Sainsonic Kamlan 50mm F1.1 + Meike 85mm F2.8 Macro Reviews… and Discount on Samyang 100mmF2.8 1:1 Macro for Fuji!
Beyond Fujinon X
There currently about 100 native Fuji X mount lenses out there. And if you don’t mind manual focussing, then actually some of those can be very affordable alternatives to Fujinon X glass. Today I will list 2 of them, the fast Sainsonic Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 and the Meike 85mm Macro lens.
Kamlan 50mm F1.1
alikgriffin reviewed the Kamlan 50mm F1.1. He says amongst the others:
- great contrast, beautiful bokeh and very nice color saturation
- best image quality when shooting f1.1, stay at least 4-5 feet away from your subject to get past any of the spherical aberrations
- really nice lens for black and white photography and street photography
- Chromatic aberrations are pretty severe
- fairly soft and smeary along the edges and corners
- $150 bucks !
Another fast and good alternative for Fuji X lovers is the Mitakon 35mm Mk II 0.95.
Kamlan 50mm F1.1: AmazonUS
Meike 85mm F2.8 Macro
Back in September, Meike announced the 86mmF2.8 1:1.5 Macro lens, an affordable manual focus macro lens and alternative to Fujifilm’s XF60mm and XF80mm. But will it conquire Fuji X shooters heart? It all depends on its performance, and we have a review about it made by Damian Brown on Youtube
- feels solid, metal
- sharp images
- good contrast
- distortion is negligable
- he highly recommends this lens
Another great macro option is the Samyang/Rokinon 100mm F2.8 1:1 macro lens (currently disocunted at BHphoto and $100 cheaper than at Adorama).
Meike 85mmF2.8: AmazonUS