2022-07-22T20:47:12
Rated 5 out of 5
A great lens at reasonable price
The beautiful glass and the colors are natural, there is very little focus on breathing.
Adelina L.
2021-06-01T04:56:51
Rated 4 out of 5
Great lens
I have enjoyed using this so far. I have noticed some chromatic aberration at 2.1.
MARK C.
2021-04-01T08:22:29
Rated 5 out of 5
It's all about the image quality!
I love the image quality of this lens. Sharp & crisp, bokeh is beautiful, slight vintage look - what's there no to like?!
Ruben Z.
2021-03-30T16:01:57
Rated 5 out of 5
Spherical but with Tons of Character; Great Upgrade from Rokinon Cine DS
Coming from the Rokinon Cine DS series, one of the priorities I was looking for in my next spherical lens was character. I'm not a fan of the "clinical" look. One of the things I liked about the Rokinon's was they have "dirty" bokeh ? a side effect of an inexpensive lens, but the texture is visually pleasing to me. Since the SLR Magic Microprimes and Hyperprimes have a ton of character and really interesting flaring, it was a logical upgrade! I was caught between the Microprimes and Hyperprimes, but since the Hyperprime series discontinued the 25mm, I figured I'd start by trying the 25mm Microprime.
First impressions: This lens is HEAVY!! There's a lot of glass packed in there. Much heavier than the Rokinon, and I can feel the difference in weight shooting handheld. It's bigger than it looks in the picture for sure. While the weight of this lens is manageable, I don't think I'd want to have anything heavier for all day handheld shoots. The build quality is exquisite. Nothing feels cheap ? it's all very smooth, and the stops at the end of the focus/iris range feel like they're made of titanium. My only dislike about this lens is the focus and iris rings are a bit tight out of the box. I've heard this is common with brand new SLR Magic primes, and hopefully it loosens up a bit over time. It's not BAD, it's just slightly on the tight side. And again, the rings turn super smoothly. The tightness of the focus rings can make the lens shift in the EF mount on your camera if the tolerances are loose. Especially when you change focus directions rapidly. So be aware of that. Looking forward to buying more of these Microprimes and taking them on my wedding videography shoots.
Brian D.
2020-07-26T13:42:50
Amazing lens!!!!
YEHONATAN R.
