Brightin Star 10mm F5.6 Fisheye Manual Focus Prime Lens for Panasonic LUMIX,Olympus Micro 4/3 Mirrorless Cameras, APS-C MFT W

4 4 out of 5 stars | 304 ratings

Price: 57.99

Last update: 08-03-2024


About this item

[Attention Please ] In order to provide you with a satisfying experience, please make sure you've READ and UNDERSTAND the below information before purchasing. Please kindly note this Brightin Star camera lens is only used for Mirrorless Camera, NOT for SLR Camera.
[Note] This product is a manual lens without an auto-focus function. And the most important thing is to make sure you've set the "release without lens" mode, or your camera may unable to take pictures or videos. If you need any help about that please contact our customer service team directly.
[Immersive Focal Length - 10mm] The lens uses a focal length of 10mm, which is the most comfortable distance in Street Photography.
[173° Ultra-Wide-Angle] Brightin-Star 10mm F5.6 has an extraordinary 173° angle of view, and at the same time can minimize picture distortion., such as starry sky, buildings, grasslands, beaches, wilderness, exhibition halls.
[More Convenient Focusing] The lens adopts a Hyperfocal-Design, you don't even need to focus to shoot things in the distance, just press the shutter to record wonderful things.
[Extremely Compact Design] The lens Thickness 1.2 in and the Weight 0.75 lb. You can usually install it on the camera and shoot directly when needed.
[Compatible Information] Fit for Panasonic Olympus M4/3-Mount G1/2/3/5/6/7/9, GH1/2/3/4/5/5S, GM1/5/7/1/7/8/85/9, GF1/2/3/5/6/7/8/9, EPM1, EPM2, E-P1, E-P2, E-P3, E-P5, E-M1, E-M1 II, E-M5, E-M5 II, E-M10, E-M10 II, E-M10 III, E-PL1, E-PL2, E-PL3, E-PL5, E-PL6, E-PL7, E-PL8, E-PL9. The brand name listed herein are for reference purposes only, Brightin Star is an independent brand.

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Top reviews from the United States

Keith Feickert
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect Macro Lens!
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2022
I just got a refurbished Canon EOS m200 and attached this Brightin Star 60mm Macro Lens to it, I spent about half an hour in my backyard and took the attached photos with it. It is incredible value for the money, I would have rated this a PERFECT lens, though it has one major drawback. The lens I received did not have a front lens that would protect its internals from dust/sand. I've seen some YouTube reviews that included one, so I am bummed that this one didn't include it. I know I need to order one now, but I just don't know what it's called or what size I would need (this is my first camera!). Then this lens would be AMAZING! If you purchase this lens, make sure to buy that accessory and you'll be all set to take incredibly high-quality macro photos for a very reasonable price!

Edit: I just ordered and received a Tiffen 62mm UV Protector Filter, it cost under $10 and fits this lens perfectly, it even has threads on both sides so you can still use your lens cap!

Edit2: After owning this lens for 8 months, I can say the lens has held up very well. I have also added 3 more pictures to my initial review. Even though the product page states 19cm for focal distance, I have gone far closer while using focus stacking software with it. This has been an outstanding first macro lens for me and I am a solid fan of Brightin Star's products now.
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Keith Feickert
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect Macro Lens!
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2022
I just got a refurbished Canon EOS m200 and attached this Brightin Star 60mm Macro Lens to it, I spent about half an hour in my backyard and took the attached photos with it. It is incredible value for the money, I would have rated this a PERFECT lens, though it has one major drawback. The lens I received did not have a front lens that would protect its internals from dust/sand. I've seen some YouTube reviews that included one, so I am bummed that this one didn't include it. I know I need to order one now, but I just don't know what it's called or what size I would need (this is my first camera!). Then this lens would be AMAZING! If you purchase this lens, make sure to buy that accessory and you'll be all set to take incredibly high-quality macro photos for a very reasonable price!

Edit: I just ordered and received a Tiffen 62mm UV Protector Filter, it cost under $10 and fits this lens perfectly, it even has threads on both sides so you can still use your lens cap!

Edit2: After owning this lens for 8 months, I can say the lens has held up very well. I have also added 3 more pictures to my initial review. Even though the product page states 19cm for focal distance, I have gone far closer while using focus stacking software with it. This has been an outstanding first macro lens for me and I am a solid fan of Brightin Star's products now.
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Danno
5.0 out of 5 stars Fisheye Lens on a Modest Budget
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
This is the best low-budget fisheye lens I have ever tried for any camera.

The construction is solid. It's a bit heavier than the kit lens that came with my Canon M100, but much much lighter than a telephoto zoom. The lens comes with a brief manual, a sturdy gift box for storage, and a lens cap. It's a full frame fisheye, with some softness on the edges of the picture that isn't noticeable on a small screen but will be noticeable if the photo is shown on a large monitor or printed out. This should be fine for many hobbyists' purposes.

Yes, it requires manual focusing, so if you're strictly into auto-focus and auto-exposure you will likely feel adrift very quickly. The manufacturers recognize this and provide some help in their manual on how to set up your digital camera to accept manual focus lenses and how to focus the lens, so that takes care of the focusing issue. But if you have a basic understanding of how shutter speeds and ISO work together to create a properly exposed photograph (which is beyond what the manual provides), you're going to have a lot of fun using this lens.
sjd
4.0 out of 5 stars great compact fisheye with a great price
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024
surprisingly good optics for such a cheap lens
M. Springer
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharp images - great build quality
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
Really very very happy with this lens. Takes fantastic photos - sharpness is spot on. It’s great to find an affordable lens that exceeds your expectations.
Fere
1.0 out of 5 stars It didn't click for Sony A7iii
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
I was looking forward to using it for an event, but it didn't work for my camera Sony a7iii. It kept getting stuck and no connection with my camera.
Ken Y
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpness and Image Quality hit above its price point
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
I’ve only just started to get into macrophotography, and didn’t want to spend too much while I’m just dipping my toes, but it didn’t take long to realize that a 1:1 magnification lens just wasn’t enough for what I wanted to capture. On paper, this Brightin Star 60mm F2.8 macro lens sounds great, offering double the magnification at a similar or significantly lower price point to other macro lenses with just 1:1 magnification. The concern of course is that a cheap lens will also have poor image quality, so I was very pleasantly impressed at just how sharp and clear the Brightin Star macro lens was in real world usage.

The one I received was the updated version of this lens, distinguished by the metallic orange trim near the end of the lens as well as a thinner aperture ring and added depth-of-field scale imprinted on the lens barrel. The aperture now goes down to f/22, one stop smaller than the previous model. Macrophotographer Micael Widell has reviewed the older version of this lens and one issue he discovered was that the aperture markings were incorrectly marked, such that they indicated a wider aperture than what was actual (eg. f/8 was more realistically f/16). This appears to have been resolved in this updated model based on my comparison with another macro lens I have.

This is a weighty lens, over 600 grams in weight. This can be an issue in the field when you’re trying to hold the camera steady with one hand while maneuvering a leaf just right to try to capture that critter that’s on the other side, especially for more compact cameras that have a smaller grip. My hands certainly tired much sooner than when using a lighter lens.

One key advantage of a true macro lens over extension tubes is that the single lens can cover the full focusing range from the minimum focusing distance (and 2:1 magnification) all the way to infinity. So this lens can be used not only for close-up macro work, but it also works as a 60mm (equivalent to 90mm full frame) mild telephoto lens for portraits and landscape photography. I found that focusing was not too difficult for portraits, even though there is only a very short amount of focus throw available from 1 meter to infinity. Focusing is aided by very good contrast, so focus peaking operates quite well with sufficient light. I included a sample portrait image with this lens.

Lighting is of course a critical issue with macrophotography, since the depth-of-field is so narrow at high magnification that you need to stop down quite a bit to get more than just a sliver in focus, but that of course significantly reduces the light from the image. This is where a good flash and diffuser is important with macrophotography, but it is here that one major issue did emerge with the Brightin Star lens. What I discovered was that with certain orientations of my flash diffuser the Brightin Star lens seemed to exhibit significant internal reflection, characterized by sort of a haziness of the image. I’m including a side-by-side example of the Brightin Star lens with another well regarded 65mm macro lens using identical lighting setups. This greatly reduces the quality of the image, and is the primary serious flaw I encountered with the lens. I was debating whether this factor was serious enough to deduct a star from my review, but in the end I decided that the other excellent image quality aspects at this budget friendly price overweighed this flaw, especially since it only occurs under certain lighting conditions.
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Ken Y
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpness and Image Quality hit above its price point
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
I’ve only just started to get into macrophotography, and didn’t want to spend too much while I’m just dipping my toes, but it didn’t take long to realize that a 1:1 magnification lens just wasn’t enough for what I wanted to capture. On paper, this Brightin Star 60mm F2.8 macro lens sounds great, offering double the magnification at a similar or significantly lower price point to other macro lenses with just 1:1 magnification. The concern of course is that a cheap lens will also have poor image quality, so I was very pleasantly impressed at just how sharp and clear the Brightin Star macro lens was in real world usage.

The one I received was the updated version of this lens, distinguished by the metallic orange trim near the end of the lens as well as a thinner aperture ring and added depth-of-field scale imprinted on the lens barrel. The aperture now goes down to f/22, one stop smaller than the previous model. Macrophotographer Micael Widell has reviewed the older version of this lens and one issue he discovered was that the aperture markings were incorrectly marked, such that they indicated a wider aperture than what was actual (eg. f/8 was more realistically f/16). This appears to have been resolved in this updated model based on my comparison with another macro lens I have.

This is a weighty lens, over 600 grams in weight. This can be an issue in the field when you’re trying to hold the camera steady with one hand while maneuvering a leaf just right to try to capture that critter that’s on the other side, especially for more compact cameras that have a smaller grip. My hands certainly tired much sooner than when using a lighter lens.

One key advantage of a true macro lens over extension tubes is that the single lens can cover the full focusing range from the minimum focusing distance (and 2:1 magnification) all the way to infinity. So this lens can be used not only for close-up macro work, but it also works as a 60mm (equivalent to 90mm full frame) mild telephoto lens for portraits and landscape photography. I found that focusing was not too difficult for portraits, even though there is only a very short amount of focus throw available from 1 meter to infinity. Focusing is aided by very good contrast, so focus peaking operates quite well with sufficient light. I included a sample portrait image with this lens.

Lighting is of course a critical issue with macrophotography, since the depth-of-field is so narrow at high magnification that you need to stop down quite a bit to get more than just a sliver in focus, but that of course significantly reduces the light from the image. This is where a good flash and diffuser is important with macrophotography, but it is here that one major issue did emerge with the Brightin Star lens. What I discovered was that with certain orientations of my flash diffuser the Brightin Star lens seemed to exhibit significant internal reflection, characterized by sort of a haziness of the image. I’m including a side-by-side example of the Brightin Star lens with another well regarded 65mm macro lens using identical lighting setups. This greatly reduces the quality of the image, and is the primary serious flaw I encountered with the lens. I was debating whether this factor was serious enough to deduct a star from my review, but in the end I decided that the other excellent image quality aspects at this budget friendly price overweighed this flaw, especially since it only occurs under certain lighting conditions.
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HeapsofSmiles
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, LOVE this lens
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
The photos are beautiful with this lens! It's my first time shooting with a true macro lens and I couldn't be happier. I'm going to need a lot of practice nailing focus on manual, but so far I've loved every minute. This was taken with my Canon M50, and these little flowers are only a little over a quarter of an inch wide. I can't wait to try this lens for portraits, too.
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HeapsofSmiles
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, LOVE this lens
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
The photos are beautiful with this lens! It's my first time shooting with a true macro lens and I couldn't be happier. I'm going to need a lot of practice nailing focus on manual, but so far I've loved every minute. This was taken with my Canon M50, and these little flowers are only a little over a quarter of an inch wide. I can't wait to try this lens for portraits, too.
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