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# 157 | My earliest impressions of the Pergear 35mm F1.6
- URL: https://mitchellens.ink/monologue/my-earliest-impressions-of-the-pergear-35mm-f1-6/
- Published: 2021-06-06T16:16:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-05T17:19:47.000Z
- Author: Mitchel Lensink
- Tags: Monologue, #monologue-365

Okay so here we are. My first impressions of the Pergear 35mm F1.6\. A lens I bought from Amazon for the insanely cheap price of 70(!) euros. There isn’t much else out there for your Fujifilm X-system that costs you less money.

While researching the lens online, I couldn’t find much out there that talks about the lens in depth so I’m considering writing a proper long-term review. It’s too soon for that now though so here are a few of my earliest impressions and thoughts:

- It’s heavier than my 18mm f2 but also smaller
- It’s also heavier than my XF35mm f2
- The front element is very… spherical. Especially for a 35mm lens.
- It focuses *past* infinity.

None of these observations are dealbreakers and perhaps some of them, like the weight, are actually a benefit? I’m not sure. It sure causes the lens to feel more premium in your hands. The curvature of the front element was surprising as that’s mostly something you see with wide-angle lenses. The lens is so tiny though, I think Pergear couldn’t get around this almost circular front element to allow for a 35mm field of view. It’s a small miracle you don’t see the effects of that in the form of heavy distortion! Finally, focussing past infinity is a lesser issue to me than not being able to achieve infinity at all.

Here are a few random shots I’ve taken in the one day I’ve had the lens in my possession:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8a/15/8a1564aa-a008-4e21-8398-12d04de07fcb/content/images/2022/01/Mitchel-Lensink_210605__006.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8a/15/8a1564aa-a008-4e21-8398-12d04de07fcb/content/images/2022/01/Mitchel-Lensink_210606__025.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8a/15/8a1564aa-a008-4e21-8398-12d04de07fcb/content/images/2022/01/Mitchel-Lensink_210605__016.jpg)