I Tested the Cheapest Camera Lens: The Shocking Results

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00:00 - Low Expectations
00:34 - Build and Lens Mount Options
01:47 - Crazy Optical Features
04:11 - But How Sharp?
05:51 - Close Up Image Quality
06:56 - Flare
08:06 - Conclusion

[antontaranenko]

This lens is designed for the sensors/format, smaller than APS-C, they are sold in C mount, which is designed for 1.1" format... Therefore, when you saying that blurred edges and heavy vignette is design flaw, it is not correct.. You just simply going outside of the usable image circle of this lens ... Try to use it on 1" sensor camera like Nikon 1, or at least M4/3 , and all these flaws will be gone😉👍

[sphinyal]

You are the only youtuber that understood what budget means! What a cool little lens! :)

[beaverjacob_]

More cheap lenses with "imperfections" please. That's exactly the type of look I've been hunting for in a lens. And at $33!? It's a steal for me personally

[blitzstormer]

thank you for the video Mark! Always appreciated brotha!!!

[loboptlu]

Its not a flaw, it was simply not designed for that, and in surveillance it is more important to see wider even if it fishlenses ( yeah made that word up but explains easier the effect).
And the vignette is simply your sensor being too big.

[Imhotep]

I bet this was a C-mount lens optical formula. Pretty interesting effect though.

[thomastwigg]

I have that lens, and yes, it is surprisingly nice. I used it fairly close and low for a second angle in an interview and loved how it turned out. I was using it on an EOS M running Magic Lantern Crop Mood (2.5k RAW) which has a slight crop on it anyway and had no vignetting.

[Badgerheist]

I like the swirl effect it can sometimes exhibit.

[cintam]

Really interesting lens to be honest. I bought it for just 20 on a local e-commerce website. When using it to shoot the streets from above, the result looks like a tilt-shift photograph due to the blurry edges.

[maneeshvenkat]

Can you please review the Meike 55mm f1.4 AF lens

[BogdanGrigore]

I love this artistic flare. Can you do a "Best flare effect" lens comparation?

[mikes]

I have this same lens by risespray in black. Mine came with a macro screw-on attachment when I purchased it on AliExpress. It’s surprisingly decent for the price

[pedronicoli]

I have this lens for Fuji and love it! Makes me want to go out and shoot like no other crazy sharp and perfect lens did.

[imothy]

this looks like a cool lens, i've been looking ebay and there is a seller that has these in 4 or 5 different colors, there is a red one a blue one and even a gold one!

[luciastrougo]

Mark, I cannot thank you enough! I bought 3 lenses you reviewed ( 25mmf2, 35mmf0, 95, 10mmf2) and I am amazed by the pictures I am taking! The The sharpness!!!! I tought Manual focus would be challenging but with focus peak, it is easy pizy!

[punk]

The worst something cheap can't be is just mediocre with no character. If it has a unique bad style then it has a use.

[nagakk]

yes, a perfect classic PORTRAIT lens.
its built specifically for it.

[jeffoberg]

I bought the Fujian version of this lens just to have something small and fast for low light that i could toss in my camera bag. I normally have my sigma 18-50 2.8 lens as my go to walk around lens but this little thing is handy in case i need the extra stops of light and just have to get a particular low light shot etc... my biggest issue with this lens or at least my copyof this lens is the focus ring. Very hard to pull/rack focus if you are using it for video work and i find that even if i set focus and dont move the focus ring still shifts and never quite stays put between takes/shots which is super annoying but hey there is much worse out there for more than $35! 😅

[timothykieper]

I bought this same lens in silver, which I thought looked great. But, it makes the lens markings a little diffcult to read. I would buy a similar lens again but in black. I think mine came with 4 adapters which was nice because I can use on my canon camera and also Micro 4/3

[FrogCabin-inwd]

Good sell! This lens looks like it might be useful for B&W photography with an old-time look. Spiratone used to offer a very primitive lens that did that.