at 35mm will have the depth of field of F1 on 35mm regardless of full frame or crop sensor, you just have to adjust to get the equivalent depth of 50mm if you're trying to recreate the look. It's not as big of a deal as people on KZfaq make it out to be.

@@FalloutUrMum You are right. For me possibilities with depth of field are interesting. Shame, that is no canon version of these lens.

Having a large value difference likely means a lot of vignetting, but shouldn’t make a big difference in exposure. Unless you’re shooting a movie in 35mm film, you shouldn’t have to worry about t-stop values to match exposures.

And that question is exactly why you shouldn't buy it.

​@@richardlansingis it satire or a real question😅😅

literally says it in the first few seconds of the video

Nope, some are full frame. In fact I have a full frame one coming in for review very soon 👀

Adult (full fame) cameras genuinely have a shallower dof, using equivalent lenses of f/1.4 would give comparable results. A 50 mm f/1.4 has been the standard lens for many decades, is, of course, more expensive than this cheap Chinese one. Nowadays, a 1.2 gives even more toneh on FF, at premium prices.

@@ralfjansen9118 thanks for your comment 👍🏻

​@@ralfjansen9118 the amount of light let in is the appeal of this lens. It's more so made for low light than it's made for spectacular bokeh, it's just a bonus

@@FalloutUrMum That's the obvious elephant in the room. But this was important back in the film days when ISO 400 was the best you could get (and still had to compromise in grain), not today when you could crank up ISO to 5 digit numbers with usable results with modern cameras. The difference of just one stop (effective f/1.0 vs f/1.4) is no longer relevant in comparison to the gain of, for example, 5 stops (400 vs 12800 ISO). You are totally free now in your (dof) composition.

They have a 50mm one for full frame. But full frame is icky, crop sensor ftw.

It's designed for APS-C not full frame

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@@gregorybeale 53.62

well it is unbeatable on for apsc cameras no? or am I understanding something wrong here?

@@dhlehrenlos Well, the APS-C is expensive to begin with. It is easy to fool people with fancy F-stops on crop systems. But the pictures are not going to be unbeatable by modern standards. Perhaps it's a fine lens for a crop. There's just nothing unbeatable about it.

Brightin star as you can see on the lens

I have that one and I love it.

@@zaks7 same, That's why I'm wondering why this Brightin Star one is getting all sorts of praise but as far as I can tell it is optically the exact same as the 7artisans

@@nathanielclifton1643 from what I can see it has slightly better optics and so somewhat sharper full open. Otherwise it’s practically a clone of the 7a.

@@nathanielclifton1643 what i can tell is that the TTA is really really REALY soft when shooting wide open and close to minimal focus distance up until f4. Otherwise its as good as you expect from a lens this price range.

@@helios007 That's interesting because I haven't noticed this problem with the 7artisans

Focus peaking works perfect with my brightinstar lens on my olympus m43 camera. I couldn't imagine using it without peaking. Would suck for sure.

I have this lens for a Canon M50. Focus peaking works great with this lens, but it all depends on the camera you put this lens on

I have it on my X-T2 and I love it!

Eummm ok but 85 to 110 will also strongly change someones face. If you dont want that you use 50mm, not 85 to 110.

Are you talking about for full-frame or APS-C? Because for APS-C I’d agree, but for full frame, 35mm is much too wide, a 50 or 85 is much better for portrait on a FF.

No, you can pull the focus, it's just manual focus

It's $199 at Amazon USA

@@bluelake07 not much good to me...but thanks.

and the f stop equivalent is more like f/1.4

@@JACKnJESUS how so? the f stop doesn't change just cos you use a APS-C design...the f stop is the division of the aperture opening vs the focal length of said lens...

@@davepastern When talking about equivalence...we are talking about FF equivalence. The crop factor is applied to focal length (which you commented on accurately)...PLUS the aperture. It's not just focal length that is changed. ISO also changes...it's all three. ISO gets the crop factor squared...so for crop it is around 2.25. Meaning at FF iso 225 will be the equivalent of iso 100 on a crop camera. This is why smaller sensor cameras have the reputation of having more noise...it's all in the math.

@@JACKnJESUS ISO is just a measurement of amplification to the sensor signal, nothing more and nothing less...it doesn't change from camera to camera (if they adhere to ISO standards of course). What changes with APS-C is smaller sensels, meaning they have a smaller electron well. This is what leads to worse higher ISO performance, not the crop factor of the lens. Yes, the smaller imaging circle of the crop lens means less light hitting the sensor at any given f stop. Check out Fabian Fopp's video "Photography showdown: MFT and full format in real-world comparison".

@@davepastern Yes, it an amplification, which I did not bring up since it is irrelevant to equivalency. When trying to go...match to match...FF to crop (any crop) the marketing depts. all concentrate on focal length...because it can be spun as a positive. The rest is...left off...because most camera companies sell more than one format...so they remain mum about it...but that's the physics of it...that's the actual equation...across the board from medium Format down to Micro format. Focal length is multiplied by crop as is aperture...and Iso is the crop squared. From my experience...only the pros know this...hobbyists...mostly do not.

Small aperture f number means stronger boke but that also means a wider open aperture. So the wider the lower the aperture number The stronger the boke

Panasonic 25mm 1.7 is like $150usd new. Panasonic 14mm f2.5 is $110 new on ebay. Sigma 30mm 1.4 is around $200 used.

Full frame lenses don't always get listed from the start that they're full frame either. Also, there is a 50mm version for full frame. But, I personally prefer crop sensor so I can't tell you if the full frame version is as good

Third party lenses are blocked by Canon from being on s mount. Canon made the new mount to scam you so you pay too much for their proprietary lenses.

And one pro and one con for the star. The Fokus is a bit harder compared to the 7. This makes it less likely to accidentally turn the focus ring or turn it to far when fine tuning the focus. Which makes it easier to use wide open. That's a pro. The con is the clicked aparture. You mostly can't get in between the numbers. Yes, on the 7 you have to eyeball them, which is not as easy, especially stopped down, but at least it has an indecation for f11 and didn't just remove it completely.

Honestly not sure either, but I know that with a larger aperture opening, it allows in more light, making it better for dark photos

​@bando3858 yep, more light better for low light conditions

Fake blur in post does not equate to real bokeh, subject separation, natural falloff, and increased light input.

@DrewMestel that's also true, it's hard to make a really good portrait with software instead of real one

Or you can generate the whole image with AI instead. Oooor… use a wider f-stop lens, it’s a matter of personal preference:)

You can buy the EF 50 mm f/1.4. You’ll get the same angle of view and depth of field on your FF camera as with this APSC lens. But it’s not gonna be that sharp

wow too funny... i came here to type the same thing. i've been shooting non-stop since i got mine last summer. similar build-quality as well - all metal and glass, feels great with a nice 'click'. that lens is absolutely amazing.

Brightin Star. He says it right at the beginning of the video.

No not really, its more like f1.4

Closer to f/1.4-1.5. Still not anything super special, but good for the price if you don't need autofocus.

@harraldschmitt9113 -- Only as far as depth of field is concerned. It's light-gathering ability remains the same no matter what format.

That's what I wanted to point out. Thank you. So much wrong information these days.

@@cameraz99 that's not how equivalency works. Smaller sensors are also worse in low light, hence why you apply the crop factor to the aperture when talking about equivalency with larger sensors.

It's an APSC lens so you'd end up using only a tiny portion of your sensor.

I painted the studio floor that day, give me a break man. FFS 🤣

@@TomCalton I could see the gray floor paint too 😂 😂 😂

This is literally how aps-c lenses are always marketed. They always give the full frame equivalent.

@@malman1080 Ok, so like the fake cheese on industrial pizzas' called cheese. But it's not... And not evenly mentionned.

​@L3d0y1 Except F stops are ratios. Doesn't matter if it's for APS-C or for Full frame...

@@GWT1m0Except that you really don't want your sensor to be reduced to aps-c format.

@@L3d0y1 if it’s that big of a deal get a full frame sensor and forget about crop factor lol

?? Bro cant do maths

@@cyano3d dof in aps crop needs 2 stop correction for equivalency. so f1, f1.4, f2. You're welcome.

@@Owanneke nope its about 1.5f

@@Owannekeno it doesn't, only about one stop. You're thinking of M43, that's about two stops.

lol, tell me you know nothing about photography without telling me

@@daedaluxe ohhh jesus please why are people who definitely never have published anything or ever done any paid work the first who think they need to talk about photography.... jesus your parents must be so disappointed in you... 100% you've never shot with actual light and get like 10 likes when you post something on your silly little instagram... and atleast 5 of them are your family and the rest are random bots looking for engagement

OK, you think you have a good depth of field seperating your subject, destroying your background to get it blurred? Go to school please.

What do you base that on, out of interest? I test A LOT of lenses, and by and large, Brightin Star lenses are very good in terms of build quality and value for money.