New versus old, a classic against a newcomer. Both are priced way under the $1,000 mark with the 7Artisans coming un at less than half that amount. Luckily you can find minty Canon 85’s for under $700, therefore a great deal under $1k as well. One is M-mount, the other Canon FD mount. One can be used on all Mirrorless cameras including the Leica M-mounts the other all excluding the Leica M mounts; unless you have live-view at your disposal.

We regard the 7Artisans 75 as a spectacular lens for the price and for its ability to dissolve backgrounds with ease when needed. Its a tank tho, built like one and heavy like one too; at 647 grams it’s beastly. The Canon in built even better, heavier at 710 grams but has this magnificent 1980’s Japanese feel to it; its epic awesome. For reference the new Voigtlander 75mm f1.5 Nokton weighs a lightweight 399 grams and the OG Summilux-R 80mm f1.4 weighs 757 grams.