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This is the Zhongyi 28mm f/5.6 Creator (originally called the Tourist), and I tested it as a budget-friendly wide-angle option for Leica M street shooters. It’s not the sharpest or most “special” lens, but it works, has very well-controlled CA, and makes sense if you live at f/8–f/16 with zone focusing.
Pros
- +Affordable entry into a compact-ish 28mm for Leica M
- +Hardly any chromatic aberration even in high-contrast scenes
- +Controlled vignetting for an f/5.6 lens
- +Can focus down to 0.35m (unique for an M lens)
Cons
- -Slightly soft even at f/8–f/11, especially toward the edges
- -My copy slightly front-focused
- -Easy to overshoot from 0.7m to 0.35m when focusing fast
- -Lens hood is flimsy and can pop off
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Highlights
- +Affordable entry into a compact-ish 28mm for Leica M
- +Hardly any chromatic aberration even in high-contrast scenes
- +Controlled vignetting for an f/5.6 lens
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