Yongnuo YN50mm F/1.4N Standard Fixed Focus Lens Autofocus for Nikon F-mount Digital SLR Cameras
SKU: GW21.0009
Buying a manual UWA or fisheye lens from China can sometimes seem a bit like entering a lottery. Win and you get a lens that's built like a tank (just like it used to be..) and offers an IQ well above anything you could expect for the money. Lose and you get a piece of junk that must be returned immediately. As someone who has done scientific and environmental consultancy in China, I can point out - IMHO - this is due to a generic weakness in quality assurance and control in that country. But that's enough for me and China. I can tell you that this Z format FF Fisheye is one of the earlier types. It's solid as a brick, smooth in focus, sharp wide open, and outstanding when paused. What more do you want? OK, it's relentlessly manual and doesn't pass IPTC core data, but all of that is easy to sort out in my Z6. I would recommend anyone buying a similar lens to fully test before adopting. But as they say about lotteries, if you don't buy a ticket, you will never win. And this one was certainly worth the ticket...
22/02/2023
Very valuable, good picture quality, for me top and clear purchase recommendation.
21/02/2023
An entry into the world of crooked lines. Focusing is really not easy and relatively faint. The body is professional and the results. Are nice. The lens has only 180 degrees in the horizontal. It is only suitable for manual exposure and manual focus! Price and performance are right.
20/02/2023
Apparently sturdy construction, a nice pebble to spot Q/P
20/02/2023
I'm using this on a full frame Nikon — I don't know how accurate it is that it's f/0.95 as there doesn't seem to be any difference if you set it to f/1.2 or whatever, but as Lens advertised as a cropped sensor lens, this works really well. It's not the sharpest open goal, but then you know it's going in. When you consider the limitations of use, it's actually very good for the price.
17/02/2023
As a manual lens you have to be patient, the aperture ring is jerky, the focus rotates with a slight resistance, it's quite a "pancake".
16/02/2023
It is solidly made of metal without being particularly heavy, the bayonet connection is also made of metal and can be easily attached to the Z bayonet. No crunch, no play. Described as a full-frame lens, the lens delivers surprisingly good image sharpness on a Nikon Z Fc APS-C camera. Even the image edges and corners are sufficiently sharp even with an open aperture. The autofocus is fast and accurate. However, I cannot say whether this also applies to animal or sports photography and/or video, as it has not been tested. In my opinion, the lens is a recommended lens for the normal focal length (32mm or APS-C 48mm) and a good alternative (or supplement) to the Nikkor 28mm or 40mm.
11/02/2023