I've assembled what I think is a hilariously good small prime trinity set, all from 7Artisan, all in native Z-mount.
18/5.6 pancake
35/1.4 (first version, i greatly prefer the design over the newer ones)
75/1.4
I just got the 18 and 75 through prime day deals, so the total cost of these three lenses was under $350.
I personally think they offer an outstanding value solution compared to adapting just about anything, are far smaller than almost any other option in their FL ranges, and work very well with the ZF's IBIS, EVF, and sensor.
Both the 18 and 75 will benefit from a hood of some sort, as their front elements are VERY exposed. I've got a two week trip through Thailand coming at the end of the month, and I'm debating bringing just these, or also lugging my 28/2.8Z and 50/1.4Z.... Will prob bring the 28 for laziness but leave the 50.
I'll toss some on flickr and share for sure. I might be returning the 75, actually lol. It has a more "glowy" look wide-open than I like. If it was a $5000 Leica lens, people would probably fawn over it, but because it's a <$200 Chinese optic, it'll be ignored. Either way, it's not my preferred look.
I do like the 18 for what it is. I'm interested in the Viltrox 14/4 Air, but 18 is my favorite UWA prime FL.
I really love the 35. It balances and handles great on the ZF, and gives me a similar look to what I remember of the Nikon 35/1.4 AIS that I used on my FE2 and F2 from ~2007-2011.
I did some more shooting with the 75 over the past couple days and determined it has too much glow wide open for my taste. Back to Amazon it goes.
The other two will live on in my kit.
ISO1600 wrote:
I did some more shooting with the 75 over the past couple days and determined it has too much glow wide open for my taste. Back to Amazon it goes.
The other two will live on in my kit.
I fell for the 35/1.4vIII, so I tried the 75 as well. The undercorrected SA was less troubling to me than that + astigmatism + coma. You definitely need to watch the background when using it wide open. Definitely nothing there for which I would give up my CV Utron 75/1.9.
I had and sold the 75/2 TTA. Just not enough "pop" for me in a dedicated prime. It does have fast focus and nice performance, but 75 and 85 f2's have never been exciting enough for me to keep.
Plus I was (maybe overly) optimistic about having a 7Artisans trinity with similar design language across the lenses, and similar performance.
