The Best First Leica Lens? | 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 Wen Review

“Wen” is the pronunciation of the Chinese character "文", Witch also is the red logo on the lens. "文" has lots of meanings under different contexts, 'Culture', 'Character', 'Record', 'Document' are some of the most common ones, so this "Wen" series of lenses probably means it's designed with documentary photography in mind.

Well done that was the best review i have seen for 7Artisans/TTArtisans lenses.I don't use 35mm much so this would be great.I was also taken by the 28mm 1.4 and 75mm 1.25 (hope i got those right)Thanyou,have a great day.

Nice review Benj! This is really nice lens!

Does anyone know what size screwdriver is used to adjust the 7artisans?! Mine didn’t come with one, nor did it come with a chart to calibrate. Help please.

Great video! Did you ever try this lens on your X-E4 Benj? I'm a Fuji shooter, torn between this lens and the x-mount Voigtlander 35/1.2 you also reviewed, or the 23mm version. I would be mainly using it for video, but also for the bride and groom portraits part of a wedding day for a few shots where I want that bokeh swirl, and ideally nice flares. It looks to me like this 7Artisans lens renders a more 3D look than the Voigtlander, from images I've seen. But it's so hard to compare. And there are hardly any reviews of the 23mm f1.2. Any advice?

Awesome review! Would be interesting how the 28mm 1.4 performs

Hey Benj, which do you prefer - the 7artisans 35 or the TTartisan 35? (for a M240). Thanks

Hello there. I was wandering how this 35 1.4 holds up to the 35 1.4 from Fuji. I know they are different systems etc, but I do have a fuji x pro and adapting „leica lenses“ is pretty easy.. how do they compare in terms of IQ? thank you ;)

I’ve just ordered this lens. I’ve owned the 35mm Summilux fle which was exceptional but I sold it after a year as the price point/usage scale just didn’t add up (favouring my 50mm Focal length instead). I’m very much looking forward to having a 35mm M mount lens back in my camera bag and at the price of it it’s a no brainer.

The 7A' is SUPER impressive for the price. I'd be totally fine with it. Great vid!

Hi Benj. I apreciate you posts a lot. Thanks a lot for this....Now..i have a question and i hope that you probably could help me with my infinty focussing problem with 2 7Artisans lenses. The 1.1 50mm and the 1.4 28mm. The sectional image does never fit at infinity. Adjusting those focus screws does not help. I wrote the 7Artians team, they said: You need to adjust the macular linkage...i really don't know what have to do and i am a little sick of having so much to do with for an example the new lens from amazon (the 1.4 / 28mm.) Also this lens has this issue. Could you give me an advice. As said ajusting those 2 screws at the thread has no impact. Kind regards Marcel

really like the look you get from this lens

great video dude! which soft release are you rocking there?

Dude! Great job thank you. No bs direct , compare to Zeiss 35mm 1.4 you know the ZM 50 1.5 Sonnar. BRAVO!

Loving the Leica content. I just put out a few of my own Leica videos. YouTube can't get enough Leica content to watch!

Benj, I’m super impressed by your videos! I don’t even own a Leica yet I’m subbing anyway simply based on the quality that you put out. Great work!

Wow, that is a great camera strap you have on the M10. Where did you get it from?

Hi Ben, there is no link to the images in the description as you mentioned in the video

I going to be picking up my first Leica M and looking at this lens and the TTArtisan 35mm.. Which would you recommend between the 2? Thank you

Tried this lens for Sony mount (still saving up for a digital Leica) I think it’s either the same optical design or very similar because I noticed all of the attributes you discussed in my photos. However at shutter speeds faster than 1/1000 one side of the frame would get very dark. That was kinda a deal breaker for me. Otherwise really fun lens especially for the price! Great video as always