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7artisans Photoelectric 35mm f/5.6 Pancake Lens for Sony E (Black)

BH #7A3556SEBK • MFR #A006B-E
 11 reviews
7artisans Photoelectric 35mm f/5.6 Pancake Lens for Sony E (Black)
Key Features
  • E-Mount/ Full-Frame Format
  • f/5.6 Constant Aperture
  • 2 ED Extra-Low Dispersion Lenses
  • 5 Elements in 4 Groups
The 35mm f/5.6 Pancake Lens from 7Artisans is a compact full-frame lens for Sony E-mount cameras that makes carrying a camera on the go simple. The optical structure of five elements in four groups, with two ED ultra low dispersion glass elements, effectively reduces the chromatic aberration and renders virtually no color distortion. The maximum f/5.6 aperture provides a wide range of depth of field, soft blur effect, an exquisite circular spot, with minor vignetting for a vintage look. Focus is manually adjusted, providing a close focus distance of 11.8".
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7artisans Photoelectric 35mm f/5.6 Overview

The 35mm f/5.6 Pancake Lens from 7Artisans is a compact full-frame lens for Sony E-mount cameras that makes carrying a camera on the go simple. The optical structure of five elements in four groups, with two ED ultra low dispersion glass elements, effectively reduces the chromatic aberration and renders virtually no color distortion. The maximum f/5.6 aperture provides a wide range of depth of field, soft blur effect, an exquisite circular spot, with minor vignetting for a vintage look. Focus is manually adjusted, providing a close focus distance of 11.8".

The compact, pancake form factor makes it possible to fit a camera body and lens into a large pocket or a shoulder bag, and an integrated lens cover protects the front element from grime and damage.

Wide-Angle lens designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras, when used with APS-C-format cameras provides a 52.5mm equivalent focal length
Integrated protective metal lens cover
Compact pancake form factor
No electronic communication between lens and camera body

7artisans Photoelectric 35mm f/5.6 Specs

Key Specs
Focal Length
35mm
Maximum Aperture
f/5.6
Lens Mount
Sony E
Lens Format Coverage
Full-Frame
Focus Type
Manual Focus
Image Stabilization
No
Maximum Aperture
f/5.6
Minimum Aperture
f/5.6
Lens Mount
Sony E
Lens Format Coverage
Full-Frame
Angle of View
63°
Minimum Focus Distance
11.8" / 0.3 m
Optical Design
5 Elements in 4 Groups
Focus Type
Manual Focus
Image Stabilization
No
Filter Size
None
Weight
5.1 oz / 145 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.635 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
4.1 x 4 x 2.8"

7artisans Photoelectric 35mm f/5.6 Reviews

well built, nice idea

By Miguel
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2023-07-07

This is my second version of this lens. I do have the old Leica M mount version with the focusing lever, which I use with all my digital cameras, via a Leica M adapter. I purchased this Nikon Z version to use it exclusively with my Nikon Z30. The pancake size really fits a small body camera. The box says it is multi coated lens yet it radically loses contrast when using it outdoors. It is not practical when focusing the camera via LCD only, unless you use 2x focusing magnification. It is easier to focus while using an EVF. The focusing throw is quite short, so it is extremely difficult to try to do small adjustments, trying to nail focusing. The infinity setting does click however, if you double check with magnification focusing, you will notice it is not 100% focused to infinity, so it requires a couple of mm adjustment to really focus to infinity. Overall I am not 100% happy with the lens. I also think this is a $50 lens, certainly there are other choices for the $100 I paid for it.

great lens!

By Jack
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2022-02-18

i love this lens! the size and focal length are so convenient. gave 4 instead of 5 because you close the lens cover by turning the focus ring beyond infinity, so sometimes if you turn the ring farther than you mean to you'll cover it and get a black image. otherwise its amazing: sharp, easy to use, and so compact. for street photography you can't do better, especially for the price.

Nice an thin lens !

By RANDY
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2021-11-09

Works great and now I can travel with my Xpro3 in my jacket !

You will be pleasantly surprised

By Matthew
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-10-05

I was expecting something like my LOMO LC-A. Which I would have loved... but this lens is actually far sharper. Easy to focus if you put on focus peaking on the Z 6. Fun, small, makes for a tiny street camera feeling. LOVE IT.

Difficult to use and frustrating focus breathing

By Evan
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2021-09-06

It's a pancake for the Nikon Z mount, which is an uncommon sight. I thought it'd be a great pocketable lens for my Z6, but after taking it out a few times, I stopped using it. The manual focus ring is narrow and has a very short focus throw, shorter and smaller than the Canon 50mm f/1.8. While it is nice to have a built-in lens cover, the mechanism is flawed. The cover slides over the lens when turning focus just beyond infinity. The result is many shots that are taken at infinity have some vignetting due to my own inability to stop at exactly infinity and not a hair more. It's a cool design and it is fairly sharp, but from a practical standpoint, it is too frustrating to use. The 35mm f/0.95 from 7Artisans looks like it has a much bigger focus ring with a longer throw.

Fun lens with the Sigma FP Line!

By Eduardo
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2021-08-25

This lens makes the whole FP setup very minimalistic and compact. Its fun to take around and it doesn't weight you down. I do use my FP with a smallrig wood grip to make it easier to hold, but even after that, the whole setup is very small. Now onto the lens Optical Quality: The lens is sharp when focus is nailed, but you do have quite a bit a depth of field with the aperture being fixed at f5.6. However the lens does exhibit a heavy vignette and the color on the edges of the frame have a cyan/blue cast. This can be problematic when editing raw files as you will need to create a preset or take the extra time to eliminate the cast from the photos. ***Some helpful tips to FP owners *** If you plan to shoot JPG like I did, you can actually dive into the menus on the Sigma FP to completely eliminate the color cast and get great out of camera JPGs (example pictures attached). In the Menu head to the following: Shoot 3rd Column Lens Optics Compensation Color Shading. Follow the direction on the screen and shoot a flat evenly illuminated target, then dial in -0.4 to -0.6 compensation for blue cast. That should fix the out of camera JPGs. Mechanical Build Quality: I wouldn't say its perfect as my new lens already showed areas that hadn't been completely coated and the face of the lens has a small scratch on the front disc that was coated over. So there are a few manufacturing mistakes here and there, but I can easily overlook it for the price and its not completely noticeable unless you look at the lens very closely. I think what is more important is the focus ring and the markings. The focus ring is smooth to turn and dampened well. It is very skinny which can be hard to grab for those with large fingers to grasp. It has a distinct detent area that lens you know when you hit infinity. If you turn past this point you will close the built in lens cap (which is awesome). The infinity point on my lens is pretty good, but still requires the slightest of adjustment to get perfect infinity focus between 10 and 15 feet away. Overall I would say its good, but not perfect. Also the focus ring is the same direction as canon and sigma lenses. This is awesome for me because that is what I am use to, but if you are coming from Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, Sony, etc this might feel a little bit weird. One thing to note is that the sigma lens bayonet caps do not fit on the back of the lens. Be sure to use the one that is supplied if you shoot with a lot of sigma lenses. I think that about does it for my review. I really enjoy the size of the lens and how convenient it is to bring and operate. The aperture will limit your shooting in dark environments but, with modern sensors as they are, you can definitely get away with 12800 iso. In my case I don't mind shoot has high as 25600 on the FP as the files are still great for sharing on the web and printing a 4x6 photo for my albums.

Great Framing

By Gabriel
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-07-31

The product has a great resolution.

not worth beans on a rangefinder

By Geoffrey
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2022-04-12

You've got to be kidding me. This lens is absurd for a rangefinder camera -in my case -a Leica M9. It is next to impossible to focus accurately. However, adapted, it works fairly well on my Hasselblad X. It definitely needs to be used on a camera with auto focus.

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