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Review on Capture Stunning Shots with 7artisans 25mm F1.8 Lens for Olympus & Panasonic MFT Cameras in Black! by Justin Puranik

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Super cheap manual lens with very good optical performance. i keep mine

I bought this lens because it cost like shit. I figured if it was really bad I could just return it to Revain for a refund. But --- I mounted it on the front of my Panasonic G85, took it out and shot it for a couple of hours today and was very impressed with the overall handling. It's small and light, but metallic and strong. It's important to understand that this is a fully manual lens. There is no communication with the camera. You have to focus manually and use the aperture ring manually. Most Panasonic and Olympus cameras will meter correctly with this lens when the camera is used with priority M or A. So the capture and processing is good, but the proof comes when viewing images on a big screen. I checked the 250 shots I took today and found them to be sharp, high contrast and with good colour. I would have no hesitation in using this lens for professional work. Another note: There are no detents on the aperture ring. If you're using a video lens, that's fine. If you want and need clicks, then that's bad. I have other lenses without click stops so I'm used to it and it's neutral for me. But you should know before you order it. I love the lens so much I'm looking at the 35mm version right now.

Pros
  • Stable test results
Cons
  • Some little things

Comments (9)

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January 31, 2023
A super cheap manual lens that has very good optical performance. I'm keeping mine.
January 23, 2023
10 Times Better Than Those Lenses Costing Half As Much
January 20, 2023
Nice little manual lens
January 05, 2023
Great lens at a great price for your M43 camera body!
December 28, 2022
A great lens for video
December 26, 2022
Great Budget Lens
December 26, 2022
Good small, inexpensive, well built old-school manual lens.
December 22, 2022
Great little lens.
October 13, 2022
Optical quality well above the price