7Artisans Hope Series 25mm T2.1 25mm
Focal length 25mm
Aperture f/22
Mount Canon RF
stabilization Yes
Weight 998 g
af type manual focus only
lens type wide-angle
39 Overall Score
Price MX$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong stabilization (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong macro (67th percentile) 67th
- Strong optical (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average build (15th percentile)
- Below average af (15th percentile)
- Below average aperture (24th percentile)
- Below average versatility (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Wide-angle |
| Focal Length Min | 25 |
| Focal Length Max | 25 |
| Elements | 15 |
| Groups | 12 |
| Coating | multi-layer nano-coating |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/22 |
| Min Aperture | f/2.1 |
| Constant | Yes |
| Diaphragm Blades | 10 |
Build
| Mount | Canon RF |
| Format | APS-C |
| Weather Sealed | No |
| Weight | 1.0 kg / 2.2 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 77 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | Yes |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 300 |
vs Competition
| Spec | 7Artisans Hope Series 25mm T2.1 25mm | 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 | Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 | Nikon NIKKOR AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 25mm | 16-300mm | 18-300mm | 28-70mm | 28-200mm | 16-85mm |
| Max Aperture | f/22 | f/3.5 | f/3.5 | f/2.8 | f/4 | f/3.5 |
| Mount | Canon RF | Sony E | Fujifilm X | Canon RF | L-Mount | Nikon F |
| Stabilization | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | false | true | true | false |
| Weight (g) | 998 | 615 | 92 | 495 | 413 | 59 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | HLA | VXD linear motor | STM | Autofocus | AF-S |
| Lens Type | wide-angle | zoom | zoom | zoom | macro | zoom |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Artisans Hope Series 25mm T2.1 25mm | 15.3 | 37.9 | 14.5 | 67.3 | 66.5 | 24.3 | 34 | 40 | 80.5 |
| Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Compare | 54.8 | 84.3 | 57.8 | 86.6 | 98.8 | 77 | 99.6 | 82.9 | 99.1 |
| Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Compare | 98.1 | 75.1 | 96.3 | 88.5 | 73.5 | 77 | 99.2 | 82.9 | 80.5 |
| Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM Compare | 85.5 | 86.2 | 67.2 | 77.5 | 84.4 | 83.8 | 77.4 | 87.9 | 98.2 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 54.8 | 77.9 | 73.8 | 89.5 | 90.9 | 71.5 | 95.7 | 75.3 | 99.4 |
| Nikon NIKKOR AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Compare | 54.8 | 75.1 | 98.4 | 59.8 | 64.1 | 77 | 94.3 | 87.9 | 92.2 |
Usage Scores
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