6:46 i love her when she said "genuine"...zoha not just a model..she knows art I LOVE ZOHA

Zoha ..... so lovely to see you again!!!! I love Zoha!! I want to see her again!!

I came here for the lens review (great!!) but am leaving with a need for more Zoha!!!!!!!! You have found the perfect partner!!!! Smart, funny, beautiful and photography aware!!!! 10 thumbs up!!!!!!!!

A good description and review. The first time I see a model used in a natural and classy manner. Both will go far. I have subscribed!

Nice lens, thanks for testing it. Would love to see more of your videos with Zoha.

I bought it too in the kickstarter campain and i'm in love of that lense. I think that value for money it's unbeatable. I love Zoha!! 👍👍

This video was the first I saw of this lens, and the one that convinced me to get it. Can't wait till it arrives!

I LOVE ZOHA! There. Keep bringing her back. Having been involved/informed about the production process of another lens manufacturer cough * Tokina * cough, I can tell you that if a lens manufacturers expects to produce less than a thousand units a month it is cheaper to make the parts with metal instead of polycarbonate. The reason for this is the set-up and mould costs are prohibitive unless you plan to produce way more than 12,000 a year. CnC machining in China is extremely cheap vs having a set of moulds made for the parts.

Don't know why this video suddenly appeared but I am glad it did Jimmy. Usually I am wary when people say it has a vintage look but it looks fab esp B&W as you say. What a bargain, great pics. Fun video with Zoha as always.

You two have a great onscreen chemistry. And yes, I love Zoha; so please bring her back often. And thank you for your honest reviews. In this case, when you buy the lens yourself, you can really, really say what you think. So "punches above its weight" summed up a lot about how you felt about the lens.

Nice informative video as always. Keep it comin!!!!!

I got this lens after the first time I saw this video and was very pleased with the results, not only in respect of portraits but also general shots on a sunny day at 1/250@f8. The pictures produced lots of detail even when blown up to 7x and 10x. Also, I only paid £80 for it on eBay. Good stuff Jimmy.

How lovely to see you shooting around Covent Garden - I do miss it sometimes! (Just round the corner from Aperture! 🙂) I have the Kamlan - I had the Mk1 which was lighter, smaller and super handy, but really not sharp. Waited ages for the Mk2 to import and it's way better, but seriously more than double the weight (and light/compact was the reason for my APS-C system) so I don't take it out very often. However, I agree completely - it does have that 'classic' look - and since that's been my own 'look' since the 90s, I'm happy. Nonetheless, I have the 7 Artisans 50mm f0.95 on order, and I suspect that's going to see much more action...

Yay Zoha!!! We love Zoha!!!

I feel like this lens gives a nice effect like old manual focus film cameras. I would love to see Zoha in your videos monthly...she has the best energy.

I love Zoha! Hire her for every episode ❤️

Make sure you let people know in the description it's the MKII of this lens. Some places are still selling the original which isn't as good. And brand new this one sells for $200.

Beautiful lovely model, nice lens, wonderful photos.

I love the outtakes! And hey, I like Zoha And I believe, this little lens will be the next best friend of omd em1

@Red35Photography

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support! And yes, Kamlan is not a bad partner for Olympus :)

thank you for a lovely video!! I just bought that lens due to your presentation....if it goes wrong i blame you!! lol thank you for your great and funny work

I LOVE ZOHA! Oh and it would be fun to compare Kamlin images with those from adapted vintage Olympus lenses.

Another fun and informative review Jimmy! I have just bought the mark II , having previously owned the mark I. The Kamlan 50mm F1.1 mark 2 is around £180 and the mark 1 is around £100. I couldn't recommend the mark 1 as it is very soft anywhere but the very centre, even if you close it down, so I'm looking forward to receiving the mark 2 very soon.

@jwickerszh

4 жыл бұрын

It's still a bit sensitive to the light conditions (CA / haze ..) but it's so cool and pretty. Focusing is a bit harder than on the 25/0.95.

Loved Zoha!!! The lens was not too bad either.

I LOVE ZOHA !!!

Just add some advise if we using manual lens on Olympus, we can set the 5 axis. So that the manual lens can also have the benefit of it. First choose the menu (SCP = Super Control Panel) then choose S-IS Auto. Press info button then add the focal length of the manual lens. By the way for that price this lens really tempting Jimmy =D

hello and sorry my english. I would like to ask since you know very well the optics and the m4 / 3 machines. For my Pen F and Om1 I would like to combine a very open fixed for strong bokeh effects. I noticed the Kamlan 50 f1.1 but it doesn't look that good wide open. also the 7artisan 50 f0.95 makes me interested. which of the two do you think is better in image quality, sharpness, bokeh and with fewer lens defects? thank you very much

Canon FD 50 f/1.4 would perform the same on Pen F, I think. And, I like Zoha a lot. Thank you for your always great clips, Jimmy.

I love Zoha!

Hello Jimmy. I enjoyed your review, very good as you always do. I don't have this lens, but I do have the KamLan 28mm f1,4, which of course it's a quite different lens, but I'd say it has the same flavour of the 50 1,1. The 28 is quite sharper though, as you would expect from an high class normal lens. I am almost 60 years old, and in the 28 I found the character of older Olympus and Zeiss manual lenses, which of curse I love! I guess this brand will sell a lot of lenses in the close future, and I sincerely wish they will, as the good job result.

@Red35Photography

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert. Yeah, I do like Kamlan and definitely a characterful lens. We are blessed with so many options these days and it will take time to test and look at all of them hahah! One recent lens that I reviewed is the Artralab, which is pretty good and unique, slightly more expensive than Kamlan but build is better.

@robertoorru5191

7 ай бұрын

@@Red35Photography of course: reviews are a part of your job, and I think that it's almost impossible to keep up to date with the overall excellent and huge production of Chinese lens manufacturers. I have a general opinion about Chinese lenses: in China nowadays they are doing what Japan and Germany used to do back in the days of analog photography (I am old, yes) and that is to give to us photographers great and reliable tools for our work. I think that Japanese and German brands, in general, are now more concerned about film-makers and to produce the lens with the quicker autofocus, with more custom buttons and so on. With some exceptions, they are not focused on the working photographer as they used to be. What do think?

@Red35Photography

7 ай бұрын

@@robertoorru5191 I wouldn't disagree, in fact, I spoke to Laowa about this and unfortunately, with any business, they follow the trend and currently any video stuff sells, better than photography. it's economy of scale, companies make things that sell. I would like to see more good Chinese lenses but worry not, there are some new companies around these days.

One of your best videos

@Red35Photography

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the Review Jimmy. I also had the Kamlan and your right, it has it´s own vintage look, but overall it was a litte bit too soft wide open and so i changed it against the Sigma 56mm1.4 which i am much more happy with. But for the Price of course its a great lense. I just heard that there is a Mark II Version out of the Kamlan, would be nice if you could review this one too! Greetings from Germany

@charliepragnell5791

4 жыл бұрын

spanksen This is the mark ii version, although I think Jimmy has the price wrong as it’s available for around £175 and not £100. Agree with regarding the the Sigma 56 1.4, that’s a lovely lens. Samyang also do a 50mm F1.2 fully manual and for around £249.

Hey, have you try the sigma 60mm f2.8 dn another good budget auto focus lens for M43?

Her personality is amazing

i love zoha!!!!

How do you determine the aperture on a manual lens like this?

is there a way to see these photos at higher res somewhere?

did you edit the colour of your photos? they looked nice

Hello, could you please shate the link where I can buy the lens from? Thank You in advance!

Jimmy, I'd love one of these but where can you buy this for £100 - nearly double that price on ebay unless you settle for the mk 1 version - and is that any good?

I LOVE ZOHAAAAAAAAAAAAA ;-) great video

Amazing lens ! I will buy it for my GX80 :)

I can see purple fringing on the back bottom line of the umbrella 7:24 and at 7:30 on top area of hair at forehead and above level as well as a bit over the fingers, not mentioned in this video. Good price for what it is

zoha is absolutety stunning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who cares how soft the lens is, we are here for Zoha.

@WilSantanaMusic

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

I actually bought one of these after watching this video for the first time. VERY impressive for the price

@Red35Photography

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! enjoy your lens. I certainly do.

Great video!!! I just came across your channel. I have a quick question. Are the images in the video straight out of the camera or were they edited? Either way they are fantastic.!!

@Red35Photography

Жыл бұрын

They are edited :) thanks for dropping by

I don't think the Mark II would cost 100 pounds. Maybe through the kickstarter, but it's close to 300 now. I paid a month ago 100 £ for the mark I. Great work. I like the vibes on your vids, a new SUB won indeed!

Hey can you review the Sigma 16mm 1.4 for mft vs the olympus 17mm 1.2 pro? As well as the olympus 45mm 1.2 Pro vs the Sigma 56mm 1.4 mft? I shoot with the Pen F for street photography and shoot video with the GH5 . I just want to know if the sigma is just as good as the olympus for half the price since they are both weather sealed. Thanks love your channel. Its kept me in the MFT world

Cool video, how does this compare to the Oly 45mm 1.8?

I wonder how it compares to my canon 55 FD 1.2 SSC. That would be good comparison review.

Hey bro you tried using C mount lenses Fujian I have the pen ep3, I like the images this combo makes

I have this lens. I also purchased a SLR Magic t.95 for £450 because I enjoyed the Kamlan and I wanted something a lot better. I could not sell the Kamlan. I sold the SLR Magic. Kamlan bang for buck is a keeper. Nice Video..

@costinio3983

4 жыл бұрын

was the SLR Magic any better at the same apertures?

Great lens to try on the Black Magic 4K(for that price)

I love Zoha.

I wonder what olympus are going to say when they hear you saying how good it is for the money being fully metal and Olympus’s 50 f1.8 is all plastic and costing more (I have actually broken an Oly 50 f1.8 by sitting on it when in my coat pocket) so as a Olympus Visionary WHAT lens are you going to recommend that I buy to replace my broken plastic Oly 50 f1.8 for portraits ?

Bring back Zoha!

I think i am in love

Nice video! :) I may have to look for one of these. I just have an OM-D EM-10 Mk III -- think this would work OK with it? It could give me some more experience with manual focus, and I guess focus peaking. And, Jimmy, I need some pro-tips on how to shoot in the clouds and rain like this, I don't know how you do it! My photos always look drab and depressing with the gray skies. :| Thanks for joining us, Zoha. :)

@hotjazzbaby

4 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem. I have the E-M10 II. You have to learn how to edit your pictures so that they don't look drab. That's what I did. A good editor is Luminar. Check out what you can do with it

I LOVE ZOHA

There is a version l., which is cheaper, smaller and much lighter.. and a little bit less sharp at 1,1. But it has great bokeh, and even more “vintage characteristics”. Fun lens, and very usable in low light.

Hi Jimmy, how is the image at same focus length ie f1.8 or higher as compared to Olympus 45mm f1.8 lens? Thank you

@Red35Photography

4 жыл бұрын

The Olympus still wins but only by a thread. By f2.8, they are same.

I love Zoha

that lens is amazing for BW! My fave shot is at 6:46

I used to have one of these lenses and it’s beautiful! But I found I didn’t use it enough because of the manual focus so I ended up selling mine.

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the output you've show of this lens! I do agree that it seems that everything today looks too digital/modern and too sharp. The dreamy smooth quality of this lens seems very desirable to me. I'd never heard of it before this video, thanks for sharing it with me...looks like it would balance just fine on an em-1ii. 🤔

Beside the great video and tips on this lense, may I ask for the second song on the track, latino kind with trumpet? Thanks a lot

@Red35Photography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot of liking this video mate. I actually can't remember which song it was, though I got it from Artlist.io

@mathieugoulmy951

3 жыл бұрын

@@Red35Photography Thank you Jimmy. In case you find out the name of the track please let me know. Great video again, have a nice day

HOW DO I GET ONE OF THOSE OLYMPUS CAPS JIMMY USE EMI MK2 ??????

I REALLY like Zoha! I figured out why. She bears a resemblance, to me anyway, to Gal Godot (the new Wonder Woman). Oh, the camera stuff is good too.

I love ZohaB-)

You forgot some basic information in this video, focusing. Does focus peaking work with a dumb adaptor?

Zoha made me watch this. :)

Let's try the Cheaper auto focus Sigma Art 30mm f2.8 for review.

Nice relaxed feel to the video Jimmy. Your right, love Zoha. Somewhere in this shoot you summed up this lens with the comment on it being a great bargain Black and White lens. Good value with the right shots in mind.

@Red35Photography

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching John 👍🏼☺️

@richardwingfield

4 жыл бұрын

I purchased on kickstarter as well and thrilled with price / performance ... thanks for doing the video and review. Hard to complain about being heavy as I would rather have heavy than light and cheap plastic

@richardwingfield

4 жыл бұрын

PS... yes... bring back Zoha ... I agree ... not enough to wonderful people in the world right now ;-)

Would you mind to use old lens with mft cameras for your next videos? Like Takumar, Helios, Minolta, etc..

@A1Bokeh

3 жыл бұрын

Vintage lenses are freaking great

Zoha is super

I love Loha.

What f-stop did u take photos at. When I use it at 1.1 it’s often hard to nail the focus.

@Red35Photography

3 жыл бұрын

It's shot at 1.1 in most cases. I didn't think it was difficult. You just need to be fairly quick after acquiring focus, because any drift will make it soft. Preset your magnify box at the right place before clicking, if that makes it easier.

@isaacsatzman5610

3 жыл бұрын

@@Red35Photography cool thx

Pro tip: pick up the OM 50mm f/1.4 for $50 and get the same shots :)

Zoha wow gorgeous, funny knowledgeable in photography; bring her back. Happy photography

Weird! I’ve literally just been looking on Flickr at sample pics of this lens 👍

@some90sKid

4 жыл бұрын

ad bots, :)

@hotjazzbaby

4 жыл бұрын

It's called synchronicity

How it is color rendition? Other super fast cheap lenses have that as Achilles heel being "washed out"

@Red35Photography

4 жыл бұрын

Leptospirosi by comparison, it’s not bad at 1.1, it won’t have the same contrast and saturations as high end lenses but better than something like 7Artisan or SLR Magic.

What's with the fire alarm in the background?!?

I looked up the price and it is now around 250 pounds. Is it still worth it for 250 pounds?

Red35, have you considered giving a classic old manual lens a spin - the Helios 44? You'd need an adapter for it.

@Red35Photography

3 жыл бұрын

I have a few of those, will make a video when I can shoot again :)

I love ZOHA ..... , if its possible place f numbers next to the lucky lady 🤣 , so we can determine which f numbers are best to use with this cheap thrill 🙏🏼 . B.t.w i have got both the KamLan lenses from Kickstarter ...excelent build.

@xmlthegreat

4 жыл бұрын

That's near impossible though... You'd have to note down the aperture for each file. I gave up after trying on an old manual lens...

What camera was this video shot on?

@Red35Photography

4 жыл бұрын

Olympus OM-D E-M1 mkii, with Olympus 12-40 f2.8 😁

Zoha👍

I łove Zoha

Wich one. Olympus 45mm f1.8 or kamlan 50mm mark II f1.1

@Red35Photography

3 жыл бұрын

Tough choice, for sheer convenience, 45mm 1.8, mainly due to AF. But Kamlan has 1.1 bright aperture, good for low light stuff and for videos, it's magic!

Not a fair review. When Zoha is the model its impossible to take a bad photo😊 I Love Zoha!

I ❤️ ZOHA

Poor Zoha, having to compete with pigeons! Seems like a nice lens! Wonder how it compares to the first version? Any big differences? Don't think I will buy it though. Between my 20mm 1.7 and 75mm 1.8 I don't think I will use it much...

I 💜 Doha 🤩

"You don't mess with the Zohan!".

@Red35Photography

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@klauslehrmann3906

3 жыл бұрын

@@Red35Photography kzread.info/dash/bejne/p5eh0LamidOtmKw.html

It's funny how he says shoot by replacing the 'oo' with an 'i' sound....LOL

Another comment: if one is truly interested in finding good lenses with great bokeh, there really is no reason to go to manufacturers like Kamlan for something like this focal length and (lack) of quality (the single most common focal length in lens history). Get yourself a Asahi Super-Takumar f1.4 50mm. Even the most expensive of the three generations (including the adapter) is equal to or less than the cost of this lens, and it's widely considered one of the best lenses ever made (yes, even compared to modern, digital lenses). Honestly, you don't even need to spend that much: there are a number of great lenses, at much better quality, below the cost of this one at f1.4. There are even a few vintage f1.2 that are similar in cost to the Mark II of this lens that are much better.

Recent review of this lens, by Robin Wong - kzread.info/dash/bejne/en5r0Y-firfeo5c.html

The first time I have seen people smile in London,very good video though.Makes you wonder how Nikon ,Canon can charge £2500 plus for there lenses.

Zohaaaaaaaaaaaa

Awesome review.. n yea, I love Zoha! Honestly, “Kamlan” is super vulgar in our dialect! Jeezzz