| sent on July 28, 2019
Pros: Great opening for an affordable price. Very small footprint. Good sharpness even at full opening (although it is difficult, even with Focus Peaking, to focus in the plane where you want...). Pleasant construction, high quality for its price, and robust looking.
Cons: No chips (it does not transmit LF, f, but above all does not allow the correction of aberrations in the Canon DPP software). Unbearable and asymmetrical vignette for t & t & 1/1000 (only on EOS M100, probably shutter defect). "Glows" around the contours and/or purple fringes, under sunlight and at f 4. Important flares that cut the frame, in some situations. Ugly Bokeh ("nervous") in areas just outside the depth of the field. Not very comfortable, a little hard and thin, changing the f-and-point of fire takes a moment. The dust easily slips into the interstitium at the edges of the front lens (now it does nothing, but I fear that over time it penetrates into the other lenses).
Opinion: After trying it in various light conditions, I can say that it is a valuable lens for value for money, but with a number of defects that narrow the possibilities, which make IMPEGNATIVA to use and therefore inadvisable to beginners. The following refers to the version for EOS-M, particularly tested on M100 where it suffers from the most serious problem. It is possible (see the examples on the net) that defects vary depending on the version (Fuji, etc.) Wanting to sum it up, this vintage-designed, well-built, rugged-looking little "jewel" is great for interior scenes, in the shade, with diffuse or night time light (see some examples below Jeanpierre), while falling miserably under direct, front or side sunlight. In short, wanting to get a decent image, it is a f/1.2 "castrated", because in many conditions you have to close it at least from f/4.5 (about). In fact, I have found two important aberrations, which are presented only with FORTE sunlight, and to MEDIO-GRANDI openings (f - 4.5, then for very short shooting times) that in my opinion make the image practically to be trashed: - A very strong vignette, not to be believed, and also asymmetrical (covers the two upper corners of horizontal frames), for times 2/1000". This defect is very strange and still inexplicable to me. It does not appear in Live View view, and is not reported for EOS M50. I'm afraid it depends on the mechanical shutter of the M100 (lower end). The vignette seems to be actually an area of underexposure caused by an imperfect movement of the shutter curtain, which is NOT the case with Canon optics even at 1/4000". It is present, although less strong, even with the older brother 55mm f1.4. You can miraculously compensate with the Graduated Filter feature in RawTherapee, adjusting it very carefully. - "glow" color aberrations on the contours, as if objects or people were emitting their own, horrible light. These aberrations could be corrected in RAW post-production, but neither Canon DPP nor RawTherapee (to Jan 2020) have the necessary correction data, being a niche lens and chip-free. In short, be careful to use this more open optics of f/4.5 if you are in the sun, or you are in serious danger of throwing the shot. If like me you have an M100, you are damned, and you have to keep under the times of 1/1000 always and anyway in order not to spoil the shots with that strange vignette (to consider buying cheap ND filters). A decent fix, not to throw the shot, as said you can get with rawTherapee's Graduated Filter feature (which, if well set, lightens a selective region of the image, and also works on JPG). Another minor defect of optics is the yield of areas just out of focus, where the bokeh has a "nervous" or "kneaded" appearance. Be careful to use it open in scenes very rich in details. The images it returns, when used in the limits above, are beautiful and with a vintage touch. The colors are maybe a little reddish, but just correct the RAW. In conclusion, even being totally manual, I recommend it only to experienced amateurs and if you find it used (very rare, to me it happened right on Juza). Find a good place in a light mirrorless set (I accompany him to 15-45 Canon), for portraits set on the go or street scenes that can be filmed calmly. Otherwise, for 180 euros new I do not know if I would recommend it, especially combined with the M100. Overall, considering that it's an f1.2 to 180 pounds, I feel like I'm getting to grade 8. At a wedding I brought only this and it gave me great satisfaction. (Note: In order to shoot with this lens, depending on the camera model you may need to set to "yes" "Shutter release without connected lens", since it is a chipless lens.) |
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