7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 Lens for Micro Four Thirds (Silver)

I bought my 7artisans 25mm f/1.8 lens as a compact, light-weight alternative to using adapted full-frame Pentax lenses on my Fuji X-E2 camera body.When critically compared, my 7artisans lens and my SMC Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 lens (used with a K&F Concept PK to FX adapter) each had visually equal center resolution and contrast at their overlapping range of f-numbers.In photos made with each of identical scenes, I actually preferred the 7artisans tonal rendition to that of the Pentax lens.So what's not to like? Well that depend on how you plan to use the lens. My intent was to use my Fuji body with this lens for candid street photography, The good news is that this light and compact package is close to ideal for this purpose. At f/8 with the lens set hard against ... MoreI bought my 7artisans 25mm f/1.8 lens as a compact, light-weight alternative to using adapted full-frame Pentax lenses on my Fuji X-E2 camera body.When critically compared, my 7artisans lens and my SMC Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 lens (used with a K&F Concept PK to FX adapter) each had visually equal center resolution and contrast at their overlapping range of f-numbers.In photos made with each of identical scenes, I actually preferred the 7artisans tonal rendition to that of the Pentax lens.So what's not to like? Well that depend on how you plan to use the lens. My intent was to use my Fuji body with this lens for candid street photography, The good news is that this light and compact package is close to ideal for this purpose. At f/8 with the lens set hard against its infinity focus stop, the depth-of-field will safely extend down to 20 feet or so.But what if your main subjects are closer than 20 feet? This is where the 7artisans lens is less that ideal. Since the 7artisans lens focuses down from infinity to 0.6 feet in just about 100 degrees of lens rotation, focusing sharply on objects closer than say 20 feet is quite touchy and really requires using Fuji's focus magnification aid. I also found that the focus scale marks were quite unreliable at distances of a few feet.Ah, but what about just using the depth-of-field scale on the lens barrel to set your hyperfocal distance? Forget about it! That scale is just a purely fictional decoration. For example, if I set the infinity mark at f/8 on the left, the focal point is set to about 3.5 feet (nominal) (but about 1 foot actual) with everything supposedly in focus from infinity down to about 2 feet (nominal). Would that were so!Oh, and by the way, the extreme corners of the image do fall off noticeably in IQ at all apertures. This does not bother me but may bother you.Bottom line? This is a quite decent lens for its price, making it a 4 out of 5 for me It may meet your needs very well as long as you know what you are getting.

This lens is a fantastic piece of glass, especially for those looking so save a couple bucks. The aperture blades make a beautiful bokeh in the background, the f/1.8 allows for a great, shallow depth of field and the click-less aperture ring is such a benefit, in my opinion.I use this lens on the Fuji X-T2 and I couldn't be happier with the clarity and color that this lens brings to the table. I was worried, when I purchased the lens, that the glass would lack clarity and would make the images look flat and unattractive but I was happily wrong. The lens brings a vintage feel to the photos and I couldn't be happier.Now, I should mention that I'm already looking for lenses that offer autofocus because, though I religiously use manual focus, there are times when I ... MoreThis lens is a fantastic piece of glass, especially for those looking so save a couple bucks. The aperture blades make a beautiful bokeh in the background, the f/1.8 allows for a great, shallow depth of field and the click-less aperture ring is such a benefit, in my opinion.I use this lens on the Fuji X-T2 and I couldn't be happier with the clarity and color that this lens brings to the table. I was worried, when I purchased the lens, that the glass would lack clarity and would make the images look flat and unattractive but I was happily wrong. The lens brings a vintage feel to the photos and I couldn't be happier.Now, I should mention that I'm already looking for lenses that offer autofocus because, though I religiously use manual focus, there are times when I wish I could lock in autofocus and grab those quick shots. This, however, isn't enough of a con to beat the CHEAP price that it is.Great lens, great purchase.(As a tip, when you put this lens on the camera, go into your settings and change your camera settings to allow you to "shoot without lens" as this lens won't communicate with the body.)

You get what you pay for with this lens. The lens feels like it is made of cheap plastic; indeed it has a plastic lens mount. It is terribly soft, although images from it will yield acceptable snapshots after sharpening in post. The flare is bad enough to make me wonder if it has any coating. The only good point is it is a light lens you can easily drop in a pocket of your jacket, giving you an extra focal length option in the field if you shoot primes.