7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 Review
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The 7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 full-frame lens is jaw-droppingly wide and ideal for architecture and indoor shooting. It is small, tough, and solid, with smooth manual focus and a small built-in metal hood. The lens is sharp with good contrast, low color fringing, and minimal distortion, making it highly recommended for wide-angle photography.
The lens delivers impressive image quality with good sharpness and contrast in the middle and corners, low color fringing, and minimal distortion. Although there is some vignetting at wider apertures, stopping down to F/8 results in extra sharpness and brightness.
Pros
- Jaw-droppingly wide
- Compact and solid build
- Impressive image quality with sharpness and contrast
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- No filter compatibility
- Fair amount of flaring
The 7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 lens is simple in design, but its priority on sharpness makes it a great choice for wide-angle photography.
The 7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 full-frame lens is jaw-droppingly wide, making it ideal for architecture and indoor shooting. Its compact size and solid build provide a comfortable grip, and the manual focus functions smoothly, with everything in focus at the maximum aperture of F/5.6. The lens delivers impressive image quality with good sharpness and contrast in the middle and corners, low color fringing, and minimal distortion. Although there is some vignetting at wider apertures, stopping down to F/8 results in extra sharpness and brightness. However, it lacks weather sealing, filter compatibility, and rear filters, which could limit its versatility.The lens is simple in design, but its priority on sharpness makes it a great choice for wide-angle photography. It also offers low coma levels, distortion correction, and well-defined sun stars. However, it has a fair amount of flaring in bright light conditions and limited depth for creating sunstars. Overall, the 7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 lens is highly recommended for wide-angle enthusiasts.
Overall, the 7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 lens is highly recommended for wide-angle enthusiasts.
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Christopher Frost
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