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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

This new Brightin Star 14mm f/2.8 covers a 116-degree wide view – but this camera lens has an unusual trick for using front filters

The Birghin Star 14mm f/2.8 lens.

Ultra-wide lenses typically come with a curved front glass that prevents the lenses from usuing filters in the traditional sense. But a new lens from Brighin Star has an unsual take with a filter holder that also doubles as a lens hood. The Brightin Star 14mm f/2.8 spans an impressively wide view – and arrives compatible with full-frame E Mount, RF Mount, Z Mount, and L Mount mirrorless camera bodies.

The Brightin Star 14mm f/2.8 covers an impressively wide 116-degree view, but like most ultra-wides, that creeates a curved front element, making traditional screw-in filters impossible.

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