Hanimex 28mm f2.8 M42 Mount Vintage Lens Review on a Leica SL2 Mirrorless Camera

When you make a Hanimex 28mm f2.8 M42 Mount Vintage Lens Review on a Leica SL2 Mirrorless Camera video you have to take it out in different conditions and check it out in low light as well as bright sun. At least that is the plan for my photography adventures, and this time it actually worked out. I was able to get some photographs in direct sun as well as indoors. I do some photography in our local mall while it is still in business and capture the essence of the Christmas season while testing this lens on my Leica SL2 camera. This worked out great as the lens performs indoors exceptionally well. The next test was to take it out in the sun to see how it would do. I was really impressed with the performance of a lens of this vintage, that is from a third party lens maker. I expected a few issues and knew that in the sun, they would show up and I could find them. Well I was not really prepared for one of them, but the other was to be expected, you can see these artifacts in the video clearly and shows the limitations of a lens like this.

Here is a link to the blog post about this lens as well showing some comparisons of the artifacts as I discuss the merits of a camera lens like this.
https://www.davidsaylors.com/photogra...

The lens performs well, but over all it has some issues that you might want to look out for. If you are looking for a fast and relatively cheap 28mm lens, then this one isn't too far down the list. I would look for a 28mm f2.8 AiS first, but if those are just to expensive for your needs, then this could do the job if the sun isn't shining right on it.


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Thanks for watching and I hope you get your camera out and go take some photos with it!