TINY PANCAKE LENSES: Funleader vs Viltrox 28mm!

Funleader called out Viltrox for a fight, and in this comparison, they do.

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[WarChortle]

LOL whoever thought these were comparable.... manual F/8 lens vs autofocusing lens...

[funtaril]

ow wow, a lens that makes Panasonic's recent option look good

[thebearonhighwayone]

I would 100% always choose the Viltrox. As someone who owns over a dozen 28mm lens and loves them, I already have the Viltrox in my shopping cart at Amazon waiting for a sale. This Funleader lens uh... for the price, not so fun. If it was say $50 then it would be fun.

[funnybeingme]

The Viltrox being a 28mm lens is a fantastic walkaround lens. I have it paired with my Sony ZV-E1 and it's perfect!

[dsgregg]

Always enjoy your videos. They are so informative and often I love you take on the product.

[matttelz]

Love my Viltrox 28mm. Literally a joy carrying the camera and can't wait to travel with it...finally something that I can fit my A7RIII in my pocket with...

[randomcommenterurl]

Viltrox is honestly killing it. I got the 75mm 1.2 on sale and I can’t believe how sharp it is. I am yet to find a filter that doesn’t degrade the sharpness of the lens, it’s kinda frustrating

[ruffmadman]

For people who are considering the Viltrox, please note that the Viltrox is not compatible with the NEX lineup of Sony cameras. Yes, the NEX lineup is old, but photography is a hobby for me, so I never found the need to upgrade. I intended to use it as a fun point and shoot style lens, but it with it on, the camera wont boot. If you're looking to use it on an older camer just for fun, its worth it to know.

[gsus]

F8 and manual focus vs F4.5 and autofocus. Basically the same price. Ouch.

[jugger]

Saw a mod where u tape an iphone anamorphic adapter over the front element of the viltrox, works because it's so small. Could work well on the funleader too, hopefully more small lenses come out that can take advantage of that mod! the results look surprisingly good...

[enricoteofilo.shoots]

I've just bought the Viltrox one and it's been a pleasure to use

[bondgabebond]

Did you try the Funleader on an aps-c camera. Looks like a perfect fit.

[the_rat_run]

A curious lens, indeed... Will not be going on my shopping list though, even if it looks like they sent you the APS-C version by all that vignetting! Great comparison, Arthur.

[hihellokitty]

Funleader is $79.99 on eBay RN <-- Much cheaper option.
Personally I would go for Viltrox though

[sarahmcbeth]

Mr. Ding hello from your friend Miss Dong

[kicyiu]

Nice video man. Please make a comparison between the Viltrox 28mm and the TtArtisan 27mm F2.8.

[pixxelpusher]

If they actually made the quality worse with more imperfections they could sell it as a Holga style art lens. Maybe call it the Funleader LOLga

[marcbeebe]

$139? They might want to try putting a decimal point somewhere in that price.

[HR-wdcw]

I won't say one has more character than the other, but in general, I do feel that sometimes that IS the point of a lens in general. Sharpness and flare isn't everything. I mean look at lenses like those from Lensbaby whose specialty IS special effects and sharpness is usually not the priority for some of their more creative lenses. Now I guess part of that is by choice/design obviously, so maybe not a good comparison but there is more to a lens than just sharpness.

[hyrenfabregas]

What a solid fight between two incredibly thin and affordable offerings. Thank you for this video!