7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift 50mm
The 50mm f/1.4 tilt-shift mechanism and bright aperture enable precise focus plane control and pronounced bokeh via a 12-blade diaphragm on Fujifilm X-mount bodies. Its compact 364g build and 75mm full-frame equivalent field of view make it a portable option for deliberate, creative compositions. This lens is best for portrait and still-life photographers wanting affordable tilt-shift effects without investing in proprietary systems.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong stabilization (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average af (15th percentile)
- Below average optical (29th percentile)
- Below average versatility (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Tilt-shift |
| Focal Length Min | 50 |
| Focal Length Max | 50 |
| Elements | 7 |
| Groups | 6 |
| Coating | multi-coating |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/16 |
| Min Aperture | f/1.4 |
| Constant | Yes |
| Diaphragm Blades | 12 |
Build
| Mount | Fujifilm X |
| Format | APS-C |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.8 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 46 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | Yes |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 500 |
vs Competition
| Spec | 7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift 50mm | Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS | Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 | Nikon NIKKOR AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR | Sony G Master SEL70200GM2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 50mm | 16-300mm | 18-300mm | 28-200mm | 16-85mm | 70-200mm |
| Max Aperture | f/16 | f/3.5 | f/3.5 | f/4 | f/3.5 | f/2.8 |
| Mount | Fujifilm X | Sony E | Fujifilm X | L-Mount | Nikon F | Sony E |
| Stabilization | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | false | true | false | true |
| Weight (g) | 364 | 615 | 92 | 413 | 59 | 1045 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | HLA | VXD linear motor | Autofocus | AF-S | XD Linear Motors |
| Lens Type | tilt-shift | zoom | zoom | macro | zoom | telephoto |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Artisans 50mm f/1.4 Tilt-Shift 50mm | 15.3 | 56.6 | 63.6 | 50.8 | 29.4 | 49.5 | 34 | 55 | 80.5 |
| Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Compare | 54.8 | 84.3 | 57.9 | 86.5 | 98.8 | 76.9 | 99.6 | 83.1 | 99.1 |
| Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Compare | 98.1 | 75 | 96.3 | 88.4 | 73.5 | 76.9 | 99.2 | 83.1 | 80.5 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 54.8 | 77.8 | 73.8 | 89.5 | 90.9 | 71.4 | 95.7 | 75.5 | 99.4 |
| Nikon NIKKOR AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Compare | 54.8 | 75 | 98.4 | 59.8 | 64.1 | 76.9 | 94.3 | 88 | 92.2 |
| Sony G Master SEL70200GM2 Compare | 98.1 | 90.8 | 33.3 | 33.1 | 87.2 | 83.8 | 79.4 | 94.8 | 80.5 |
Usage Scores
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