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Budget Manual M43 25mm F1.8: Generic Discover HD MC, 7Artisans, or Greenband CCTV-APSC?

Started Aug 4, 2017 | Discussions thread
Travis Butler
Travis Butler Senior Member • Posts: 1,984
Re: Budget Manual M43 25mm F1.8: Generic Discover HD MC, 7Artisans, or Greenband CCTV-APSC?
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There's a generic 24mm 'Wesley' lens available on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Wesley-24mm-F1-8-Macro-MC-Lens-for-Micro-Four-Thirds-MFT-M4-3-Camera-OMD-EP-/372032146251

While I haven't used this one, I do have a corresponding 'Wesley' 34mm lens that turned out to be pretty good:

What little I've been able to find out in web searches suggests they might be repackages of the optics from inexpensive CCTV lenses like the Fujian 35/1.7:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fujian-35mm-f1-7-C-Mount-CCTV-Len-for-GH1-GF1-NEX-3-5-E-mount-black-in-box-/151418863310

I've tried the Fujian a few years ago, and wasn't that impressed; but it's apparently a common CCTV lens churned out in cheap masses, with the variable quality control that implies. If the 'Wesley' lens (or the apparently similar Kaxinda lenses) is a repackage, presumably the company doing it will pay more attention to selecting good elements; I can also say that the metal lens body was more solid and looked like it would be more durable than the Fujian.

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