In 2024 7Artisans not only embraced autofocus but also a series slightly more upscale full frame lenses that are physically larger, have more features, and also have higher (but still inexpensive) price tag. The 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 lens was…
In 2024 7Artisans not only embraced autofocus but also a series slightly more upscale full frame lenses that are physically larger, have more features, and also have higher (but still inexpensive) price tag. The 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 lens was…
Last year about this time I reviewed the little 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8, a pretty decent budget autofocus lens for various APS-C mounts (I reviewed in on Sony). This year they are back with another APS-C lens, but this is…
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review of the inexpensive 7Artisans AF 85mm F1.8 autofocus lens for full frame mirrorless
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a gallery of images from the new 7Artisans AF 85mm F1.8 STM telephoto prime lens for full frame mirrorless
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review of the inexpensive (yet good!) 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8 prime lens.
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a gallery of images from the 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8 STM - a very strong budget prime lens
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review of the 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 prime lens for full frame mirrorless cameras.
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a gallery of photos from the 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 lens - their first autofocus lens!
I’ve previously spent time reviewing 5 different 7Artisans lenses, most all of them relatively inexpensive manual-everything lenses designed for APS-C and smaller sensors. But recently the company reached out to me and asked about the possibility of my reviewing a…
I’ve previously spent time reviewing 4 different 7Artisans lenses, most all of them relatively inexpensive manual-everything lenses designed for APS-C and smaller sensors. But recently the company reached out to me and asked about the possibility of my reviewing a…
The past several years have seen the rise of a number of new Chinese lens makers, many of which follow a fairly typical blueprint of lens design. Metal construction, full manual focus and aperture control, and no electronics. Many of…
I had my first experience with a 7Artisans lens not quite a year ago when I reviewed the 55mm F1.4 from them. I had seen 7Artisans mentioned a number of times because they fill an important niche in the market. …
Photography is expensive, so a lot of the gear that I end up reviewing is often outside the budget of many people. Fortunately there has been a rise in the past 3-4 years of what I classify as “boutique third…