If you are an enthusiastic photographer of mirrorless cameras, today I am going to talk about some lenses that will leave you speechless in terms of performance and price: the 7artisans lenses.
One of the reasons why many users did not decide to buy a mirrorless camera was the limited range of lenses available and their high price. Luckily, this excuse is already beginning to be history and, more and more brands have launched to conquer this market.
This is the case of the 7artisans brand lenses, lenses made in China, with amazing features, great luminosity and good construction, comparable to those of lenses up to 5 times more expensive.
Undoubtedly, a more than interesting option to expand your equipment and get out of your kit objective and give a 180º turn to the quality and possibilities of your lens.
FOCAL LENGTHS AVAILABLE
As you will see, these 7artisans objectives cover practically all the necessary focal lengths, here I show you some of the most outstanding ones:
7ARTISANS 7.5MM F2.8 APS-C FISHEYE FIXED LENS
A fixed fisheye lens, with an aperture of f/2.8-f/22 for APS-C mirrorless cameras. It has a viewing angle of 180º, manual focus, 302gr. of weight and is made of metal, in 11 elements and 10 groups. Now hallucinate with the price, because you can get it for only: €215.00
7ARTISANS 12MM F2.8 APS-C FIXED LENS
It is the most compact 12mm focal lens on the APS-C optics market, it has manual focus, a maximum aperture of f/2.8, and a weight of 292g. It is made of metal with 10 elements in 8 groups. It is ideal for landscapes and travel photography and you can get it for €245.72
7ARTISANS 25MM F1.8 MANUAL FOCUS PRIME FIXED LENS
This 25mm has a maximum aperture of f/1.8 and a minimum of f/16, which would be more than an effective 35mm. It is a manual fixed lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras, without an image stabilizer (or need it ? ), has a viewing angle of 68º, and weighs 143g. It is made of metal in and 7 elements in 5 groups. And of price? Well amazing: N/A
If you want to see more photos taken with this lens, I recommend you take a look at thisflickr page.
7ARTISANS 35MM F1.2 APS-C MANUAL FIXED LENS
A super bright lens, with a maximum aperture of no less than f/1.2 and a minimum of F/16. This lens is very versatile (just over a real 50mm) both for its incredible luminosity and for its effective focal length (the closest thing to human vision).
Ideal for working in low light situations and for getting good blurs (bokeh). It has a weight of only 150gr., a viewing angle of 46º, it is made of aluminum with 6 elements in 5 groups.
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7ARTISANS 55MM/F1.4 APS-C MANUAL FIXED LENS
This 55mm fixed lens is approximately equivalent to an 85mm effective focal length ideal for portraits. With its maximum aperture of f/1.4 you can also get good bokeh and work easily in low light situations. It has a viewing angle of 28º, is made of aluminum in 6 elements in 5 groups, and weighs only 272gr. You will find it for an approximate price of N/A
7ARTISANS 60MM F2.8 MACRO
This 60mm manual focus macro lens contains 8 elements in 7 groups, is made of metal, has a 25º angle of view, and a maximum aperture of f/2.8. It weighs 550g. and has a minimum focus distance of 0.26m. With this 60mm you will enter macro photography for only N/A
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF 7ARTISANS OBJECTIVES
These lenses, as you have seen, are compact lenses , very light and bright. They are very well built and above all they have an amazing price .
For those of you who have a mirrorless camera and need or want to delve into the world of fixed optics, with these lenses you can do it for an absolutely incredible price.
Think that our favorite objective ( The king of objectives for SLR cameras) is worth around €400, and we believe that it is worth every penny. Now, with those €400, you have up to 3 high-luminosity 7artisans optics.
I don't know about you, but it seems like a gift to me to have such bright lenses at these prices. They make the creative possibilities of similar apertures and focal lengths available to almost everyone.
Of course, you will have to get used to focusing manually and without an image stabilizer (normally the cameras carry it on the body itself, so in principle it is not even necessary, much less with these apertures).
CONCLUSIONS
If you have a kit lens, you want to investigate other focal lengths, and above all, if you want to try out what it feels like to have apertures below 2, this is, without a doubt, a great opportunity to get a compact, bright fixed lens and a unbeatable price.
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