Oh I miss you voice and input in the camera world. You are truly missed. Rest in peace.

Missing your fun funny reviews David. Rest in Peace.

Always a pleasure to watch your reviews. Thanks for posting!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

hanks you, Paul!

After transitioning from M43 to Fuji I haven't watched many of your videos lately, but after watching this one I realized how much I love your videos. Thanks!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

That's very flattering, Thomas - thank you! Hope you are enjoying the Fuji. Quite a a few professionals are turning to them these days.

I love your sense of humor and gift for unboxing! 😊

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Art, Jeff, p;ure art 😋

David, you're always a treat to listen to my friend, great review!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Bless you DT & your family and friends.

A great review as always. This has sparked my interest, as I see this lens is < $400, a steal. Thanks Dave.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I've been following your channel for years, and it's always the first place I look before buying MFT equipment. I can see, that sometimes you are absent from here for some periods. I hope, that you're fine. Merry Christmas and Happy MFT New Year from Denmark.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much and best wishes to you too from London. I try to keep doing videos but the lockdown and ill health make it difficult.

In top form David love it, the beginning cracked me up :-))

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

😁

M4/3 Jesus is gracing us with his presence a little more than usual

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

😇

Classic Thorpe!! Love the review. Lens looks great!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Robert!

great review I always enjoy your honest and entertaining reviews...

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Excellent review as always :) I love them affordable manual focus lenses and I enjoy experimenting with old Olympus four third lenses too.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Emmanuel. The manual focus lenses from the past are a great resource for Micro Four Thirds. So much choice!

This is such a beautiful lens David - I may actually get it for my movie work, after seeing your review.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, neat for movie.

Great review as always. Kind regards. (Best unboxing ever BTW!)

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

😊

I've been watching your channel and shooting with mft since around the E-m5 mk I. Was on the fence about this lense till you said "buy one". It is my new primary lens. Pairs perfectly with the Risespray/7Artisans 35mm 0.95 and laowa 10mm f2

Great video David. I enjoyed specially the start (the point on KZread reviews) and the end (police taking back your lens). Cheers! :)

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I enjoy writing the intros, though it takes a long time sometimes, trying to get the thoughts in order.

@yonroth7382

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT its worth it, the effort is apreciated. Just look at the replies and comments! Keep it up Guv !

I love this lens! will be doing a review on it as well!

Seems like a great instagram lens too, maximum aperture is great when watching on a small phone screen and the lack of sharpness will be barely visible.

When I first saw this lens, I said to myself, "I wonder if the good Mr Thorpe will review it one day." I got my wish. Thank you for the thorough review and insights, as per usual. The ending cracked me up: "Come and get me, copper!" - CUT TO: John Thaw: "Oi David, you're nicked!" :-) Cheers, and all the best for the new year! Rick

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Riccardo and a happy new year to you too!

Always love your cheeky reviews!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Cheeky? Me? 🙄

@RamasolaProductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT not in a rude way of course! Haha. But the cheery and amusing aspect of it!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

@@RamasolaProductions Photography can get a bit po faced at times. I like a laugh and it's nice to know that others do too.

Thanks David. I was wondering about this '£300' lens. Not any more. I'll be getting one.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

Thanks for the video David. I've been looking for a fast 17mm lens for street photography and have been considering the Olympus offerings although the pro lens is very expensive. This lens looks worth a shot at the price given the quality of the images in your review.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

The Mitakon is superb, especially given the price. The Olympus Pro is just about perfect in every way and I do feel it justifies its price. Class leading AF, absurdly sharp, no nasties at all. For street, you might find the Pro best - you can leave it at f/1.2 and let the AF take care of it. A difficult choice.

I’d love to see you review the Voigtländer 0.95 lenses.

@soundknight

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@clintjohnson2460

3 жыл бұрын

I was just going to chime in on this as well....

@joakimtollerud2172

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@TITAOSTEIN

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! 10.5, 17, 25, 42.5 and the NEW 60mm

@cohibaav8or

3 жыл бұрын

I've had the 10.5 and 42.5 and love/hated those lenses like nothing else. The 10.5 was great for my style of street, astro and architecture shooting. Not the sharpest lens ever but felt amazing and made pleasing images. The 42.5 wide open is not sharp. It does however make the most beautiful unsharp photos I've ever seen. It is pure magic butter wide open. CA like a mofo and the bokeh looks atrocious if you stop down at all. Highlights are really jagged and ugly but sharpness and ca both improve. Focuses very very close for a portrait focal length. Not at all good for moving subjects but if you can work slow and take your time... its not a perfect lens but it has a unique character that I'd defy you not to love.

Another great review. Thanks!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love your videos sir.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir, I am very pleased to hear it!

Have this lens and love it!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it, Enoch, lovely lens!

When DT does a review, I'm on it asap. No faff, just real world facts, spot on. These Chinese lenses are really quite a thing these days, the chance to get lenses designs that would have been unaffordable previously. Maybe 8/10 performance compared to the pricey lenses, but plenty good enough.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they put exotic glass with reach of a lot of photographers.

There is a great filter-set by Hoyer for about 30€ (I think it’ll be about the same anywhere else) on Amazon. It comes with a really good quality UV filter, a circular polarizer, and a 3 stop ND filter.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

You used to have to pay a small fortune for good NDs and polarizers - €30 is a great buy. We are all getting spoilt!

"Come and get me copper!" Hahaha

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

🙂

Thank you. You have a great voice

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

Man that lens has got to look stunning on a silver E-M5 model.. one for list, as with so many. Maybe some day!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

It would look pretty smart. Keep saving!

David! Big fan!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Aditya!

"So here's mine..." LOL! Interesting lens. Like the Leica Distagon, it looks like its signature look is wide open. Nice look. I used a Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 on my Canon for 4 years. Completely manual focus. I didn't even have the focusing aids that you get on more modern cameras. Completely fine. In a way, it's kind of fun. Makes you feel like a more 'real' photographer. While I wouldn't say this is up to the optical quality of the Leica Nocticron and doesn't have AF... For 1/3 the price of the Leica, it's a pretty sweet deal. Thanks David!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's good to have such a choice - thanks Ricardo!

@ricardorgomez

3 жыл бұрын

Whoops! I meant the "Leica Nocticron"... Not Distagon... Where the heck did I get that!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

An unforgiveable mistake, Ricardo! You must be punished. I sentence you to having to view my video 30 times. 😋

Excellent review and funny , thanks David .

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@minorrhoads5318

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT Thanks and hi again David , can you believe there's a 17mm 1.2 , still like new sitting somewhere in the west country , going for about £750 , but i am still sticking with the 16mm 1.4 , it has such good auto focus and is very sharp , but yes not as sharp as 1.2 , but i am tempted still by that 0.95 , looks so organic in your pics , cheers again and Happy Christmas .

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

@@minorrhoads5318 Cheers! And happy Christmas, lockdown or no lockdown!

@minorrhoads5318

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT Thank you very much . well said . 🎄📸

But the big question is not addressed here - how does it compare to the Voigtländer 17.5mm Nokton f0.95? Is it sharper wide open? Is the bokeh different? Does it have more or less contrast?

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I am a one man band, John, with no industry contacts. If you want such comparisons you need to aska magazine that has staff and influence - and more money than I do!

Shakespeare Macbeth quote there.... not lost on me...

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Nicely spotted!

Thanks for putting out another video David. Just wondering how you feel about this lens in comparison to the Olympus 17mm 1.2? Cheers

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

The Olympus is as close to perfect as a lens can be. The Mitakon is more specialised, in a way. The extra speed isn't so great and manual focus limits the ease of use.

I hit the like button just for that intro 😅

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

😀

Looks great, but where, or when to buy? I can't find any Shop in the EU at the moment....

Love to see it shoot out with PL15mm

The sigma 16 f1.4 also rocks - and its slow auto focus seems to fool panny af into working deliberately - avoiding the pulsing effect.

@lonnieharmond9400

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that also, love that lens!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

Nice lens!

Could you please upload your FULL resolution images so we can see? All samples out there are like 2mp downscaled for the web. Really hard to tell how sharp it is wide open at 2mp. Thanks in advance!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

100% when I show it is full size on an FHD monitor, John.

Looks like a great lens, David and a very enjoyable review. Just to ask, do you think you would ever do a review of the Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II lens?

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

If I come across one I will. ad you liked the video.

Damn, it looks very good. I'm already a fan of their 25mm 0.95 .. would be great to see a comparative review of those two.

@jwickerszh

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, who am I kidding .. just ordered it 🤷‍♀️😅

@emptystring6833

3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Wickersheimer good decision. I also had the 25er and than ordered the 17mm as soon as I read about it. It's a lot better than the 25 honestly! It's much larger and heavier, but balances better on my G81, and the focus ring is a bit further forward and therefore more easily usable. It also comes with a metal lens hood (very nice) and the focus ring is really nicely dampened. Thanks to that dampening and the larger diameter focusing is much simpler on the 17mm as well! Throughout my one week trip in Berlin I had not a single shot with missed focus (and honestly no other lens on the camera as well :D ). Optically it's surperior as well I'd say, specially in terms of flaring. Which was quite bad on the 25mm across the entire frame and no only really occurs in a much more tame way in the corners. So I think the 17 is a real improvement over the 25 from Zhong Yi!

@jwickerszh

3 жыл бұрын

@@emptystring6833 good to know, thanks. I wonder if a hood might solve some of the issues with the 25 but anyway can't wait to try the 17. 😁

I can't find it anywhere. Isn't it available on European mainland yet?

Greetings David, I have been looking at your Reviews for years, I trust your Judgement , and I would like you to recommend which focal length would be better suited for all around day and night work,, the 17mm or the 25mm, which for Micro Four thirds would get me 34mm and 50mm , what say you, my Friend......Thanks in Advance......

Wow this is pretty tempting, especially considering how much cheaper it is than the Voigtlander

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Surprisingly sharp. I've noticed the contrast looks a touch too bright in different shots I've seen with this lens. Would a filter be able to fix that a bit?

@uninsulatedshrimp5518

2 жыл бұрын

Get the filter set by hoyer

Nice! I enjoy my Voigtlander 25mm f0.95 and never regretted buying it. Not that I’d use it all the time. I still love my Oly 17mm. Regards

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to have both - the Voigtlander is very good by all accounts.

@malcolmlawrence3169

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT - I love it and would never sell it. There is something about it and the colours and light that remind me of old film. Maybe that’s just me.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

@@malcolmlawrence3169 Being 'just me' is the point of photography ultimately.

@malcolmlawrence3169

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT - sorry I meant to add that I got the version 2 of this lens. I’ve read reviews about the first version not being as good, which the second improved upon. The 17.5mm looks nice but they are quite weighty lenses. Others may not like them at all.

Hi David. Which would be the smallest micro four third camera you would go for with this lens that has focus peaking and best iso quality for low light? Thanks in advance 👍🏻

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

The low light quality of all the Micro Four Thirds is much the same now that they are all using the 20Mp sensor so that's not a factor. They all have peaking, too. I'd go for the GX9, though the smallish EBF might put you off. In which case, take a look at one of the Olympus E-M10s.

Regards from Stockholm again David! I'm trying to master a combination of a 0.64 Metabones coupled with a AF Nikkor 50mm 1: 1.4D lens on my GH5. I get a huge amount of light, but I have not yet really learnt how to use it. Not that I'm ready to surrender yet, but how much of a difference in light reception do you think there would be between this setup and the Mitakon, or for that matter, the Voightländer 17mm 0.95? I've seen used Voightländers here in Sweden for as little as 600 usd equivalent. I think I can get the price down to 500 as one of them has been up for sale since 10 December.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

In theory they'd all be very similar in light transmission certainly close enough not to be any practical difference. I haven't tried the Voigtlander but I hear good things. None will be easy to use, though. That wide, wide aperture gives little margin for error.

Hi David! It's a great review. But I'm sorry for asking. I'm bit confuse to choose between Panasonic Leica 15mm f1.7 vs Olympus 17mm f1.8? maybe you can make a comparrison review or give me an advice. thankyou!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I have reviews on both of them so you might like to take a look at those. The 17mm is more of an all round useful lens, the 15mm more of a wideangle. I prefer the 17mm and it has become a standard almost for street photography. Performance wise, both lenses are excellent so it's really a choice between slightly wide or wider.

great review David at least the price is going to break the bank and keeps her indoors from telling me to unfollow you or else, happy days.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

😃

I was close to buying the Sigma 16mm/1.4, but now I‘m hesitant. This is the second review of this lens that I have watched, where the reviewer does not want to return it...

@soundknight

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't like the high contrast of the sigma; it's deep blacks lose detail but it is a ridiculously sharp lens, instead I bought a second copy of the Pana leica 15mm f1.7 because it has more character and is a pleasure in use. If I was using it mostly for scenery I would consider the sigma for its amazing sharpness. But since I mainly shoot people in groups I decided the PL15 is best and gives more pleasure. But each to there own. The Olympus 17mm f1.2 is amazing but double the price. This lens has a very pleasant rendering but the colour balance seems unique too.

@hauke3644

3 жыл бұрын

Brian Cullen I have and very much like the Panaleica 15, but sometimes need more background separation for video. There the Mitakon comes in... The Olympus 17/1.2 is too expensive.

@clintjohnson2460

3 жыл бұрын

Like the other commenters here... I'm looking at my Pana-Leica 15 1.7 and wondering if I really need something like this... Although I really seriously considered the Voitlander before because there's been two or three reasonably priced used ones around..

@TheDIYFilmmaker

3 жыл бұрын

Hauke, take the Sigma 16mm 1.4. Bokeh is great, and AF works super-fast. I use it in a Lumix G85 and AF Face Detections works perfect. Low light performance is great. Bokeh balls are rounded and beautiful. Manual lens makes your workflow more slow, and with a 0.95 it is very easy go out-of-focus. It is not the same manual focus of a 2.0 lens, than in a 0.95. Take this in mind. A Sigma 1.4 is very sharp and that half stop of aperture compared to 0.95 makes focusing more reliable without impacting to low-light performance. The Sigma 16mm 1.4 was designed for APS-C, so it provides a lot of light to your MFT sensor, in some way, it is like a speed booster. In conclusion, the Mikaton may be fun, but the Sigma is superb and makes your life easier.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say the Sigma is the more general purpose lens . It is still pretty damn fast, its' very sharp and it does have the AF. It's a hard decision but I'd say you need to know you really want the extra stop of speed to justify the Mitakon.

Another good video, thank you! I like to do hand-held night photography with my G81 + Pana 25mm 1.7 and looking for another lens to help with that. I'm torn between the Mitakon 17mm and the Sigma 16mm 1.4. In a direct comparison, which one would you prefer?

@emptystring6833

3 жыл бұрын

Funny Onions while I can't speak for the sigma 16mm, I use the Mitakon 17mm on a G81, so I hope I can help you a bit with my experiences. First off I'd estimate the 0.95 lens will give you about 1 stop or 2/3rd of a stop more light. Additional light gathering capability at these apertures drops off quiet quickly with MFT. Nevertheless it might reasonably give you another stop or so reduced ISO, which is always nice. However the sigma is going to be optically superior specifically in the corners. At f0.95 the corners have a rather dramatic ghosting and flaring effect, and while I don't really mind it as I hardly put my subjects in the far corners of the frame...you might. The center of the 17 f0.95 is however pretty well controlled, far more so than with mitakons 25mm f/0.95 which I also own. The latter had rather extreme flaring throughout the entire frame, while the 17mm is far more controlled in that regard. As I see it, it depends on wether you are interested in the additional shallowness of depth of field or not. If you don't really care about that, go with the sigma. Losing 1 stop of light is likely manageable and your going to enjoy optically clean pictures. However there rely only is one other lens in the MFT system that can compare to this one in terms of DoF, and I'd consider this the real strength of the lens. The additional light gathering should be more or less considered a bonus IMO. Anyways I personally enjoy this lens (and camera combo). I don't mind some flaring in the corners and stuff like that, if anything it makes pictures a bit more interesting, but that's a question of personal preference. And I'd consider the shots with this lens at f0.95 very usable for sure, at least I have not run across a situation where a picture turned out to not look good enough to keep or print or use it. Hope I was of some help to you!

@Electromanx3

3 жыл бұрын

@@emptystring6833 Wow, thanks a lot for the detailed response! I don't mind ghosting or flaring that much but on the other hand I don't need the DoF and I enjoy sharp pictures. So I guess that pushes me in the direction of the Sigma. Another bonus is that I can buy it directly from a local store and don't have any of the potential complications of long range shipping. Thanks again for helping out!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent summation and not one I feel I can add to in any useful way.

Nice review again. Not sure if i see a use case for a 17mm with such aperture though

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tjerk! I think that with a wide angle like this the main point is really the light gathering capacity. if you really want shallow DoF a longer lens is better, of course but it is useful to have such a level of control of it available. There's a price to pay, of course and for most people a 17mm f/1.8 is plenty good enough.

@tjerkheringa937

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT Yup. I hadthe 17mm f1.2 and the 25mm f1.2. Because i rarely need that extra bit of light, i sold them and bought the PL 10-25mm f1.7.

Impressive

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I have mitakon 25mm and really like it. Probably my favorite lens, but 25mm is to narrow for me in most cases. I guess i can't skip that one

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I find the 25mm a bit too narrow and have always preferred the mild wideness of the 17mm length. I kniw people who much the 25mm AoV, though so lucky we have such a choice with Micro Four Thirds equipment.

Nice review, How was the focus breathing?

@emptystring6833

3 жыл бұрын

Hagen Trondheim Hi, i own the Lens as well and can report the focus breathing as ahardly noticeable". I think there is some, but honestly it's not enough for me to be to sure about it's magnitude. Hope this helps!

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't notice anything untoward, though obviously for video use you'd need to be careful/

1/120000th exposure?! with what did you shot it?)

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

It is what is known technically as a typo!

David, could you review the Olympus M Zuiko 14-150II (R)?

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to, just a matter of getting hold of one.

@nolejd50

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT Btw, a couple of months ago I asked you a question on one of your videos - if I should buy the Panasonic Lumix GX80 or the Olympus OM-D E-M10 II, mainly for stills. You replied E-M10 II, as it has superior EVF. I tried both of them out in the store and I noticed that Olympus's EVF was simply miles ahead, and, that it was really beautiful design-wise and also of great build quality. I bought it in a bundle with 14-150 II for 500€, and later on I added a mighty 45 1.8. I am really happy with my purchase and just wanted to thank you for your recommendation.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

@@nolejd50 Glad it worked out - your Olympus remains one of the best Micro Four Thirds cameras of all.

For the most accurate focusing you need to focus wide open but if you want to stop down you have to move the camera, look at the lens, stop down and check the finder again all of which destroys the accurate focus. In ancient times we had "preset" manual which is much more convenient. Why don't they make presets anymore?

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I remember the preset rings and one would be useful here. I think the makers probably feel that since the image doesn't dim when you stop the lens down, it's not needed. But, as you say, for accurate focus it would be good.

I want a in-depth review of mitakon vs voitglander 0.95 lenses

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Hard to get hold of both at the same time.

@gusatvoschiavon

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT 😭 Sad but true

I don't know, lenses like this are very interesting, but I bought MFT to have a small and light camera bag. I have a 1.2/50mm and hardly use it because even though it's fun to use a fully manual lens, it's too big and heavy and doesn't bring enough advantages compared to the Olympus 1.8/45mm. If you want shallow depth of field, you're better off switching to full frame. Might even be cheaper in the long run.

I recently shifted from Sony to Olympus because I hate the weight and cost of their full frame lenses. I'm going to get one of these for my Olympus camera using an adapter can play with it on my Sony APS-C camera too! MFT or the cell phone is the future of photography for me.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure the lens would cover the bigger APS-C sensor or whether an adapter is possible or available. Good luck!

@lu-uf8zj

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT yes I do have an adaptor, and you are right. there is very pronounced vignetting on the APS-C sensor wit this lens. Still an interesting effect though. I also have a 7artisans macro lens for the OMicro 4 thirds but that shows no vignetting on APS-C and it's probably the same optics as they use on the e-mount version if that lens. Sadly I can't use the adaptor with any of my new Olympus or Panasonic MFT lenses as without the electrical connection, neither manual nor autofocus works on those. I could not find an adaptor going the other way as the flange mount is lower on e-mount than on MFT.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

@@lu-uf8zj Yes, that will always be the limitation. The vignetting is a limitation but for portraits. might be a lovely effect. Creative thinking on your part!

@lu-uf8zj

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT sadly I discovered that my Sony a6300 has no kind of manual focus assist when not using a Sony auto-focus lens and the view finder is not good enough to get it right with such a wide aperture. Thus Olympus is a much better choice if one wants to use manual focus lenses.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

@@lu-uf8zj Worth knowing - thanks!

Is this a true f/0.95? The aperture of the 25mm mitakon is reported to not open any more past f/1.2.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I took the aperture to be accurate on trust. I notice that most of my lenses give different shutter speeds at the same aperture on the same subject. I aslo notice that Olympus's idea of 200 ISOm i different from Panasonic's. It all seems to be a moveable feast.

@costinio3983

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT that means it keeps opening until it hits 0.95?

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

@@costinio3983 You can view the diaphragm and see it, yes. Whether it reaches some technical spec of f/0.95 I can't say. You'd need a technical guy for that, which I am not. When I was a press guy, sometimes half a dozen photographers on a press call would take a reading with their Minolta meters. You'd usually get 6 different results!

@costinio3983

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT thank you!

I love your conclusion: "If Mitakon wants this one back from me they'll have to call the police" XDDDD

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I'm still holed up with barricades at the doors 😁

I want this for ef-m :'(

Miss the Man .......

Oh dear, I feel a serious case of GAS coming on

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that, Andrew 😄

@AndrewSowerby

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT my Olympus 45mm f/1.8 only just arrived the other day, so that should keep me satisfied for a while. Well, for about a week probably!

I have summicrons, nikons, olys and few more but none is as good as voigtlander 17.5mm, its spectacular lens forcing to keep MFT system on its own, on other hand im curiosu on this mitakon lens now... it has one interesting attribute, its small.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I've never tried a Voigtlander but I hear only good things.

Thanks for the review. I'd like to comment the statement you make at 3:42 however. A 35mm f0.95 will not be "equivalent" to this 17mm f/0.95 on m43. A 35mm f1.8 would. As a full frame sensor gathers about 4x as much light as a m43 sensor. ISO800 on FF is comparable to ISO200 on m43. So a 35mm f1.8 lens on a FF camera would be about "equivalent" to this lens on m43, but it will be much sharper with less aberrations. Look at the Samyang 35mm f1.8 for example. Of course, this has no relevance if you don't shoot FF.

@Electromanx3

3 жыл бұрын

The conditions under which this sort of equivalence is relevant are so specific that there really is no reason to bother pointing it out

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

It has the same AoV as a 35mm lens on FF which mena it does the same job. . I can't help feeling that if this lens was labelled f/1.8 rather than f/0.95 it would confuse a lot of people.

But f/0.95 isn't two WHOLE stops faster than f/1.8. You would need f/0.9 for that.

Glasssssssssssssssss

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

Yessssssss!

You kept your promise about the 17/1.8; I see no future for you in politics :)

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I have just been offered Boris Johnson's job but I've turned ot dwon as I'd have had tpo sell the 17mm :-)

I spy IV...

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

You did!

I generally wish most KZread videos were shorter - with your videos I wish the opposite.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

I'm always aware of the length and try to keep them as brief as I can within saying what I feel I need to. But I shall fall in with your wishes and in future all my videos will be feature film length, about 1hr.45m. Bet you're sorry you commented now 🤣 Seriously , thanks Magnus.

@TITAOSTEIN

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

Oh no....your camera bag is full!!! You know what that means? Your gonna need another new bloody hang bag! Lol

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

So, you've noticed! It's one of life's luxuries, when one camera bag is full, I buy another. I used to do the same with car ashtrays, fill the tray, replace the car :-)

Yup. Won't give it back even if they call the police 😉

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

😎

Audio is very poor. Can't understand anything said.

@DavidThorpeMFT

3 жыл бұрын

It's no different from my other recent videos, Paul and I haven't had any other complaints. Hard to know what to say.

Bad kerning on the logo.