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Yongnuo 11mm f/1.8 S DA DSM WL Review

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The Yongnuo 11mm f/1.8 S DA DSM WL is a good value for money. It is an APS-C Ultra autofocus lens that offers a wide aperture and a useful ultra-wide focal length. The build quality is nice and the lens has a customizable function button and a manual focus switch. However, the image quality is a bit of a mixed bag, with softness and chromatic aberration in the corners at wider apertures. The lens is good for astrophotography and offers smooth bokeh with minimal chromatic aberration.

The Yongnuo 11mm f/1.8 S DA DSM WL is a good value for money. The image quality is a mixed bag, with softness and chromatic aberration in the corners at wider apertures. The lens is good for astrophotography and offers smooth bokeh with minimal chromatic aberration.

Pros
  • Good value for money
  • Useful ultra-wide focal length
  • Smooth bokeh with minimal chromatic aberration
  • Nice build quality with customizable features
Cons
  • Mixed image quality with softness and chromatic aberration in corners
  • Jerky manual focus response
  • Inconsistent in-camera corrections

The build quality is nice, with a metallic lens base, a metal mount, and a weather sealing gasket. However, the manual focus response could be jerky at times.

The Yongnuo 11mm f/1.8 S DA DSM WL is a good value for money as an APS-C Ultra autofocus lens. It features a wide aperture and a useful ultra-wide focal length, equivalent to 16-17mm on a full-frame camera. The build quality is nice, with a metallic lens base, a metal mount, and a weather sealing gasket. The lens has a customizable function button, a manual focus switch, and an aperture ring that can be set to turn with gentle clicks. However, the manual focus response could be jerky at times. The lens also features a quiet, accurate motor that focuses reasonably quickly in single shot and very fast in continuous mode. The image quality is a mixed bag, with softness and chromatic aberration in the corners at wider apertures. However, the lens is good for astrophotography and offers smooth bokeh with minimal chromatic aberration. Overall, the lens is a good option for razor sharpness in the center of images, especially considering its affordable price.

Overall, the lens is a good option for razor sharpness in the center of images, especially considering its affordable price.

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