Brightin Star 35mm F0.95 APS-C Manual Focus Prime Lens for Fujifilm XF-Mount Mirrorless Cameras, Large Aperture Fixed Lens, F

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 128 ratings

Price: 199

Last update: 12-22-2024


About this item

Lens structure: 12 elements in 9 groups Note: Camera is not included.
Focal length: 12 mm, Aperture range (F-F): F2.0-F22
It is ultra wide angle wide aperture lens, almost zero distortion, perfect for landscape, stars and sky, building, indoor space.
Multi-layer nano coating helps eliminate ghosting and glare, reduce glare and vignette, improve light transmission effectively and photo quality.
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Top reviews from the United States

G.L. Pease
5.0 out of 5 stars Performs beyond its price
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2024
I've tried pretty much all the ultra-fast 35mm lenses on my Fuji system. Most of them have been quite good, especially when stopped down to f/2.8 or f/4, but my copy of Brightin Star 50mm/0.95 is a cut above the rest. Even wide open, performance is surprising, showing good center sharpness. There's a slight contrast reduction and a bit of haloing at f/0.95, always to be expected with an ultra-fast lens, but it is still quite useable, and actually offers a very pleasing, vintage look to photos. By f/2, it's very sharp in the center, with sharpness falling off towards the edges of the frame. Out of focus areas are nicely rendered with smooth transitions, and the bokeh is lovely. Solid 5 stars for both performance and value. If I could, I'd give it a sixth star because it has a click-stop aperture ring, which I very much appreciate.
Matthew Powell
5.0 out of 5 stars This might be the best lens value ever
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2024
With such a great f stop, if this was an autofocus lens it should be $2K. Build quality was WAY higher than expected, lens is a little heavy, but it has fantastic action, and I'm enjoying the manual focus way more than I thought I would!
Ken Y
4.0 out of 5 stars Rich, gorgeous colors, but also image softness gives a certain personality to this lens
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
I enjoy using budget manual lenses, so I took the chance to try out the Brightin Star 35mm F1.2 even though there were no reviews available, in hopes of finding a new gem. While the lens has its particular qualities, especially with the background blur and rich colors, the softness of the image quality keeps this from being my new favorite budget lens.

The lens is weighty feeling for its size, signifying the all metal build. The focus and aperture rings are nicely damped, though a bit scratchy out of the box. The aperture ring is declicked, which is good for those shooting video. The primary reason you get a fast lens like this is to blur out the background (bokeh), and this lens certainly does a good job of this, with soft creamy bokeh in garden shots that bring out the main subject. The colors are rich and vibrant, and this is one of the primary strengths of this lens. I've included multiple images taken with the lens as samples.

Unfortunately, the lens also exhibits softness in the image quality when you look more closely, especially with high contrast lines. There is some fringing that limits the resolving power and causes fine details to get lost. You can see this in some of the indoor close-up photos I've included. This can give subjects a "dreamy" feel, which some might appreciate. But a clinically sharp lens this is not.

And that's one of the things with cheap manual lenses: they have personality, and part of the fun is learning the personality of the lens and seeing what kind of shots it works well, while understanding that it will have limitations that make it not work so well with other shots. So hopefully this review gives you a sense of what the "personality" of this lens is like, and help you in deciding whether to add it to your kit.
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Ken Y
4.0 out of 5 stars Rich, gorgeous colors, but also image softness gives a certain personality to this lens
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
I enjoy using budget manual lenses, so I took the chance to try out the Brightin Star 35mm F1.2 even though there were no reviews available, in hopes of finding a new gem. While the lens has its particular qualities, especially with the background blur and rich colors, the softness of the image quality keeps this from being my new favorite budget lens.

The lens is weighty feeling for its size, signifying the all metal build. The focus and aperture rings are nicely damped, though a bit scratchy out of the box. The aperture ring is declicked, which is good for those shooting video. The primary reason you get a fast lens like this is to blur out the background (bokeh), and this lens certainly does a good job of this, with soft creamy bokeh in garden shots that bring out the main subject. The colors are rich and vibrant, and this is one of the primary strengths of this lens. I've included multiple images taken with the lens as samples.

Unfortunately, the lens also exhibits softness in the image quality when you look more closely, especially with high contrast lines. There is some fringing that limits the resolving power and causes fine details to get lost. You can see this in some of the indoor close-up photos I've included. This can give subjects a "dreamy" feel, which some might appreciate. But a clinically sharp lens this is not.

And that's one of the things with cheap manual lenses: they have personality, and part of the fun is learning the personality of the lens and seeing what kind of shots it works well, while understanding that it will have limitations that make it not work so well with other shots. So hopefully this review gives you a sense of what the "personality" of this lens is like, and help you in deciding whether to add it to your kit.
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Snappleseed
5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of a lens
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
I can’t praise it enough. Incredibly sharp, beautiful and smooth bokeh. The separation of subject and background is amazing, and at this price it’s a true value.

It’s tough, light enough for an all metal build, and mine came with a plastic lens cap replacement for the metal slide off cap that comes with it as a standard - that was dope as hell
Phillip L.
1.0 out of 5 stars Not a Full Frame Lens, false Advertising
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2022
Despite the listing, this is not a full frame lens. Although this fits on full frame cameras, like the Sony A7iii, the camera will need to be switched into APS-C mode in order to use it.

This should be listed as an APS-C lens as any APS-C lens can be used on full frame cameras but the result will be a downgrade in resolution or a heavy vignetting. I'll admit the posting discloses it in a small asterisk, however they should be far more forthcoming with that information.

If you own a full frame camera I recommend saving your money.
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Phillip L.
1.0 out of 5 stars Not a Full Frame Lens, false Advertising
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2022
Despite the listing, this is not a full frame lens. Although this fits on full frame cameras, like the Sony A7iii, the camera will need to be switched into APS-C mode in order to use it.

This should be listed as an APS-C lens as any APS-C lens can be used on full frame cameras but the result will be a downgrade in resolution or a heavy vignetting. I'll admit the posting discloses it in a small asterisk, however they should be far more forthcoming with that information.

If you own a full frame camera I recommend saving your money.
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sonya ziegler
5.0 out of 5 stars Blown away!
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2024
This lens is a little gem. It is VERY sharp for both near, mid-ground, and infinity subjects-- and has absolutely gorgeous bokeh. For the reviewers rating this lens as "soft", I'm going to suggest that your technique is bad. I set my focus magnification on my Z7 (used in DX mode for this lens) to 200%. I never use the focus peaking, because it covers up the hard lines where I need to judge focus. At 200% magnification with no focus peaking I am getting incredibly sharp images from this lens! DOF is razor thin (even when stopped down a bit) much more so than people realize. A fraction of a fraction of a turn of the lens barrel, and suddenly you're out of critical focus. There are other guides to getting sharp images, of course, but first make sure you are TRULY nailing the focus before you judge this lens. Also wanted to mention that this lens focuses as close as 11" (great for throwing backgrounds out of focus) and is very light at 171 grams. Focus barrel and declicked aperture ring are as smooth as butter. This lens does flare when directed at a strong light source-- clever photographers will use this to their advantage. Overall, I'm beyond thrilled with this lens. I've been shooting for 45 years with all kinds of cameras and lenses, and let me tell you I'm beyond impressed with this lens!! BUY IT!

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