Eyemik 35mm f/1.8 MC Auto

Binary Yes/No probably does not apply here. I can afford this level of sharpness, and not wish I had gone Full Frame. An f-1.8 aperature, in a zoom is either insane, or a sign of things to come.... I mated this with my Canon 70D, and I am realizing a great pairing here. Heavy, yes, but zooms by nature have more glass. You can go cheaper, but have no doubt this is money well spent and your results need very little skill to show it. And, this is helping me take more and better photos, so my skills are improving even faster with this in my goody bag. NO kit lens can compare. The ample 72mm front element adds weight and filter costs, while many Kit & Pancake Primes can share one set of 52mm add-ons. Smaller cheap glass will never outperform a quality larger lens (IMO). A crop sensor lens, basically a limited & dedicated device to crop sensor bodies. I do not see this niche of the Camera Body market going away in the years I plan on still using this format, and this lens. All this being said, I consider this money VERY well spent. On social media, I can fake telephoto by cropping a large RAW file (~20MB) to fill a 2,000p frame with more sharpness that F'book can handle w/o compressing out detail. This Zoom will give me broad landscapes, night city scapes AND stars as well as provide all the Portraiture bokeh I could ever want. It works on several levels, and fits my desires more than adequately. Best of luck, whichever direction your desires take you in your hobby.Read full review

Nice lens, but man, did it come in a filthy condition The lens works. The images are nice and sharp. My problem with the purchase is that it came in a filthy condition. I can see from all of the grime on the zoom ring and focus ring, that this lens has seen a lot of use. But really, if you're selling it, why not spend a few minutes to clean it up a bit. Now that I've taken the time to clean it up, it looks much closer to new. Yes, it has a scratch on one side of the barrel and some chips in the paint, but those were known through the pictures before purchase. Perhaps I should have taken pictures of it's condition before taking the time to clean it up. But I didn't think about that until after the fact.

Real good so far !!! Had this lens for about 2mths now... after seeing reviews on this with the canon 70D camera, I am glad I purchased this. Did a lot of test shots at home first, trying to get used to lens, I noticed right away, not only is the lens sharp, but also it let's in a lot of light, being used to how to elevate your iso in dark areas, I have to set this way lower than all my other lenses, L lenses, prime, etc. I used this in a concert setting, primarily for video, and some pictures... and it didn't take much to adjust to my surroundings, being that at times I used my 18-135mm lens, I knew immediately how to adjust that iso and exposure. The only thing is I wished I had used a tripod with the 18-35mm, because of weight, and it can be pretty heavy when using on that 70D with grip, my arms were very sore the next day. I am very impressed with outcome of sharpness and zoom focus rings very fluid. I am now using this to replace the 40mm pancake lens and my 50mm 1.4, I still keep them for certain instances but this is my go to lens now. I love also the dof at 1:8... and the sharpness at 18 or 35mm zoom... nice and wide shots at 18mm zoom. This is minor but on my lens I have to make sure that lens cover is screwed on good, because on occasions it works it way loose after a while. This is a great combination with the 70D, autofocus pretty silent. Read full review