Kinoptik Tegea 5.7mm f1.8 S16

The Kinoptik 5.7mm F1.8 is a crazy little lens. You would think a 5.7mm lens would fisheye but it doesn’t. The wide angle perspective it produces can’t be ignored. Getting that wide of an angle without a fisheye is just plain nuts. In a world where lens makers are looking for the perfect image, the Kinoptik 5.7mm is a breath of fresh air. It creates one of a kind, imperfect image bursting with character.

Shooting the Kinoptik 5.7mm wide open is not advisable unless you want a really “Dreamy” look. My lens says F1.8 but it stops at F2 and doesn’t let me go any wider. Once I stopped down to f2.8-4 the image sharpens up nicely.