The WIDEST Full Frame Lens I've Ever Tried!

Check out my new LR presets here! - geni.us/9Uce2
This is a fun one. The Brightin Star 9mm f5.6 is the widest full frame lens i've ever tried, and I absolutley love the unique perspective on the world that it gives you! I also love how reasonably priced, yet still well made it is - I think Brightin Star have really knocked it out of the park with this one!
DISCLAIMER: I was sent this lens for the purpose of this review by Brightin Star, but all thoughts expressed are my own and Brightin Star had zero input on this video.
Buy the lens here:
geni.us/Arz7
Great video on Fallen Angels and the lens behind it to give you some inspiration into how to shoot with such a wide lens!
• Searching for Fallen A...
Thank you for watching, be sure to give the video a LIKE if you liked it and SUBSCRIBE for more great photography content!
Have a great day!
Follow me on Instagram: / rudermanphoto
GEAR I USE:
Main Video Camera: geni.us/QoNek
Main Video Lens: geni.us/hJ4O
Secondary Photo Camera: geni.us/ABZG
Favourite L-Mount Prime: geni.us/bNi2
Favourite L-Mount Zoom: geni.us/mHCwAl
Favourite Fuji lens: geni.us/e4yZw
Second Favourite Fuji lens: geni.us/Os5w5S
Best VND Filter: geni.us/A1K0v
Current Travel bag: geni.us/bPcQE
Favourite camera backpack: geni.us/ELWVd
Studio Microphone: geni.us/kPWBrx0
Audio Recorder: geni.us/jxB0l
Best wireless lav mic: geni.us/kuril
These are all affiliate links, I may or may not get a small commission if you use them - this costs nothing to you and helps to support me and this channel!
#brightinstar #lumix #ultrawide

[@drrrw]

Laowa 10mm is definitely a competitor but at a larger price point but with more features to offer. Great info for a new lens design.

[@nilkes]

Legend has it this lens was used to create the Megamind "No bitches?" meme. Joking aside, this seems like a really interesting lens!

[@rendermanpro]

It's standard 34mm filter that you can use any, the only thing, REALLY bad about it that rear mount is so tight, so even little more screwing and dismount will be reallt pain in the @z. And there is not "filter key" for that, but I have 3d printed one. Before that, was needed to dismount with pliers and almost damaged lens while it is virtually impossible to remove rear filter with hands. Very nice image quality and build quality, so overall recommended

[@kalistratov_photos]

Don't care much about this lens, but the video was very fun. And very good photos!

[@rudermanphoto]

Haha thank you! I know it’s a bit niche so I wanted to make the video as entertaining as possible 💖

[@the_black_douglas9041]

Nice Matthew! Thank you for the video. Love the snaps you got on the BrightinStar. I ❤ what the chinese lens companies are doing. I have the TTArtisans 11mm f/2.8 for L Mount. Yeah it’s great having f/2.8 but for video you can’t get a filter on it. I set it up hyperfocal and use it like a GoPro that shoots vision you actually want to use.

[@rudermanphoto]

Yeah it’s awesome seeing Chinese manufacturers really doing some oddball things at good prices and at surprisingly great quality! Is the TTArtisan lens a fisheye?

[@the_black_douglas9041]

@@rudermanphoto not a circular fisheye, similar deal to the BrightinStar. Great for catwalk fashion if you get them walking straight up to it on the runway. Very 90s R&B clip style.

[@mozznyc]

I was considering this lens briefly because I wanted a wide angle lens for shooting real estate stuff indoors but saw the laowa 9mm f2.8 on eBay for $200 and I really like it, also fun for astrophotography

[@rudermanphoto]

That is a APSC lens! Not full frame :) will be like a 13.5mm on a full frame camera.

[@mozznyc]

You are correct, I didn’t catch you were shooting full frame. The laowa is still a good lens, curios how it would look on full frame - side question, what flash do you use on your xpro1?

[@rudermanphoto]

@@mozznyc its the Fujifilm EF-X20!

[@tobis2265]

Compare it pls with the laowa 9 mm 5.6

[@rudermanphoto]

Would love to if I had the Laowa! The Laowa has a closer focus distance of 0.12m but unsure what other differences there are between them.

[@tobis2265]

@@rudermanphoto As I know it is 1mm wider, sharper and more sunflare resistant.

[@rudermanphoto]

@ …they’re both 9mm lenses it’s not 1mm wider lol

[@tobis2265]

@@rudermanphoto Yeah, they are declared as 9 mm, but the Laowa is wider

[@enricoparenti3057]

Wasn't Fallen Angels shot on Super 35 though ?

[@rudermanphoto]

Online it says both 35mm film and Super 35, it probably was shot on S35, and it certainly doesn’t look AS exaggerated as this lens, but the reason I brought it up was more so as inspiration behind using such wide lenses for more then just the standard architecture/landscape stuff they’re so commonly used for. Also 6.8mm*1.5 is 10.2mm so the widest lens came somewhat close to this 9mm!

[@nickdual]

I love it, because I need to speak close to shotgun mics.

[@replaygoplay7919]

try 7artisans 4mm for apsc, translates to 6mm ff)

[@rudermanphoto]

Isn’t that a fisheye? I would love to try some fisheye lenses but having a non fisheye 9mm is just nuts imo

[@replaygoplay7919]

@@rudermanphoto yeah it's not rectilinear , laowa has a 9mm 2.8 which I think is the widest rectilinear for apsc

[@rudermanphoto]

@@replaygoplay7919 yeah I saw that Laowa one, initially I thought it was full frame which would have been mental but they only do a 5.6 in full frame.

[@frankwong9486]

I wonder if this covered GFX 😂

[@rudermanphoto]

I imagine you could use it on GFX, I know lots of full frame lenses work fine - might just have a little crop. If they made a L-GFX adapter I could test it for you with a friends camera but idk if that exists haha