Neewer 35mm f/1 : best lens i’ve bought for under £100

December 12, 2019

Neewer 35mm f/1 : best lens i’ve bought for under £100

If like me you started with photography in the 1980’s, i think you’ll find this lens really does represent superb value for money. Yes i understand that it cannot be as good as the more expensive branded equivalents. However, those lenses are at least three times the cost of this one. Top-notch metal build quality, together with super smooth aperture and focus rings, actually add to the experience. Using the olympus om-d system, i’d quite forgotten what it was like to use a fully manual lens. I’m not usually one for nostalgia, but mounting a neewer manual focus lens on my camera quickly takes me back to my first experience of slr film cameras, all those years ago. By the way, the first picture (garden table) was taken using the rear screen of my em1 with no focusing aids. The second and i believe sharper photo (trike wheel) was taken after both image magnification and focus peaking had been enabled on the camera – in my opinion, buying this lens is most definitely money well spent.

This is an excellent little lens. Prime lens for those who are new to them have one focal length, rather than the more common zoom lenses. The advantage of having a single focal length is that you get a better, sharper image without the distortion common to zoom lenses. This particular lens is 35mm, which is close to the focal length of the human eye meaning you generally get what you see. I have found it useful for portrait photography, and i like the wide aperture which gathers plenty of light, ideal for indoor photography. Quality wise this is a mid-range lens with a mid-range price. You can get better lenses, i particularly like the nikkor 35mm f/1. 8 but it is three to four times the price of this one. However, for a budget lens this one is very good.

The lens is a good fit on micro four thirds cameras, and image quality is entirely acceptable. The aperture ring and focus ring operate smoothly and without detents.

Make sure you understand what 35mm is on mft, but otherwise, holy balls, the f1. 7 aperture on this is creamy, it is beautiful, i shot my news show on it and oh my, that wasnt even fully open but instead at around f2. The neewer lens isnt perfect, but it is is well made, it has a clickless aperture and focus wheel and i love it, best £60 i’ve spent in a while.

Great lens, feels weighty and well made. It is obviously a manual focus lens, which can be trickier to handle when compared to the autofocus (and pricier) branded equivalents.

Works as expected on olympus cscs. Use either manual or aperture priority. Some edge distrotion although not very noticeable in everyday photography. A really good way to get into manual leneses with a csc.

Neewer 35mm f/1.7 Manual Focus Prime Fixed Lens for Olympus and Panasonic M4/3 APS-C Digital Cameras

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Neewer 35mm f/1.7 Prime Fixed Lens. Manual Focus. Maximum Aperture: f/1.7. Focal Length: 35mm
Compatible with for OLYMPUS and PANASONIC APS-C Digital Cameras, such as OLYMPUS: E-M1/M5/M10, E-P5E-PL3/PL5/PL6/PL7, PEN-L; PANASONIC: GM1/2,GX1/2/7/8, GF5/6/7, GH3/4, KODAK S1, LEICA
Features smooth focusing operation and a metal mount for added stability. Multi-coated technique for exceptional image quality
Perfect for landscape shooting and portraits with superb background blur
Comes with lens front&rear caps and microfiber cleaning cloth. NOTE: Camera is NOT INCLUDED

Great lens for scenery or indoor portraits, low light shots are very good.

The trade off is that it’s manual for focusing etc. But the quality is up there with branded £300 lenses in my view.