Astrhori 18mm f/8 Pancake Shift Review

The Astrhori 18mm f/8 Pancake Shift lens is a unique lens, offering an enjoyable wide field of view on a pancake design, and a shift feature for perspective adjustment. The lens is fully manual and made of metal, with no weather sealing or contacts. It performs well in the middle of the image, but there is visible softness and chromatic aberration in the corners, especially on a full frame camera.

The Astrhori 18mm f/8 Pancake Shift lens is a unique lens, offering an enjoyable wide field of view on a pancake design, and a shift feature for perspective adjustment. The lens is fully manual and made of metal, with no weather sealing or contacts. It performs well in the middle of the image, but there is visible softness and chromatic aberration in the corners, especially on a full frame camera.

The lens has a 58 millimeter filter size and a fixed aperture of f/8, providing a simple design.

The Astrhori 18mm f/8 Pancake Shift lens is a unique lens that offers an enjoyable wide field of view on a pancake design, along with a shift feature for perspective adjustment. However, the lens is fully manual, with manual focus and aperture, and is made of metal with no weather sealing or contacts. The lens is designed to allow for precise adjustment of the lens position, but the shift mechanism works quite stiffly. Additionally, the manual focus ring turns precisely but a little heavily, and the lens exhibits some focus breathing, making it less suitable for video work. The lens has a 58 millimeter filter size and a fixed aperture of f/8, providing a simple design.In terms of image quality, the lens performs well in the middle of the image, offering excellent sharpness and contrast on a full frame camera. However, there is a slightly purple cast and visible softness and chromatic aberration in the corners. On an APS-C camera, the lens also delivers sharpness in the middle, with better corner performance, although some astigmatism is present. The lens also exhibits vignetting and distortion on a full-frame camera, but these issues are minimized on an APS-C camera.Overall, the Astrhori 18mm f/8 Pancake Shift lens is a unique and interesting lens to use, offering a wide field of view and a shift feature. While it has some drawbacks, such as vignetting, distortion, and purple color cast, it can be a fun lens to experiment with, especially for the price of $120.

Overall, the Astrhori 18mm f/8 Pancake Shift lens is a unique and interesting lens to use, offering a wide field of view and a shift feature. While it has some drawbacks, such as vignetting, distortion, and purple color cast, it can be a fun lens to experiment with, especially for the price of $120.