having looked at the Peu 4.3 and mine very closely I don't see any real improvement on IQ out of their 4.3 versus my 4.4
The lenses are all manufactured in China. For the lenses of the same field of view, the quality will be the same, so for example the 5.4mm, whether you paid $300 or $100 you were getting the same lens.I'm hoping the optic qualities of the Peau are better. I've read that there can be quite a bit of difference in these lenses based on who manufactured it. I am running down uncharted waters though as I don't know much about this stuff. Just looking for the best "out of camera" image that I can achieve without the fisheye.
Jerry
The stock lens performs better than any replacement when it comes to lens flare. All the replacements tend to be fairly ugly, it's one of the downsides, overall it's a downside worth living with.I'm not looking for perfection and I know there will be a lot of difference when pointed towards the sun but I think the stock lens performs better.
I've seen sharp lens flare on that on every replacement lens I've tried, I've been trying various lenses for about 2-3 years now! An ND filter calms it down, most ND filters though are too strong, I'd want an ND2 or less.Will be interesting to see if the Peu is better
Ian have you seen that sharp lens flare on yours?
NO FLAMING just my experience.
You get lens flare on any lens, even on your top end professional full frame cameras, in fact, lens flares are considered often cool and "a look" so many people, myself included even have lenses made especially to get more flare, there's at least two UK companies that specialise in this on proper cameras, for example:A blue dot doesn't cut it. It would be very different if these products were targeted towards a particular market segment. Right now, they're targeting guys like me.
Do you guys hear what I'm saying?
Thanks so much for all the info and inspiration,
Jerry
I'd stay with the stock lens initially and if you feel you need to squeeze more sharpness from your videos then replace the lens. Ragecams are too expensive.
The lens needs to be replaced, otherwise I'd just leave it stock. I figured if there was a better lens I may as well get it, but there doesn't seem to be much consensus on which is the best route to take. Perfection is in the eye of the beholder.
Question: at which distance should the lens be calibrated to? I've seen everything from 100 ft to 100 yards.
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