7artisans 35mm F1.2 V2.0 Manual Focus Lens for Fuji X-mount X-A1 X-A10 X-A2 X-A3 X-A5 X-A7 X-T1 X-T10 X-T2 X-T20 X-T3 X-T30 X-PR01 X-PR02 X-E1 X-E2 X-E2S X-E3, with with Lens Hood & Air Blower

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Using a blower helped remove the larger fibers, but there are still particles on the lens that the lens cloth couldn’t address. Mid frame the 7artisans seems to have a little bit of a dark rings near the edges of the blurry specular highlights, but when you change the exposure up to match that of the Mitakon they are again similar. The reason 7Artisans/Risespray focusing ring is more smooth and better dampened is due to updated mechanics.

The aperture is damped slightly heavier than the focus, but with it being the control that sits next to the camera rather than it being in the conventional position at the front of the lens, it feels more natural to me to try and adjust focus by grabbing at the aperture control. If you don’t mind manual focusing and want a very fast 50mm equivalent for your Fujifilm X-series system this is the one lens that I would recommend above all others. And having to reference a Leica lens in regards to build quality makes it abundantly clear just how well built this 7artisans 35mm f0. The lens is a beautifully crafted chunk of metal and glass that feels great in the hand and on the camera.Also, for this sample, I am pretty far out from the center of the chart and some of that softness is attributed to moving away from the center. WHAT'S COVERED: Immediate protection against accidental damage, along with cover for breakdowns and faults not covered by the seller/manufacturer warranty. Here are some photos that I took while playing with this lens in the park near us and around beautiful Düsseldorf. II interesting low cost, very high-quality assembly, a large number of aperture blades and a maximum aperture ratio of 1: 1.

com are the exclusive property of the named author (except where stated otherwise) and are protected by copyright. Anyone who is looking for a really fast lens for mirrorless cropped cameras, I advise you to look at 7Artisans 50mm F/ 0.It exhibits a slight bit of barrel distortion as well as a little bit of optical vignetting near the corners, but this has no effect on the way I use this lens on a day-to-day basis. The Voigtländer isn’t giving you better sharpness or bokeh than the 7artisans, and the two lenses render the background very similarly with the specular highlights being a bit busy, with a pronounced “outer ring”. Performance according to specs isn’t great, but the lens has some very beautiful character, especially wide open. Content contributor – become a part of the world’s biggest film and alternative photography community blog. With this lens, the rear element was completely covered with some strange speckled oil that took me a while to get off.

Some people claim that field curvature shouldn't be counted as a problem in lens design but it absolutely is it's often a huge pain to work around in your photography if you don't have a flat plane of focus especially if it's this bad. Originally a site to share his works in photography, the site now features a variety of contents where he can share and tell stories. lens, the predominant question from a lot of people has been: “How does it compare to the Mitakon 35mm f/0. I’ve also added the screw on 43mm lens hood from the Fujifilm 35mm f2, and it seems to be a match made in heaven.

Comparing it to a full frame lens on a full frame camera, in terms of perspective and depth of field with the same framing, the 7Artisans 35mm f/1. PZ Zavod Arsenal vodpochivaet, navit yakbi to the show to Brussels robbed the exhibition copy could not be done so. The wordpress gallery algorithm/compression makes the images look really soft and weird unless you go to the lower right hand corner and press full size. I’ve also noticed some distortion – this seems to be most noticeable when closer focusing, though to be honest I perhaps havent shot it exhaustively enough to confirm that… One way or another, barrel distortion is definitely a thing here! Multi-mc layer coating: increasing the light transmission, which reduces flare and ghosting and gives you a greater contrast and color accuracy.

I am a very technical photographer - you have to be, in the macro universe - but letting go of my rigid approach to image capture and yielding to the odd character of this little lens, I was soon remembering just how much fun photography can be. produces soft images wide open, but one would be foolish to expect more from a lens this small and this fast. The hood does add a significant bulk to it, but hey, we all sacrifice something to be prettier right?This lens combines large aperture and compact size, light aluminium body and durable copper core mechanics.