Brightin Star 28mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens for Pocketable Photography

SUMMARY

Brightin Star has released a manual focus 28mm f/2.8 pancake lens, available in chromed brass or gloss black lacquer. Its extremely small 10mm protrusion makes cameras pocketable and discreet, ideal for street and travel photography. The solid brass construction provides a premium feel, and the lens is compatible with various mounts via adapters. While sharp in the center, it exhibits soft corners at f/2.8 that improve by f/8, with some field curvature present.

TAKEAWAYS

The Brightin Star 28mm f/2.8 pancake lens is a compact, solid brass manual focus lens.

It protrudes only 10mm, making cameras pocketable and suitable for discreet street photography.

The lens offers center sharpness but has soft corners at f/2.8, improving by f/8.

It is compatible with multiple camera mounts through adapters and includes a UV filter.

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