Cheapest MFT Video Lens Set that you all had been ignoring 

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Much appreciated! 🥳 🤩✌️

:D. IMO for a review to be interesting one should compare the lens to a similar one in terms of price and specs. Try with the Soligor 21mm F3.8.

Thank you Alfonso. To be honest, this animation is basic, easy to do. Not like the ones in the coming video 🤭

Bonjour Nur. Glad you like it 🤝

Au plaisir Yam. Merci. Elles font cheap, mais pas de quoi avoir honte, car elles tapent largement au-dessus de leur prix. Faut juste prendre le temps de connaître leurs qualités et défauts. Pas besoin de s'appauvrir: ici c'est RU-vid, pas Netflix.

"Lens hood" simple as that. Just keep in mind that the cap should be one size bigger than the hood. Eg: if you pick a 72mm hood, the cap should be 77mm. And 77mm Filters thread will fit only 72mm hood.

@TheMattchooo: "the legend" Oh my 🤣 ... I am not a chick, no need to start the conversation like this LOL!. Anyway, if I were in your situation, I will take the Pana/Leica lens 50mm and for the manual the Meike 12mm, the 25 and 35, these 2 are great in low light. You can pass on the Meike 50mm. But if one starts from scratch and wants to future proof his lenses set, I definitely think that he should invest in in a Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 + focal reducer then a cheap set of vintage like the Takumar. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zW0We0VBM8g.html

what does a f1.8 focal reducer do exactly?@@fredr.

f1.8 is the aperture of the lens. Not the focal reducer that usually is around 0.7x allowing you to use an EF-mount on an MFT camera. And increases the focal length of your lens by 0.7x. Example: a 35mm f2 lens on ur Lumix G9 will be the equivalent of a 70mm f4 on full frame. with the focal reducer it will be a 49mm f2.8. A focal reducer is a must have on MFT.

Short answer: With regards to the reviews and to what Meike and 7 Art have these days in their catalogue, the Kamlan are average but mostly overpriced for what they are., especially theirs MKII. If you buy them second hand, that's ok. Brand New? It does not wort it. On a visual identity, there is nothing. Long answer: I remember having sent an email to have some models for reviews as I m living in the region... Never had a reply.🤔 And it sums up everything: This manufacturer is a ghost. Rumors that owners of Kamlan are also the owners of Meike, but the fact is We know nothing about this company, excepted 4 models, 2 MKII and the buzz made on the 50mm f1.1 6 years ago. And a ridiculous website selling 4 lenses; a IG last updated in 2019. And 1 year ago on FB they announced a kick-starter for a "New Bokeh Monster"... Nothing since. Seems to me that it is not a real brand, but the commercial project of someone, most likely the subcontractor of a brand that is dusting off its shelves. And of course I might be entirely wrong... Better invest in something else.

hi Ken, thank you. For the gear I pretty much did like before: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-soa2F_84GBM.html

@@fredr. Thanks!

Thanks Marlon. The motion is in fact quite simple to do, yet it takes some time. For the intro at 00:35. - Basic photos made with my iphone. - Drop in Photoshop > Select > Subject (to remove the background) > Export in .png - Drop in FCP > add Filter > Comics (just a bit) For the 01:12 The quick way: - Use a phone or camera to make a photo time-lapse of yourself. - Import the pics in your computer and delete 1 every 2 pics, even 2 pics every 3. - Import the remaining pics into the timeline, and each pic should last 2 frame or 3 minimum, depending how you like it. The thing is that it should not be perfect, so randomly some pics should be set to 3 or 4, 5 frames. - Use the mask tool to cut around the background around body, to give a paper cut look - Add some paper filter or a clip of paper background above the sequence with the blend mode set to overlay 50% transparent. Or If you have FCP: Effects > Text effects > Stencil, adjust it and uncheck the show background. The Long way (specially when using green screen): - Film yourself and import the clip in the editor. Edit the necessary part as you like - And re-export the clip as a image sequence, and delete as much image as possible. - Re-import the pics, and add the effects. Adjust the frame length of the image/pic. Repeat some frames to give a gif effect. Just Keep in mind that it should not look perfect, so don't hesitate to dirty some frames by increasing the effect, and modify the saturation, exposure of some frame. Have fun! :D

@@fredr. Hi Fred, Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I really appreciate it. I will try myself following your instructions. I have watched a few of the films on your channel and I really think you have a unique talent and I fully agree with you that film making should not be all about the latest gear. I'm looking forward to seeing what else you come up will. Keep up the good work. Thanks again

My favorites are the 25mm and 35mm. I constantly use them. IMO The 50mm does not worth it. The 12mm is ok but not spectacular.

Because dear Sir, you are a gentleman of taste 👌

I might had over exaggerated. I not 100% done yet. But I don’t take any risk, I stopped buying online. Just onsite, and this a whole different experience when the seller is packed with lenses.

@@fredr. I hear you 😁 We just get a lot more cautious.

They are both good

Thank you for ur kind words. Really appreciate. Please share the link of the channel you r talking about. About your very good question: - I never had a TTartisan in hand but Some people told me that the TTartisans are the real deal in term of budget with character. Yet, if money is not a problem, buy the Meike Cinelenses, even if they lack personality and character. Because you never know if one day someone will be ready to pay you to film anything. No one went wrong with a Meike Cine. Every pro and amateur owning a Meike cine lenses are saying good thing about the set. While a TTartisan will make look like a Sunday afternoon RU-vidr. But if you are 90% sure that making money is not on the list, yeah just go with TTArt. But... If you are looking for an affordable option with "cinematic" touch, better check the reviews of the Mitakon Speedmasters MFT. Same price than the Meike cinelenses.

@@fredr. thanks a lot for the hint will check out the mitakon too. The guy i was talking about is Roman Hense. Most of the time he films his family kids but at interesting occasions. And in the older ones the title is something like my fav lens blackmagic it's a bit above 3 yrs old. Edit: also by the way question is if character-less isn't a huge problem because most often i fly fpv drones with a GoPro on it. While i certainly have improved my Colorgrading part etc its still difficult to match something super vintage to GoPro footage i assume Edit2: too bad mitakon used not available at all in Germany. As of now it's then either Meike Cine used around 400€ then, new TTArtisans or new non Cine Meikes like in your video

Mark, IMO the TTArtisans are better than the Meike Primes, my only criticism is the shape of the TTArt: models don't match and are not suitable for adding focus gear. But I am still on my previous advice: Go with the Meike Cine lenses. Just keep in mind that you will need to had a motorized follow focus to really appreciate their potential. Also an other point: Low light. Better check the T stops of the Meike before buying. The first offering of the Meike Cine is not low light friendly.

@@fredr. towards the low light is really the only issue i am not sure but i will just get one of the mike cines and will see for myself. I want to use them on the bmpcc4k which has at least two base isos so maybe i will get away with it in the high iso bracket :)

IMO if wide angle is your thing and you are talking about the f1.7, go with it. But if like me , you are going down to 12 or 15mm only 4 times per year, go with the Meike.

@@fredr. Thanks! Great content! Your video made me think about Meike 🔥

It is me who thank you for watching Kent. Peace!

You are so welcome!

IMO your best option is Facebook Marketplace. If you want brand new, then meikeglobal.com. Otherwise try Ebay, some chinese resellers are cheaper than Meike. Here where I bought one: www.ebay.com/str/ztwholesalefr168. But keep in mind that this is the chinese New year right now. They are off for at least 10 days.

@@fredr. Okay thank you very much

Thanks 😅

Par MM tu veux dire les focus gear?

@@fredr. non, chaque objectif, meaning chaque mm (focal lenghts)

Ebay et Ali-Express, il y a des quelques resellers Chinois qui ont des meilleurs prix que Meike. Sinon FB Marketplace, c'est risqué, pas neuf, il faut checker tous les jours mais c'est moins cher.

@@fredr. Merci beaucoup Fred bonne journée

Generic hood from China costing something like $3. Ordered on Lazada or Shopee, you can find them on Ebay here: www.ebay.com/itm/325685693332. Yes they have filter threads. But I recommend you instead the ones I had in my Takumar video.

@@fredr. do you have the link for the ones in the takumar video?

I find the same one here: www.ebay.com/itm/325872773262 Keep in mind that if this is for the Meike (like the video), so you will have to take the 49mm hood. It has a 72mm filter threads.

@@fredr. thank you so much, one last question, the cylindrical ones is the filter tread the same as the one that goes in the lens or does it increase at the front?

No. it increase. but This is tricky because they usually omit to indicate it. For my lenses of49mm ⌀ I have 2 kinds: - The 72mm that has a thread for 77mm filter. (requiring 77mm lens cap) - The 77mm that has a thread for 82mm filter. (requiring 82 mm lens cap) Just make sure to read the specs before order.

Okayyyy!

Nothing wrong with them. Their bokeh has more personality than the meike. I wanted a set with lenses matching in appearance and dimensions. So I went with the Meike.

I love your channel! Your videos are extremely fun and full of great info!@@fredr.

Thank you for your kind comment and thank you again for watching 🤩

Thanks 🤗

For good deal you must check Facebook Market e-ve-ry-day. Literally everyday. You will always find someone rushing to sell his lenses.

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Finally...You are the first one who mentioned it: Non-RU-vid. This is the target.

Yaay for me! ;) Thx for the kudos and cool to hear it was intentional!

I just LOVE the creamy and luxurious audio in the section of how to lubricate the lens. The tool thump, the subtle clicks… PURE enjoyment!