$30 Wildlife Lens Review (Hanimex 400mm F6.3)

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Just for fun - shooting a full frame Nikon Z5 with a $30 used M42-mount 400mm F/6.3 Manual Telephoto lens - the Hanimex "Wonder Tube". Can we get usable results with the help of the Z5's IBIS and High ISO performance?
Hanimex 400mm F/6.3 Manual Lens Review
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[@lensvana]

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[@RobinKurtCabildoAquinoYT]

KZbin has recommended me another fascinating and great video! Shows how even without the latest gear, you can still work your way to get amazing photos! That sample photos with the rabbit was very impressive. At 30 dollars, you're getting a 400mm FULL FRAME lens, 6.3 Aperture (It's fine since most mid-range telephotos that aren't 10,000 dollars are stopped at 4.5 - 5.6 anyway, and the bokeh and detail seems really viable especially if it's just being uploaded digitally! The manual focusing and the very old school design might be a challenge but I can see this lens being useful if there is enough light and it's on the right conditions, not to mention the creativity and technique of the photographer comes into play with a lens like this. Very superb and looking forward to future lens reviews like this 😁

[@lensvana]

Thanks again :) Give me enough light and I'm happy to shoot at f/11! Focus peaking was really the secret weapon here - gives new life to all these old school lenses

[@jorymil]

Sounds like an extension tube might be advisable.

[@mitchellsmith6055]

Hi Lensvana! Love your videos and always appreciate to see an upload! I enjoy these vintage lens videos hope to see more to come

[@lensvana]

Thanks, Mitchell! The next video (already scheduled) is dedicated to affordable & great vintage lenses for mirrorless :)

[@mitchellsmith6055]

@@lensvana Awesome! Let’s get you to 1,000 subscribers!!!!

[@THX..1138]

No vintage lens (pre autofocus film camera lens) was intended to be shot wide open. Which is why they are all soft wide open. The widest aperture is only meant for focusing not actually taking pictures. A manual focus SLR camera's focusing screen requires more light for you to find focus. So most vintage lenses allow you to see though the lens at the widest possible aperture wile focusing then stop down to the set aperture when you snap the picture....The reason this lens has 2 aperture rings is so you can set the first to the intended aperture, then open the lens full wide, find focus and finally without looking close the aperture and take the picture....All in all This looks like pretty nice lens, though now very dated and narrow in usefulness even back when it was new.

[@badger67]

$30!? Yes please.