This is so left field, though you're not alone - EPhotoZine has recently dug up an obscure Kaili 85/1.8 lens, from a chinese manufacturer I never heard of.
At least Kowa is a known name in the industry.
This lens is so odd that it looks likeable.
Makes me wonder who would be interested in such a lens. Heavy, expensive, at least 1 EV vignetting no exif, no aperture coupling and manual focus.
Quote:Makes me wonder who would be interested in such a lens. Heavy, expensive, at least 1 EV vignetting no exif, no aperture coupling and manual focus.
Nice for movies. Apparently that's a large market. You won't take an AF lens or a lens with stepped apertures for this.
Quote:Makes me wonder who would be interested in such a lens. Heavy, expensive, at least 1 EV vignetting no exif, no aperture coupling and manual focus.
first 17mm equivalent Ultra-wide len on MFT system, any scenery amateur will like this len. the Optic seems same like Touit 12 on E system and the distortion is sensationally small. Here in China this len has same price with Touit 12
Thank you so much for this review. I had this lens in my sights for some time now, and my wallet is very grateful for the sobering test results.
This lens has an obvious C-mount sibling in Kowa's LM8XC for industrial applications, which is rated at 160lp/mm in the center.
At 13mm sensor height, this would amount to 4160 lw/ph. I'm wondering: Is it possible that the industrial precursor was designed for a different
sensor stack, and Kowa simply re-housed that lens instead of adapting the optical design for MFT consumer cameras?
Quote:Thank you so much for this review. I had this lens in my sights for some time now, and my wallet is very grateful for the sobering test results.
This lens has an obvious C-mount sibling in Kowa's LM8XC for industrial applications, which is rated at 160lp/mm in the center.
At 13mm sensor height, this would amount to 4160 lw/ph. I'm wondering: Is it possible that the industrial precursor was designed for a different sensor stack, and Kowa simply re-housed that lens instead of adapting the optical design for MFT consumer cameras?
Unlikely IMHO. I have never seen a 1:1 adoption on a different format but then I am not a lens designer.