7Artisans 7artisans 10mm F2.8 II Full Frame Ultra Wide Angle Review

The 7Artisans 10mm F2.8 II is a massive, specialized fisheye lens. It gives you a wild 185-degree field of view, which is even wider than the first version. It's built for one thing: extreme, creative wide-angle shots.

This lens is a specialist, and its scores show it. It's in the 99th percentile for macro, which is wild for a fisheye, thanks to that 0.15m minimum focus distance. The stabilization is solid at the 86th percentile, which helps since it's manual focus. But the build quality lands in the 4th percentile, which is a real concern. It feels cheap for a lens this big.

At around $278, it's not expensive for what it does. You're paying for that insane field of view and close-focus trick. Just know you're getting a one-trick pony with questionable build quality. If you need this specific look, it's a deal. If you want a general-purpose lens, look elsewhere.

Don't compare this to standard primes like the Viltrox 35mm or Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8. Those are versatile walk-around lenses. This 7Artisans is a special effect in a box. The closer competitor might be something like the Panasonic 14-140mm zoom, which is the opposite: super versatile but with a slower, variable aperture. This lens gives you a creative tool nothing else in this price range offers, but you sacrifice everything else for it.

Buy this if you're a creative photographer or videographer who specifically wants that ultra-wide fisheye distortion and doesn't mind manual focus. It's a fun, niche tool. Avoid it if you need an everyday lens, reliable autofocus, or a lens that feels like it'll survive a bump.