Reddit reviews Fotasy 35mm f1.7 Lens for Sony E-Mount Camera, 35mm 1.7 Multi Coated Manual E-mount Lens fits Sony NEX-5R NEX6 NEX7 a3100 a5100 a6000 a6100 a63000 a6400 a6500 a6600

I'm gonna mount a $28 surveillance lens to it and you can't stop me

Fotasy makes it. I have it, it's well worth the price. I use it on my a6000.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KWNA1VS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_zR4DAbFDZKYYT

Funny thing is, I got this lens from UPS last night, this was my first day shooting with it. It's an amazingly cool little lens, especially given how cheap it is.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KWNA1VS

I have a 35mm F1.7 coming tomorrow... The $34 Fotasy lens hah. Will mainly use it for video, but I'll try to post results tomorrow.

http://www.amazon.com/Fotasy-N35-E-Mount-Mirrorless-Cameras/dp/B00KWNA1VS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451765138&sr=8-1&keywords=emount+cctv+lens

I don't know what type of mount your camera has, but this is the lens in question. Due to some limitations, it appears to be better for portraits than anything else. On landscapes it comes out fuzzy around the edges, which is sometimes a neat effect.

As for the "craic" are you referring to beer? Or am I misunderstanding some colloquialism?

Those are some awesome shots man.

Would this work or should I go for the fujian?

Fotasy N35 35MM F1.7 CCTV Movie Lens for Sony E-Mount NEX Mirrorless Cameras https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KWNA1VS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DSIqyb3AQVG37

10s exposure, ISO 200 (didn't record aperture). Taken with this $30 35mm lens.

Thats basically it but this is the exact link from my orders.

I don't have enough experience with different lenses to give too much of an in depth review of it. However, from reading other people's reviews the biggest complaint is that the aperture ring doesn't click in place. My biggest issue is that the focus ring some times slips off track and the lens is definitely the sharpest in the center of the picture vs anywhere else. With that said though for ~$30 none of that bothers me.

And to answer your final question the only thing i did in photoshop was slightly (very slightly) adjust the curves and exposure. Everything else you see is the lens.

Since this seems to be of much interest to you though here is the unedited (read original jpeg) picture for you to check out.

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I'll be traveling all throughout Israel early August and bringing with me a Sony a6000 with the kit 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses. I will also bring this lens as it quickly became one of my favorites for street life photography. I'm leaving behind Nikon AF Nikkor 35-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 D as well as Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 prime. The low light is great with the 50mm, but the FOV isn't great with APS-C I've noticed, and as I'll be in a desert where it will be fairly sunny I figure I can go without the added weight/stress of breaking a lens. For night shots, I plan to just play with long exposures and layering in post-production.

Accessory wise, I'm bringing plenty of on the go lens cleaners and dusters and brushes to keep sand/salt etc. to a minimum.

I will also have 5 batteries and two Kingston 64GB SDXC 90MB/s (r) and 45MB/s (w).

That was a brain dump, so thank you if you read through that. I'll be bringing this bag as well for day packing and camera equipment protection

I've never done desert shoots and honestly have more practice with film than mirrorless so any recommendations would be great!

Thanks in advance!

I thought about those Neewer tubes but decided to pay a little more and get the all-metal set. They should be here tomorrow and I can report back OCE I try them out. The cool thing about tubes instead of a macro filter is that you'll be able to use the tubes with any and all E-mount lenses.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JIJNMQM/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_U8buyb8DNRWDT

Also, if you're new to E-mount and not wanting to spend too much, you might consider getting a Fujian(Fotasy) 35mm f/1.7 cctv lens. Super cheap, gives you a lens that has a shallow DOF, great bokeh, and I'm guessing it might be my favorite to use on the extension tubes once I get them

https://www.amazon.com/Fotasy-N35-Mount-Mirrorless-Cameras/dp/B00KWNA1VS

Also, I thought it was nice seeing the various methods compared:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PFgg9zYzCYk

One last edit: from my research, I think the close up filters will reduce your effective aperture and require more light, but I don't think that's the case with extension tubes. Something to keep in mind if you don't have a flash (since I think it would be more necessary with the screw on filters)

Thank you!

The Fotasy is fun. It's probably the cheapest lens I own at around $30.

It's sharp in the center and falls off to a soft blurriness around the edges so it has a vintage feel. Not really great for landscapes but it's definitely worth experimenting with for the price. It has lots of aperture blades for such a cheap lens too so it makes very round "bokeh balls" in the blurred background. Also the blurry area in the edges gets smaller if you close down the aperture. Here's a sample gallery with some comments.

I got this $30 manual lens for my a6000: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KWNA1VS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_FgHmDb2GMPRQ1

It's one of my favorite lenses for portraits. The bokeh is really good and it puts out amazing portrait shots consistently.
For $30 it can't be beat.

I didn't even spend $100 on my adapter. I got a cheap $20 adapter for MD/MC minolta lenses. But I am thinking of upgrading to one with a filter. So all my non-kit lenses are manual.

I have the Minolta rokkor 50mm 1.7. I also have the super cheap Fotasy 35mm f1.7 CCTV lens, which I got simply to have a faster lens.


I like it a lot, but I am definitely no wiz at manual shooting. My manual lenses I mostly use if I know I can take my time to shoot. Like if I offer a friend a "photo shoot" for fun, or am taking pictures around the house. My photos are usually of still or patient subjects. like my cat. Or some leaves. Flowers. Family parties.

I take time to refocus a new shot, while some are very quick. I switch to a kit lens if I need speed, since they are the only thing I have with autofocus.

I am considering getting (a bunch of lenses) like the sigma 30mm f1.4 or sony 50f1.8. Maybe the sigma 60mm instead.

Overall, I do like what I have. I am most excited that I haven't spent a fortune on lenses and stuff. but since none of my adapted lenses have the AF right now I cannot comment on it.