Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 Review
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The Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 is a decent lens with some strengths and weaknesses. It is a bit heavy but has a solid build quality. The image quality is good, especially in the middle, but there is noticeable purple fringing and softness at wider apertures.
The Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 is a decent lens with some strengths and weaknesses. The image quality is good, especially in the middle, but there is noticeable purple fringing and softness at wider apertures.
Pros
- Solid build quality
- Smooth focusing ring
- Pleasingly sharp in the middle
Cons
- Noticeable purple fringing and softness at wider apertures
- Heavy for a 55mm lens
- Challenging autofocus
The focus ring turns extremely smoothly and has a focal distance scale, but the aperture ring is a bit heavy to turn.
The Kamlan 55mm f/1.2 is a decent lens with some strengths and weaknesses. The build quality is solid and metallic, although it is a bit heavier than normal for a 55mm lens. The focus ring turns extremely smoothly and has a focal distance scale, but the aperture ring is a bit heavy to turn. Optically, the lens is pleasingly sharp in the middle at f/1.2, but there is noticeable purple fringing and softness, especially in the corners. Vignetting is notable at wider apertures but improves as the lens is stopped down. Autofocus can be a bit challenging, and the bokeh is quite soft with colorful outlining. Overall, it is a decent lens but comes with some trade-offs in terms of image quality and handling.
Vignetting is notable at wider apertures but improves as the lens is stopped down.
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