It is sad to see that the interest in reviews of specialty lenses is so low. Even if you do not intend to buy them, the information in this video is still valuable.
I wanted to get the Speedmasters but held off because I was hoping for cine versions of the lenses. Mitakon did it sooner than I hoped. I couldn't be more impressed. Well actually if. they could produce a cine zoom lens, or perhaps even 1.85x anamorphic at a competative price that would be sweet. But I will be happy enough with thesd cine Speedmasters :)
Very good !!!, , My question besides the gearing and outside construction , is there any difference in the 17mm Mitakon regular lens, will i get the same quality in the end result... Seems that it is the same F/0.95 = T1.0 , and both lenses have smooth de clicked aperture rings..... Just curious about is there any difference between these as far as Glass in final resolution..... And that Bag you are using looks very sturdy , and padded, very handy, didn't see it listed in your gear list.......Thanks for all your Information, Great Video.......Alex.......
Thanks. Yes, the basic photo Mitakon 17mm F0.95 has the same optical formula and the same image quality. The shoulder bag the Lowepro ProTactic MG 160 AW II.
@@mattisulanto Thank you, I've found out that the Focus throw on the Cinema version is a little longer than the basic model, 176 Degrees as opposed to 134 Degrees,, it should not be a deal breaker for me, though it is something to think about,,, Thanks again.......
Last year I made a series of RU-vid videos indoors and the Leica 15mm/f1.7 wasn't able to blur the distracting background sufficiently. So when the (photo version of the) Mitakon 17mm came out, I immediately got one. And that works very nicely. Full open it is visibly softer, but still usable. Meanwhile I modified the scene a little bit and could then change to f1.4, mainly to get a bit more depth of field to cover movements of the subjects. If money was no object, I would choose the Oylmpus 17mm/f1.2, which is even better and has the manual focus clutch. The Sigma 16mm/f1.4 might be an alternative, but can lose manual focus when the camera is turned off between shots. In my opinion, the Mitakon is a bargain. Some time I was looking for a similar lens in 35mm for close up shots, but didn't find a good one. I ended up with the Sigma 30mm/f1.4 and using C-AF and will stick to that. With 30mm and f 1.4 or brighter, the depth of field is too narrow to allow for any movement in the scene.
@@geminivideoslovakia you should have a look if Zhongy has a version for APS-C. If so, I would expect even the MFT version to have the same image circle.
Great video! Please excuse my ignorance. Is there a crop factor when using these lenses, being that they are MFT? I plan on purchasing these to use on an original bmpcc that is mft and with a sensor that is very close to a super 16mm. Please advise.
Thanks. There is no crop factor with any lens on any format, unless you compare that lens (or lens-camera combo) to another sensor format. These lenses act as any similar focal length on MFT camera.
The 3 lens pack is on sale right now during the Chinese 618 shopping festival, which only cost about 800 euros (6399 CNY), I believe it's a great value.
Thanks. It's 150 degrees, I forgot to include that. You can find all the technical data on Mitakon web site, if you follow the link in the description.
I agree with Max and Matti. These are INCREDIBLY CHEAP for Cine Lenses. There’s lot of other lenses that can meet your budget if that’s what your budget needs are. I have no idea what t/1.0 lenses are out there that would be considered any less expensive.
@@mattisulanto true but i m really bored ofr the whole "photography" industry, i prefer the videography part :) , no hard feelings though keep it up mate