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.

@marcp.1752

Ай бұрын

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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

Thanks for bringing that lens up! I bought it, but had not used it yet.

@adventureuav

Ай бұрын

The TT 23mm f1.4 is literally one of the best lenses available, period, at any price range.

@psuedoirv6760

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

Thanks! So kind of you to say.

U are doing great work on this site. I always watch yr progrms. Well done

@markwiemels

12 күн бұрын

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.

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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

Thanks, yes, I am continuing to experiment with the format. I like the little story at the start.

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

@dedclownsRfunny

11 күн бұрын

I love that lens! It’s gorgeous when I adapt it to my Fuji GFX50s

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?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

I can't really say, as I don't have the first one.

Lol love the hi vis worker in church with a woolies bag, how Australian.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

He was praying to a cold case of VB.

@cmphoto_

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

Such a super fun lens!

@creepynutsrl

Ай бұрын

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!

@marksieving7925

17 күн бұрын

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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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. :)

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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

@carlosandreviana9448

Ай бұрын

nothing?

Looks fab, but what makes this lens so good that it can replace the autofocus 25mm f1.8 lenses people already own?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

Yep, I made a video about it.

@jamescaldwell5

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

@@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

@markwiemels

26 күн бұрын

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!"

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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

@greatsaiyaman1992

Ай бұрын

TT Artisan 35mm F1.4

I'd like Sony to re-engineer their 16mm pancake.

@user-tl1hm6oc1q

Ай бұрын

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)

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

They are sweet buns. It's like a soft fluffy sweet thing with custard inside, it an Asian desert.

Please do more reviews for aps-c lenses under 100$ I love these videos

audio seems to be out of phase. Informative video :)

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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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.

@CassidyHansen

17 күн бұрын

Seriously

Really love the shots of Melbourne, Mark! Have you been filming here?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

It's where I live.

Is this better than something like 7artisans' 35mm 1.2?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

Yes, I did, multiple times, I think the brand is unknown to most people so they mentally discard the information, which is understandable.

What camera was used?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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!

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!

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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.

A video on budget fisheye lenses would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

You are quickly becoming my favorite photo gear reviewer. Bravo and keep up the good work.

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.

@markwiemels

27 күн бұрын

Yeah, brand new lens and the old one version was so popular.

Cries in eos t5 😢

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.

@alexced3923

Ай бұрын

Well, I´ll save time ...

@SamuelRegier

Ай бұрын

You mean by using your phone?

@RJSOW

26 күн бұрын

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.

@alexced3923

26 күн бұрын

@@RJSOW Go ahead, take pictures. The art is in your mind....

@Misutoslope

25 күн бұрын

​@@alexced3923dude what lmao

You shot Ned!

Just ordered this from your links. Be a nice lens to play with.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

You'll love it.

@adventureswithduck7400

Ай бұрын

I have the R7 and the R6 Mark II. So I'll see which one it works best on

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?

@markwiemels

28 күн бұрын

Yes, there is a setting, release shutter without lens, you need to turn that on.

@adventureswithduck7400

28 күн бұрын

@@markwiemels oh duh .. I guess I'm getting old... Wait I am old already😁 thanks for the help

Mark, if you could only keep one of the 3 lenses, which would it be?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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. ??

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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.

@NewsOneLive

Ай бұрын

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 ?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

It has the adjustment screws, so I assume so. Mine works perfectly at the moment.

@dergelenkspreizer5272

Ай бұрын

@@markwiemels Thank you 🙋🏻‍♂️

I haven't watched the video yet but i know the lens thanks for covering it ❤

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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?

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

It would for sure, no, I didn't use a hood.

@gaoldias

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@OttosTheName

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@gaoldias

Ай бұрын

@@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???

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

Seagull.

@duringthemeanwhilst

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

Agree, I love 28mm FF FOV.

@ivansusic562

Ай бұрын

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.

@leodesoule

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@markwiemels

9 күн бұрын

Yes.

$75, Where? Link says $ 117

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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).

@bertmacdonald337

Ай бұрын

@@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!

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

No, mirrorless only.

@barbaranostrand4214

Ай бұрын

That's what the manufacturer's website says.

@RafaelOrtizPhotography

Ай бұрын

😢

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.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

I'm pretty impressed with this one, I think it's on par.

too bad no K mount

No F mount?? 🥺

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

No

$75, sharp, almost zero CR, clicked ap, cine flare and 1.7???!!! I'm all in.

@markwiemels

Ай бұрын

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.

@markwiemels

25 күн бұрын

lol. This is a bit harsh, but funny none the less.