Brightin Star 28/2.8 pancake - wow, what a nice & unique alternative lens for your Leica M!

[@yttean98]

Nice shots, late spring where you are.

[@tomscameras]

Thanks! And yes finally we got some nice weather over here 😀

[@protestagain]

Have seen reviews of it before. Would look lovely with my black Olympus Pen-F, but even better with a Nikon Zf and TechArt AF adapter. Forgot, I also have the Pana GM5. Think I'll have to buy it for that camera.

[@tomscameras]

It's a full-frame lens, so it would be great on the Nikon Zf! On MFT, I'm not so sure ... it becomes a standard lens (56 mm equivalent) on MFT. I think I'd personally want a faster lens at that focal length / field of view for MFT.

[@protestagain]

@@tomscameras Not on a mFT camera, but on an Oly Pen-F or maybe on a GM5.

[@jungleboy1]

Hello, Could you possibly do a review for the 35mm focal length for Fuji. I tried to compare online APSC lenses for 7artisans 35mm 1.4 mark II vs ttartisan 35mm 1.4 and pergear 35mm 1.6.... I would really appreciate a vid on all 3 as i cant decide!!!!!!!!!

[@tomscameras]

Thanks for the idea! I'll have to see if I can get around to shooting such a comparison review!

[@1jozy1111]

This lens reminds me of industar-69, it's a tiny soviet crop lens which works on aps-c and mft cameras after a little hacking.

[@tomscameras]

The Industar-69 is a cool lens but as you say, it only can cover APS-C ...

[@taiwik]

Does it need calibration out of the box, like TTaetisan 28mm?

[@tomscameras]

Mine didn’t, calibrations was spot-on.

[@thomaschipman]

feels a lot like an industar-69 rehoused for m mount.

[@tomscameras]

It's definitely a very different lens design. The rear lens element on the Brightin Star is huge compared to the Industar - as it does cover full frame (even though the four extreme corners are not sharp) while the Industar didn't. I definitely do have to check out that Industar on my Fuji cameras, it's a great classic lens!

[@devroombagchus7460]

I will never put a Chinese lens on any camera. By buying it, I hurt the companies that stick to the rules.

[@tomscameras]

I'm not sure which companies "stick to the rules".

[@Leicam10]

What’s the rules?