7Artisans AF 24mm F1.8
Launch MSRP
$329- Weight
- 424g
- Filter
- ⌀62mm
- Min focus
- 0.32m
- Max mag.
- 0.09×
- Formula
- 14E / 11G
- Released
- 2025
Specification sheet
Optical construction
- 3x ED
- 2x Aspherical
- 2x High Refractive
- Aperture range
- f/1.8 — f/16
Physical & ergonomics
- Weight
- 424g
- ⌀ × length
- 72.0 × 92.0mm
- Filter
- ⌀62mm
- Weather sealed
- No
- Aperture ring
- Yes · de-click
Autofocus actuator
- Stabilisation
- Body IBIS
- Teleconverter
- Not supported
- AF speed score
- 7.4 / 10
Close-up performance
- Min focus distance
- 0.32m
- Max magnification
- 0.09× (1:11.1)
Optical character
The AF 24mm F1.8 is a full-frame wide prime aimed at night skies, interiors and vlogging on a budget. Its 14-element, 11-group design includes three ED, two aspherical and two high-refractive elements, with an STM motor and an 11-blade diaphragm. Focus breathing is practically absent, which makes it an easy recommendation for video.
The all-metal barrel (72 x 92mm, 424g) carries a clickless aperture ring, AF/MF switch, function button and USB-C port. The centre is crisp with good contrast from f/1.8, and longitudinal CA is very low. Corners need stopping down, and the distortion pattern is complex.
Reviewer consensus
Reviewers found the centre very good wide open and the frame at its best around f/8, with corners noticeably weaker at f/1.8 and good by f/5.6. Vignetting is moderate (about 1.8 EV wide open), longitudinal CA very minor, and coma small and gone by f/5.6. The STM autofocus was fast, accurate and quiet for stills, about average for a stepping motor.
The drawbacks are a wavy pincushion distortion that is hard to correct cleanly, worse-than-average ghosting, busy bokeh balls up close, and tracking that early firmware handled inconsistently. Updated firmware improved AF behaviour.
Owner sentiment
Buyers like the solid metal build, the price, and the lack of breathing for handheld video and walk-around vlogging. Many use it for astro and night cityscapes as a cheaper alternative to first-party 24mm primes.
Complaints concern flare and ghosting with strong light sources, the size for a 24/1.8, and the need for firmware updates. Some owners also note the misleading spacing of the f/1.8 mark on the aperture ring.
Strengths, weaknesses & performance
Strengths
- +Sharp centre with good contrast from f/1.8
- +Virtually no focus breathing
- +Very low longitudinal CA
- +Metal build, clickless ring, Fn button
- +USB-C firmware updates
Weaknesses
- −Complex, wavy distortion
- −Ghosting worse than average
- −Weak corners wide open
- −No weather sealing at the mount
Six-axis rating
- Sharpness
- 7.6
- Bokeh Rendering
- 7.0
- Autofocus Speed
- 7.4
- Flare Resistance
- 6.5
- Build / Sealing
- 8.0
- Value / Size
- 8.2
Editorial 0–10 ratings synthesised from published reviews.
Technical specifications
| Mount | Sony E (FE) · full frame |
|---|---|
| Focal length | 24mm |
| Category | Wide |
| Maximum aperture | f/1.8 |
| Minimum aperture | f/16 |
| Construction | 14 elements in 11 groups |
| Special elements | 3x ED · 2x Aspherical · 2x High Refractive |
| Aperture blades | 11 |
| Focus type | Autofocus |
|---|---|
| Drive | STM |
| Minimum focus | 0.32m |
| Max magnification | 0.09× |
| Stabilisation | None (uses body IBIS) |
| Teleconverters | Not supported |
| Weight | 424g |
|---|---|
| Diameter × length | 72.0 × 92.0mm |
| Filter thread | ⌀62mm |
| Weather sealing | No |
| Aperture ring | Yes |
| De-clickable aperture | Yes |
| Release year | 2025 |
| Launch MSRP | $329 USD |
Sources
Specifications
- en.7artisans.com/prod_view.aspx
- 7artisans.com/prod_view.aspx
- 7artisans.store/products/af-24mm-f1-8-full-frame-lens-for-e
- phillipreeve.net/blog/review-7artisans-af-24mm-f-1-8/
- dustinabbott.net/2025/05/7artisans-af-24mm-f1-8-review/
- exibartstreet.com/
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