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I received my lens on the 21st of this month when I watched the solar eclipse from my front walkway :-). In terms of image quality, I actually kind of like it. It’s a lot like using those old 35mm lenses adapted to a full-frame camera before they really had computers and advanced ED and aspherical elements to get those corners under control. With this lens, the corners and edges are worthless, so it will function better as a micro four-thirds lens unless you don’t mind soft corners. I personally don’t.
years ago I could only dream about ultra fast lens in a compact form factor for native Fuji X mount. Focusing this thing can be troublesome. The focus throw is roughly 120°, which isn’t great. If you are focusing on something at about 3 feet (.91 meters) with the aperture opened wide, you will run into trouble. It took me a while to get the hang of it. I'm not going to do any sort of lab style testing, since that isn't relevant to the purposes for which I bought this lens.It's certainly easier for me to find focus using peaking on my E-M1 as I did in the last group of images I posted, somewhat more difficult using my E-M5 since it doesn't have focus peaking (except a version of it as a workaround if one messes with the art filters which I've tried and it doesn't seem to be very helpful to me). I did try magnification when I used it with my GF1 for several shots a few days ago but the implementation of that particular focus assist on that camera was very unwieldy for me. All around bokeh looks really nice with this lens. The 12-bladed aperture makes some very nice circular bokeh even when stopped down. There are also no onion rings or soap bubble effects. corners can be a problem but I do get acceptable pictures from time to time in casual landscape shots in outing Chromatic aberrations are very well controlled even at f1.8. When stopping down, the image becomes even cleaner.
size - well this is where the 7-artisans wins - but, for manual control with a viewfinder the 7-artisans puts the control rings very close to the camera body. I find that a legacy lens with adaptor puts the aperture and focus rings exactly under my left hand fingers - so easier to use in practice. I haven't really "tested" the bokeh, mainly because that's pretty low on my considerations in lens performance, but what I've seen through the finder has been smooth, with the 12 blade aperture providing those round blobs so many people adore, even when this lens is wide open.
The 7artisans 25mm f1.8
The 7Artisans is noticeably sharper than the 27 and the 23mm Fujifilm lenses in the center. Sharpness Comparisons – Center
As mention in my previous post center sharpness for the 7artisans is very good and I can't tell any difference from the FE28mm (edit - closer look and the FE28 is sharper at all apertures) and also a tad better than the 18-105 zoom (edit - pretty close). But the corners you can obviously see the problem.When I first started collecting lenses, I would sometimes buy cheap versions of a certain focal length to see if I’m comfortable shooting it before spending the money on something more expensive, and this lens is great for filling that void. My choice? Well since my initial rush of trying it out, the Chinese small format lens sits in the camera bag and is increasingy being left at home - while my Cosina 24mm F2.8 macro-focus lens (with a big "telephoto" length lens hood) sees lots of use. And your choice................?
I don't think there's much use for this lens between F2-F6. Either shoot wide open with creamy bokeh or stop it down for landscapes. Not really anything in between. The 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 lens is a 37.5mm equivalent on an APS-C body and a 50mm equivalent with micro four-thirds. It’s available for Sony APS-C, Fujifilm, Micro Four Thirds, and Canon M mount. So that’s that, I feel like it’s a little cheaper than a Rokinon / Samyang lens because their lenses at least go a few months before falling apart. was founded by seven photographers who wanted to make lenses, so they did. They have several different offerings, all of which are very inexpensive yet intriguing. The 25mm lens for Fujifilm has an equivalent focal length of 37.5mm, which is slightly less wide-angle than the X100F, but a similar focal-length.Sharpness might not be quite as crisp as a software corrected AF lens, but where this lens shines is in bokeh, build quality, form factor (the thing is TINY) and overall usability. I just wanted you to know how I feel about the lens. It's not a Leica nor is it probably as good as most fast primes in its focal length but I just have fun taking it out for a spin so to speak. Here's a few samples from the Skerryvore concert I shot last night. Only PP was my standard NR and sharpening I use on all my concert photos, and some cropping. Micro contrast is great, and the color and render depth is amazing but the vignetting and barrel distortion are bad. Corner and edge performance is abysmal. The week I spent with the lens has been fun. Let’s get something clear, this lens has some shortcomings that some people might not be happy with.
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