Kiev Arsat 80mm f2.8 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

marty01_uk
( Intermediate)

Review Date
December 18, 2004

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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4.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 4

Price Paid: $0.00

Summary:

Fantastic lens for the money .No real flaws extremely sharp havn't had any light leak on mine yet must be one of the lucky ones

Strengths:

very sharp and contrasty

Weaknesses:

none

Similar Products Used:

canon l series sigma ex

Customer Service:

n/a

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Rating
Reviewed by:

Greg0284
( Expert)

Review Date
August 5, 2004

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Review 2 of 4

Price Paid: $80.00

Summary:

This lens is a great value for the money. While inexpensively built, it is impressively sharp and has decent resistance to flare. (I typically shoot with Leica and Canon L lenses, so I know what sharp lenses are supposed to look like.) I haven't had the famous light-leak-around-the-preview-lever problem.

Strengths:

Sharp, good all-around lens.

Weaknesses:

Build a little on the cheap side, but hasn't given me any trouble. Focus ring not as smooth as I would like but very useable.

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Rating
Reviewed by: lifanus
(Intermediate)

Review Date
March 20, 2003

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Review 3 of 4

Price Paid: $0.00 from Kievcamera

Summary:

This lense comes with the Kiev 88cm Kit that I ordered from Kievcamera. After a few month of use, I found this lense is a good performer. With only a little bit of flaw.

Strengths:

Sharp and Cheap, Soild Build, Also Muti-Coated.

Weaknesses:

Light Leak when focusing range less than 0.8m... No big deal, a tape can fix it!

Similar Products Used:

None

Customer Service:

Never Needed.

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Rating
Reviewed by: alex siu
(Intermediate)

Review Date
September 17, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Review 4 of 4

Price Paid: $0.00 from kievcamera.com

Summary:

Sharp prim lens. It gets the job done. I am using that in a 2002 Kiev 60. My lens was also made in the same year. So far I can't complain. It seem to work fine with my color print and B&W print film. I'll put some slides in it to further see how the color behave on this lens. There are plenty of wirteup on this product. check out http://www.kievaholic.com/

Strengths:

* Price ($30) Where can one get a lens this cheap * Sharp

Weaknesses:

Only availble for Kiev 60/P6 or Kiev 88.

Similar Products Used:

none in P6 mount Plenty of 35mm products

Customer Service:

Get one from a reputable dealer who will be your cutsomer service.

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