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Sainsonic Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 : Specifications and Opinions

Sainsonic Kamlan 50mm f/1.1

The Sainsonic Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 is a tele lens for APS-C, manufactured from 2017. The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 176 €;

9 users have given it an average vote of 8.4 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EOS M: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Canon EOS M.

Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Sony.

Fujifilm X-mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Fuji.

Micro 4/3: this lens is compatible with mirrorless micro-4/3.

Specifications
Focal lenght	50 mm
Angle of view	31.6° (equivalent to a 75mm in Fullframe 24x36mm format)
Format	APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.1
Aperture blades
Lenses/Groups	5 elements in 5 groups
Min. focus distance	0.50 meters
Reproduction ratio
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	52 mm
Lens hood	Yes (not supplied)
Weather sealing	No
Weight	260 g
Dimensions	60 x 60 mm
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Reviews

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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Tzeol

sent on February 28, 2022

Pros: Version II : "True" lens: solid, heavy, excellent clutch of the MAF bezel, already very good performance even at full aperture. Very sharp lens, with a crystalline and contrasted yield.

Cons: Version II: Manual focus? ..... you already know when you buy.... but eye: at f 1.1 it is difficult the correct MAF even with the focus peacking and everything else .... Then the bokeh... definitely the only note a bit out of tune. I would call it acceptable, "cute"..... but don't expect the blurry of an 85.

Opinion: I review version II..... which, I speak as a former owner of version I, is a completely different perspective. This is a "real" goal... too much: the lens is quite heavy and tends to unbalance the compact ML: let's say it looks good on a Fuji XT, ... on an Oly EM1.... definitely less on a Sony A6000, which tends to skew heavily forward. The overall yield is definitely good: at f1.1 not only is it very usable, but I would say that it is also already very sharp and detailed! The use is particularly pleasant: it seems anything but a "cinesata".... it gives, rather, the pleasant feeling of having a beautiful valuable luminous optics. All glass and metal.... It reminds me closely, albeit on a smaller scale as dimensions, of the 105 1.8 nikkor AIS, or the 135 nikkor f2 AIS.... and sorry if it's little! In my opinion, therefore, everything is fine ..... the only real flaw is bokeh: that it is not ugly, for heaven's sake!... but from an f 1.1 lens for APS one would expect "the equivalent" of what an 85 1.4 on FF could do, or at least almost. Instead we are definitely below as surrender. In essence: the "detachment of the planes" is that of a portrait lens, the blurred, unfortunately, no.

Dadoleo

sent on March 22, 2021

Pros: Compact, economical, bright, bokeh, decliccata ring for video, construction.

Cons: sharpness, declied photo ring

Opinion: Taken for fun at a few tens of euros, in ef-m version coupled to an M5. The construction is amazing, all metal, despite the compactness and limited weight give a good feeling of solidity. The focus is fluid, while the decliccable aperture ring is quite uncomfortable for photography, forcing you to continuously check the position both to vary it to the correct value and to verify that it has not moved (it happens often). The bokeh is creamy at TA and remains good even closed without ever becoming nervous (better e.g. canon ef 50 1.4). The contrast is pretty good as early as f1.1, and it was a nice surprise. The sharpness is very deficient at TA, of course it improves closing up to f11 (and then worsens again) but it is never really high. It is a lens that must be used with its peculiarities in mind: for landscape photos it is worse than a standard zoom such as the ef-m 18-55; So his natural field remains the portrait, with a very good detachment of the planes, and in which the lack of sharpness is not a handicap.

Come Sempre

sent on July 16, 2020

Pros: opening, size, solid construction, lampshade included in the price, optical yield

Cons: diaphragms' diaphragms, chromatic aberrations

Opinion: bought during the lock-down for the covid19 as a toy to pass me the time. tried on sony a6000. the diaphragms' diaphragms' dial is fluid, but precise, and makes it less difficult to focus at f/1.1 especially with the help of focus peaking. On the other hand, however, the diaphragms' diaphragms are deceitful, in my opinion it is a major defect if you shoot freehand or at night, since you risk accidentally changing the set opening (especially on such a compact lens). regarding optical yield, I found myself in front of a lens with a very "particular" yield. at f/1.1 the blurring is very soft, but despite the chromatic aberrations, the optical yield is still fully acceptable, closing from f/2.8 onwards becomes quite sharp and the aberrations are greatly reduced. p.s. I reviewed the first version. a second, sharper version with a smaller, but larger, minimum focus distance has recently been released

Dubliac

sent on June 18, 2020

Pros: Construction, deceit, bokeh

Cons: some aberration but in relation to the non-determining price

Opinion: I note that my review refers to the MkII version of this optics which, compared to the first version, has undergone substantial improvements in its entirety. Heavy optics, metal, metal lampshade with screw attachment even inside to screw it on the barrel even with unused optics, annoying if you need to shoot maybe on the fly because the lampshade covers the ring of the maf, obscene gray cap difficult to block (at least my specimen). In the use it turns out to be a very fun optics to use, on fuji with the help of the maf you do not have big problems considering also the opening, a nice pasty bokeh, batterly colors quite saturated, coupled with the XH1 is well balanced, great for portraits, the sharpness is good enough even at full opening, but closing a stop aligns with the standards of optics of quite higher cost. Not very easy to find on the various online sites, my specimen I took used in excellent condition and I will keep it in my kit along with the xf fujinon, lens recommended for those who want to have fun with bright optics and regain confidence with the manual focus

Dubliac

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