Hengyijia 25mm F1.8 (Black) HD.MC Manual Lens for SONY E-mount NEX ILCE Camera

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Mirrorless cameras are already making this possible, but imagine cameras where the first design priority was for this kind of adapted-lens photography. The results will be more than good enough to give an indication of quality for those who are - for instance - running an Alpha 7II. I read a review of the Pergear that made me think it was worth trying - but I ended up just getting the Fuji 23/2 instead, and a Meike 28/2.

I actually own two copies — Discover and Hengyijia for Fuji X mount and they are exactly the same design. Apochromatic lenses have special lens elements (aspheric, extra-low dispersion etc) to minimize the problem, hence they usually cost more.

This section is actually quite lens-agnostic, but I’ll mention it anyway since it’s essentially my first “normal” manual lens. I'm surprised one of the Chinese companies hasn't come up with a simple reverse Galilean, hotshoe mounted finder in popular focal lengths. These projects don't need AF anyway, and the slower approach this lens requires is part of the "method" involved in the work. The only remark here is that front lens element on the Discover copy has small bubble roughly in its center. Second generation has traditional ring placement — aperture ring close to body, focusing ring close to front of the lens.

Fast continuous shooting, reliable autofocus and great battery life are just three of the most important factors. In such cases I sometimes move slightly the camera front or back instead of focusing ring for easier fine tuning. I was just wondering if this lens would be suitable for digitizing 35mm film negatives with an APS-C camera? On Hengyijia, dampening is a little bit looser which makes accidental misfocusing more frequent — sometimes I focused correctly, shot a picture and then at home I found out it’s far from focused correctly.The packaging reflects the boutique feel, with an upmarket Western design not unlike Fuji's own silky black boxes.