7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO Review

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7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

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Navigation

  1. In short
  2. History
  3. All 7Artisans lenses
  4. Main Specifications
  5. Assembly
  6. What is the actual aperture ratio (T-stop) at f / 1.05?
  7. Focusing
  8. Image quality
  9. Sample photos (Full Frame + APS-C)
  10. My experience
  11. All Sony E FULL FRAME cameras
  12. All original lenses for Sony E Full Frame
  13. Price
  14. Video review
  15. Results
  16. User Comments
  17. Add your review or question on the lens

Please note that 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 is available in different mounts. This review shows the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 version for Sony E mirrorless cameras with a full frame sensor. At the same time, 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 is also available with bayonets Canon RF, Nikon Z и Leica L (alliance Panasonic / Leica / Sigma).

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

In short

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 is a modern manual (manual focus only) high-aperture prime lens for full frame mirrorless cameras.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 is interesting for its very high-quality assembly, a large number of aperture blades and a maximum relative aperture of 1: 1.05. At the same time, at F / 1.05 in the center of the frame, the lens shows quite a passable result. There are questions about the real light transmission of 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 - most likely the real aperture is at f / 1.2.

Among the shortcomings are the standard optical problems inherent in such inexpensive high-aperture optics, first of all, noticeable freezing and poor performance in the backlight.

50mm is a very common and popular focal length. High-aperture fifty kopecks are very common and are used by a large number of photographers for a very large variety of photographic tasks.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 uses the rare f / 1.05 aperture (hundredths of f-number are indicated).

  • F / 1.05 aperture 3.63 times wider than F / 2.0 aperture
  • F / 1.05 is 2.94 times wider than F / 1.8
  • F / 1.05 is 1.78 times wider than F / 1.4
  • F / 1.05 is 1.31 times wider than F / 1.2
  • F / 1.05 is 1.1 times wider than F / 1.1
  • F / 1.05 is 1.1 times narrower than F / 1.0
  • F / 1.05 is 1.22 times narrower than F / 0.95
7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

History

7Artisans has several very fast lenses for full frame mirrorless cameras:

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Appearance

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 comes in a beautiful white box. A beautiful case comes with the lens.

The appearance on various cameras can be viewed in my 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 announcement.


All 7Artisans lenses:

For mirrorless cameras with APS-C or Micro 4/3 sensor:

  1. 7Artisans 4 mm F/2.8 (announcement) [EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3]
  2. 7Artisans 7.5 mm F/2.8 Fish-Eye (overview) [EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3, versions 2017 и 2019]
  3. 7Artisans 7.5 mm F / 2.8 Fish-Eye II (announcement) [EF-M, E, X, Z, M4 / 3]
  4. 7Artisans 12 mm F/2.8 (overview) [EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3]
  5. 7Artisans 12 mm F / 2.8 II (announcement) [EF-M, RF, E, X, Z, M4/3]
  6. 7Artisans 18 mm F/6.3 (announcement) [EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3]
  7. 7Artisans 18 mm F/6.3 NEW (announcement) [E, X, Z]
  8. 7Artisans 24 mm 1:1.4 (announcement) [EF-M, RF, E, X, Z, M4/3]
  9. 7Artisans 25 mm F/1.8 (overview) [EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3, black / silver]
  10. 7Artisans 25 mm F/0.95 (overview) [EF-M, Z, E, X, M4 / 3, RF, L]
  11. 7Artisans 35 mm F/0.95 (overview) [EF-M, Z, E, X, RF, M4 / 3]
  12. 7Artisans 35 mm F/1.2 (overview) [EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3, black / silver]
  13. 7Artisans 35 mm F/1.2 II (overview) [Z, EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3, other optical design]
  14. 7Artisans 35 mm F/1.4 (overview) [Z, EF-M, E, X, RF, M4/3, black/silver]
  15. 7Artisans 50 mm F/1.8 (overview) [EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3, versions with 10 and 12 petals]
  16. 7Artisans 50 mm F/0.95 (overview) [EF-M, Z, E, X, RF, M4 / 3]
  17. 7Artisans 55 mm F/1.4 (overview) [EF-M, E, X, M4 / 3, Leica L, black/silver]
  18. 7Artisans 55 mm F / 1.4 II (announcement) [EF-M, E, X, Z, M4 / 3]
  19. 7Artisans 60 mm F/2.8 Macro (overview) [EF-M, Z, E, X, RF, M4 / 3]
  20. 7Artisans 60 mm F / 2.8 Macro II (overview) [EF-M, Z, E, X, RF, L, M4/3]

For mirrorless full frame cameras (Full Frame):

  1. 7Artisans 9 mm F5.6 (overview) [RF, Z, E, L]
  2. 7Artisans 10 mm F / 2.8 Fisheye ED [RF, Z, E, L]
  3. 7Artisans 15 mm F/4 ASPH [RF, Z, E, L]
  4. 7Artisans 28 mm F/1.4 (overview) [Leica M only, two versions]
  5. 7Artisans 28 mm F / 5.6 wen [Leica M only]
  6. 7Artisans 35 mm F / 1.4 [IS]
  7. 7Artisans 35 mm F / 1.4 wen [Leica M only, different optical design]
  8. 7Artisans 35 mm F/2 (overview) [E, X, black / silver]
  9. 7Artisans 35 mm F/2 (overview) [Leica M only, different body design]
  10. 7Artisans 35 mm F/2 MARK II (announcement) [Leica M only, different body design]
  11. 7Artisans 35 mm F/5.6wen (overview) [Leica M + E, Z, L, RF, black, black & gold, silver & black, silver & gold]
  12. 7Artisans 50 mm F/1.05 APO (overview) [RF, Z, E, L]
  13. 7Artisans 50 mm F/1.1 (overview) [Leica M only, black / silver + 'Limited Gold'+'RED DRAGON SPECIAL EDITION']
  14. 7Artisans 50 mm F / 1.8 AF STM FE (announcement) [E/FE]
  15. 7Artisans 75 mm F/1.25 [Leica M only]

For SLR cameras with APS-C sensor:

  1. 7Artisans 7.5mm 1:3.5 FISH-EYE (announcement) [only for EF/EFS]

Cinema lenses [E, L, Z, RF, X, M4/3]:

  1. APS-C: 12mm T2.9, 25mm T1.05, 35mm T1.05, 50mm T1.05
  2. S35: 24-96mm T2.9 (EF/PL)
  3. Full Frame: 14mm T2.9, 35mm T2, 50mm T2, 85mm T2

Drone Lenses:

These lenses are the easiest to find on Aliexpress from the official dealer 7Artisans.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Main technical characteristics of 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Review Instance Name Near the front lens: 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 Ф58 NO.10667

On body: 50mm

'E-Mount' bayonet side

On the box: 7Artisans 50mm F1.05 APO

Basic properties
  • Lens uses Sony E mount and is suitable for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras
  • Manual focus only
  • Metal mount, metal body
  • Multi-Enlightened Optics
  • Low dispersive elements in the optical scheme
  • APO - Apochromatic Optical Circuit Design (in theory)
  • Wardrobe trunk included
Front Filter Diameter 58 mm, thread under the filter metal
Focal length 50 mm, EGF for Sony, Nikon, Leica cameras with APS-C sensor is 75 mm
Zoom ratio 1 X (this is a fixed lens, it does not have a zoom)
Designed by A variant from the review for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras.

This lens exists with mounts:

Number of aperture blades 13 rounded petals
Tags
  • bayonet mount mark
  • focusing distance scale in meters and feet. The available values ​​are 0.57, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 1, 2, 5 and infinity label
  • DOF scale for F / 1.05, 2.8, 4, 8, 11, 16
  • aperture scale on aperture ring

no label for work in the infrared spectrum

Diaphragm F / 1.05 to F / 16, controlled with the aperture control ring. There are labels for F / 1.05, 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6 (not explicitly), 8, 11 (not explicitly), 16. The ring rotates without clicks, smoothly. Any intermediate value can be set.
MDF 0.57 meters, maximum magnification ratio of approximately 1: 8 (measured)
The weight
  • 606 grams (according to the official site)
  • 589 grams (lens only, version for Sony E, measured)
  • 622 grams (Lens with two covers, Sony E version, measured)
Optical design 10 elements in 7 groups. The optical design includes 2 low-dispersion elements (shown in blue)

Optical design 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05The optical design is clickable for magnification.

Lens hood Must be screwed into the front filter thread; marking unknown
Manufacturer country Made in China (there is no data on the country of manufacture on the lens itself)
Period From October 2020
Price

The creative potential of such a lens can hardly be overestimated. It is suitable for a very wide range of photographic tasks.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Assembly

The lens came to the review completely new, in a sealed box. The box contains the lens itself with front and back covers, a case-tube and a small instruction. In the middle of the box there is a large and soft foam niche and an additional arch-shaped foam retainer. The design of the box is stylish and beautiful. Initially, the box is surrounded by an additional beautiful cardboard wrap, which serves as a kind of seal. The manual contains a coupon page with warranty obligations. On the inside of the case lid there is a pocket for memory cards. Zippered lid with '7Artisans' logo embossed on top. The wardrobe trunk has two carabiners for a strap and a separate fastener for a belt.

In general, the lens very well assembled... 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 has metal mount for bayonet, and the lens case itself is completely made of metal, anodized aluminum is used.

Important: lens mount also painted black (dark brown)which makes the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 design complete and pleasant enough. Usually these lenses have a metal mount without color. True, the red color of the marks is shifted closer to pink, which is a little strange and unusual. A stricter red would look much better.

The case design is similar to the models 7Artisans 28mm F / 1.4 и 7Artisans 75mm F / 1.25.

All marks and labels on lenses engraved.

The front lens cap is metal, without latches, just fits snugly against the body frame. There is a special fabric seal on the inside of the lid. The cover is fixed tightly. Removing and installing the cover is pleasant. When using light filters, the cover becomes useless. If you put the lens with the front cover down on the case, then the cover can get stuck there and it will be very, very difficult to get it out of there.

The weight of the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 lens itself is about 600 grams. In the hands, the lens feels like a solid thing.

The filter diameter is only 58 mm.

The diaphragm consists of 13 (thirteen!) petals and forms a round hole at any values, while in the photographs in the out-of-focus area, rather round discs of confusion are obtained at any aperture values. Strange, but the cheaper model 7Artisans 55 / 1.4 used 1 more petal. The diaphragm can only be controlled manually using a special ring. The diaphragm ring rotates smoothly, no clicks and fixed values, you can set any intermediate value, which is very useful during video shooting.

It's important: unlike other lenses, where the aperture ring clicks, and the transition between any pairs of f-numbers has the same step, the step between the extreme pairs of 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 numbers is always different. It shrinks from f / 2.8 to f / 16. This makes it difficult to conveniently and quickly set values ​​from F / 2.8 to F / 16. And for the marks F / 5.6 and F / 11, there was no place on the scale at all (instead of the numbers F / 5.6 and F / 11, dots are used).

It's important: aperture control ring is located from the front of the lens, behind the focus ring. This arrangement of the aperture ring is quite convenient. On other lenses, such as 7Artisans 35 / 1.2, the aperture control ring is close to the mount and it is not always convenient to rotate it. I did not observe accidental changes in the aperture value or focusing distance due to carelessness.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

What is the actual aperture ratio (T-stop) at f / 1.05?

The light transmission of the lens is expressed 'T' steps... It is this value that is considered to be the real indicator of the lens 'aperture'. Usually T-stops (T-feet) are interconnected with the stops of the aperture (F-feet). Quality lenses have fairly close numbers around 'T' and 'F'. For example, a quality lens with a maximum aperture ratio of 1: 1.4 (aperture number f / 1.4) has a light transmission at the T / 1.5-T / 1.6 level. But light transmission of 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 at f / 1.05 far from T / 1.05.

My observations of the behavior of the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 lens:

  • the lens has an incorrect aperture control scale... Between pairs of numbers F / 1.4 -> 2 -> 2.8 -> 4 -> 5.6 -> 8 -> 11 -> 16 Exposition must differ by 1 stop. But when going from F / 1.05 -> F / 1.4 -> F / 2 Exposition does not change according to the specified rule. The same applies to the transition F / 4 -> 5.6 -> 8 -> 11 -> 16. Only when maneuvering from F / 2 -> 2.8 -> 4 Exposition behaves predictably and has a clear step equal to one notch.
  • according to the following calculations, the difference between F / 1.4 and F / 1.05 should be almost a step: (1.4 * 1.4) / (1.05 * 1.05) = 1.78 times, or 0.83 steps [log (1.78,2) = 0.83]. When working with a 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 lens with aperture maneuver from f / 1.05 to f / 1.4 Exposition decreases only by 1/3 stop... Differences in exposure are in the range of 1.2-1.3 times (on average, 1.25 times, or 1/3 steps, the steps are calculated as follows: log (1.25,2) = 0.32). The fall exposure I tracked the cameras using a spot exposure meter on a gray card (including in various shooting modes, as well as a histogram of the resulting images). And also I have done many tests with focusing at infinity and on MDF, with different shooting conditions, at different calibration values ​​of ISO and / or excerpts.
  • the f / 1.4 aperture mark on the aperture control ring gives an exposure that is nearly perfect exposure f / 1.4 aperture with lens MINOLTA MC ROKKOR-X PG 1: 1.4 f = 50mm... This is a manual full-frame aperture fifty-kopeck piece, which I had at hand, was installed on a Sony camera through an appropriate adapter without microprocessor contacts (so that the lenses would not be recognized by the camera and the electronics would not try to influence the exposure meter). Both lenses next to each other they look like this.
  • 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 at f / 1.05 is only about 1.25 times (about 1/3 stop) lighter MINOLTA MC ROKKOR-X PG 1: 1.4 f = 50mm at F / 1.4.
  • 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 at f / 16 about 10 times (about 2 stops) lighter MINOLTA MC ROKKOR-X PG 1: 1.4 f = 50mm at F / 16. So the 16Artisans 7mm's f / 50 is 1: 1.05 at f / 16 and is actually close to f / 8.
  • It is difficult to talk about exact values, since the aperture control ring on the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 lens rotates smoothly, without fixed and precisely defined values, and it is not so easy to find out at which angle of rotation the F / 1.4 or F / 2.0 value is. The slightest twist affects the final result. In addition, a different spacing between pairs of f-numbers is added here. Therefore, here I indicate everywhere that these are approximate values.
  • it turned out to be quite difficult to track the real F values ​​by depth of field or by the size of the disks of confusion due to the 'Focus Breathing' effect (changes in the angle of view during focusing). In general, 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 at f / 1.05 blurs the foreground and background more than MINOLTA MC ROKKOR-X PG 1: 1.4 f = 50mm at F / 1.4. 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 has a much more pronounced Focus Breathing than MINOLTA MC ROKKOR-X PG 1: 1.4 f = 50mm.
  • Ken rockwell measured the entrance pupil of the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 at f / 1.05, the diameter of which is approximately 41 mm, which gives us a relative aperture in the region of 1: 1.2-1: 1.3 (it is simply considered: 50mm / 41mm = 1.22). I want to note that of all the reviews that I have seen, only the old Ken seriously approached the question of the real aperture of the lens.

What follows from all this? Aperture F / 1.05 has light transmission in the region T / 1.4-T / 1.5... Such light transmission is usually obtained by high-quality lenses with an aperture ratio of 1: 1.2-1: 1.3.

At the moment, I believe that the miracle has not happened: 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 should be considered as a lens with aperture / light transmission in the region of T / 1.4-T / 1.5 with the aperture set to F / 1.05.

I have already seen this behavior at the lens. 7Artisans 35mm 1: 0.95.

Below are the aperture readings and excerpts with the same ISO value when shooting with 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 uniformly lit space (tripod, focusing at infinity):

  • F / 1.05 <-> 1/3200
  • F / 1.4 <-> 1/2500
  • F / 2 <-> 1/1600
  • F / 2.8 <-> 1/800
  • F / 4 <-> 1/400
  • F / 5.6 <-> 1/320
  • F / 8 <-> 1/200
  • F / 11 <-> 1/160
  • F / 16 <-> 1/80
7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Focusing

The focus ring is wide enough, metal, ribbed. The ring rotates approximately 120 degrees (about 3/8 of a full turn). The focusing ring is poorly stretched from two meters to infinity.

Focusing is not very smooth. During focusing, there is no pleasant oily-smooth movement, like, for example, the lens 7Artisans 55 / 1.4... During focusing, the focus ring creates a slight and characteristic hum (the lens hums slightly). If the lens is not used for a long time, the focusing ring freezes and needs to be developed. To do this, just twist a couple of times all the way in different directions. When used in the sun (when the lens is very hot), the hum disappears. In cold weather, the focusing ring rotates tighter.

During focusing, the trunk of the lens runs forward but does not spin... Together with the trunk, the diaphragm control ring also comes out. During focusing, the rear lens also moves, but at a much shorter distance. Most likely, the hum from the focusing ring is associated with the complex implementation of the focusing method with floating elements.

On the ring there is a scale with a focusing distance in meters and feet and a depth of field scale. The depth of field scale is most likely too wide for a 50mm lens (measured with a very large disc of confusion).

The minimum focusing distance is 57 cm and the maximum magnification ratio is approximately 1: 8 (measured).

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 has a noticeable 'Focus Breathing' effect (changing the angle of view while focusing). When focusing towards the MDF, the angle of view decreases significantly.

Focus Shift (shift focus, change of the field of focus due to aperture) is absent.

Hard stop (hard infinity mechanical stop) for fast and accurate infinity aiming under all operating temperatures no. The sample from the review has a small infinity flight in the extreme position of the focusing ring.

Focus picking at f / 1.05 works well, but still it is not easy to get into sharpness perfectly.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Image quality

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 is pretty good, although it has obvious serious problems. At F / 1.05, the lens does not have high optical performance, but still surprises with good sharpness.

Sharpness

  1. at f / 1.05, the resolution is not bad (much weaker lens behavior at f / 1.05 was expected, but here the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 was a pleasant surprise)
  2. drop in sharpness to the edges and corners of the frame, but some terrible nightmare in the corners and edges of the frame is not observed
  3. sharpness changes slightly with aperture cover up to f / 1.4, only after f / 2 a high resolution is achieved in the center of the frame
  4. edges and corners of the frame come back to normal only on very closed apertures
  5. there is a palpable coma

Distortion

  1. there is a small barrel-shaped distortion
  2. easily fixable in the editor and almost invisible in the pictures

Vignetting

  1. weak vignetting at F / 1.05 (which was very, very surprised)
  2. vignetting decreases with focus towards MDF. Most noticeable when focusing on infinity
  3. vignetting almost completely disappears at values ​​after F / 2
  4. vignetting easily fixable in the editor

Aberration

  1. chromatic aberration well corrected in the center of the frame, but significantly enhanced towards the edges and corners of the frame (prefix APO [apochromat] in the lens name is not justified)
  2. there is strong frying (spherochromatism), which colors contrasting elements in the out-of-focus area in green / green-blue and red / red-violet colors

Rest

  1. at closed apertures in the area of ​​F / 8-F / 16, you can achieve a weak effect of a 26-ray star
  2. from bright light sources you can get a lot of glare, while they can be of enormous size. Significant loss of contrast is possible when shooting in backlight and side light (example)
  3. bokeh is pleasant in many cases. Discs of confusion to the edges and corners of the frame turn into 'lemon' a little, sometimes they can be cut off. But in general, the lens does not have any specific 'pattern'

Important: at the time of writing this review, there was no 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 profile for popular RAW converters. You can create a profile yourself or wait for its release.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Sample photos on a camera with a Full Frame sensor

All photos in the gallery below are shown without processing. Camera used Sony α7 III with 24 megapixel full-frame Exmor R BSI CMOS sensor. All photos are on-camera JPEG without any manipulation of settings. Standard Picture Control with zero corrections for sharpness, contrast and saturation. All images at ISO 50 were taken at f / 1.05, all images at ISO 100 were taken at f / 2.8.

JPEG source pictures at this link (70 photos, gallery on Google Drive). Original RAW images (Sony '.ARW) at this link (25 files, gallery on Google Drive).

Sample photos on a camera with an APS-C sensor

All photos in the review below are shown without processing. Camera used Sony a3500 (Sony Exmor APS-C HD CMOS 20MP sensor). The pixel density is higher than that of Sony a7RII, a7R III... All photos are on-camera JPEG. Some sample photos were taken using a polarizing filter. Hoya 58mm PL-CIR... At ISO 100 (the lowest possible for this camera), shutter speed 1/4000 second (the lowest possible with this camera) and f / 1.05 on a sunny day, you can very easily overexpose the frame. Polarizing or ND filters are very helpful in dealing with this problem. With a light filter, there is only one inconvenience - the original cover does not hold on to it, it is best to get any classic snap-on cover (for example, this).

Original images in JPEG format can be viewed and / or downloaded at this link (130 photos, gallery on Google Drive). Original images in RAW format (Sony '.ARW) can be viewed and / or downloaded at this link (20 files, gallery on Google Drive).

EGF of such a lens on cameras with an APS-C sensor corresponds to 75 mm, which is close to the classic focal length for portrait photography. And the equivalent aperture in terms of depth of field is F / 1.58.

A little more photos can be found on Radozhiva's social networks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

My experience

I worked with this lens for about a month and shot with it for about 7000 frames. Getting into sharpness at F / 1.05 is not that difficult, perhaps due to my many years of fascination with manual optics. The defect rate due to incorrect focusing is low and similar to other similar lenses (e.g. MINOLTA MC ROKKOR 1: 1.2 f = 58mm).

It's a shame that the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 instead of f / 1.05 has real value around f / 1.2. I have already seen this behavior in 7Artisans 35mm 1: 0.95... Apparently F / 1.05 is a certain psychological trick. It could just as well have been the '7Artisans 50 / 0.95' lens, but apparently competition with a more expensive TTArtisan 50 / 0.95 nobody needs it.

It's funny that the APO attachment is only used on the box in which the lens is shipped. 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 itself does not have the 'APO' marking. Of course, this lens is far from a high-quality apochromat.

The design of the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 optical scheme is generally quite simple and is based on a conventional double Gaussian lens (Planar 6/5 modification). For example, such a planar-like scheme is used for the lens 7Artisans 55 / 1.4... A speed booster scheme has been added to this scheme. The same principle is used by many similar lenses, for example, TTArtisan 50mm F / 0.95 DJ-OPTICAL ASPH (similar arrangement of 6/5 and 'booster'). Truth, the booster is well integrated with the whole circuit here... This can be clearly seen from the fact that during focusing, a method with floating elements is used - different groups of lenses / lenses are shifted at different distances. In the case of a simple docking of a group of booster lenses, we would just get a fixed rear part.

For work, I would rather prefer some kind of autofocus lens of class 85 / 1.8, which, even at F / 1.8, distinguishes objects of shooting (blurs the foreground / background) no worse than 50 / 1.05. At the same time, 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 can act as a non-trivial light fifty dollars.

In general, the 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 is in many ways no worse than the old 'legendary' manual lenses of the class 50/55/58mm with f / 1.2. The question remains only in tastes. According to the picture, I am most interested in the modern 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.1, which is built according to the Zonnar scheme (and not the Planar, like this one 50 / 1.05). I did not find anything fascinating in the picture of 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05.

A variety of particularly fast modern Chinese lenses can be found in the 'High speed lenses'.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO


All Full Frame Sony E-mount Cameras

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO


Fixes:

  1. Sony FE 14 mm F / 1.8 GM [April 2021, AliExpress price]
  2. Sony FE 20 mm F / 1.8 G [February 2020, AliExpress price]
  3. Sony FE 24 mm F / 1.4 GM [September 2018, AliExpress price]
  4. Sony FE 24 mm F / 2.8 G [March 2021, AliExpress price]
  5. Sony FE 28 mm F / 2.0 [March 2015, AliExpress price]
  6. Sony FE 35 mm F / 1.4 GM [January 2021, AliExpress price]
  7. Sony FE 35 mm F / 1.4 ZA [August 2014]
  8. Sony FE 35 mm F / 1.8 [July 2019, AliExpress price]
  9. Sony FE 35 mm F / 2.8 ZA [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  10. Sony FE 40 mm F / 2.5 G [March 2021, AliExpress price]
  11. Sony FE 50 mm F / 1.2 GM [March 2021, AliExpress price]
  12. Sony FE 50 mm F / 1.4 ZA [July 2016]
  13. Sony FE 50 mm F / 1.4 GM [February 2023]
  14. Sony FE 50 mm F / 1.8 [March 2016, AliExpress price]
  15. Sony FE 50 mm F / 2.8 Macro [August 2016]
  16. Sony FE 50 mm F / 2.5 G [March 2021]
  17. Sony FE 55 mm F / 1.8 ZA [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  18. Sony FE 85 mm F / 1.4 GM [February 2016, AliExpress price]
  19. Sony FE 85 mm F / 1.8 [February 2017, AliExpress price]
  20. Sony FE 90 mm F / 2.8 Macro G OSS [March 2015, AliExpress price]
  21. Sony FE 100 mm F / 2.8 STF GM OSS [February 2017]
  22. Sony FE 135 mm F / 1.8 GM [February 2019, AliExpress price]
  23. Sony FE 300 mm F / 2.8 GM OSS [November 2023]
  24. Sony FE 400 mm F / 2.8 GM OSS [June 2018]
  25. Sony FE 600 mm F / 4 GM OSS [June 2019]

Zuma:

  1. Sony FE 12-24 mm F / 2.8 GM [July 2020, AliExpress price]
  2. Sony FE 12-24 mm F / 4 G [May 2017, AliExpress price]
  3. Sony FE 16-35 mm F / 2.8 GM [May 2017, AliExpress price]
  4. Sony FE 16-35 mm F / 2.8 GM II [August 2023]
  5. Sony FE 16-35 mm T / 3.1 PZ G C [November 2020]
  6. Sony FE 16-35 mm F / 4 ZA OSS [September 2014, AliExpress price]
  7. Sony FE 16-35 mm F / 4 PZ G [March 2022, AliExpress price]
  8. Sony FE 20-70 mm F / 4 G  [January 2023]
  9. Sony FE 24-50 mm F / 2.8 G [February 2024]
  10. Sony FE 24-70 mm F / 2.8 GM [February 2016, AliExpress price]
  11. Sony FE 24-70 mm F / 2.8 GM II [April 2022, AliExpress price]
  12. Sony FE 24-70 mm F / 4 ZA OSS [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  13. Sony FE 24-105 mm F / 4 G OSS [October 2017, AliExpress price]
  14. Sony FE 24-240 mm F / 3.5-6.3 OSS [March 2015, AliExpress price]
  15. Sony FE 28-60 mm F / 4-5.6 [September 2020, AliExpress price]
  16. Sony FE 28-70 mm F / 3.5-5.6 OSS [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  17. Sony FE 28-135 mm F / 4 G PZ OSS [September 2014]
  18. Sony FE 70-200 mm F / 2.8 GM OSS [October 2017]
  19. Sony FE 70-200 mm F / 2.8 GM OSS II [October 2021]
  20. Sony FE 70-200 mm F / 4 G OSS [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  21. Sony FE 70-200 mm F / 4 Macro OSS II [July 2023]
  22. Sony-FE 70-300 mm F / 4.5-5.6 G OSS [March 2016]
  23. Sony FE 100-400 mm F / 4.5-5.6 GM OSS [April 2017, AliExpress price]
  24. Sony FE 200-600 mm F / 5.6-6.3 G OSS [June 2019, AliExpress price]

Autofocus full-frame lenses for Sony E / FE mount are also available from other manufacturers:

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Price

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 costs around $ 450-500. The easiest way buy 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 at Aliexpress.comfor example authorized dealer 7Artisans Store here at this link.

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

Video review

A brief video review of the lens can be viewed on my Youtube channel or lower:

Results

7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 is an interesting creative tool. It is quite usable at f / 1.05. There are questions about the real aperture ratio. Strong spherochromatism is present. Very well put together, but the focus ring is not very smooth. 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 is a good alternative for old classic manual solutions of class 50/55/58 / 1.2.

10 main advantages

  1. low price tag (you can find everything for $ 470 with free shipping)
  2. high aperture (declared aperture ratio 1: 1.05)
  3. very good build quality: the lens body is completely made of metal, the package includes a stylish case
  4. there is a DOF scale and a focusing distance scale
  5. 13 diaphragm blades that always give a rounded hole
  6. the aperture ring rotates smoothly, without intermediate values ​​(important for movie shooting)
  7. the aperture control ring is located in front of the lens, which is very convenient
  8. use of two ED elements in the optical scheme
  9. acceptable sharpness in the center of the frame at F / 1.05, weak vignetting at F / 1.05
  10. the lens can severely blur the foreground / background at close to medium focusing distances

10 main disadvantages

  1. according to my measurements, the light transmission at f / 1.05 is at the level of T / 1.4-T / 1.5 (typical for f / 1.2-F / 1.3)
  2. incorrect marking of the diaphragm control scale
  3. no microprocessor contacts to form the correct EXIF on the received pictures
  4. a threaded (non-bayonet) hood should be used; no hood is included in the scope of delivery
  5. small step at the aperture ring between the values ​​of the aperture numbers F / 2.8-F / 16
  6. the focusing ring does not have a pleasant smooth movement (for example, as in 7Artisans 55 / 1.4)
  7. heavy weight (about 600 grams)
  8. there is no lens profile for popular RAW converters, the lens is not 'hardwired' into modern cameras
  9. strong milling
  10. bad behavior backlit

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Comments: 13, on the topic: Review of 7Artisans 50mm 1: 1.05 APO

  • Igor

    Pardon the noob question:
    is there a real opportunity to use such lenses
    with the D800 camera?

    • Rodion

      No, it won't. Thanks to the diameter of the F mount - especially bright optics cannot be made for it. Take BZK or Canon - it has Mitacon 50 / 0.95.

      • Evans

        at least somewhere a boot is needed)

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Unfortunately, there is no such possibility. This lens is only for mirrorless cameras (it cannot be installed on SLR cameras in principle). But for the D800 there is the Nikon 50 / 1.2 AI-S. If you want something from modern Chinese high-aperture solutions for Nikon full frame, then take a look at KamLan 55mm F / 1.2.

  • Natalia

    Nice picture, and clear and contrasting.

  • Sergei

    I think it's just a 50 / 1,2 lens, but the cunning Chinese painted 1,05 on the body for marketing reasons.

    We are waiting for a crowd of lenses with aperture of 0,45, yeah.

    • Rodion Eshmakov

      And there is. Chinese manufacturers have turned into optical gypsies. I'll have to drive them 50 / 1.1 better. Although the pupil there really corresponds to 1.1-1.2.

  • in

    An even picture, mirror analogs are nervous, but here exactly

    • Rodion Eshmakov

      High-aperture lenses for CZK, not based on calculations from the 50th century, also have quite an even picture. The same notorious Zenitar 1.2 / XNUMXs, which, although under the crop, is a very suitable example.

    • Arkady Shapoval

      For some, 'even' means 'bad'. Sometimes users want a special 'mesmerizing' picture from a particularly bright lens. But these parameters are usually loosely coupled. And the more modern the lens is, the more 'correct' and 'even' its picture is. In general, it is a blessing

  • Vadim

    I will add one of the advantages: a very beautiful blur in the out-of-focus area, in the background, it draws watercolors from the branches, in some way resembling the blur of film lenses.
    Among the shortcomings: the detailing as a whole could have been more, but, given the excellent "bokeshka", the ratio of sharp and unsharp is quite working; As for freezing, it is not so strong (but it is), in particular, I give a comparison of the subject in a full Sony frame with Laowa Argus CF 33 / 0.95 APO for Fuji-X, which, oddly enough, is slightly inferior to the subject in: blur, frigging and the beauty of boke? although the latter is of course purely individual.

  • Vadim

    Another example from the workers.

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Thank you

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