Industar 50-2 50mm f/3.5 Review
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The Industar 50-2 50mm f/3.5 lens is a small, cheap, and portable lens with a standard 50mm focal length. It has a maximum aperture of f/3.5, which allows for out-of-focus backgrounds. The build quality is good, and it produces reasonably sharp images on a full-frame camera. However, it is softer on an APS-C camera. It also shows strong vignetting at f/3.5 and has complex flaring when bright areas are in the picture. The bokeh quality is a mixed bag, producing both busy and nice-looking backgrounds.
The Industar 50-2 50mm f/3.5 lens is reasonably sharp in the middle on a full-frame camera, but softer on an APS-C camera. It shows strong vignetting at f/3.5 and has complex flaring when bright areas are in the picture. The bokeh quality is a mixed bag, producing both busy and nice-looking backgrounds.
Pros
- Small, cheap, and portable
- Good build quality
- Reasonably sharp on a full-frame camera
Cons
- Softer on an APS-C camera
- Strong vignetting at f/3.5
- Complex flaring in bright areas
The build quality is good, made completely out of metal, and the aperture ring operates smoothly with hard stops.
The Industar 50-2 50mm f/3.5 lens is a small, cheap, and portable lens with a standard 50mm focal length that is quite zoomed in. The maximum aperture of f/3.5 allows for out-of-focus backgrounds, but it is not as good as a 50mm f/1.8 lens. The build quality is good, made completely out of metal, and the aperture ring operates smoothly with hard stops. The lens is reasonably sharp in the middle on a full-frame camera, but softer on an APS-C camera. It shows strong vignetting at f/3.5 and has complex flaring when bright areas are in the picture. The bokeh quality is a mixed bag, producing both busy and nice-looking backgrounds. Overall, it's a nice bit of fun with some distinctive and sharpish images on a full-frame camera, but there's no particular reason to buy one besides the novelty value.
Overall, the Industar 50-2 50mm f/3.5 lens is a nice bit of fun with some distinctive and sharpish images on a full-frame camera, but there's no particular reason to buy one besides the novelty value.
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