7artisans 25mm F1.8 APS-C Manual Fixed Lens for Fuji Cameras X-A1 X-A10 X-A2,X-A3 X-AT X-M1 XM2 X-T1 X-T10 X-T2 X-T20 X-Pro1 X-Pro2 X-E1 X-E2 X-E2s (Silve）

I always use Micro4/3 camera bodies, so when I choose a lens I know there will a visual doubling of the lens length in the resulting images (due to the camera's correspondingly smaller sensor size). So for 50mm-looking result I need a 25mm lens. There are a few out there but not that many with fast apertures (less than f/2). Of the available lenses they seem to fall into either a £1000 pro class or a £100 amateur class with little in between. This is frustrating for us non-professionals who want a very good quality result and a fast aperture. So I was hesitant to purchase the 7artisans 25mm F1.8 Manual lens. At about £80 how good could it be? Now be warned this lens has zero electronics -- it's fully manual and mechanical. As far as your digital camera knows there is "no lens" attached! So you'll need to be happy with manual everything, including focus. Knowing that I gave it a try for a couple days. I was happily surprised at the high quality of the images. I have attached a few sample images, un-retouched, straight out of the camera. I used my least-capable camera body for all of these (an ancient Lumix DMC-G1, only able to muster 12MP photos). I'm not a professional, and so I don't need massive image resolutions with clinical sharpness; otherwise I'd have bought a lens priced closer to £1500. But for someone snapping for Instagram this is a more than capable lens. I like the bokeh, the sharpness is good, and the wide aperture means I can get good results in even very dull lighting. The quality of the lens feels and looks more expensive than it is. The aperture and focus rings turn smoothly and with a nice feel. Be aware that the aperture ring does not click, it turns smoothly across all the possible values from f/1.8 to f/16. You might like that if you plan to use this lens for video; personally, as a still photo shooter, I wish it clicked so I could adjust it without looking and mentally keep track of which setting it was on whilst looking through the viewfinder. Maybe somebody could make a lens that can switch back and forth from a clicky aperture to a non-clicky one? (attn lens makers!) In summary I was very dubious about this lens at first, but it is quickly becoming a favourite in my small collection. I would definitely recommend this to any amateur snappers looking for 50mm results in a Micro4/3 camera and happy to use a fully manual lens.

I like this slightly roomier than standard focal length and bought this until I could find/afford/justify an XF 27R, or risk the TT Artisan copy.Firstly, the 7Artisans lens has quirks that I'm not keen on.1) No clicks on the aperture ring.2) Aperture ring goes the opposite way to most.3) The focus stop is past infinity, the dof range numbers are purely decorative.This last one is the most important and caused me a bit of vexation. It appears to be a well known characteristic of many, possibly most, of the cheap lenses made in China. There are fixes on the internet which involve some degree of dismantling. No thanks. After a few days practising I don't think surgery is necessary. Just ignore the stop when focussing on something distant. Unfortunately, at infinity type ranges peaking is not wholly reliable, focus will be somewhere in the peaking range but not throughout it. On a bright day it's sometimes easier to switch peaking off, use the zoom button and focus by eye.A little bit of practice and some mild swearing is all that's required. Note this is only an issue at infinity, focussing is fine at close and medium range and peaking works perfectly.That having been said this is a great little lens, sharp and with a character part way between vintage and modern. Colour is very pleasing and decently vibrant on the Fuji 24 and 26mp sensors. Out of the sun the "pop" you get from a Fuji lens is missing but colours are still rendered properly. I have some 30/40 year old Olympus lenses and this is similar but with better contrast and sharpness at the edges.F1.8 is as wide as I'd want to go, and if you are a blur fan its very easy to obtain. Close focus is pretty good too, I measured about 19cm from the end of the lens.So, I'm glad I persevered with this little lens, there were moments, believe me, but I'm a fan now. 4.5 stars is what I'd give it but, hey, it's no money, I can afford to be generous!

The lens seems like a good product - see attached images. I bought it as a budget lens for macro / garden photography. The lens connected firmly to my Fuji XT5, and the stated 18cm close up is an accurate assessment .My only dissatisfaction is that there was no lens bag or lens cap included . Would anybody be able to recommend a decent , preferably aluminium lens cap TIA.

Nothing negative to say ,its a cheap lens with nice image quality, with great build quality,and great valueBeen a manual lens helps you slow down and with image peaking its a breeze to use, i use this with my Fuji XT1 with no problems what so ever, highly recommend this lens

Great little lens at a fantastic price.

this is the kind of lense I wish more manifacturers would be makinginexpensive, sharp, smooth ring action, pleasing contrats and bochen.is there a better lens, sure, will I be willing to spend five to ten times more to get that "better" lens , well NO!works great for video on my Canon M, with smooth focus action, and the image quolity is exelentwill be checking 7artisans again next time I need to add more lenses to my arsenal

Can’t really complain for the money. Don’t expect biting image quality. Solid enough. I’m using it on an almost 1inch sensor. So is almost 100mm equivalent. Focusing is rather difficult because of this. Focus also has a strange habit of moving. Even when you ar not touching it. And the clickless aperture takes a bit of getting used to. Go for the black. Sun reflected from the silver one can take your eyes out. I’m actually enjoying using it though. Makes my special custom camera look well weird !

Vu le prix j'étais un peu sceptique quant à la qualité de cet objectif. Super pour le prix et la qualité est au rendez-vous. Belle optique et bokeh très sympa. Un MUST have si l'on veut expérimenter un réglage à tout petit prix.

Ottimo per il prezzo!

Ha superado todas mis expectativas en 1000% . Estuve analizando todas las opciones del mercado para comprarme un lente f1.8 para mi Sony a6000, hasta que finalmente me decidí por este lente debido a su precio y el hecho de que tenía excelentes reseñas. Sinceramente no me esperaba que me llegase un producto con semejante calidad por ese precio, además han incluido con la compra un kit para limpieza de la cámara que me ha parecido fenomenal.

Ich habe mir dieses Objektiv für meine Panasonic G6 gekauft und bin schier begeistert. Der Look ist auf keinen Fall klinisch, sondern wie schon das Design vermuten lässt eher an Vintageoptiken angelehnt. Dementsprechend ist das Bokeh auch etwas unruhiger als bei einer Standardoptik, was allerdings total meinem Geschmack entspricht.Für mich gibt es nur zwei Kritikpunkte:-Die Fokusrichtung geht für meine Gewohnheit in die falsche Richtung, somit muss ich mich immer daran erinnern, in welche Richtung ich drehen muss-Das Objektiv ist eine echte Lensflare-Maschine, gerade wenn man Nachts Fotos macht, wirft jede Lichtquelle(sofern der Winkel stimmt) ein gigantisches Lensflare ins Bild. Muss man mögen :DUnterm Strich ist es viel Objektiv fürs Geld, kann ich nur weiter empfehlen!

Dieses Objektiv hat mich wirklich positiv überrascht. Für knapp 80€ muss man zwar auf einen Autofokus verzichten, aber das weiß man ja im Voraus. An das manuelle Fokussieren gewöhnt man sich relativ schnell. Die mitgelieferte "Fokuswippe" habe ich ganz schnell wieder entfernt, weil mich das Teil doch irgendwie mehr gestört hat, als ich dachte.Auf jeden Fall macht mir die Linse richtig viel spaß. Ich nutze sie hauptsächlich für Street Photography. An der Fuji X-Pro 2 macht das Objektiv eine richtig gute Figur. Bei Blende 8 bekommt man knackscharfe Bilder.Klare Kaufempfehlung.