Opinion about Revuenon 28mm f2.8 MC

[wastedReincarnation]

Hey guys. Is anyone using Revuenon 28mm f2.8 MC lens? I want to buy it for my SC2, so I need advice about it. I can get it for aprox. 30 euros. Like a brand new, with caps, lens hood and bag. It looks like this, it's 52mm filter thread. Tnx.

 

[Ian Grant]

Usually these cheaper 28mm wide angle lenses have poor correction and suffer barrel distortion. I have a similar 28mm f2.8 Chinon lens and its not worth using, your camera is a Chinon their standard lenses are superb but not the rest of their lenses.

I'd suggest a Tamron 28mm f2.5 Adaptall 2 lens, they are excellent, and you can get a Nikon & Olympus adapters as well as the M42. I have one I can use on my Pentax Spotmatics and SV as well as my K mount Chinon & Pentax cameras.

Ian

 

[AgX]

Furthermore with these rebranded lenses there typically show up different models (likely even by different manufacturers) under same or at least similar name.
Thus a good idea of you to present us a photo.

However on quite some photos by such lenses presented on the net I do not see the criticized quirks, or even find them useful.

Or with other words, if you want to photograph a flat plane with a lot of detail in high contrast wide open, one should be careful.
For all other uses one rather should consider whether the resp. price is worth a gamble.

Some of these 28mm lenses got a lesser minimum focusing distance than typical, which again may be useful.

 

[Arvee]

If your expectations aren't too high and you usually are viewing small prints, these generic lenses will do a reasonable job at the smaller apertures. If you're expecting to make 11x14 with these lenses, take Ian's advice and look for a Tamron. That's what I have found with a similar lens in M42 28mm.

GL,

 

[Ian Grant]

Just looked at my Chinon 28mm, I think it's the same lens. I put the lens on an SP500 and the edge curvature is quite severe.

You can get a Tamron 28mm f2.5 lens with a mount for €30, I've just checked ebay. My first was stolen in the early 1980's it was as good as the 28mm f2.8 SMC Takumar I replaced it with, which is why I bought another to use with my screw mount Pentax cameras.

Ian

 

[wastedReincarnation]

Thanks guys. I will try to find Tamron then.