Artra Lab Nonikkor 11mm f/1.8 11mm
The 11mm f/1.8 ultra-wide prime delivers strong low-light capability and a 16.5mm full-frame equivalent field of view on APS-C, with a 10-blade diaphragm for smooth bokeh. Its all-metal aluminum alloy construction and vintage NIKKOR-inspired design provide tactile manual focus control absent from modern lenses. This lens is best for macro and still-life shooters who want dramatic, close-focus wide-angle perspectives, given its 60/100 macro score and 180mm minimum focus distance.
Snapshot
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Wide-angle |
| Focal Length Min | 11 |
| Focal Length Max | 11 |
| Elements | 13 |
| Groups | 9 |
| Coating | Multilayer Coating |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/22 |
| Min Aperture | f/1.8 |
| Constant | No |
| Diaphragm Blades | 10 |
Build
| Mount | Fujifilm X |
| Format | APS-C |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.8 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 62 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 180 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Artra Lab Nonikkor 11mm f/1.8 11mm | Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN | Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD | Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 | Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 | Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 11mm | 18-50mm | 17-70mm | 17-28mm | 12-35mm | 18-135mm |
| Max Aperture | f/22 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 | f/3.5 |
| Mount | Fujifilm X | Sony E | Sony E | Nikon Z | Micro Four Thirds | Sony E |
| Stabilization | false | false | true | false | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Weight (g) | 350 | 290 | 544 | 450 | 306 | 326 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | stepping motor | RXD | Stepping Motor | Autofocus | Linear motor |
| Lens Type | wide-angle | zoom | zoom | zoom | zoom | zoom |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | User Sentiment | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artra Lab Nonikkor 11mm f/1.8 11mm | 12.6 | 31.1 | 70.7 | 86.2 | 65.1 | 20.6 | 98.1 | 33.6 | 98.5 | 37.2 |
| Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Compare | 87.6 | 81.6 | 86.6 | 91.1 | 82.5 | 83.8 | 80.3 | 78.5 | 89.1 | 37.2 |
| Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Compare | 53.6 | 86.8 | 69.8 | 85.2 | 91.1 | 83.8 | 63.3 | 89.5 | 84.5 | 82.9 |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Compare | 87.6 | 86.8 | 76.1 | 85.2 | 88.4 | 83.8 | 90.8 | 68 | 68.1 | 37.2 |
| Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 Compare | 53.6 | 81.6 | 85.9 | 50.7 | 86.8 | 83.8 | 63.3 | 80.4 | 84.5 | 97 |
| Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Compare | 98.1 | 75.1 | 73.4 | 40 | 79.1 | 77 | 44.2 | 95.8 | 89.1 | 82.9 |