I haven't seen this lens mentioned one way of the other. I could probably try a Nokkor 1.4 with fotodiox for same or less money. Any comments or thoughts?
I've been looking at this lens sort of to play around with. I see on ebay it's over $100 for it but on amazon it's $35.99 for the same thing. Maybe worth giving a try? Amazon.com: RainbowImaging 35MM F1.7 TV Lens + Lens Adapter for Sony NEX-3 NEX-5 NEX-VG10 camera: Camera & Photo
It's the same as the Fujian 35mm f/1.7 or any other branded CCTV lens with this specs. I've got the Fujian one. It's a nice special effect lens but not really suitable for everyday shooting. The first two pics on my Flickr show what this lens delivers. Havn't shot it too much 'cos of the bad weather here, but maybe it helps you. Flickr: Poki5's Photostream
I agree with Poki, the pre-existing lenses coming from SLR Magic are good but more of a specialty lens rather than for everyday shooting. But the new lenses they have released (since buying out Noktor) are something to definitely watch out for, their recently (re)released 50mm f.05 is causing so much of a stir as of late with images that is on par with the $11,000 Leica Noctilux, they have decided to scrap the old re-branded lens formulation and re-did the lens from the ground up. SLR magic (who now also owns Noktor) is definitely a lens manufacturer that needs to be watched. If you're looking for a nice 35mm, you can try your luck looking for a 35mm Rokkor (they're bit uncommon) or alternatively Voigtlander have a couple of 35mm 1.4 lenses (M mount) that performs very well with the NEX (the lenses are quite compact too).
I think the link for the review of this lens was posted here in one of the previous posts before but here is one more time: Bang for the Buck: Sony NEX-3 and Fotasy 35mm f/1.7 Maybe Amin can copy that review to this site also.
Yeah, it's definitely bang for the buck! Just not ideal as your "main" lens. Nevertheless I wont buy another 35mm lens - it's good enough. And with the 16 2.8, the 24 1.8 and the 50 1.8 it's a pretty complete set of fast primes for the NEX.
