AstrHori 25mm Macro f/2.8 2x-5x
AstrHori 25mm Macro 2x-5x full frame macro lens
New full frame macro lens for mirrorless
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AstrHori has announced a 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x Macro lens.
We’ve got one here to test, but this is the initial announcement info.
AstrHori 25mm macro specifications
- Price: $249.00, €279.00, £239.00 [AstrHori]
- Focal length: 25mm
- Mount: E/FX/RF/Z/L
- Full frame
- Working distance: 37.5mm — 45mm
- Aperture range: F2.8-F16
- Weight: 474g
- Magnification: 2X-5X
- Aperture ring: Clicked Aperture
- Focus mode: manual
- Field of View: [at 2X] 20° [at 5x] 9°
- Minimum focusing distance: 2X(113mm), 3X(137.8mm), 4X(162mm), 5X(186.4mm).
- Lens structure: 10 elements in 7 groups. ( 2 pieces of high refractive glass, 2 pieces of ED glass.)
The macro range 2x-5x is where you start getting dedicated macro lenses which have a fixed focus point in front of them and you move the camera or subject to focus them.
I’ve looked at several different macro lenses over the years – see the Macro category in the dropdown list at the right.
AstrHori is one of the newer Chinese companies making an interesting range of lenses
For more info on this lens see the AstrHori info page
Video review: Quick look
The lens…
The lens is available for a number of full frame mounts – the lens I’ve got here is RF mount and I’ll be trying it on my EOS-RP
AstrHori 25mm Macro info
The lens extends considerably as you go from 2x to 5x.
Internal design
Lens MTF
The charts supplied by AstrHori are not terribly sharp, and one set is in an uncommon format.
As ever read published charts with care.
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