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We reported a few weeks ago Lens maker 7Artisans is rumored to be working on a brand new 10mm f/2.8 ultra-wide angle fisheye lens. Well, it’s not a rumor anymore, because not only has 7Artisans confirmed the lens is arriving, but it’s available now – at least for pre-order, and should ship within a few days.

The 7Artisan’s 10mm f/2.8 II is available in Canon R, Leica L, Nikon Z and Sony E mounts, and is priced at a very attractive and affordable $278 / £269 / AU$419. other territories with a similarly low price. label. The goal is an update of its existing 10mm f/2.8 full frame fish eyewhich has been redesigned to deliver sharper images on today’s 40+ MP high-resolution sensors.

It has a wider field of view than the previous version, with an angle of view of 185º compared to 178º on the lens it replaces. This gives the lens an exaggerated barrel distortion that adds a touch of creativity to photos of everything from architecture to portraits.

Perhaps the most notable feature of this lens is that its markings are now fluorescent and glow an eerie green in low light. But it’s not just to make it look cool; it is very practical when it comes to shooting at night and should make it join the ranks of best lenses for astrophotographyespecially considering its ultra-wide 10mm viewing angle and fast f/2.8 maximum aperture, both of which are desirable features for an astro lens.

As you would expect at this price, this is a fully manual lens with no built-in autofocus. However, there is a good-sized manual focus ring while the focus is entirely internal. A detached aperture ring allows apertures to be set between f/2.8 and f/16, while depth-of-field markers etched into the all-metal lens barrel indicate the degree of focus.

The lens is constructed from 11 elements arranged in eight groups, including aspherical and extra-low dispersion elements to help minimize spherical and chromatic aberration for accurate color reproduction and improved image quality.

The diaphragm features eight rounded aperture blades, for attractive bokeh when shooting large or stunning stars with the aperture closed. The minimum focusing distance is just 0.15m, for sharp close-ups at close range.

The lens weighs around 600 grams and has dimensions of 75 x 95mm, depending on the lens mount, making it quite light and compact for such a large and fast lens.

We’ll bring you our review as soon as we get one, but we’re expecting big things based on its predecessor, as we gave the original lens a five star review when it was released just three years ago.