p.1 #7 · Official: 7artisans 50mm f/1.05 APO Lens for Sony E
bluloo wrote:
The MTF borders on miserable, particularly for something with the APO moniker.
Performance aside, I'm sad that it's got such a conventional name, it's not even a 'humanities biscuit' lens. I think you have to give people motivation to buy the lens apart from performance as, well, the performance doesn't look so hot.
p.1 #11 · Official: 7artisans 50mm f/1.05 APO Lens for Sony E
I've got to be honest - those look pretty good. Obviously, it's not APO in the least (lots of longitudinal CA), but the rendering is quite lovely, and it looks to be at least reasonably sharp wide open. It's not going to cut glass, but an f/1 lens for under $500 - we all knew that wasn't happening anyway.
Wonder how it compares with the TTArtisans 50mm f/0.95.
p.1 #12 · Official: 7artisans 50mm f/1.05 APO Lens for Sony E
Jman13 wrote:
I've got to be honest - those look pretty good. Obviously, it's not APO in the least (lots of longitudinal CA), but the rendering is quite lovely, and it looks to be at least reasonably sharp wide open. It's not going to cut glass, but an f/1 lens for under $500 - we all knew that wasn't happening anyway.
Wonder how it compares with the TTArtisans 50mm f/0.95.
p.1 #13 · Official: 7artisans 50mm f/1.05 APO Lens for Sony E
Yeah based on those samples the LoCA correction is really impressive, seems above the Sony ZA 55mm f1.8. I already have the Mitakon 50 0.95, otherwise I'd be interested in this lens just for specialty wide open stuff.
p.1 #15 · Official: 7artisans 50mm f/1.05 APO Lens for Sony E
Fred Miranda wrote:
Well controlled LoCA for such fast lens though.
Perhaps, but certainly nowhere near APO. The samples are definitely impressive. If they have reasonable quality control (the only 7Artisans lens I've used I had one terrible one and then one OK one in return), it is a steal for $500.
p.1 #16 · Official: 7artisans 50mm f/1.05 APO Lens for Sony E
Jman13 wrote:
The MTF looks pretty awful, but it could be perfect if the look is right, and if it sharpens up a bit stopped down.
That's actually very good for an ultrafast 50, assuming you can get a lens that performs to that standard. Compared to the Noctilux, it should be more even across the frame with about the same center resolution. I doubt it will stand up against the Canon RF or Nikon Z 50/1.2s, but in the collective of small, manual ultrafast 50's, that performance would make it highly competitive. That fact that it's the least expensive should be a bonus.
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Well at least on my budget 
