New Black Friday Deals on Viltrox Gear, 7Artisans Lenses and FieldMade Stickers Launched

Viltrox

Viltrox is offering 10% discount on all their Fujifilm X Mount lenses.

Up to 15% discount on other gear, from monitors to LED lights, adapters and more. Check out the official Viltrox store here.

FieldMade Fujifilm Stickers

FieldMade Deal

You can get 10% off your orders by using coupon code FUJIRUMORS10.

Until November 29 at midnight, the first 500 orders over $50 CDN will receive a special Image Makers Limited Edition gift. Orders from Canada and the United States that are over $75 CDN and orders from the rest of the world over $120 CDN will receive the Images Makers Limited Edition gift as well as free shipping.

The Image Makers Limited Edition gift includes a specially designed card, the Image Makers Field Journal and a unique Capture the World embroidered patch.

7Artisans

Here are some deals on other X mount lenses:

Official Fujifilm Black Friday Deals and Morey

Black Friday Pages

X Deals

GFX Deals

Software Deals

Other Lenses

Peak Design

Peak Design has just launched its biggest sale ever. The deal runs directly at Peak Design store and also at official retailers like BHphoto. If you are from Europe, you can also purchase directly from the Peak Design Store.

SanDisk

Atomos

Apple

Instax

Luminar Neo Deals

Godox & Lighting Deals

Coming Soon: 7Artisans 25mm T1.05, 7Artisans 35mm T1.05 and 7Artisans 50mm T1.05 Cine Lenses

7Artisans is soon going to announce the following cine lenses for Fujifilm X mount:

  • 7Artisans 25mm T1.05
  • 7Artisans 35mm T1.05
  • 7Artisans 50mm T1.05

That’s some seriously fast cine lens! They look like the Cine version of the f/0.95 photo lenses:

Fellow Fujifilm X-T group member Malte already has these new Cine lenses in his hands and shared a post on the group here. His initial impressions:

What I can tell you today, this are the best build lenses I ever had in my hands. No focus breathing and the run of the focus and aperture ring is a dream…

Down below you can see some images he shared as well as the lens specs:

Thanks to Malte and you can check out his article at schlueter-enteprises.

We picked the best Black Friday Deals for you here.

Black Friday Pages

7Artisans 25mm f/0.95 Released

The 7Artisans 25mm f/0.95 has been released and is now available at AmazonUS, BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUK, AmazonDE and Pergear.

  • APS-C Format Lens: The 7artisans 25mm F0.95 lens is designed for use with Fuji X-mount mirrorless digital cameras, providing a 37.5mm equivalent focal length. It is well-suited to everyday shooting with subjects including portraiture, street, nightscape, landscape, and reportage.
  • Optical Design: Its optical system consists of 11 elements in 9 groups, which including 3 HOYA ultra-Low dispersion elements to improve contrast and colour rendering in a variety of lighting conditions.
  • Ideal Aperture: A fast f/0.95 maximum aperture suits working in low-light conditions and also offers great control over the depth of field. A 13-blade diaphragm contributes a pleasing out-of-focus quality when working with selective focus techniques.
  • All-metal Construction: The all-metal lens barrel features an engraved depth of field and focuses scales. Additionally, a metal lens mount also offers increased durability between the lens and camera.
  • Multi-layer Coating: The multi-layer coating has been applied to individual elements and reduces flare and ghosting in order to produce greater contrast and colour accuracy when working in strong lighting conditions.

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7Artisans to Launch Autofocus Lenses for Fujifilm X Mount

I have received the information (thanks), that 7Aritsans will launch autofocus lenses for Fujifilm X Mount.

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f/0.95 Showdown: Laowa Argus 33mmF0.95 vs Mitakon 35mmF0.95 vs 7Artisans 35mmF0.95

You might remember how we already shared a comparison between the Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95, the Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 and the 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 made by Richard Wong. We have summed it all up including his final thoughts in this article.

Now also Christopher Frost made the very same comparison, but will he also get to the same conclusions?

  • all very similar build quality. All made of metal
  • all focus rings are precise enough for accurate focusing at f/0.95, although the Laowa turns round further, which can be helpful
  • all manual focus, no IBIS, no EXIF transmitted to camera
  • the Laowa Argus is bigger and heavier than the other two lenses
  • at f/0.95 all three lenses are surprisingly sharp in the middle, but none of them has impressive contrast
  • at f/0.95 the 7Artisans shows quite strong color cast and some magenta color fringing
  • at f/0.95 the Mitakon as some purple fringing
  • at f/0.95 the Laowa Argus shows a bit less color fringing than the other two
  • in the corners the Mitakon is by far the softest followed by the 7Artisans while the Venus Optics Laowa lens remains surprisingly sharp
  • at f/1.4 all lenses remain sharp as before in the corners, while in the middle they gain a lot of contrast and look a little sharper than before with the Laowa Argus being still noticeably ahead of the other two
  • at f/2 all three lenses look virtually perfect in the center. In the corners the situation is the same as in the wide apertures
  • at f/4 all three lenses enjoy a nice improvement in corner sharpness with the Laowa being ahead of the others
  • af f/11 diffraction kicks in
  • vignetting and distortion: all three lenses have a remarkably similar performance. They show just a little barrel distortion af f/0.95
  • the Mitakon seems to show the least vignetting at f/0.95 and the Laowa Argus the most
  • at f/2 the vignetting is gone on the 7Artisans and Mitakon, but it remains a bit on the Laowa
  • close up focus at f/0.95: Mitakon is the softest, the 7Artisans is sharp but with terrible contrast, the Laowa is pretty sharp with a bit of color fringing
  • at f/1.4 the Mitakon begins to look sharper and the 7Artisans gains contrast, and the Laowa looks the sharpest
  • af f/2 all gain sharpness, although the 7Artisans still suffers from lower contrast
  • against bright light sources, they all show tons of intrusive flare with the Mitakon looking a bit worse than the others
  • Bokeh: on the 7Artisans is fine but can be a bit nervous and also show a little colorful outlining. Background bokeh on Mitakon and Laowa is exceptionally soft and smooth. The Mitakon suffers a bit of longitudinal chromatic aberration.

Conclusions:

  • 7Artisans typical low budget model that can give some gorgeous narrow depth of field image
  • the Mitakon is more expensive than the 7Artisans. He liked it a lot when it came out, but it’s the oldest of the three and now shows its age
  • if you want to spend more for the lens than for the 7Artisans, go for the Laowa, as it is sharper and better in every way over the Mitakon, except for vignetting

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7Artisans 25mm f/0.95 First Review, Product and Sample Images

Just yesterday we reported that 7Artisans is about to release the 7Artisans 25mm f/0.95 lens for Fujifilm X.

After my article, a FR-reader reached out to me (thanks) and directed my attention a website called schlueter-enterprises, who has already shared sample images, product images as well as an initial review about this lens. I will share the link to everything down below. Now here just some main points and images.

  •  build quality of 7Artisans 25mm f/0.95 lens is fully in line with the high end quality finish of 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 and 7Artisans 50mm f/0.95
  • smooth damped movement of the aperture and focus ring
  • 11 lenses in 9 groups (3 lenses are made of high end HOYA ultra low dispersion glass)
  • a bit front heavy on X-Pro2 due to 99.7mm length and weight
  • filter diameter of Ø52mm
  • without lens hood the IQ is already high [admin note: he still needs to get a proper lens hood for this lens]

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7Artisans 25mm f/0.95 Coming Soon

According to information we have received, 7Artisans will soon launch the 25mm f/0.95 for Fujifilm X mount.

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7Artisans 50mm f/0.95 Now Available

The 7Artisans 50mm f/0.95 is now available at AmazonUS here and AmazonUK here.

For price, specs and first sample images check out the dedicated Amazon page here.

  • APS-C Normal-length Lens: Normal-length prime is designed for use with Fuji X-mount mirrorless digital cameras, providing a 75mm equivalent focal length. It is well-suited to everyday shooting with subjects including portraiture, street, nightscape, landscape, and reportage.
  • Optical Design: Its optical system consists of 7 elements in 5 groups, which including 2 HOYA ultra-Low dispersion elements to improve contrast and color rendering in a variety of lighting conditions.
  • Ideal Aperture: A fast f/0.95 maximum aperture suits working in low-light conditions and also offers great control over the depth of field. A 13-blade diaphragm contributes a pleasing out-of-focus quality when working with selective focus techniques.
  • All-metal Construction: The all-metal lens barrel features an engraved depth of field and focuses scales. Additionally, a metal lens mount also offers increased durability between the lens and camera.
  • Multi-layer Coating: The multi-layer coating has been applied to individual elements and reduces flare and ghosting in order to produce greater contrast and color accuracy when working in strong lighting conditions.

X Mount Roundup: Mitakon Zhongyi 35mm T1 Speedmaster Cine Lens, Why I Sold XF56mmF1.2, 7Artisans Reviews and More

Here is a rather huge roundup gravitating around X mount lenses.

From the brand new Mitakon Zhongyi 35mm T1 Speedmaster Cine Lens to third party X mount lenses and Fujinon XF lenses. You can find it all down below.

Mitakon Zhongyi 35mm T1 Speedmaster Cine Lens – Key Features
  • Covers Super35 Sensors
  • Ultrafast T1.0 Aperture
  • Suitable for 4K Image Capture
  • 9-Blade Iris for Smooth, Round Bokeh
  • Minimal Focus Breathing
  • 161° Focus Rotation, Precise Focus Marks
  • 77mm Filter Thread
  • Weighs 1.36 Pounds
  • Fuji X Mount

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