The only thing harder than knowing which Chinese camera companies belong to which other companies, is knowing how to pronounce their names.
I have to admit that I haven’t given enough time to review the many, many lenses that are coming to us out of China. The only thing harder than knowing which Chinese camera companies belong to which other camera companies is knowing how to pronounce the often strange naming conventions given to the brands.The industry may be a bit of a mystery but some very interesting products come out of these factories. Some are wonderful, some are quirky, and some are downright terrible.
is the first AF lens for 7Artisans. The first thing I noticed was just how physically large the lens is for a 50mm f/1.8.7Artisans lenses are usually almost completely constructed of metal which adds to the feeling of bulkiness and weight, and the lens has a large 62mm filter diameter at the front of it. Perhaps the extra length and size is to accommodate the AF motors or maybe it is to oversize the image circle and improve sharpness — or maybe even a bit of both.
is a full-frame 10mm ultra-wide lens with no fisheye distortion. It also happens to be the first autofocusing lens from Laowa. The new lens is quite beautiful to look at thanks to its modern gun-metal finish and highly detailed focusing ring. The autofocusing motor performance was excellent although ultra-wide lenses are not particularly demanding focus-wise given the expansive inherent depth of field.
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