Chinese lens manufacturers have a reputation for making extremely affordable, optically compromised manual focus lenses. That’s all starting to change, and to demonstrate that Chris Niccolls is taking a look at the Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D AF, 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 AF and Thypoch Simera 35mm f/1.4. These are the cutting edge of Chinese lens manufacturing, so how do they compare to first party offerings?

Rental equipment provided by The Camera Store
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Read Chris's full opinions on these lenses on PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/03/21/chin...

Check out these lenses for yourself:

Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...
Thypoch 35mm f1.4 Simera: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...
7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 AF: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...


0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Laowa 10mm f/2.8 AF
5:12 - Thypoch 35mm f/1.4
8:34 - 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 AF
12:18 - The wrap