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Hi, I saw Zonlai lens from facebook. It's very cheap. https://www.facebook.com/MVPrimes.ph/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1626537450996756 Anyone using this lens ?

When FujiRumors linked to the Zonlai 25mm, I was quite intrigued. I know there are fantastic 23mm lenses out there, but the small size (and small price) of the Zonlai made me want to try it. So I picked one up. I have to say I'm hooked. My favorite lens on my XE2 is a Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 -- but it is just a tad constricting for my style. I prefer something wider. Hence the 25mm made me perk up I added a focus tab to it, which really makes it feel like the VL in terms of manual focusing. There are no clicks for the f-stops, though. I'm not too put off by that, but i know some would be. The build quality seems sturdy to me. I like that there is a depth-of-field scale, though the lens tab is covering it now. Yes there is vignetting, yes some distortion, but nothing that bothers me personally for what I like to take pictures of. These samples are from my first walkaround -- processed a bit much on the iPad, I guess. :-) I just wanted to show what I am getting from the lens.