Launched in late 2024, the full-frame compatible 7Artisans AF 85mm F1.8 is available in Nikon Z (FX), Sony E (FE), and Leica L mount options. As such, it goes up against own-brand lenses including ...

For this review, the lens was tested on a Canon EOS ... The amount of selective focus possible with a wide aperture 85mm lens helps anyway and the overall effect is very pleasing.

The taller the column, the better the lens performance. For this review, the lens was tested on a Sony A5100 using Imatest. CA (Chromatic Aberration) is virtually banished at the centre of the frame.

I tested the Z-mount version of the 7Artisans AF 85mm on my trusty Nikon Z 6II camera body. I found that autofocus speed is a little more pedestrian than I’m used to but the now typical linear ...