The 7Artisans 25mm f/0.95 is now available and apparently, they are calling their 0.95 series of lenses the firefly series. Damian Brown posted his review of this unique lens the other day and there is a summary of the review below or you can watch the video above.
- A chunky metal lens with a metal cover
- Focus moves in and out
- 595g without caps which is a bit more than the specs on the website
- Feels well built
- 99.7mm in length so better for larger bodies
- The minimum focus distance of 0.25m
- Smooth focus ring and a clickless aperture
- 52mm filter thread
- About 37.5mm full-frame equivalent
- 11 lenses in 9 groups
- Not sure why a Fujifilm shooter would want a clickless aperture beyond being able to select fractional apertures
- 0.95 works well for moody dark scenes and if you stop down the lens is more than capable
- vignetting is heavy wide open and goes away around f/5.6
- Character is similar to the 35mm and 50mm f/0.95
- Color rendering is ok
- Distortion isn’t a problem
- Purple fringing is only noticeable at 0.95
- The lens is almost a good macro lens
- This lens really shines at night
- Great for someone that likes to play with character and fast glass
