Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm F/0.95 Lens Review From David Thorpe

Micro Four Thirds fan David Thorpe has got his hands on the Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 lens to find out if it's the 'do-it-all' prime lens it's widely regarded to be. 

The Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 is a manual focus lens with a remarkably low price and an f/0.95 aperture. At one point, this aperture would have been a standout feature but nowadays, there are many more f/0.95 lenses around than there were, especially for Micro Four Thirds cameras, where the extra depth of field makes them more practically useful at full aperture.

David says he's come to expect a trade-off in overall performance to get the full-stop advantage over but he says there's little evidence of this with the Mitakon lens. 

"It's a handsome piece of glass that's subtly built in the manner of Nikon film lenses of old," Says David. 

As normal, David shares example images, as well as his opinion on the lens, so do click 'play' on his video above so you can hear his full thoughts and see how the Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 lens performs.