A review that cost me money - Zhongyi / Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- *** UPDATE 2020-09-11: THE RETAIL VERSION HAS A DECLICKED APERTURE RING ***
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Are you as excited as me about this new 17mm f/0.95 lens from Zhongyi (Mitakon)? What other f/0.95 lens do you want to see from Zhongyi?
If they could get their 42.5 f1.2 lens updated to have an f.95 that would be great. Maybe a wide angle too.
10.5mm f/0.95!
Fantastic review, BTW!
Thank you Isaac!! :). oh 10mm f/0.95 would be awesome!! Great for astro (if wide open quality is good)
@Rhett yes good suggestions!
I would really like the whole 35mm (35 Sony, 23mm Fuji, 17mm MFT) equivalent Lineup like they did with the 50mm f0.95 (resp. 50mm Sony, 35mm Fuji, 25mm MFT)
I received it today. Looks and feels like a $1000 lens ! I’m very impressed with the quality of the construction and the creamy bokeh with that dreamy look. The center sharpness wide open is totally acceptable, beyond my expectations. The focus and diaphragm rings are butter smooth. It’s hefty but I like the stable feels it gives me shooting handheld at longer exposures. I’m very happy. Thank you Richard.
Hey Pierre, Oh that's pretty fast delivery! Sounds like you like the lens even more than me! I can feel the excitement just by reading your comment. Enjoy the lens and happy shooting!
it looks beautiful...and I like the way that you describe this lens.
Thanks a lot Cameron!
I got the silver version today(was 100€ less than black) Some things I noticed: aperture ring does not have clicks, the lens barrel does extend some millimeters between focus ring and aperture ring when focusing. You can see this in your video too. And sadly the silver version doesn't look good on the G9. I would need a silver camera for this lens. Or i'll get the black version after testing it. First shots of my kids look good!
You got a can of black spray paint in your garage or somewhere Tea Jay? Are you gonna do a review of it ?
Hey Richard, I'm a bit late to the game here. But... to me the lens has something of a vintage/70s look to it. As you said, more character than technical perfection. I'd love to know what you think of this vs its other 17mm competition. I was eyeballing the TTArtisan 17/1.4, which is selling for half the price of this Mitakon. I know that lens isn't perfect wide open either. But according to reviews its good by f/2, which is the same f-stop you feel the Mitikon looks good. So with 2 limited exceptions, there seems to be no benefit. The exceptions are when you are willing to sacrifice image quality for heavy duty bokeh. And when you are shooting in total darkness and need that .95 (though I think I read it didn't seem to actually let in as much light as it should at .95).
hey Lance, between this and TTArtisan 17 1.4, i prefer the Zhongyi, not really this is a "better" lens just because it has more character or i like this lens's character more. The TTArtisan is a lot cheaper on the other hand so better vaue for money
@@TheRealRichardWong Thank you Richard!
Great review and you’re seriously my favorite camera reviewer! Looking forward to this lens
Oh 1bit thank you so much !!
I have the Speedmaster Dark Knight edition. I use it on Sony. Its biggest problem is build quality. I prefer the Voigtländer 0.95 on MFT as it feels better in the hand. Both lenses are soft wide open. Most interesting is to compare it to the Noctilux. The Noctilux is sharper in the center and has better contrast but the Speedmaster is sharper at the edges. It means that the Noctilux is far superior for portrait, but the Speedmaster is superior for landscape. The Voigtländer has an interesting character, and like the Noctilux is very well suited to black and white, and is an incredible sharp street lens from f2, with quite a dreamy effect at faster apertures. The Speedmaster doesn’t give me the same feeling of excitement. It is the sort of lens that goes best with foggy mornings, or in the forest, and similar sorts of places.
Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts artistjoh!
After watching this video, I would like to see a side-by-side comparison between this lens (Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 Lens for Micro Four Thirds) and the Venus Optics Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT Lens for Micro Four Thirds.
Love the review! Thanks!
Thanks for watching
Your review convinced me. I want a wide lens with a dreamy, etheral look. Just ordered one ! I'll then have to decide if I get rid of my PanaLeica 15mm f/1.7 which is so small and sharp or my Sigma 16mm f/1.4 which is sharp and weather proof or sell both, I'll see... Thank you !
Thanks Pierre! Enjoy the lens let me know how you find it!
Which did u end up keeping?
Thanks for the review. Your photos sold me on this lens, the lens has such great character wide open.
Hi Neal, thank you. Glad you like the review and the lens. I really enjoy shooting with it
Hi, is it possible to use this on a Canon EF mount camera? Or RF? I'm looking everywhere and cannot find an adapter that does Micro 4/3 Lens to EF Mount Camera.
Not really as the EF mount has a longer flange distance, not to mention it has a larger image circle.
RICH! i got the lense today! it came so freaking fast and wow amazing build presentation and quality! thank you for showing me this lens my friend!!!
Wow. That was quick!!! Like super quick. Enjoy the lens my friend
@@TheRealRichardWong I know!... I LOVE THE LENS
I’m in love with their 25mm 0.95
You might love this 17 0.95 too?
same if this lens is just like it then man that is special! it looks like a great lens
the 25mm was ok but buiild quality is very bad. Mine simply brok over weak back barrel.
Looks good to me, thanks for the review! If I still had MFT I would be interested to get one ...!
Thanks for watching tomscameras!
I have this lens on my GH5 and I think it would a good choice especialy for videoshooting.
Ah yes I have waited for this for over 2 years now. Had contact with Mitakon about a year and shared their respons: “wait for it” on dpreview. Awesome
Yes sometimes it takes a while for the lens to finally hit the market!
I've been waiting for this lens for a year. Could you possibly upload the full size Images shot at f0.95 vs f1.4? Actually any of them shot at f.95 would be great. Hopefully it's similar price to the 25mm
Hey John, Price is $399USD (official website link in video description)
and just uploaded some full size images to my blog:
www.photobyrichard.com/reviewbyrichard/zhongyi-mitakon-17mm-f-0-95-lens-review/
@@TheRealRichardWong thanks. Wow it's actually better at f.95 than I expected. It kinda looks sharper than the voigtlander. Do you think so too or no?
@@JohnHarvey I think you are probably right! I don't think the Voigtlander is that sharp at all at 0.95!
What's the minimum focusing distance?
11.8″ (30 cm)
How is the light transmission? Does it give two stops of shutter speed relative to other f2 lenses?
Lense really looks very good
yeah that's why i bought one for myself :/ haha
Richard Wong 😁😁😁sex sells
I have the 25mm .95 which is a great underrated lens. I also want to adapt the 35mm .95 to my m43 camera! I have been looking at the olympus 17 1.2 and voigtlander adn could not decide but i think this will be my choice
yes I was tempted to buy the Olympus Pro 17 1.2 or Voigtalnder too, both I tried and they are great. but this lens is just a lot more affordable and has it's own charm as well :)
@@TheRealRichardWong I love charm and character from a lens! I've taken some photos with the 25mm that were so good I didn't even want to edit so hopefully I can get the 17 and the 35 then that will be a set!
@@TheRealRichardWong how would you say this lens compared to those two in terms of image ?
@@A1Bokeh hm.... a bit hard to answer.. the render is quite a bit different! The Olympus is most technically correct.. while the Zhongyi and Voigtlander are more character
@@TheRealRichardWong I see. Well thank you for the responses my friend. I think you have sold me on the lens
Looks like a lens with lots of "character".
Nice review Richard. You've mainly focused on wide open performance, but I'd be interested how does it perform in street scenario (zone focusing at f4-f8)? Also how does it compare to Laowa 17mm 1.8 that you've reviewed?
hi Marcin, thank you! At f/4-f/8 i found most lenses these days perform very similar that's why i usually not testing them at those aperture much in my reviews.
I would usually mention something if i found the sharpness is still not good at f/4 . these two lenses both perform quite well at those aperture settings from memory, if there is any differences it would be quite marginally :)
@@TheRealRichardWong Thank you for your answer. :)
I wonder what the bokeh is when you shoot a car at f0.95 or 1.4 because I love the sigma 35mm on full frame, but on my GX8 theres not an affordable 17mm with this aperture
You could blur the background a bit when shooting at f/0.95 at distance of a few meters. But don't expect very shallow dof because of the 35mm equivalent focal length
Great focal length and love the look with that! 😍
Thanks Glenn! Yes I love that focal length a lot!
just ordered it man! im excited
Woohoo let me know when you received it and what you think!
@@TheRealRichardWong haha thanks man will do!
Whats the point in buying a 095 lense if you have to stop it down to 1.4-2.8?
richard do you have a coupon code for this lens? I am going to order
No I don't... Just the normal website sorry. Btw just realised one thing not sure if it matters.. the aperture ring is the final version is actually declicked. I only just heard that from zhongyi
@@TheRealRichardWong ok so I tried to order and something strange happened I clicked direct to bank...for the payment and the emailed me saying I ordered it and it was from some bank in Hong Kong 🤷♂️ lol
From what I've seen you do with this lens it looks great. And declicked ring is even better!
Yes the guys that deal with the website is based in Hong Kong so that is fine and that is their official website so you should not have problems
btw the photos look very nice! I am excited when does this lens come out?
A1Bokeh, it should be officially announced today or tomorrow!! zyoptics.net/
Oh and thanks!! :)
@@TheRealRichardWong awesome!
@@TheRealRichardWong oh man it available!!!!
zyoptics.net/product/mitakon-speedmaster-17mm-f-0-95/
here you go..
The lens fits on the PEN-F...too bad Olympus stop production the pen-f ..
Zhongyi sounds a lot like zung1 ji3 in Cantonese, meaning "to like"
LOL!
I would like see this lens working in low light video
Nice review, did you notice some focus breathing
Hi Hagen, I can't really remember. Sorry being testing quite a few lenses recently so mu memory is a bit mixed up. But let me check it tonight and get back to your
Just checked there is some focus breathing but not too serious at all
Noted it on my "necessary" list / Ulf
are those photos SOOC?! I really love the colors and look of these images
Not SOOC, i did some editing in Lightroom. But nothing really major/intensive. Like 30sec - 1 minute at most each photo
@@TheRealRichardWong thanks for reply! one last question. would you recommend the olympus 17mm or this one? I'm having a hard time deciding between them. I don't mind having to manually focus and the images looks really good so far.
@@mujosews the oly 17 was my first prime and it's great, but since I got the mitakon 25 I found I used it more.
Instead I put the 17 on my pen and let the kids have fun with it.
If you actually like a manual focus lens (I think they make the process more involved and interesting) then get the mitakon. If you are more in a rush or do street photography and want to nail particular moments then the autofocus is a life saver (although, yes, back in the days they all used manual lenses .. but it takes a lot more practice)
IMHO the extra stops of light is worth it, but it's a bit of a personal preference question.
Hey man last question did you do a lot of editing of those photos
I did some editing in Lightroom. But really some quick editing only, too lazy to even bring them into Photoshop. . So each photo maybe 30sec - 1 minute at most
@@TheRealRichardWong nice thanks Richard!
the lens look really nice, and your photos too Richard. Thanks for the review.
thanks for watching! :)
I guess you buy a .95 lens when you want to shoot decently at 1.4 or 2.0.
Man, I heard about this lens last December and I've been waiting for its release, thinking that it'll be the same weight as the 25mm lens, but it's so heavy! So disappointed
Glass and metal is heavy.
Take photos of stars with this?
I tried a bit from near my house but didn't have a chance to go to some dark places to do it yet
Any idea what the price will be?
I'll probably wait until Zhongyi officially announce it (should be today or tomorrow) but i can tell you it's a lot cheaper than the Voigtlander 17mm f/0.95!
Here you go! $399 USD
zyoptics.net/product/mitakon-speedmaster-17mm-f-0-95/
Richard Wong Thanks
Lovely review. Regards Ulf
Thank you Ulf
Nice!
Thanks Clarke!
I love the chicken photos. :-)
haha thanks i love the chicken photos too
what?!?!!!?
Interesting.
Thanks for watching Tutaj Teraz
different camera angle and speaking to a wall is not a good idea... interesting that recently it is a trend, do different angle/focal distance, but speak to audience... in general its like people who bought second camera trying to be "rich videographer"
Wouldn’t use this for photography if it’s so soft, complete junk, might be useful for video.