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Update to my previous Zonlai story: China Optica is selling two different versions (Cine and Non-Cine) of the new Zonlai MFT lens. You get them here on eBay:
[shoplink 57020 ebay]Non-Cine Zonlai 25mm f/1.8 MFT lens (Click here)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 57021 ebay]Non-Cine Zonlai 25mm f/1.8 MFT lens (Click here)[/shoplink]
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Admin, seemly these are still 1.8 lenses 😉
Can’t believe it. It can’t be a mistake anymore.
I think he’s under some magic spell.
Nah. 2 lines text, 3 affiliate links to ebay… It’s becomming obvious: quality of posts isn’t important, number of affiliate links is prevalent.
Its just greed! This joke site is all about affiliate links …. the content is rubbish !
well said
The content may be rubbish, but the comments are awesome!
Dude obviously has something going on in his life.
F 1.8 F/1.8 f/1.8 F 1.8 F/1.8 f/1.8 F 1.8 F/1.8 f/1.8 F 1.8 F/1.8 f/1.8 F 1.8 F/1.8 f/1.8 F 1.8 F/1.8 f/1.8
F1.8 admin. Again.
lazy journo
I am amazed just like the commentors below….
f/1.8 mistaken as f/1.4 two times in a row?!?
Ah… Now I got it!
Because Full Frame idiots claims that 25mm f/1.8 becomes 50mm f/3.6 on “Full Frame”. The same logic goes reverse in same rule, a 50mm f/3.6 on “Full Frame” becomes 25mm f/1.8 on 4/3!
So of course 25mm f/1.8 becomes f/1.4 (2/3 EV difference) logically from the APS-C, right?
25/1.8 does not BECOME 50/3.6 on FF. 25/1.8 on m43 works like 50/2.6 on FF would.
Sure.
Your links are broken again.
they are always broken
more Chinese shite …..
ok……will sleep better knowing this….
More sample pics here:
http://dcdv.zol.com.cn/557/5571764.html
The images samples look very nice, as did the samples that were linked here a couple of days ago.
The price is cheap enough, but a crap-shoot order from China isn’t something I relish.
It looks decent enough, though the sample images are small. I’m not sure how much traction yet another 25mm lens will get though… especially since its only MF and f1.8. Would have been better to see a wider angle like 35mm equiv, or 28mm equiv.
If it’s selling for around $100 it should get a bit of traction. It’s also very compact which is very nice.
One of my favorite (adapted) lenses is a Voigtländer 35mm f1.4, which is a very compact rangefinder lens. A 25mm of that size would be interesting, too.
For me, I prefer shooting with manual lenses over autofocus. It’s more engaging and a lot more fun!
hi, 2nd link is broken!
both links appear non-cine version: is correct?
I don’t thnk there’s a difference just because one says ‘Cine’ and the other doesn’t. It’s probably the same as the Zhongyi/ZY Optics lenses, or C-mounts. So full manual and stepless regardless of being market specifically for ‘Cine’-use or not.
Another try to get affiliate links going. Maybe focus more on quality and less on quantity, admin, maybe then this site can be taken serious.
You beat me to the buzzer. At that price and size, I have a hard time not seeing it as a lens with considerable vignette, distorsion, aberration and focus breathing by cine standard, yet they just changed f-stop for t-stop (if at all) and call it cine.
Well, sometimes you’ve got APS-C/Full frame glass and they don’t just only slap ‘T-stop’ on there, but admittedly de-click it and perhaps add some gearing with increased throw. Reduce focus breathing. Stuff like that.
But I can’t see any of that happening here. It’s one change in the title from ‘MOVIE HD’ to ‘DISCOVER’. The rest is the exact same. The title of an eBay listing doesn’t define whether it’s a Cine or non-Cine lens. That’s just a made up conclusion by the editor of this article I guess…
These look very Zhongyi-like. Kinda also like the new C-mounts that cover APS-C. Both are just stepless full manual and not specifically have indication they’re ‘Cine’-versions.
Guess indeed optically it won’t have much merit. But for the price they might be fun to play around and give a little character, should you be looking for that kinda thing.
As you say, it may be a fun lens to use. IMHO, the main problem with that kind of product is the differences you may find between different samples (poor QC). If you can try it before buying, it’s fine, but when you buy online, you take a risk: what seems to be an affair may reveal to be cheap 😉
Junk.