Fotasy 35mm F1.6 Large Aperture Manual Prime Lens APS-C for E-Mount, 35 mm 1.6 Multi Coated Lense, Compatible with Sony E Mount Camera a3000 a3500 a5000 a5100 a6000 a6300 a6400…

10 reviews for Fotasy 35mm F1.6 Large Aperture Manual Prime Lens APS-C for E-Mount, 35 mm 1.6 Multi Coated Lense, Compatible with Sony E Mount Camera a3000 a3500 a5000 a5100 a6000 a6300 a6400…

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   tightsandtea – September 13, 2024

   Para ser sinceros, al ver el precio de este producto por primera vez, ni siquiera lo consideré; sin embargo no sé como volví a la página y empecé a leer las reseñas, la gran mayoría le dan buena calificación.

   Estuve a punto de comprar un lente Sony 50mm 1.8 con un costo aproximado de $4,500. Sin embargo me topé con este lente, decidí darle una oportunidad. Tomando en cuenta el precio decidí arriesgarme.

   En cuanto tuve el producto me sorprendió la calidad de los materias, ya que no tiene esa sensación de producto barato, al contrario, el lente se siente muy solido incluso hasta resistente a golpes, parece un lente de un precio mucho mayor.

   El adaptador sinceramente pensé que sería de plástico, sin embargo es del mismo material del lente (una sensación metálica), que cabe a la perfección tanto en la cámara como en el lente.

   Obviamente este lente no trae las opciones que un lente Sony tendría como el auto enfoque, además en mi cámara (Alpha 6300) tengo que activar la opción “Liberar sin Objetivo” ya que la cámara no detecta que tiene un lente puesto, esto debido a que el lente es completamente manual.

   Tomen en cuenta el factor de recorte del sensor, que para mi cámara con APS-C es 1.5x, por lo que con esta lente de 1.5 X 35mm = 52.5 mm “efectivos”. La relación focal, según el fabricante, es F1.7 por lo que se cataloga como un lente luminoso capaz de hacer el popular Efecto Bokeh.

   Me parece un excelente lente para empezar a practicar y cumple con lo que buscaba en el lente. Así que no le puedo dar menos de 5 estrellas.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Karan Thakkar – September 15, 2024

   If you’re on a budget and you don’t own a 35mm prime lens, this little lens is a must-have! It’s certainly not perfect, but it’s surprisingly sharp.

   DIMENSIONS: 2″ tall, 5.5″ in circumference (basically 1.75″ in diameter). In other words, ultra portable! My DSLR prime lenses are like 3x bulkier

   IDEAL AMBIANCE: Simply because you have to manually adjust the focus, I wouldn’t recommend this for shooting moving subjects. It’s best suited for still photography (i.e. portraits, still life) where you have all the time in the world to fine-tune. A monopod or tripod would be beneficial. If shooting a few feet away or closer, you’d ideally only care about one specific area of the subject in focus (i.e. a few petals from a large flower). The focus ring is by no means *difficult* to operate or unsmooth, but it does require you to exert more force than say, manually focusing on an EF-S lens.

   BUILD QUALITY: The lens itself is VERY solid–all metal/glass except for rubber grips on the aperture/focus rings. The lens caps, however, are cheaply made (soft flexible plastic); the rear cap stays on fine, but I’d be worried about the front cap falling off. Even a couple of my DSLR lenses aren’t all-metal, so for $30 that was a pleasant surprise.

   FOCUSING: Unfortunately, you can’t really get much closer than ~20 inches away from your subject; for that reason I wouldn’t recommend this lens for macro shots. Other than that, I have absolutely no issues with focusing. I was worried that the adapter wouldn’t allow infinity focus, but it works fine for me. As I stated earlier, the focus ring isn’t lightning fast but it IS buttery smooth. The point of focus is pretty small (not just because of the wide aperture), but whatever is in focus is brilliantly SHARP!

   IMAGE QUALITY: At f/1.7, the bokeh is great! Just a head’s up: every shot will have soft VIGNETTING at the corners/edges–however, I think it improves the aesthetics of the image; plus, you wouldn’t notice it unless you were looking for it. This lens is also significantly prone to LIGHT LEAKS–but again, it adds visual interest (many people like light leaks, it’s kind of like a natural Instagram filter).

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   KEEP IN MIND: The adapter doesn’t ‘snap’ firmly into place, it just screws on both sides (both the lens and the camera body). Because it takes a little effort to spin the focus/aperture rings, you might accidentally loosen the lens in the process. If you tighten the adapter too much, it can be a pain in the butt to remove from the camera body..

   ALSO KEEP IN MIND: Manually focusing free-handed (i.e. sans tripod) on a camera like the NEX-3N, which does not support viewfinders and has a lo-fi 400px screen, is a PAIN IN THE BUTT!! On my camera, I can’t get the Manual Focus Assist to work with adapted lenses. Stupid (perhaps intentional) oversight on Sony’s part. BUT–that is not the lens’s fault. That’s the camera’s flaw. If I were to use this lens on my APS-C DSLR, I’d have no problems.

   OVERALL OPINION: I am pleasantly surprised with both the build quality and image quality on this lens; at the price, it’s a must-have. Even if you own a higher-quality lens worth 10x more, it’s always good to have a quality lens that wouldn’t kill you if it got damaged. It’s perfect for certain types of shots (i.e. plant/nature shots, portraits), but not so great for others (fast-moving subjects, landscape, up-close macro). The “flaws”–somewhat circular bokeh, occasional light leaks, vignetting, etc–are more visually interesting than annoying.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Raven – September 17, 2024

   Very fun to play and bend light with. Comes with 2 x lens cover (didn’t expect that for the price)

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   john57g – September 17, 2024

   This is a great little lens, it has a style that regular lenses like the nifty fifty by Canon and the 50mm by Sony cannot replicate, the Bokeh is buttery smooth and low light performance is fantastic with the 1.7 aperture. As great as this lens is there are some things you need to be aware of, image is very soft around the edges at 1.7 so unless you’re doing products or you’re going for that dream state style I would suggest shooting at 2.0-2.5, this is not meant to be a lens for the Sony mirror less system so you may find some vignetting but this can be fixed by cropping in a bit.

   Overall I have to say this is a fantastic product and for anyone looking for a low cost lens that has a unique style I would highly recommend this one.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Holly – September 25, 2024

   First of all let me just say this:
   if you are on the fence about buying this lens, DONT THINK JUST BUY PLEASE YOU WONT REGRET IT!!! Especially at such a low price!

   it’s ridiculous how good this lil piece of glass is. Seriously. I shoot a whole variety of different kinds of things, mostly nature, animals, and sometimes people(and soon cars too). This lens is amazing for all three and more. I use it on my Sony Alpha A6100 and the photos I’ve been able to capture this past summer have been some of my favorite shots I’ve taken, since I got my first camera last fall. I have loads more shots on my Instagram: @ cloudformedia if you’re intrigued by the sample photos I’ve provided.
   I’ll now go a bit further and speak on sharpness, ease of focusing, build quality, etc.

   sharpness: wow, just,
   Wow.
   it’s honestly insane how sharp of shots you can manage to squeeze out of this lens. I normally use a Sony SEL 50mm f/1.8 for a lot of my work and this honestly holds up to that $250 lens a fair bit. It is however, soft in the corners, but that can actually work to your advantage in most cases(keep reading to find out why!)
   Bokeh: ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE
   Did the creators of this lens rip off of vintage powerhouses like the Helios 44??? If you’re at all familiar with vintage lenses, you’ll know about the unique bokeh and background blur effects you can get with lenses like the Russian Helios as previously mentioned. This lens, somehow, manages to replicate that sweet, sweet, swirly bokeh that you can usually only get with old glass. It’s absolutely beautiful. I don’t know how aperture blades work, or rlly anything as it pertains to the engineering behind that sort of thing, but man, this lens gives you some stunning bokeh for sure.
   TLDR It’s a banger of a portrait lens(especially at this focal length!)

   Ease of focusing: first of all, if you buy any manual focus lenses like this one, go into your camera settings and turn on focus peaking, and then thank me lager. I actually started out with manual focus lenses, and while it can take a bit getting used to, it’ll become relatively easy and quite fun in a short amount of time. I nail about 80% of the shots I’ve gotten with this lens. It’s very easy to focus in my experience. I usually dial the aperture down to around f/1.8 or f/2.0, but even at f/1.7 it’s still pretty dang sharp. Focusing itself is quite easy, this isn’t any sort of manual focus zoom. Basically, as long as you have focus peaking turned on, you should get the hang of it in no time. Not to mention how rewarding it can feel when you nail a killer shot, knowing you did so with your own hands!

   Build quality: now this is where, unfortunately, I have to delve into the small negatives of this lens. First of all, It does feel sturdy in the hands, has a nice weight to it, when you consider the size. However, I have experienced some jamming(?) when trying to change the focus, it sort of locks up and loosens a bit(if that makes sense lol). Though, it only seemed to do that for a small amount of time, strangely enough. These days however, it hasn’t done any of that sort of “jamming” much at all(I’ve had this lens for a year, however I just started using it again about a month ago). Then again, what more could you expect from a $28-35 lens for your $300-$1k+ mirrorless camera?????

   All in all, I think this lens is an absolute steal. You get a stylishly portable form factor which makes it great for traveling, some fantastic bokeh that looks especially beautiful in portraits, insane sharpness(all things considered, that is), and a very sleek looking piece of glass that’ll remind you of the lenses of yesteryear. Overall, this lens is an extremely worthwhile investment for any photographer imo, I recommend anyone looking to add a bit of flair to their photos, to try this lens. especially at this price point!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Holly – September 30, 2024

   I love this lens. It takes great photos, super lite, and well built. It’s fun to take photos with.

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   tightsandtea – October 18, 2024

   Excellent item. You can take really good photos with it. I was expecting it to be plastic, however, it’s metal, heavier than expected.
   It came with a small bag and some extra covers for the lenses and frame.
   For the price, it an excellent item.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   john57g – October 20, 2024

   The box was bent but the lens is in good condition. It also arrived 2 days prior to the expected date which is a plus point for me.

9. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Michael – October 27, 2024

   Produces sharp images, really good bookeh at widest aperture, minimum focus distance seems a bit far but not a deal breaker

10. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Karan Thakkar – November 3, 2024

    Awesome lens for the price for the Sony NEX or A series Mirror less Camera.. A must have for anyone who wants low light performance with and decent quality for the price there are NO Cons to this lens.. Yes its Manual focus and takes some getting use to and Yes its not as Sharp as a $500 Sony equivalent lens but its less then $30 and takes good pictures “As Good AS the USER ability to manual Focus” It Fits My Sony a6000 good and fills solid I have no complaints at all.. My recommendation BUY IT..

    WORD OF ADVICE..
    To get the best focus out of this lens on my Sony A6000 it took some setting changes to make it easier to actually get a good focus on what i actually was trying to focus on..

    (1.)go into Menu and Enable shutter release without lens (needed otherwise no picture taking)
    (2.)in the Menu go to Custom Key settings and assign “custom button 1” to Focus magnifier that way before you snap a picture you can press that C1 button right besides the shutter button to zoom and then focus then take your shot
    (3.)You may have to disable RAW shooting since the focus magnifier doesent seem to work if you are taking RAW file pictures
    (4.)Remember that this lens is a center focus lens So be sure to get the subject or object you want clearly focused directly in the middle of the picture otherwise as it will likely be out of focus even if its the same distance as the subject or object especially at lower F-stops

    Hope this Helps..