New 7Artisans 35mm f2 release coming

[Huss]

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8 hours ago, lct said:

My 7a 35/2 flares and distorts significantly more than my Summicron 35/2 asph v1. Great little lens for the price though. I have lent my copy to a relative of mine together with an M8.2 and he likes this combo so much that he's reluctant to return it to me.

The flare on my cron asph 35 was really bad, especially with its veiling characteristics. The 7A was better.  I should try and dig up my comparison test shots IIRC one had pincushion distortion, the other barrel.

I no longer have either lens , the Cron replaced by an FLE, the 7A by a CV 35 1.4 v2

 

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[63rover]

Very happy with my original 35mm f2. Interested to see what the new one will do. (w/ M2 & FP4+)

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Edited October 10, 2022 by 63rover

[cboy]

I like the look of the lens, however I'm not liking the styling choice of the 'wen' symbol. If I had that lens I'd be distracted from staring at the glaring symbol everytime I look down on the lens. I don't mind the Chinese character rather the stylistic choice. If the symbol was stylised more in line to the font of surrounding text then it'd be less glaring. However its horses for courses in the look of lenses

[AndreasG]

vor 49 Minuten schrieb cboy:

however I'm not liking the styling choice of the 'wen' symbol

I think it is possible to remove the Wen character with an appropriate solvent without damage of the lens body.

[Casey Jefferson]

On 10/1/2022 at 11:57 AM, Huss said:

The flare on my cron asph 35 was really bad, especially with its veiling characteristics. The 7A was better.  I should try and dig up my comparison test shots IIRC one had pincushion distortion, the other barrel.

I no longer have either lens , the Cron replaced by an FLE, the 7A by a CV 35 1.4 v2

 

I had two copies of the 35cron asph v1, the first one flared whenever a strong light source right outside the frame, sort of like a double rainbow in sideways. It's better than something seen on the 35lux pre asph but much less pronounced, though it's there. And occasionally there's this bizzare small solid rainbow in the frame when there is strong sunlight.

My current copy seems to perform pretty nicely, haven't gotten into any problem of sort. Pretty much problem free compared to the previous copy. Who knows maybe I'll encounter some sort of flares in the future.

[sometimesmaybe]

Matt Osborne's review - looks like it's a decent lens, but has some compatibility issues with some M bodies