that1cameraguy great low cost option to the very expensive unicorn Zeiss 24 1.8 even though I picked it up for used at $500. I’m glad to hear E Mount Crop glass is expanding via third party. I hope you can review the Sigma 16mm as well
I have this lens for a few years, and the only use for it in my experience is together with 2-3 extension tubes for macro photography as you can get extremely close up pictures this way (the lens cap must be off or you'll not be able to get close enough to focus).
I just got thsi lens for Xmas. Wow some serious quality here in the pictures on my A6500. Just playing with it but with that 1.8 I am getting so much light.
popular old standard lens is the Helios 44 F2.0, an old Soviet lens based on the Zeiss biotar 58mm a very fast premium lens at the time ,produces very nice and distinctive bokeh .
Mine can be challenging to focus as well with focus peaking on. It is off a bit too. Infinity is a hair before the marker and gets crazy soft when tiened all the way to the marker. It's great when you nail focus though. Fujifilm X-E2.
THANKS for the review. I got this to fool around with manual and I love it. Lightroom takes care of vignetting and a any barrel.distortion. I really like that the focus ring doesn't disturb the aperture settings. And for $69.00...wow!
Hi, looking to either get this or the 35mm version as a replacement/addition to the a6000 kitlens. It will mostly be used for some travelling so I was wondering whether sticking to a prime and getting used to quickly focusing manually would hurt my experience instead of enriching it with the nice subject separation and lower iso. I'd be interested to hear your experience/view here.
Personally i can recommend Yashica ML 24mm 2.8 Its very sharp, covers full frame and build quality is awesome but gotta say kinda big for smaller aps cameras.
Yashica are brilliant lenses. I've got the 50mm 1.8 for my Fuji which I also used to use on my Canon. Chinon 105mm f2.8(either 2.8 or 1.8) is for the price, the best lens I've used (£12 from eBay).
Could you do a comparison between this lens (7Artisans 25 1.8) and the Rokinon 21mm F1.4. I know the Rok is like 4 times as expensive, and should be better ,but it'd be interesting to know, by how much.
I bought a defect (won't switch OFF) a6000 and I'm using a de-clicked Minolta MD Rokkor 28mm/2.8 on it. I love it, but this lens would be awesome too, because it's faster and smaller then the MD+adapter.
I've had this for a while (Branded TYKA) and I've had mixed results, some of that I chock up to my own inexperience but some of it is just the lens doing odd things with focus peeking on the a6000, I tested this a few times with clear white text on a black background and sure enough it looks focused on the back screen but not in the actual image.
OM Zuiko 28mm is a very small and fine alternative to this lens, or, a little bigger, the much-neglected Pentacon 30mm, very sharp, with its great 'bokeh' and close-up capability
what do you think about the image quality of this lens compared with the 16-50mm? This 7Artisans has better quality? Should I buy it or should I save to buy an expensive lens later?
I am using my old Minolta lenses. Converter is cheap and I am loving the quality. My fave is a 135 2.8 and a 50 1.4 i have a28 soligar that i like for casual stuff.
Question; Is this worth it for me as beginner (experimented with a Eos 1000D and LG V20 to learn the basics of photography) I'm buying the a6000 asap with payday but is the manual focus hard to control for a beginner or would you say that with the camera on auto mode you can still like point and shoot at for say car meets and pictures of puppies and such
Thanks for the review. For using the lens on the sony alpha series are there any special settings you have to change around to get the most out of it for video especially.
You can get really great older manual lenses for very cheap. Why would it not be worth it? Adapters are cheap and I like the adapters with a tripod mount since my camera is so small and light. You can get some top-of-the-line glass for less than $100.
So worth it. There are some amazing bargains to be had out there. Only problem they are bigger. That's not stopped me using them since I bought my NEX5
I know this is an old review but hopefully somebody else had similar issue. I purchased this lens just before going on vacation. After using the lens for few hours and comparing the resultant photos with the kit lens at the same focal length, I was not too impressed. At the range of wide apertures, the lens did not feel as "punchy" as the kit lens. Something about the color and sharpness is off. I also realized that when the focal length is set to the end for infinity, everything is off focus including the infinity :-( I lost quite few pictures because I had assumed that I could get scenery by leaving the focal point to the end of the travel. After one morning of outing, I ended up not using this lens on my A6000 and stayed with the kit lens. May be my copy is bad and I should try to get it replaced but otherwise I might use the money towards a Sony prime lens if I am never to go to use this one.
I watched another review of this lens and it looks like it has some character including 'swirly bokeh'. I have a lot of vintage lenses that at least match the IQ for a similar cost but I might get one of these because it is wide and fast. Brilliant review. Thumbs up, subscribed.
0:42 I thought I was the only human shotting a camera like that... It's comfortable in that position. :D By the way I was about to get this lens but decided to order the MEIKE 35 f1.7 which I'm enjoying so much... :D Do getting both lenses (Meike 35/1.7 and 7Artisans 28/1.8 makes any sense for you....? I designed and 3d printed a MACRO extension tube for my NEX 5R and it performs outstanding. :D Really happy with MEIKE lens.
The lens while looking fairly capable, seems to be more of a science experiment, my friend. Your images all look quite out of focus. Still, thank you for posting as it will help others decide. All the best!
Yeah, it's an APS-C lens according to the Amazon link. However, like you said that means it won't completely cover a full frame sensor. As a result, it won't act as a 37.5mm, it will simply produce extreme vignetting.
The image quality looks pretty hideous, tbh. Thanks for showing us. I am upset that there are no affordable and decent 24mm lenses on Sony e mount. The Zeiss is just too expensive.
There are plenty of legacy lenses around the 24-28mm focal range that are better performers than this lens. The thing I like about this lens is that it is really small - like, tiny in fact. Makes a perfect lens for travel and everyday shooting.
I am shooting mostly my own travels, so I would be hesitant to use a legacy lens due to manual focus, unless it is super easy. Any recommendations for a good legacy lens between 23-25mm? 28mm is a bit to tight for me. Looking for a 35mm equiv. Thanks!
Nikon, Canon, Minolta and Pentax all have old vintage 24mm f2.8 lenses that you can find on Amazon and ebay for cheap. If they are in good condition, they would all perform as good as, if not better than, this 7 artisans lens. But they are all manual focus, so if you are looking for a good autofocus lens, you may be stuck with newer sony and third party lenses.
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that1cameraguy great low cost option to the very expensive unicorn Zeiss 24 1.8 even though I picked it up for used at $500. I’m glad to hear E Mount Crop glass is expanding via third party. I hope you can review the Sigma 16mm as well
@@iheartgs400 seems as more recent review claims it it sharp and doesnt have blur issues, could be more recent builds got blur edges fixed?
I have this lens for a few years, and the only use for it in my experience is together with 2-3 extension tubes for macro photography as you can get extremely close up pictures this way (the lens cap must be off or you'll not be able to get close enough to focus).
A used vintage 24mm f/2 manual focus lens from decades ago will cost WAY more than one of these.
I just got thsi lens for Xmas. Wow some serious quality here in the pictures on my A6500. Just playing with it but with that 1.8 I am getting so much light.
I love the color of your camera!
you won't have any focus issues if you use the focus peaking feature
whats that bro?
@@abrarzahidz a feature on sony cameras thats displays what's on focus
popular old standard lens is the Helios 44 F2.0, an old Soviet lens based on the Zeiss biotar 58mm a very fast premium lens at the time ,produces very nice and distinctive bokeh .
Different focal lenght. Must add adapter. Fuck that.
Just got this lens & used it for the 1st time today. & the 55. Very well done. Very helpful. Thanks. Mine is for Fuji.
do you still recommend it ?
@@IVAN2233 yes, for the money you can't go wrong. I tend toward mid ap's so it wroks well for me.
Mine can be challenging to focus as well with focus peaking on. It is off a bit too. Infinity is a hair before the marker and gets crazy soft when tiened all the way to the marker. It's great when you nail focus though. Fujifilm X-E2.
same camera model. glad to find you here as im researching this lens for purchase
THANKS for the review. I got this to fool around with manual and I love it. Lightroom takes care of vignetting and a any barrel.distortion. I really like that the focus ring doesn't disturb the aperture settings. And for $69.00...wow!
Hi, looking to either get this or the 35mm version as a replacement/addition to the a6000 kitlens. It will mostly be used for some travelling so I was wondering whether sticking to a prime and getting used to quickly focusing manually would hurt my experience instead of enriching it with the nice subject separation and lower iso.
I'd be interested to hear your experience/view here.
Personally i can recommend Yashica ML 24mm 2.8
Its very sharp, covers full frame and build quality is awesome but gotta say kinda big for smaller aps cameras.
Yashica are brilliant lenses. I've got the 50mm 1.8 for my Fuji which I also used to use on my Canon. Chinon 105mm f2.8(either 2.8 or 1.8) is for the price, the best lens I've used (£12 from eBay).
Great review. I am a noob and I was doubting about buying it. I'll do it because it seems enough for my performance
Could you do a comparison between this lens (7Artisans 25 1.8) and the Rokinon 21mm F1.4. I know the Rok is like 4 times as expensive, and should be better ,but it'd be interesting to know, by how much.
Canon fd 28mm f2.8 that's a pretty nice little lens. I really enjoy it.
It is a great lens and probably the same price as this one but with an adapter it's so much bigger, and this is a stop faster.
Very helpful. Thanks
I bought a defect (won't switch OFF) a6000 and I'm using a de-clicked Minolta MD Rokkor 28mm/2.8 on it. I love it, but this lens would be awesome too, because it's faster and smaller then the MD+adapter.
I wanna use it for indoor filming for tiktok , is it suitable ? Does it give a good blury background ? Thank you 🔥
Im using sony a6400. Is there any adapter can fit 7artisan lens into the camera?
Always enjoyed watching your videos!
hi great video -- what setting do you use on the A6000? PROGRAM? MANUAL?
broo, which better between 7Artisans 25mm F1.8 and minolta md 24mm 2.8 ?
I've had this for a while (Branded TYKA) and I've had mixed results, some of that I chock up to my own inexperience but some of it is just the lens doing odd things with focus peeking on the a6000, I tested this a few times with clear white text on a black background and sure enough it looks focused on the back screen but not in the actual image.
OM Zuiko 28mm is a very small and fine alternative to this lens, or, a little bigger, the much-neglected Pentacon 30mm, very sharp, with its great 'bokeh' and close-up capability
Another great video Jason!!! No wait Danny lol !!!!!!
Just teasing!
Am having alpha 5100. Without view finder can I take sharp photos with this lens
Nice video, I wish I had seen it before I bought my copy of the 7artisans 25mm F1.8. I sent it back even at $69.99 it is not worth the cost to me.
What specifically was the reason? Corner softness, vingetting or other issue?
I still use it over sigma 30mm for night time shooting
Use Focus peaking. You will know which part of the photo composition is focused on
Hey man great content, I always find myself looking for your content. Feels like you're that friend who never forgets your birthday
Which one will buy sony a6000+comlite adapter+canon 50mm 1.8f & canon 70d+50mm1.8f ?
what do you think about the image quality of this lens compared with the 16-50mm? This 7Artisans has better quality? Should I buy it or should I save to buy an expensive lens later?
ok your review is the best of all
I am using my old Minolta lenses. Converter is cheap and I am loving the quality. My fave is a 135 2.8 and a 50 1.4 i have a28 soligar that i like for casual stuff.
what adaptor you need to use minolta lenses on sony ?
@@Adadan88 found at adorama.
what your recommended between 7artisan 25mm f1.8 or meike 28mm f2.8 . thanks..
Question;
Is this worth it for me as beginner (experimented with a Eos 1000D and LG V20 to learn the basics of photography) I'm buying the a6000 asap with payday but is the manual focus hard to control for a beginner or would you say that with the camera on auto mode you can still like point and shoot at for say car meets and pictures of puppies and such
Can I use this on my Canon 1200D?
Please explain to me whether it is 25 or 37.5
Hey , will it work with my canon 750D a.k.a. t6i ? Or I need to use an adapter? Please let me know :)
Thanks for the review. For using the lens on the sony alpha series are there any special settings you have to change around to get the most out of it for video especially.
hey i want to buy a lens for sony a6000 but my budget is under 150$ so please suggest any lens for phography
Are there any hacks to download the new playmemories operating system? or any recommendations on external monitors for recording video?
Hi !! Can we use the hyperfocal on the 7artisans 25 mm F/1.8 ???
review the 7artisan 35mm 1.2 pls
Can I use it with Sony a5100
Speaking of fully manual lenses, do you think adapting vintage lenses are worth it?
You can get really great older manual lenses for very cheap. Why would it not be worth it? Adapters are cheap and I like the adapters with a tripod mount since my camera is so small and light. You can get some top-of-the-line glass for less than $100.
So worth it. There are some amazing bargains to be had out there. Only problem they are bigger. That's not stopped me using them since I bought my NEX5
Is it long throw focus?
I know this is an old review but hopefully somebody else had similar issue. I purchased this lens just before going on vacation. After using the lens for few hours and comparing the resultant photos with the kit lens at the same focal length, I was not too impressed. At the range of wide apertures, the lens did not feel as "punchy" as the kit lens. Something about the color and sharpness is off. I also realized that when the focal length is set to the end for infinity, everything is off focus including the infinity :-( I lost quite few pictures because I had assumed that I could get scenery by leaving the focal point to the end of the travel. After one morning of outing, I ended up not using this lens on my A6000 and stayed with the kit lens.
May be my copy is bad and I should try to get it replaced but otherwise I might use the money towards a Sony prime lens if I am never to go to use this one.
Most of not all lenses have infinity marking beyond infinity
Check actual infinity with magnification and mark it on your lens focus ring
How about this lens vs sony sel 35mm?
It’s full frame lens or apsc lens?
hello bro, which better between meike 35mm f1.7 & 7artisans 25mm f1.8
Thanks for nice video
7 artisan 35mm f1.2 ajh bro,
Nice camera strap, what is it?
Just to be sure , this will be equivalent to 35mm on a Sony A6000 (APSC) right ?
Yes, 37.5 to be exact
I watched another review of this lens and it looks like it has some character including 'swirly bokeh'.
I have a lot of vintage lenses that at least match the IQ for a similar cost but I might get one of these because it is wide and fast. Brilliant review. Thumbs up, subscribed.
probably save up a tad more and get a sigma 19mm 2.8
0:39 Whoa - look at his mouth go out of sync...Is that UA-cam's error after uploading & compression?
Sorry for this but, I was thinking it would be good if saved a few of these to be released if you get busy at work. Or stagger out the releases.
this or the meikee 35mm f1.7?
Renzso Virata
I can't comment on this one, but I own the meike 35mm and like a lot
Renzso Virata i have the same question. Which is better and is more reliable? 😭
meike more sharp
I want to buy Meike 35 mm for product photography at home. Is it suitable?
0:42 I thought I was the only human shotting a camera like that... It's comfortable in that position. :D
By the way I was about to get this lens but decided to order the MEIKE 35 f1.7 which I'm enjoying so much... :D
Do getting both lenses (Meike 35/1.7 and 7Artisans 28/1.8 makes any sense for you....? I designed and 3d printed a MACRO extension tube for my NEX 5R and it performs outstanding. :D Really happy with MEIKE lens.
Is this lens mainly for e mount full frame or will it vignette ?
only for cropped sensors, full frame will be cropped by heavy vignette
The lens while looking fairly capable, seems to be more of a science experiment, my friend. Your images all look quite out of focus. Still, thank you for posting as it will help others decide. All the best!
So this lens is 25mm on a full frame sensor and 37.5mm on a6000?
Riceguy01 opposite of what you stated. 25mm/aps-c = 37.5/full frame
nightryder21 lol. Really?
Errr, no. A 25mm Full Frame lens will behave as a 37.5mm on an APS-C sensor. Riceguy is correct.
But I believe it is a APSC lens though so will not cover a FF sensor.
Yeah, it's an APS-C lens according to the Amazon link. However, like you said that means it won't completely cover a full frame sensor. As a result, it won't act as a 37.5mm, it will simply produce extreme vignetting.
Witch batter bro 7Artisan 25mm f1.8 or meike 35mm f1.7?
has someone tried to apply a profile in lightroom to correct distortion and vignetting? is it possible?
Jaime Carrasco yes! It is easy to correct.
+Jody Ellis Nice! Thank you.
If you don't mind, is there a guide you could link me?
The image quality looks pretty hideous, tbh. Thanks for showing us. I am upset that there are no affordable and decent 24mm lenses on Sony e mount. The Zeiss is just too expensive.
There are plenty of legacy lenses around the 24-28mm focal range that are better performers than this lens. The thing I like about this lens is that it is really small - like, tiny in fact. Makes a perfect lens for travel and everyday shooting.
I am shooting mostly my own travels, so I would be hesitant to use a legacy lens due to manual focus, unless it is super easy. Any recommendations for a good legacy lens between 23-25mm? 28mm is a bit to tight for me. Looking for a 35mm equiv. Thanks!
Nikon, Canon, Minolta and Pentax all have old vintage 24mm f2.8 lenses that you can find on Amazon and ebay for cheap. If they are in good condition, they would all perform as good as, if not better than, this 7 artisans lens. But they are all manual focus, so if you are looking for a good autofocus lens, you may be stuck with newer sony and third party lenses.
useful!
Whats the best e mount wide angle lens under 500$
samyang/rokinon 12mm 2.0 imho
EnderAntonio rokino 12mm 2.0 cheap and prob best wide angle lens
Or Samyang 21mm f/1.4 if 12mm is too wide
is this lens good if im pairing it on a7ii ?
how about 50mm? anyone?
It's not just for E-Mount.
Have you tried it on a fullframe camera? :))
Is it just me, or has your intro gone from, "Back at it again" to "Back at again"? Just wondering why you dropped the "it". 😂
That's why i love China.
Please edit your comment buddy.
hahaha
Bruh
Just zone focus
I wonder what idiot engineer made the focus ring turn the wrong way
First
You sound like a native speaker. Almost.