Manual-focus lens for Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm

7Artisans 12mm F2.8 II

12 mm, f/2.8, made for APS-C, focused by hand. It mounts natively, with no adapter, on all 30 of our APS-C cameras across 4 mounts; on the EOS R50 it frames like 19 mm.

Manual focus
12 mm · 19 mm equiv. on EOS R50
f/2.8 to f/16
300 g
67 mm filter
Focuses to 15 cm

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On your camera

The view and the weight with the camera (battery and card included).

The 30 cameras this lens fits
Camera	View (35 mm equiv.)	Weight with camera	Fit
Canon EOS R100	19 mm	656 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Canon EOS R50	19 mm	675 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Canon EOS R50 V	19 mm	670 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Canon EOS R10	19 mm	729 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Canon EOS R7	19 mm	912 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6000	18 mm	644 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6100	18 mm	696 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6400	18 mm	703 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6600	18 mm	803 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6700	18 mm	793 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony ZV-E10	18 mm	643 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony ZV-E10 II	18 mm	677 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony FX30	18 mm	946 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Nikon Z30	18 mm	705 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Nikon Z50	18 mm	750 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Nikon Z50II	18 mm	850 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Nikon Z fc	18 mm	745 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T5	18 mm	857 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T50	18 mm	738 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T30 III	18 mm	678 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T30 II	18 mm	678 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-S20	18 mm	791 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-S10	18 mm	765 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-M5	18 mm	655 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-E5	18 mm	745 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-E4	18 mm	664 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-H2	18 mm	960 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-H2S	18 mm	960 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T4	18 mm	907 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-Pro3	18 mm	797 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses

Before the first shot

Turn the focus ring until the subject looks sharp; focus peaking (sharp edges outlined in colour) and the magnified view in the viewfinder or on the screen make that easier. The camera cannot set the aperture, so shoot in aperture priority (A or Av) or manual exposure: the camera measures the light through the lens at the aperture you set on its ring. Check the first pictures and correct the exposure if they come out too dark or too light: Sony's guide warns that the camera may not measure the light correctly through a lens without electrical contacts.

Canon: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “Release shutter w/o lens” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Canon's manual
Sony: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “Release w/o Lens” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Sony's manual
Nikon: on the Z50II and Z fc, “Non-CPU lens data” in the setup menu records the lens's focal length and maximum aperture in your photos, which the camera cannot read from the lens. Nikon's guide
Fujifilm: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “SHOOT WITHOUT LENS” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Fujifilm's manual

What it frames

From 3 m back it takes in a scene about 5.6 × 3.7 m on the EOS R50. It focuses down to 15 cm from the sensor.

19 mm29 mm

Highlighted: this lens on the EOS R50, beside the RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM kit lens from the same spot. The kit zoom's dashed frame is its longest view.

Autofocus lenses with a similar view for Canon RF

Samyang AF 12mm F2 RF-S19 mm equiv. · f/2 · 213 g
Sigma 12mm F1.4 DC Contemporary19 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 250 g
Canon RF14mm F1.4 L VCM22 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 578 g

Other manual-focus lenses for Canon RF, closest in focal length

7Artisans 9mm F5.614 mm equiv. · f/5.6 · 463 g
TTArtisan APS-C 10mm F2 ASPH.16 mm equiv. · f/2 · 333–345 g
7Artisans 10mm F2.8 Fisheye16 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · weight not published
7Artisans 10mm F2.8 II Fisheye133.2° fisheye · f/2.8 · 602 g
TTArtisan 11mm F2.8 Fisheye18 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 439–600 g
TTArtisan 14mm F2.8 ASPH.22 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 437–445 g
7Artisans 14mm F2.822 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 504 g
Samyang MF 14mm F2.8 RF22 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 800 g

Every manual-focus lens

Facts from the makers' specification pages. 7Artisans's specifications. How we check

Questions about this lens

Does the 7Artisans 12mm F2.8 II autofocus?

No. It is a manual-focus lens: you turn its focus ring and set the aperture on its aperture ring. Canon, Sony and Fujifilm cameras take a picture with it only once a setting is turned on: the settings are named under “Before the first shot”.

Which cameras does the 7Artisans 12mm F2.8 II fit?

30 APS-C cameras in our catalogue: EOS R100, EOS R50, EOS R50 V, EOS R10, EOS R7, a6000, a6100, a6400, a6600, a6700, ZV-E10, ZV-E10 II, FX30, Z30, Z50, Z50II, Z fc, X-T5, X-T50, X-T30 III, X-T30 II, X-S20, X-S10, X-M5, X-E5, X-E4, X-H2, X-H2S, X-T4, X-Pro3.

What filter size does it take?

67 mm filters. Every lens with a 67 mm thread.

How big is it?

70 mm across and 60 mm long, in 7Artisans's figures.