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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
OP Mike Loanzon Junior Member • Posts: 49
Re: Budget Manual M43 25mm F1.8: Generic Discover HD MC, 7Artisans, or Greenband CCTV-APSC?

Travis Butler wrote:

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.

Thanks for these! I've actually looked into the wesley ones before but I heard they were discontinued? so they're either hard to find now or much more expensive. I'll keep an eye out though!

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