7Artisans 10mm f/3.5

This 7Artisans lens is an ultra-wide prime with APS-C coverage, released in 2025 and still in production. It comes in Nikon Z, Fujifilm X, Sony E and Micro Four Thirds versions, so pick the one made for your camera.

A 10mm focal length suits interiors, architecture and wide landscapes, where you want the whole scene in frame. It also exaggerates perspective when you move close to a foreground subject.

The trade-off is control: focusing is entirely manual, so it favours slow, deliberate shooting over fast-moving work. It is also a very small lens that is easy to keep in a bag.

The Nikon Z version weighs just 4.4 oz (126 g). The body is 2.32 in (59 mm) across and 1.34 in (34 mm) long, so it adds almost no bulk to a kit. That version also takes 46mm screw-in filters on its own thread.

On an APS-C sensor, 10mm gives an extreme wide view. You can stand inside a small room and still include its walls, floor and ceiling. Building exteriors and open landscapes fit the frame without stepping back. Moving close to a foreground object then exaggerates its size against the scene behind it.

The maximum aperture is f/3.5. Ultra-wide work usually happens stopped down, so this costs less than it would on a portrait lens. At 10mm, depth of field runs deep, and much of the scene records sharp even wide open. That makes the manual focusing far more forgiving than at longer focal lengths.

Focusing reaches 0.7 ft (20 cm) from the subject. That is close enough to push a rock, railing or doorway into the foreground while keeping the wider view beyond it.

Backgrounds stay largely in focus at 10mm, so subject separation is not this lens's job. The five-blade aperture stops down in clear steps, and out-of-focus highlights lose their round shape at smaller settings. The Nikon Z version is listed at 0.1x magnification. The optics score for this lens is 52.

No stabilisation is built in. At 10mm, camera shake shows less at a given shutter speed than at longer focal lengths. The absence costs less here than it would on a telephoto. Interior and architecture work usually happens on a tripod anyway. Even so, handheld shots in dim rooms may need a raised ISO.

The lens has no weather sealing. It needs care around rain, spray and dust, since the barrel and mount gaps are unprotected. There is no fluorine coating on the front glass either, so water spots and fingerprints take more effort to wipe away. These omissions fit a small, simple design, but they shape where you take it.

The optical path holds 9 elements in 7 groups. No aspherical elements are listed for this family, and the Nikon Z version lists no low-dispersion glass either. The design is a conventional one. Focus is set entirely through the manual ring on the barrel, which keeps your hands in direct control of the plane of focus.