7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 MKII Announced

7Artisans has just announced the 7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 MKII

key Feature:

  • The 7artisans 12mm F2.8 II features a 100-degree wide angle of view, which is an all-manual lens well-suited for landscape, interior, and architectural subjects requiring a broad field of view.
  • Bright Aperture: Bright f/2.8 maximum aperture suits working in a variety of lighting conditions and also contributes to the sleek form factor.
  • The 5-blade diaphragm contributes to a smooth and pleasing bokeh quality.

For all the details, charts and sample images check out the dedicated page at 7Artisans here.

7Artisans 4mm f/2.8 Available at Amazon

The brand new 7Artisans 4mm f/2.8 is now available at:

You can check your local Amazon here to see if it is available also there.

It is also available directly at the 7Artisans store here and also at Pergear here.

7Artisans 4mm f/2.8 Available Now

The 7Artisans 4mm f/2.8 is now available at the 7Artisans store and should soon be available also at Amazon here

  • Mount Available: E/FX/M43/EOS-M
  • Featuring a one-of-a-kind 225° field of view
  • Maximum aperture F2.8, larger light intake, more room for creativity
  • Photographers can create a 360° full panorama image with a minimum of 2 shots
  • The lens weight only 7.09 oz (201g) which makes it extremely portable and allows photographers to have creative shots anywhere, anytime
  • The lens can also be mounted on DJI Inspire X5 cameras for creating a unique perspective you have never seen before

7Artisans 4mm f/2.8 Drone Lens and 12mm T2.9 Cine Lens for Fujifilm X

7Artisans is displaying two new lenses on their Chinese social media platforms, that will both be available for Fujifilm X mount:

  • 7Artisans 4mm f/2.8 drone lens
  • 7Artisans 12mm T2.9 Cine Lens

7Artisans offers many lenses for Fujifilm APS-C. You can see the full list at their official store.

That’s all nice and good, but I am hoping to see also the rumored autofocus X mount lenses from them one day.

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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.

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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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