This $75 Cult Classic is Now Better Than Ever.
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- The $75 Cult Classic (affiliate links)
Fuji - geni.us/tqEBPyj or bit.ly/3QmCxsU
Sony - geni.us/WL9ds or bit.ly/3QmCxsU
Micro 4/3 - geni.us/iHb5l or bit.ly/3QmCxsU
Canon RF - geni.us/KapV or bit.ly/3QmCxsU
Nikon Z - geni.us/CTIR or bit.ly/3QmCxsU
The Street Beast - TTArtisan (affiliate links)
SONY - geni.us/mEOWw or howl.me/clsbvf6A4Hl
FUJI X - geni.us/loqpEG or bit.ly/3tpgcCL
CANON EF-M - geni.us/2MNpW or bit.ly/3tpgcCL
CANON RF - geni.us/1JdaqIE or bit.ly/3tpgcCL
NIKON Z - geni.us/WO4PBVe or bit.ly/3tpgcCL
MICRO 4/3 - geni.us/yOmBF or bit.ly/3tpgcCL
L MOUNT - geni.us/idob4N8 or bit.ly/3tpgcCL
My Cinematic Video Pick - 7artisans (affiliate links)
Sony E - geni.us/wEiog or geni.us/VMz2MR
Fuji X - geni.us/xbpKF or geni.us/juGmEw
Canon EOS-M - geni.us/fgbnVz or geni.us/DQ9Ws
Micro 4/3 - geni.us/9hmf0YT or geni.us/DfL2eO
Nikon Z - bit.ly/3Ib3OtD
GEAR I USED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO
[VIDEO GEAR] (affiliate links)
A Camera - geni.us/fCo6 or howl.me/ckVm0lD1bLa
A Lens - geni.us/sKvSYgw or howl.me/ck41FnUiazg
B Camera (Table Top) - geni.us/FOSOn or howl.me/clacKmmiIpL
B Lens - geni.us/z0GG3y or howl.me/clacIJ2PzXk
On Camera monitor - geni.us/t7Fc or howl.me/clacMGXabwL
My off camera monitor - geni.us/AHOu or howl.me/clacNMVLO3E
The LUTS I used for this video - bit.ly/42Q58uQ
[AUDIO GEAR] (affiliate links)
Microphone (in shot) - geni.us/SAQ4uk7 or geni.us/PgtBlmS
Boom Microphone (out of shot) - geni.us/Tj8RI or howl.me/claeFm6CC9K
Cheaper alternative to boom mic (sounds just as good) - geni.us/0rN8FO or howl.me/claeF96KLvM
XLR Audio Recorder - geni.us/yDUf or geni.us/PgtBlmS
USB Audio Interface - geni.us/ZdN1a or howl.me/claeyKnGHYn
Wireless Microphone (out of studio) - geni.us/FPC4s or geni.us/j4Wdr
Podcast/Voice Over Mic - geni.us/SAQ4uk7 or geni.us/PgtBlmS
In Shot Mic Arm - geni.us/J7Fp or howl.me/claeHeGSgTP
Editing Headphones - geni.us/WmwFC or howl.me/claeI1mcuEm
Editing Speakers (super cheap but awesome) - geni.us/wfLkz
Stand for Boom Mic and Overhead Camera - geni.us/8O8UtdY
[LIGHTING] (affiliate links)
Main Light (Key Light) - geni.us/nQQ10
Main Softbox - geni.us/GysBN or howl.me/claeZmiRVXD
Light Stand (for Key/Main light) - geni.us/y4HuK4R
Hair Light - geni.us/waB7lTp or howl.me/clae0ZXBNf6
Background Light - geni.us/xFjA or howl.me/clae13MRGt4
Light Tubes (behind my monitor) - Small - geni.us/5Lvl Large - geni.us/4QPjp
[COMPUTER AND EDITING] (affiliate links)
Monitor - geni.us/lLrTKSZ or howl.me/clae6ljgAjk
Computer - geni.us/rOHA or howl.me/clae7xrpHw1
Dock (one plug for power, audio, monitor, and 6 hard drives) - geni.us/lwJDmz
Keyboard - geni.us/bA16W or howl.me/clae8BToiuQ
Touchpad - geni.us/PLaLMh or howl.me/clae9zb8HB3
Editing Software I Use - www.apple.com/au/final-cut-pro/
Awesome Free Editing Software (Pros use it!) - www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
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00:00 - A Much Loved Lens
02:44 - For Street Photography
03:44 - For Travel
04:52 - For Video
06:02 - Build Quality
07:18 - Which Lens Mounts?
07:28 - Distortion
07:51 - Vignette
08:13 - Chromatic Aberration
09:19 - Flare
11:06 - Close Up Image Quality
11:37 - Sharpness and Detail
12:34 - Bokeh and Background Blur
13:15 - Compared to TTArtisan and 7Artisans 25mm - Навчання та стиль
I picked this lens up about a week ago after I got my first Fuji camera. I wanted to pick up a small lens for street photography and I love it. The only thing I can see people might have a problem with it is the lens flare at 1.7 but for me it actually gives a vintage look in certain situations.
The style of this one is interesting. Looks very fun. I'm on mft, so the 2x crop is obviously a double edged sword, but I have the 50mm TT Artisan lens and it's amazing. I also have the Meike 25mm 1.8 lens. I wish the ring damping was a little stiffer, but it's a phenomenally fun lens to use and actually has a bit of its own color profile, but I'd also recommend the TT artisan 25mm f2 for most of the reasons you mention. This looks like a lot of fun though and finally looks like a pergear that'd be a very serious consideration for the balance of pros and cons.
The 23mm F1.4 from TTArtisan is still my fave in this ballpark! Great video as usual.
Its way better than the cheap 25/f2 TTA, which i also owned. And the 35/1.4 TTA (APS-C) is also extreme value - so gues the 50/1.2 TTA (also APS-C) lens.
Thanks for bringing that lens up! I bought it, but had not used it yet.
The TT 23mm f1.4 is literally one of the best lenses available, period, at any price range.
@@markwiemels its a great value for money lens, a favourite of mine for street - using a Fuji and Punchy Parr film simulation.
How is it for "sun stars"? How many aperture blades? I can't find the specs on the Pergear website. My TTArtisans has 8 blades and produces good sun stars... i.e., night photographs in which street lights become decorative.
Yeah, you convinced me with the sharpness.
Ordered one from your link, my Canon might just love it ^^
Thanks a bunch!
Thank you for the detailed review. I think the flare performance is very similar to uncoated or minimally coated lenses. I haven't visited the site to verify. It has that bloom that's common in non coated lenses.
looks like a nice lens to have I like the form factor size of it also, would be good on my XT30. I think that I could live with the flare and the sharpness looks fantastic.......
I have the 7artisans 25mm F1.8 incredibly sharp. Renders lovely colours. Close up photos are so good given the right light.
Love your amazingly detailed and comprehensive reviews! Keep 'em coming! Fully appreciate the amount of work that you're putting in.
Thanks! So kind of you to say.
U are doing great work on this site. I always watch yr progrms. Well done
Thanks!
i understand that you are in Australia and and still i think your lens price is in USD instead of AUD. it will help some people watching your channel first time from guessing otherwise
This would be perfect for my fx30 recording big bands
The flare on this lens reminds of the Summicron 40mm.
Does it have a different character from its mark 1 version of f1.8? And would you recommend people to change to this f1.7 version?
I can't really say, as I don't have the first one.
kinda like the apsc version of the voigtlander 40mm f2 that i use a lot for nikon. It's what i usually bring if I can only bring 1 lens
I love that lens!
It’s gorgeous when I adapt it to my Fuji GFX50s
Big fan of your format. I really like the pre-amble and back story about the lens. I think most viewers actually prefer your style. Know that I subscribed to your channel today! I particularly loved the pics and videos of Sydney. Hard to take a bad photo there.
Thanks, yes, I am continuing to experiment with the format. I like the little story at the start.
Lol love the hi vis worker in church with a woolies bag, how Australian.
He was praying to a cold case of VB.
@@markwiemels as the good lord intended.
Great review. I love my TTArtisan 27mm for 'street', it's permanently on my FujiFilm X-M1, which is set to monochrome on the C setting. A great mix of 'old' and tech that seems to work so well.
Such a super fun lens!
how come? the vignetting is way too much, the only aperture you can use is f/8 cause 2.8 has too much vignetting and at apertures higher than f/8 sharpness pretty much doesnt exist.
Sooooo im super new and just beginning with photography in general. I thought i would try it out with a cheat camera and so i got the canon rebel t7... I dont think qny of these lens mounts linked work for my camera, is that correct? Love any input on similar lens maybe if these dont work!
The Canon Rebel T7 is a DSLR, with a mirror directing the image to the optical viewfinder. All these lenses are for mirrorless cameras and will not work with DSLRs. I'm not very familiar with the range of lenses in Canon EF or EF-S mount, but none of the Chinese brands have anything in this focal length range for DSLRs. Your best bet is probably the Canon EF-S 24mm F/2.8 STM, which you can get used for around $100.
Mark, I've had this lens for 4 years now (the 1.8 version) and it's stays on my XPro2 maybe it's my version but it's super sharp and the image quality is outstanding!! I wish the earlier version had a clicked aperture, but it's not a deal breaker. I'm glad you were able to review this lens. thank you.
Thanks for the info! I prefer the clicked aperture as well.
The flare looks extremely similar to my TTArtisan 25mm f2 wide open. Maybe it's a fraction worse on this lens, but not much. When shooting against light I just lose all contrast unless I stop it down to 2.8. That flare-circle also looks nearly identical.
Yes, I have both, the Pergear is worse for sure. It flares when I can't even figure out where the light is coming from, even flares from an overcast sky at times. They are both super fun, cheap lenses.
These cheap lenses have their place for sure. I'm impressed with the feel of most of these lenses and some even have a clicked aperture. Yes I love my Leica glass but it's nice to have something that has character, is tiny and not that expensive to just throw in the bag for an everyday carry. Great video. :)
Agree and thanks!
What is the coverage on full frame? I'm asking this because i own a brightin star 35mm and when used on a full frame it gives an amazing vignette and vintage look in the corners
nothing?
Looks fab, but what makes this lens so good that it can replace the autofocus 25mm f1.8 lenses people already own?
It’s really just a video about the lens, it’s up to you to make any of those decisions. I have plenty of lenses, a lens like this is a fun lens with a unique look, at low price, it up to you to decide if that’s for you.
When a lens makes images or video look like film.....please explain. I've shot tens of thousands of images on color and black&white film. What I know what film images look like, grain, color tint/hew and all that stuff. What does this lens do to give us a real grain look and color?
Film has greater dynamic range, and generally less contrast that digital. Whites are rarely true white and black almost never true black. This lens gives you a bit of that look, similar to the way diffusion filters are used in Hollywood to give a more organic film look. It can also skew a bit warm at times, similar to film used in the right environment, but the cameras Auto white-balance will often trys to fix this. Obviously a lens can not give you grain.
Good old sydney australia when were you guys there?
A couple of weeks ago, such a cool city.
I might get this lens to compare my other cheap budget lens.
Another great review. I love your take on affordable lenses. I shoot full frame and am curious if you have tried the PERGEAR 35mm F1.4 Full-Frame. Even though this is a full frame lens and is extremely fast for its compact size, its still just barely over $100.
Yep, I made a video about it.
@@markwiemels Just watched your video on the 1.4, very tempting lens, but it would sure be nice if they gave it an update to improve its sharpness like they did on this more recent lens you reviewed.
@@jamescaldwell5 agree. It needs it. Hopefully they will.
i’m new here and i love it, all of the videos you put out are interesting, are you planning to do a review of the 7artisan 27mm af by any chance? cause i was leaning towards the tta with same specs but the 7artisan is appealing too, and now with this video idk if i should just take a manual focus lens and get to work on my focus skills
Yes, I have it and will make a video. Manual focus is very rewarding and makes you more connected with what you are creating. I mostly shoot manual focus these days.
I'm enjoying my Voightlander 25f4 Snapshot Skopar MC ltm. "F8 and be there!"
I love f8 and be there.
Is it just me or Chinese branded lenses have too much oil in the creases.. I have a Pergear macro lens and my hands are always oily after using it. I can see oil marks on the lens on this video as well.
Yes, I have noticed this too, some do.
Plan to buy xs-10 for family and regular use, please suggest give allrounder performance budget third-party lens.. please replay
TT Artisan 35mm F1.4
I'd like Sony to re-engineer their 16mm pancake.
I have that lens but as for me it s too tight for me had bad sharpness at wide open
Mark, what are these piggy thingies in 11:30? I had a discussion with my gf about their nature)
Great review, btw. Now I should convince myself that I don't need another lens)
They are sweet buns. It's like a soft fluffy sweet thing with custard inside, it an Asian desert.
audio seems to be out of phase. Informative video :)
Please do more reviews for aps-c lenses under 100$ I love these videos
Always come here for the Melbourne shots. Visited earlier this year and loved the place.
I've been watching your channel for a few months now since i first started getting into cameras, and being new to cameras I didn't really know the lens manufacturers etc so it was a little difficult to follow your videos.
The thing I found a little irritating which I recently read in the comments aswell was that you never mention the name of the lenses, but I was happily surprised in this video, it was more suspensful than irritating, thank you for the change in approach, much appreciated and subscribed now.
I hope the click-through rate for the links doesn't drop and affect anything.
Thanks for the feedback, I continue to experiment with this.
I wish we'd describe lenses by their angle of view, not their focal length. Imagine never having to do math to figure out equivalency.
Seriously
Is this better than something like 7artisans' 35mm 1.2?
They are both somewhat character lenses, one isn't better than the other. Different focal lengths, so you would not really buy one over the other, you would first work out what focal length you like or need.
I really enjoy your videos but i wish you would at least say the name of the lens once
Yes, I did, multiple times, I think the brand is unknown to most people so they mentally discard the information, which is understandable.
Really love the shots of Melbourne, Mark! Have you been filming here?
It's where I live.
What camera was used?
Oh, Thanks for the reminder, should add that to the description, Fuji XH2, default color/settings.
All still and moving image straight out from camera or edited?
Videos are all SOOC, some of the photos have been tweaked, but not heavily edited. I try to give a good indication of what the lens can do, in the hands of someone that does't edit the photos or videos.
The thing is inexpensive enough that I can get one and have a try at declicking the thing and converting a micro 4/3 mount to an ef-m mount.
Thanks for pointing out the flare issue. I had tried the 35mm f1.6 from Pergear, similar story, fine in daylight, sharp, nice rendering but at night under street lighting etc, just awful. In the end I went to Voigtlander, for some 6x the price!
A video on budget fisheye lenses would be greatly appreciated! 🙏
I love that this lens has a silver coloring in the middle. It goes will with silver and black camera bodies. Thanks for the review Mark!
Man that shot inside the church of the guy with the bag and the Sydney shots are awesome!
Yes! I love that one too! my favourite clip in the video. It's St Pauls in Melbourne, the lighting there is great and it kinda just flared the lens a bit to make it look like film, was soo cool.
I ordered a copy from your link right after you released the video and the company still has not shipped it. High demand they say, not cool.
Yeah, brand new lens and the old one version was so popular.
You are quickly becoming my favorite photo gear reviewer. Bravo and keep up the good work.
Cries in eos t5 😢
You shot Ned!
I bought this lens four years ago. It's a fun and funky lens that I'll have to take out and shoot with again.
Cheap and compact manual focus lenses, with weird color renditions, weird bokeh, and horrible light leaks. They are famous and loved because it’s a perfect instagram material. Like shooting with old-school cheap instant cameras.
Well, I´ll save time ...
You mean by using your phone?
I'll give you another one. The minimum wage in my country is $350. That is the money you have to live with for an entire month. These kind of cheap manual prime lenses are the only option someone like me has if I don't want to spend 6 months without eating and no roof just to buy a lens. It's not that I love the crappy chromatic aberration or the horrible deformed bokeh.
@@RJSOW Go ahead, take pictures. The art is in your mind....
@@alexced3923dude what lmao
So I ordered this lens for my R7 and R6 mark ii. It fits on fine but I can't get it to actually take a photo. An I doing something wrong or is there a truck to get an all Manuel lens to work on a camera?
Yes, there is a setting, release shutter without lens, you need to turn that on.
@@markwiemels oh duh .. I guess I'm getting old... Wait I am old already😁 thanks for the help
Just ordered this from your links. Be a nice lens to play with.
You'll love it.
I have the R7 and the R6 Mark II. So I'll see which one it works best on
Mark, if you could only keep one of the 3 lenses, which would it be?
I intentionally leave this up to your judgement. If there was a clear "best" lens, I would tell you, but these are all character lenses, it's just a question of which one you prefer. I have detailed videos on all 3 lenses, pick the one that makes the images you connect with.
It has flare because of that LARGE thumbprint @ 02:30 and @10:06. ??
That's the reflection of the soft box with grid on it that you're seeing. It' does look a lot like a thumb print! Thanks for the heads up, just in case.
I've owned the 1.8 version for years and it is very sharp
The elephant in the room not talked about unfortunatly: Hard stop infinity. Can it be adjusted ?
It has the adjustment screws, so I assume so. Mine works perfectly at the moment.
@@markwiemels Thank you 🙋🏻♂️
I haven't watched the video yet but i know the lens thanks for covering it ❤
Sure thing!
Pantex makes a mirrorless and it's not in here
When you specified all brands
Therefore Pentax K-mount should be on this list
Mitigate at least some of the flare problems by using a hood. Or did you do that and still had terrible flare?
It would for sure, no, I didn't use a hood.
@@markwiemels And I wonder if the flaring would be equally bad on M4/3 since is uses a smaller image circle. I'm an Olympus shooter so I'm intrigued. I think I'll buy one and see how it performs. With a hood, of course.
@@gaoldias I think having it on a M43 is just like cropping the image. Only flare that would be on the complete edge of a picture on an APS-C image would disappear on an M43 lens. So I wouldn't expect a real noteworthy difference.
The TTartisan 25mm f2 has a tiny bit more control over the aperture in the low end (stops at 2, 2.5 and 2.8) and that might let you control the flare a little bit more. Not sure. Mark reviewed that one too, so if Flare is of concern it might be worth checking that review too.
@@OttosTheName It's not a big concern for me. If I use a hood and/or stop down, it should produce less or even no flare. Interesting little lens. I like that it seems to be sharp.
Back when first got into photography with a 'proper camera' my a6000 I got some amazing lenses for the price that were discontinued a good few years back. They were Sigma Art lenses for apsc bodies, they did 3 in the set if want to call in that, a 19mm, 30mm and a 60mm ( 28.5, 45 and 90mm equivalent FF) the sharpness quality was amazing even wide open, you could see the great details in individual eye brow hairs etc.... All took 46mm screw on filters, and were small and compact. Retail price was £119.99. I have the 30mm and 60mm, shame I never had the 19mm. Well worth purchasing for Sony user on apsc if they come up second hand etc.
what the devil is that in the sky at 3:50???
Seagull.
@@markwiemels I see it now 🙂
I really enjoy shooting with the f1.8 version, the one I have is under the brand Brightin Star. I wish these Chinese manufacturers would make a decent small 18mm apsc lens instead of churning out so many 25mms though. I do prefer closer to 28mm FF so I'm stuck with using the Kamlan 21mm until one of these manus make a small/pancake 18-20mm that's not a crappy body cap lens.
Agree, I love 28mm FF FOV.
Kamlan is good, even though I do not use it towards mfd (12mm) - where it is quite good. Usually I close the aperture for landscape. Nice build, and nice lens, really.
@@ivansusic562 it's a great lens! Love using it, just wished it was shorter and lighter.
So, is this good for raw photography as well? Not feeling JPEG.
Yes.
$75, Where?
Link says $ 117
It's US $75, second link lets you order direct from the factory. If the price goes up in your local currency you can change the currency to USD (top of page).
@@markwiemels Thank you Mark, I appreciate that 😎
Wish they would start making lenses for L-Mount - hopefully the rumors of an L s35 camera are true as I don't mind shooting in s35 mode
Mark! I gather it does NOT have a Nikon Fx fitting only the Z fitting!
No, mirrorless only.
That's what the manufacturer's website says.
😢
I've always found that Pergear, like Mieke, just doesn't match the build quality of TTArtisan and &Artisans. Go with the TTArtisan 25mm f2.
I'm pretty impressed with this one, I think it's on par.
too bad no K mount
No F mount?? 🥺
No
$75, sharp, almost zero CR, clicked ap, cine flare and 1.7???!!! I'm all in.
Yea, it's pretty cool.
Why does this remind me of an old SLR Lens through home made lens adaptors? I find this good, and the others trashy. The scene with the red car and the bright graffiti, I didn't get a proper look at, but probably says all. It should the bright graffiti colours crisp contrast, but the less colourful car, less contrast. In too many cameras, in video, it's all mind numbingly crisp. This lens I could love, but I really need multi focal like this as well, and different ones from faster.
You might try this on different camera models and get ready d of the flare. What the engineer at silicon imaging, noted, is that sensor design produces strong problems at below 1.7 due to the chip structures and angle of light. Maybe this is related. Sony, out a lot of marketing on microlensing on phones, to allow more light gathering over wider angles. I don't know what they used on larger formats, as I imagine there might be some down sides to this wide angle. But, then again, maybe they reserve things for certain models.
But, I have old pocket still and hybrid cameras with an image that is a bit like this. Small lens are supposed to be easier to engineer for precision, or something.
There are two excellent lens types, and I can't remember the names of them. One is a modern hybrid take maybe several years ago, however, the other is one of the three basic types, upgraded for quality, as big as a lens cap, which gives a reverse image. One of the little lens shops in Japan were doing them. That lens is good to check out. Actually m4/3rds website had articles on both, with the other hybrid 7-8 years ago. Lots of articles but search function should turn up what's unusual.
Now, as bonkers as it sounds I had a little sub 3 inch phone with a 5mp sensor that when I adjusted the camera settings gave a surprising image levels. However, it was stolen before I looked into it properly. 'Everything is rubbish on the low end' but you do find some exceptions.
it even has 3D pop...
You photographers are so ridiculously obsessed with perfection it's insane how clinical and sterile most photography is as a result. Filmmakers use anamorphic and it's clearly flawed and that's the point. It's why models dont get jobs as actors in most cases. They're boring as f.
lol. This is a bit harsh, but funny none the less.