SLR Magic 26mm f/1.4 Toy Lens Review

SLR Magic 26mm f/1.4 Toy Lens: Features and Handling

The lens arrives in a colourful toy like box...and when opened reveals 14 bright coloured grip rings and the lens on a Micro 4/3rds mounting plate. The 26mm f/1.4 lens, on closer inspection, is a lens looking remarkably like ones normally sold as a CCTV lenses. It has two controls; focus measured as near and far and an aperture ring from f/1.4 to f/8 and C (closed).

Both controls are smooth to adjust thanks to being well lubricated. It's odd using a lens that has an aperture ring that closes after f/8. The screen went black and I wondered what was going on. It's a six bladed iris that that goes from a normal hexagonal shape to rectangle as it closes.

The lens mounts on the camera using a Micro 4/3rds to C plate. The C thread is 1 inch (25mm) diameter. The plate is recessed so the lens will focus on infinity. Once you have one of these you could buy different types of cine lens and other CCTV options with C mount.   

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