i have the 7 artisan 50mm 1.1, and i only shoot it wide open. its a character lens but don't expect great image quality out of it. i also own a voigtlander 75mm 1.5 , and the value proposition is great! i wonder how this 75mm 1.25 compared to the voigtlander, i think they both offer great value.
Great to see a VIDOM being used!! But I'm surprised that you find it difficult to keep the horizon straight with it, because I've heard numerous people say that nearly automatic leveling is a feature of the inverted view, and I've found this to be the case myself. When I first started using the VIDOM I would hold up my camera at the angle that *felt* straight but it was wildly off through the viewfinder to the point that I thought something was wrong. Nothing was wrong except my angle, and the viewfinder just made any crooked horizontals plainly obvious. Since the camera I use it on has no level of its own, I sometimes use the viewfinder to check straightness even when I'm composing with the rear screen, and I can often tell in the results which shots were taken using the inverted view. I have a tip for using the VIDOM with glasses, which might not work on your M3 but it's perfect on my X1: Whenever I bring it up to my eye I grip it with my thumb resting on the parallax adjuster, which aligns my thumbnail nearly flush with the eyepiece. This way my nail acts as a bumper to bring up to my glasses and I'm not constantly scraping the metal eyepiece against the surface. It also allows me to steady the camera against my face by pressing the base of my thumb against my cheek instead of the eyepiece against my glasses. And I love your rooftop setting, with all that beautiful old brickwork in the background and the reflective white surface below. A night/dusk portrait shoot up there might be cool, especially with a wider lens that can take in more of the background ambiance.
Hmm... I wonder if they were after the old Biotar 75mm design at first. That's an absolutle legend of a lens. Anyways, by comparison the Voigtlander 75mm f/1.5 Nokton Aspherical sells for exactly twice as much at $900. Both are 7 elements, 6 groups but the 7Artisans seems to be Sonnar derived while the Voigtlander is more optically corrected with one aspherical element and three high index elements. For more practical stuff the Voigtlander 75mm 2.5 can be had used for $300-400 and is a much smaller and simpler design, but with all the modern coatings.
I bought the same lens and I shot a few test rolls. About 20% of photos were out of focus. I couldn’t be bothered to go through calibration so I sent it back. I think it’s a decent lens when shot at f2 on a digital camera
I use this lens on my M10-D (albeit using the viso-flex to nail focus) and I absolutely adore it. I often receive the most positive comments when I use that lens than any other to be honest (even when using my other ‘premium’ Leica glass).
Eduardo, you don't need digital leica to adjust this lens, you just need another leica lens you trust. In my living room 5m away I put one object with visible vertical line, then I put one summicron lens on my leica exactly on 5m focus on tripod and move back and forward to put that horizontal line exactly on 5m.... after that I put 7artisans lens on 5m, and to see how much was off.... it was just a little, so I adjusted with that screwdriver..... so you need just another trusty leica lens to adjust this lens...... after that I went out and put to infinity to a very distant object and it was perfect.
This lens has been my go to for portraits for almost the past year now. It performs well on my M240 and performs just as well on my xpro-2 It’s really good in my opinion from f2 on.
Thanks for this review! I incorporate a lot of film in my work with stills so I lean towards manual focus lenses even on my digital mirrorless. I didn’t even know this lens existed! You’re seriously one of my top photographer/youtuber. Love that you’re pumping great content even during these crazy times.
On an autofocus camera, 85mm has become the preferred of my lenses for street. Wish it was a touch wider, shame 75/77 isn't more common. I only know of Fuji, Samyang, and Pentax options in that class
That 75mm lens would seem to be designed for portraits. I wonder how it does wide open. I am a little put off by the "f/1.25" aperture because that is non-standard, the lens industry would call that f/1.2, which is on the geometric scale of apertures. The DOF of a 75mm @ 1.2 @ one meter is minute, and probably looks great when it works. I bet that's a heavy lens.
I mean, the aperture is what it is, even if it’s outside the standard that’s how they got it to be. On the 50 Noctilux, it is f/0.95. If you called that f/1, you’d be referring to the older version
Leica quotes their 75mm lens' maximum aperture as f/1.25, so 7Artisans probably figured why argue with Dad? When using it at 1m with a rangefinder camera, I do find it prudent to stop down a bit, but there are no issues when using it at slightly longer distances such as for waist-up portraits, stage/concert photos etc.
@@jlwilliams I'll just go off into the woods muttering about Ernst Leitz and the chipping away of standards because of neo ignorance. Leitz is to photography what YooHoo is to softdrinks.
Ed, you don't have to elevate your speed of speech. It feels a little rush. Or if that's exactly the case which you don't have enough time. Ignore my advice anyway.
The three 7Artisans lenses I own were all fine right out of the box. I think the main value of the alignment feature is so that if you had to have your rangefinder calibrated for optimum results with a specific lens you already own (e.g. Noctilux) you can make your 7Artisans lenses match that calibration rather than having to have everything redone.
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i have the 7 artisan 50mm 1.1, and i only shoot it wide open. its a character lens but don't expect great image quality out of it. i also own a voigtlander 75mm 1.5 , and the value proposition is great! i wonder how this 75mm 1.25 compared to the voigtlander, i think they both offer great value.
Oohh! Que fotografías más bonitas!! Las de la escalera me han enamorado por completo! bravo!
Great to see a VIDOM being used!! But I'm surprised that you find it difficult to keep the horizon straight with it, because I've heard numerous people say that nearly automatic leveling is a feature of the inverted view, and I've found this to be the case myself. When I first started using the VIDOM I would hold up my camera at the angle that *felt* straight but it was wildly off through the viewfinder to the point that I thought something was wrong. Nothing was wrong except my angle, and the viewfinder just made any crooked horizontals plainly obvious. Since the camera I use it on has no level of its own, I sometimes use the viewfinder to check straightness even when I'm composing with the rear screen, and I can often tell in the results which shots were taken using the inverted view.
I have a tip for using the VIDOM with glasses, which might not work on your M3 but it's perfect on my X1: Whenever I bring it up to my eye I grip it with my thumb resting on the parallax adjuster, which aligns my thumbnail nearly flush with the eyepiece. This way my nail acts as a bumper to bring up to my glasses and I'm not constantly scraping the metal eyepiece against the surface. It also allows me to steady the camera against my face by pressing the base of my thumb against my cheek instead of the eyepiece against my glasses.
And I love your rooftop setting, with all that beautiful old brickwork in the background and the reflective white surface below. A night/dusk portrait shoot up there might be cool, especially with a wider lens that can take in more of the background ambiance.
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Hmm... I wonder if they were after the old Biotar 75mm design at first. That's an absolutle legend of a lens.
Anyways, by comparison the Voigtlander 75mm f/1.5 Nokton Aspherical sells for exactly twice as much at $900. Both are 7 elements, 6 groups but the 7Artisans seems to be Sonnar derived while the Voigtlander is more optically corrected with one aspherical element
and three high index elements.
For more practical stuff the Voigtlander 75mm 2.5 can be had used for $300-400 and is a much smaller and simpler design, but with all the modern coatings.
The 7Artisans 28mm f1.4 is a must try lens if you a 28mm shooter.
Is it heavy at all? It looks a bit long
@@KingJvpes I have it too - it’s pretty heavy (but very well made) and knocks out about a sixth of the viewfinder, but great results!
I bought the same lens and I shot a few test rolls. About 20% of photos were out of focus. I couldn’t be bothered to go through calibration so I sent it back. I think it’s a decent lens when shot at f2 on a digital camera
I use this lens on my M10-D (albeit using the viso-flex to nail focus) and I absolutely adore it. I often receive the most positive comments when I use that lens than any other to be honest (even when using my other ‘premium’ Leica glass).
i have seen people taping frosted tape over an via bulb opened shutter (kinda like a ground glas), in order to adjust focus. ;)
I've tried it before it works great. Phenix 205-B rangefinder.
Eduardo, you don't need digital leica to adjust this lens, you just need another leica lens you trust. In my living room 5m away I put one object with visible vertical line, then I put one summicron lens on my leica exactly on 5m focus on tripod and move back and forward to put that horizontal line exactly on 5m.... after that I put 7artisans lens on 5m, and to see how much was off.... it was just a little, so I adjusted with that screwdriver..... so you need just another trusty leica lens to adjust this lens...... after that I went out and put to infinity to a very distant object and it was perfect.
This lens has been my go to for portraits for almost the past year now. It performs well on my M240 and performs just as well on my xpro-2 It’s really good in my opinion from f2 on.
Thanks for this review! I incorporate a lot of film in my work with stills so I lean towards manual focus lenses even on my digital mirrorless. I didn’t even know this lens existed! You’re seriously one of my top photographer/youtuber. Love that you’re pumping great content even during these crazy times.
Got this lens last Christmas. I love it on Leica. The color is beautiful.👍👍👍👍👍
great vid! as long as you adjust your focus for infinity (use the moon) all closer distances will sync up👌🏼 in most cases!
Awesome as always. Planning on starting a film vlog too because I'm inspired by your videos. 👌 Greetings from the Philippines
We love Fran!
On an autofocus camera, 85mm has become the preferred of my lenses for street. Wish it was a touch wider, shame 75/77 isn't more common. I only know of Fuji, Samyang, and Pentax options in that class
Great review, and always love the music you used in the video :)
Hola Eduardo, sabes donde se puede conseguir el visor que pones en la zapata, me gustaría uno para un lente de 35mm para una m3. Gracias, buen video!
What lenses do you have for leica? And what lens do you recommend under 700 dollars (wide angle)?
Yeeeah, finally a video about this lens!) Great one, thank you)
Cool lens. Stay safe Ed
Very informative video thanks 🙏
That 75mm lens would seem to be designed for portraits. I wonder how it does wide open. I am a little put off by the "f/1.25" aperture because that is non-standard, the lens industry would call that f/1.2, which is on the geometric scale of apertures. The DOF of a 75mm @ 1.2 @ one meter is minute, and probably looks great when it works. I bet that's a heavy lens.
I mean, the aperture is what it is, even if it’s outside the standard that’s how they got it to be. On the 50 Noctilux, it is f/0.95. If you called that f/1, you’d be referring to the older version
Leica quotes their 75mm lens' maximum aperture as f/1.25, so 7Artisans probably figured why argue with Dad? When using it at 1m with a rangefinder camera, I do find it prudent to stop down a bit, but there are no issues when using it at slightly longer distances such as for waist-up portraits, stage/concert photos etc.
@@jlwilliams I'll just go off into the woods muttering about Ernst Leitz and the chipping away of standards because of neo ignorance. Leitz is to photography what YooHoo is to softdrinks.
Was it shot on ColorPlus 200?
Fujicolor PROPLUS II, yes
@@edpavez Can you still buy that film? It's a great colour film for sure, but I thought it was no longer in production? It's one of my favourites too.
EduardoPavezGoye allright thanks 😎
@@thedondeluxe6941 I found a guy in Mexico who had some. That's how I got mine. It took me two years to find those rolls. :(
@@edpavez That's a lucky find! Such a shame they don't make it anymore :-(
Hellou the músic ? Chala bella
50mm = SLR
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vendiste la m8 ?
Ed, you don't have to elevate your speed of speech. It feels a little rush. Or if that's exactly the case which you don't have enough time. Ignore my advice anyway.
these rangefinders are so easy, you only need use two viewfinders and first you have to calibrate the lens..
You only have to calibrate the lens when you get these cheap Chinese lenses
If it wasn't for that alignment ugh
The three 7Artisans lenses I own were all fine right out of the box. I think the main value of the alignment feature is so that if you had to have your rangefinder calibrated for optimum results with a specific lens you already own (e.g. Noctilux) you can make your 7Artisans lenses match that calibration rather than having to have everything redone.