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7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 vs Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8

The 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 and the Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 if you want a design for APS-C, which usually means smaller and lighter and a fit on more cameras (121 against 75 in this guide). Pick the Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8 if you want coverage of full frame, so it suits the larger-sensor bodies too.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	7Artisans 50mm f/1.8	Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8
Maker	7Artisans	Voigtländer
Focal length	50mm (prime)	75mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	75mm on APS-C	75mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Made for	APS-C	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	560 g
Cameras it fits	121 in this guidefits more cameras	75 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

7Artisans 50mm f/1.8: 50mm on APS-C, like 75mm.

Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8: 75mm.

Aperture

7Artisans 50mm f/1.8: f/1.8 wide open.

Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8: f/1.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 fits 121 and the Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8 75.