Brightin Star 35mm f9.95 M43 manual focus lens
I have been an Olympus/OM System micro four thirds user for many years. I love the format, cameras and lenses for many reasons, including the small size, light weight and quick automatic focus. But I also enjoy photographing some subjects with third-party, manual-focus primes on my Olympus E-M5 and E-M1, taking me back to the days of shooting film with less-sophisticated cameras. But the manual-focus primes are best for portraits and still-life shots, not for anything involving action. My first venture into the manual-focus lens world was an adapted used and cheap lens from an old Olympus film camera. Not satisfied with the speed, I stepped up to a new and expensive Voigtlander Nokton f0.95 17.5mm lens. The robust lens produced images with a unique character, which I loved. The well-built he lens was big and heavy, which I did not like. It was like a having military tank mounted on the front of the camera. Here's a shot from the lens, stylized to give it a black and white fi...