![]() I haven’t reviewed this one.īuy from | | | B&H new for $138 (affiliate links) The focal length is different but it shares the minimum focus distance of 0.3 m and the fixed aperture. Even though it is small in absolute terms it starts to look a bit big compared to the Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 lens reviewed here, but it is noticeably faster, shows better flare resistance and does of course come with an aperture diaphragm.īuy from CameraQuest | B&H | Robert White | | for $799 (affiliate links) The Voigtländer VM 21mm 3.5 Color-Skopar is a small, well balanced modern wide angle lens. It is also an exotic/expensive lens with a few notable quirks and certainly not for everyone.īuy from for ~$1200 (affiliate links) The MS-Optics 24mm 2.0 is much smaller and light, yet it is a whopping 3 stops faster and even features an aperture diaphragm. I strongly recommend to pay the premium and get this Samyang lens if you are looking for a compact option in this focal length range and you are on a budget.īuy from | | | | B&H for $199 (affiliate links) Without its lens hood the Samyang is only slightly bigger but half the weight and features not only an aperture diaphragm but also a more sophisticated optical design and even AF. Phillip reviewed this one and said it is a lens with many compromises, but next to this Brightin Star lens it doesn’t exactly look like that. Purple fringing is also not really an issue. Longitudinal Sony A7rII | Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 | 50% cropĭue to the maximum aperture being f/5.6 you will only very rarely find longitudinal CA in your pictures. Unfortunately there are several positions where something like this can happen here. With most lenses there is also a very specific position close to the corner of the frame that will lead to a huge flare and the Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 is no exception. Sun outside frame Sony A7III | Brightin Star 23mm 5.6Īs can be seen from the picture above a light source outside the frame may create severe issues with veiling flare running across most of the frame. Flare resistanceĪfter good infinity sharpness the second most important thing in a fast fixed aperture wide angle lens would be good flare resistance. Surprisingly at close distances the performance is really good, not only in the center of the frame, but it looks to be really flat field with great performance right into the corners. Sharpness close (0.3 m 1:9.2) Sony A7rII | Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 | 100% crop You can also have a look at the full size samples to get a better idea. Unfortunately the performance is not that great here. ![]() Sharpness infinity (42mp Sony A7rII)įor a slow fixed aperture wide angle lens the one thing that would be important to me is across frame sharpness at infinity. You can check out my article How to: Correcting Color Cast in Lightroom where I explain different methods to fix this. With evenly lit or mostly white subjects you can easily spot a green color cast in the corners. Some wide angle lenses, especially very small ones, show a bit of a color cast towards the corners, the Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 is one of these lenses. Color cast Sony A7III | Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 It is recommended to have a look at this article first to get an idea how this brightness graph works. Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 rear view Vignetting Light falloff Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 on Sony A7IIIĬompact lenses usually show high vignetting figures and this Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 is no exception as I measure 2.6 EV corner shading. There was also no lens hood included in the package and I am not aware of an official one. You can also see there are no electronic contacts to communicate with the camera. Dust and other debris is easily collected here. When looking at the lens from the rear you see the exposed helicoid with grease. The resistance of the focus ring is also a bit on the stiff side, as was already the case for the Brightin Star 50mm 0.95. The markings all seem to be simply printed, not engraved and filled with paint. The focus ring has markings for 0.24, 0.5, 1, 2 meter and infinity. ![]() This means using polarizers is a little less fun as the front element with polarzier will rotate when focusing. The Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 is a unit focus lens and when focusing you just rotate the whole front part of the lens. This will probably be the shortest handling chapter yet. Handling/Build quality Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 The Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 was kindly provided free of charge by Brightin Star for reviewing purpose for a duration of 4 weeks. You can buy this lens from | (affiliate links) and the price is $98 Disclosure
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