Fotasy 35mm F1.6 Large Aperture Manual Prime Lens APS-C for E-Mount, 35 mm 1.6 Multi Coated Lense, Compatible with Sony E Mount Camera a3000 a3500 a5000 a5100 a6000 a6300 a6400 a6500 a6600 ZV-E10

First of all let me just say this:if you are on the fence about buying this lens, DONT THINK JUST BUY PLEASE YOU WONT REGRET IT!!! Especially at such a low price!it’s ridiculous how good this lil piece of glass is. Seriously. I shoot a whole variety of different kinds of things, mostly nature, animals, and sometimes people(and soon cars too). This lens is amazing for all three and more. I use it on my Sony Alpha A6100 and the photos I’ve been able to capture this past summer have been some of my favorite shots I’ve taken, since I got my first camera last fall. I have loads more shots on my Instagram: @ cloudformedia if you’re intrigued by the sample photos I’ve provided.I’ll now go a bit further and speak on sharpness, ease of focusing, build quality, etc.sharpness: wow, just,Wow.it’s honestly insane how sharp of shots you can manage to squeeze out of this lens. I normally use a Sony SEL 50mm f/1.8 for a lot of my work and this honestly holds up to that $250 lens a fair bit. It is however, soft in the corners, but that can actually work to your advantage in most cases(keep reading to find out why!)Bokeh: ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUEDid the creators of this lens rip off of vintage powerhouses like the Helios 44??? If you’re at all familiar with vintage lenses, you’ll know about the unique bokeh and background blur effects you can get with lenses like the Russian Helios as previously mentioned. This lens, somehow, manages to replicate that sweet, sweet, swirly bokeh that you can usually only get with old glass. It’s absolutely beautiful. I don’t know how aperture blades work, or rlly anything as it pertains to the engineering behind that sort of thing, but man, this lens gives you some stunning bokeh for sure.TLDR It’s a banger of a portrait lens(especially at this focal length!)Ease of focusing: first of all, if you buy any manual focus lenses like this one, go into your camera settings and turn on focus peaking, and then thank me lager. I actually started out with manual focus lenses, and while it can take a bit getting used to, it’ll become relatively easy and quite fun in a short amount of time. I nail about 80% of the shots I’ve gotten with this lens. It’s very easy to focus in my experience. I usually dial the aperture down to around f/1.8 or f/2.0, but even at f/1.7 it’s still pretty dang sharp. Focusing itself is quite easy, this isn’t any sort of manual focus zoom. Basically, as long as you have focus peaking turned on, you should get the hang of it in no time. Not to mention how rewarding it can feel when you nail a killer shot, knowing you did so with your own hands!Build quality: now this is where, unfortunately, I have to delve into the small negatives of this lens. First of all, It does feel sturdy in the hands, has a nice weight to it, when you consider the size. However, I have experienced some jamming(?) when trying to change the focus, it sort of locks up and loosens a bit(if that makes sense lol). Though, it only seemed to do that for a small amount of time, strangely enough. These days however, it hasn’t done any of that sort of “jamming” much at all(I’ve had this lens for a year, however I just started using it again about a month ago). Then again, what more could you expect from a $28-35 lens for your $300-$1k+ mirrorless camera?????All in all, I think this lens is an absolute steal. You get a stylishly portable form factor which makes it great for traveling, some fantastic bokeh that looks especially beautiful in portraits, insane sharpness(all things considered, that is), and a very sleek looking piece of glass that’ll remind you of the lenses of yesteryear. Overall, this lens is an extremely worthwhile investment for any photographer imo, I recommend anyone looking to add a bit of flair to their photos, to try this lens. especially at this price point!

First off, let me just say the negatives about this lens:It didn't come with a back lens cap and the mount fell off after some time, I glued it back tho. And the focus ring is very stiff to turn the other way once it reaches the other side.Whew, out of the way.At first when I got this lens, I didn't like it much and thought I wouldn't be using it as much as I thought I would, but after practicing on it, it's a Legend! It can make any picture of any kind look special as long as you focus it right!Comparing this to my kit lens on my a6000, it makes the kit lens look like a picture taken off of your phone, and the picture taken with this fotasy look like some professional took for a movie!The color are strange, it's a love it or hate it for some people, but for me, I love it! They have cool colors and lots of greys, and combined with its swirl bokeh (which is perfect except for the light balls), has some sort of a depressive look to it, and that works perfectly for many cases specially video!About the video, it's really great as well! It has very little focus breathing and it the very little distortion that it has doesn't change when changing focus. Great!The flaring on it looks very interesting, on a normal lens, it changes to yellow and drops the contrast, but on this one, it has a smooth grey light that nicely fades away on the edges!Even though it's has an aperture of f/1.7, it works a lot better on a bright cloudy day that at night. Though it's pictures at night aren't the best, they look like a any normal picture but with great bokeh!Sharpness isn't the best at f/1.7, but it keeps getting sharper even over f/8, it has lots of chromatic aberration, but it doesn't look straight and sharp like a normal lens, but soft and smooth, so you don't have to worry about it at all.Overall, if you want a great cheap lens and don't want to worry about searching for a vintage lens, get this, and you won't regret!

Update: Amazon helped take care of this problem. Received another one, works great. The diaphragm is now circular instead of tear drop shaped! Upgraded to 4 stars.---Quality control issue---Metal bit trapped between the glass. The focus ring has too much play, it will turn but the focus will not be changing, will occur at random focal lengths. Please review the video: https://youtu.be/_pTMzTO6NM0Will be returning for an exchange and hoping for the bestA summary below of a quick test in the backyard:If you realize this is a $30 prime with manual controls, and you understand the limitations of these lenses, such as significant field curvature of the lens and light fall-off, then it is a great and very fun lens. Reminds me of when I first played with my father's Nikon FA SLR from the 80's as a child. Color rendition is acceptable, and shooting wide-open and anticipating the curvature distortion creates some very fun effects.Stopping down does improve sharpness from the center, despite what others claim. Here are the images at wide open, and stopped down fully on my a6000 in the garden as a quick and dirty test:Wide open: http://imgur.com/7hwyGxoStopped down: http://imgur.com/dUqQxr8PROS:Cheap!!!F1.7 full open aperatureSmooth aperture and focus ringLight circle can fill APS-C sensor on my Sony A6000CONS:TERRIBLE QUALITY CONTROL