Cheap and Good? The 7Artisans 75mm F1.4 Review
The 7Artisans 75mm F1.4 is a sub-$200, all-metal manual focus portrait lens for Canon RF. A little soft wide open, but great for video, small and a real value on a locked mount.
Brightin Star 50mm F0.95 for Fujifilm Review
A $220 manual-focus 50mm F0.95 for Fujifilm that's faster than Fuji's 50mm F1. Build, handling, chromatic aberration, a portrait session at Paterson Great Falls and a video test.
Pergear 25mm F1.7 for Fujifilm Review: Is a $65 Lens Any Good?
A $65 manual 25mm F1.7 for Fujifilm X-mount. Build, setup tips for IBIS and focus peaking, sharpness and fringing on a 40MP sensor, the big flaring problem, and how it does for video.
Brightin Star 35mm F0.95 for Fujifilm X-Mount Review
A sub-$200 manual 35mm F0.95 for Fujifilm X-mount, tested on the X-T5 around Hoboken. Film-like softness, resolution on 40MP, fringing and flare, video at F0.95, night bokeh and build quality.