{"id":34094,"date":"2022-09-19T09:31:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T08:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=34094"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:20:25","slug":"review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34055\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34055\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Title.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Title.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Title-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Title-768x445.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt on Sony A7rII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I am always interested in lenses from new manufacturers and this 50mm 1.4 Tilt from AstrHori is definitely a rather unique offering. But can this low priced fast 50mm tilt lens be taken seriously or is it more of a &#8220;fun&#8221; lens like the Lensbabies? Let&#8217;s find out in this review.<\/p>\n<h2>Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34257\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34257\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_8.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34256\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34256\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_7.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34703\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34703\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_23_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_23_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_23_2.8-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_23_2.8-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.8 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34258\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34258\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_9.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_9-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34254\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34254\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34436\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34436\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_14_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_14_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_14_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_14_5.6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/5.6 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjCkkPF\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<p>This AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt is available for several mirrorless camera systems. I am reviewing the E-mount version here which has the following specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 65 mm<\/li>\n<li>Field of view: 47\u00b0 (diagonally)<\/li>\n<li>Length: 67 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 320g (without caps)<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: 46 mm<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: 12 (rounded)<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 7\/6<\/li>\n<li>Close Focusing Distance: 0.5 m (measured)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Magnification: 1:7.5 (measured)<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Sony E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>You can order this lens from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Rf4e5t\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3emvZKJ\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=astrhori+50mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=astrhori+50mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> starting at <strong>$199 <\/strong>(advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Disclosure<\/h2>\n<p>The AstrHori 50mm 1.4 was kindly provided free of charge by AstrHori for reviewing purpose for a duration of 4 weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Handling \/ Build Quality<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34051\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34051\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Regarding Tilt and what it can be used for best have a look at my article <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/working-with-tilt-shift-lenses\/\">Working with Tilt\/Shift lenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The build quality of the AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt feels rather basic and leaves some to be desired. The focus ring has a low resistance and also feels mushy, this made setting precise focus a bit difficult, especially at longer focus distances as it only rotates ~90\u00b0 from the minimum focus distance of 0.5 m to infinity.<\/p>\n<p>The aperture ring is clickless and turns ~90\u00b0 from f\/1.4 to f\/16. Its resistance is a bit higher than that of the focus ring.<\/p>\n<p>Close to the bayonet is a locking ring for the tilt mechanism and I have a few issues with this lens&#8217; tilt mechanism:<br \/>\nWhen you unlock the ring the whole lens moves freely with very little resistance. Setting precise tilt movements is therefore extremely difficult.<br \/>\nFurthermore centering the lens is a complete gamble, as that ring also has severe locking drift. On top of that when trying to lock that ring the whole lens will rotate as well and more often than not I ended up with all the markings at the bottom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-1-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-27980\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Neutral<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Tilt Diagonally Down<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Tilt Diagonally Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-1-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-27980\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane1-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34053\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_no_Tilt.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_no_Tilt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_no_Tilt-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_no_Tilt-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34052\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_down.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_down.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_down-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_down-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34054\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_Up.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_Up.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_Up-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Tilt_Up-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the field when trying to use the tilt function the problem is, that when tilting you probably want to (or rather have to) adjust the focus afterwards, so it would be nice if the whole lens wouldn&#8217;t wobble around, but when you try to lock the tilt mechanism you will definitely end up changing the tilt setting again.<\/p>\n<p>Another issue is that when you tilt the lens and you have a hard infinity focus stop you may not be able to focus at some parts of the frame anymore. While the hard infinity focus stop is a tad behind infinity, I would have greatly prefered to have a bit more leeway here, as it happened to me several times that I couldn&#8217;t focus on something that I wanted to focus on.<\/p>\n<p>Long story short: it wasn&#8217;t exactly fun using this lens and it definitely behaves more like a Lensbaby than a sophisticated tilt lens.<\/p>\n<p>The AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt shipped without a hood, but as I will show you later the flare resistance is surprisingly good, so this is not a big loss.<\/p>\n<h2>Vignetting<\/h2>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34409\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/vignetting_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"750\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/vignetting_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt.jpg 750w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/vignetting_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-58\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-58\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/1.4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.4 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/2.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.9 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/2.8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.5 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/4.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.0 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/5.6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.6 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/8.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.4 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.4 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.4 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-58 from cache -->\n<p>Lenses that allow for Tilt movements should have a bigger image circle than normal 35mm format lenses which usually leads to less severe vignetting and while I have seen 50mm lenses with higher vignetting it shows almost the same values at shared apertures as the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-syoptic-50mm-1-1\/\">Syoptic 50mm 1.1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34408\" style=\"width: 1026px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34408\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Vig_Graph.png\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"1026\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Vig_Graph.png 1026w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Vig_Graph-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Vig_Graph-800x597.png 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Vig_Graph-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>It is recommended to have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/vignetting-graphs-explained\/\">this article<\/a> first to get an idea how this brightness graph works.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately when fully tilted it also becomes obvious that the image circle of this lens is not big enough to accomodate these tilt movements, as a significant part of the frame will be completely black. Admittedly, fully tilting the lens leads to pretty extreme results, so not always when using the tilt function this will be an issue.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-2-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-47911\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Tilt Left<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Tilt Top Left<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Tilt Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-2-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-47911\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane2-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34430 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Left.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Left.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Left-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Left-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Top_Left.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Top_Left.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Top_Left-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Top_Left-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Top.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Top.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Top-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Vignetting_Tilt_Top-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilf | f\/8.0 | focused at infinity<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Sharpness<\/h2>\n<h3>infinity (42mp Sony A7rII)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34108\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sharpness_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_R2.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"1890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sharpness_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_R2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sharpness_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_R2-127x300.jpg 127w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sharpness_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_R2-542x1280.jpg 542w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sharpness_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_R2-768x1814.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sharpness_AstrHori_50mm_1.4_R2-650x1536.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The AstrHori 50mm 1.4 is not a lens I would want to use for demanding landscape\/architecture shooting even stopped down. It definitely needs stopping down to f\/11 for the midframe to look decent but the corners still leave something to be desired at this setting.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, infinity shooting is probably not what this lens was designed for, so let&#8217;s see how it performs at typical portrait distances in the next chapter.<\/p>\n<p><em>I did my best at centering the tilt mechanism before taking the infinity pictures, but I am pretty sure the lens will always be slightly tilted (read: decentered) no matter how hard you try.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>portrait distance 1.4 m (42mp Sony A7rII)<\/h3>\n<p>For portraiture it isn&#8217;t so important how flat the field is (and we have seen it isn&#8217;t flat at all at infinity), it is more interesting to see what the sharpness is like when focused at different parts of the frame to take field curvature out of the equation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20406\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20406\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance.png 3000w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">positions of crops in the frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We will be looking at 100% crops from the 42mp Sony A7rII again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-3-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-14538\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">center f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">center f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">inner midframe f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">inner midframe f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">outer midframe f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">outer midframe f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-3-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-14538\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane3-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34280\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_center_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_center_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_center_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_center_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34281\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_center_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_center_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_center_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_center_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34282\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_imidframe_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_imidframe_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_imidframe_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_imidframe_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34283\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_imidframe_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_imidframe_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_imidframe_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_imidframe_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34284\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_omidframe_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_omidframe_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_omidframe_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_omidframe_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34285\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_omidframe_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_omidframe_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_omidframe_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_sharpness_1.4m_omidframe_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lens is a bit soft at f\/1.4, but astigmatism is low and therefore at focus point the sharpness is definitely good enough for portrait applications, even farther away from the center in the outer midframe area.<\/p>\n<h2>Flare resistance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34268\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34268\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/8.0 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34267\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34267\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After having reviewed so many lenses only rarely I get surprised, but here I did as the flare resistance is actually pretty good. At f\/1.4 some very big (bot not neccessarily bothersome) artefacts might appear, but stopped down there are hardly any issues and I only managed to create a few small ghosts.<\/p>\n<p>As is the case with most lenses with the sun close to the corner of the frame a big flare can be created, but as is also usually the case this can easily be avoided by a tiny reframing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34269\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34269\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Flare_3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.8 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Same also happens with a strong point light source in the top center:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34444\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34444\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Flare_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Flare_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Flare_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Flare_8.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/8.0 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Distortion<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-4-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-15943\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected +5<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-4-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-15943\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane4-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34443\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Distortion_Uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Distortion_Uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Distortion_Uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Distortion_Uncorrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Distortion_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Distortion_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Distortion_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Distortion_corrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/5.6 | untilted<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Untilted the AstrHori shows mild barrel distortion which luckily is mostly uniform. Dialing in +5 in Lightroom\/Photoshop is doing a very good job at correcting this.<\/p>\n<h2>Bokeh<\/h2>\n<h3>Untilted<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34253\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34253\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34702\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34702\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_22_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_22_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_22_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_22_1.4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34441\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34441\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_19_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_19_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_19_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_19_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.0 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In untilted state the AstrHori 50mm 1.4 behaves like a normal 50mm lens when it comes to bokeh, with one possible advantage: a bigger image circle can lead to less optical vignetting and a more even bokeh across frame and I think generally this is the case here.<\/p>\n<p>The bokeh is not particularly smooth though, it is a bit busier with some double edged structures and higher contrast &#8211; even at mid distances.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34437\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34437\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_15_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_15_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_15_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_15_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Naturally, this is easily noticeable with foliage in the background.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-5-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-52377\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">mid distance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">long distance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-5-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-52377\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane5-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34247\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane5-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34244\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Tilted<\/h3>\n<p>Many people think by tilting a lens the depth of field can be increased, but technically this isn&#8217;t true, the plane which is in focus is simply tilted. Still, in a given scene this tilt can be used to either give the impression of an increased depth of field, as in this example:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-6-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-90948\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">untilted<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">increased<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-6-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-90948\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane6-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34246\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1_Untilted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1_Untilted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1_Untilted-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1_Untilted-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34245\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1_Tilted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1_Tilted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1_Tilted-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_1_Tilted-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Or reduced, as in these two examples:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-7-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-60474\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">untilted<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">reduced<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-7-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-60474\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane7-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34252\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_3_Untilted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_3_Untilted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_3_Untilted-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_3_Untilted-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34251\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_3_Tilted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_3_Tilted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_3_Tilted-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_3_Tilted-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-8-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-21961\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">untilted<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">reduced<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-8-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-21961\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane8-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34249\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2_Untilted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2_Untilted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2_Untilted-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2_Untilted-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34248\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2_Tilted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2_Tilted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2_Tilted-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_2_Tilted-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In some scenes both can make sense, depending on what <em>you<\/em> want:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-9-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-16443\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">reduced<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">increased<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-9-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-16443\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane9-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34261\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4_reduced.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4_reduced.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4_reduced-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4_reduced-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34260\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4_extended.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4_extended.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4_extended-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_4_extended-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-10-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-25741\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane10-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">reduced<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane10-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">increased<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-10-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-25741\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane10-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34262\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5_reduced.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5_reduced.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5_reduced-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5_reduced-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane10-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34263\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5extended.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5extended.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5extended-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_5extended-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is one more thing to watch out for. Depending on the direction of the tilt you will either have a lot of background or foreground bokeh in your picture, and how they look varies a lot:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-11-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-47272\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane11-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Tilt Left<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane11-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Tilt Right<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-11-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-47272\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane11-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34428\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Sample_Tilt_Left.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Sample_Tilt_Left.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Sample_Tilt_Left-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Sample_Tilt_Left-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane11-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34429\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Sample_Tilt_Right.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Sample_Tilt_Right.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Sample_Tilt_Right-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50_1.4_Sample_Tilt_Right-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Making good use of tilt for e.g. portraiture is not an easy thing to do, it takes a lot of patience and practice. Nevertheless, tilt lenses open up new possibilites, like subject separation for huge things like buildings, which would be otherwise impossible:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34439\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34439\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_17_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_17_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_17_2.0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_17_2.0-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.0 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sunstars<\/h2>\n<p>After the good flare resistance another surprise: despite using 12 rounded aperture blades we get very nice sunstars, especially at f\/11, this means the alignment of the blades must be pretty good.<br \/>\nIf you want to know more about sunstar rendering of different lenses have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-lenses-for-sunstars\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-12-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-38095\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-6\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/11<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane12-7\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/16<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-12-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-38095\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane12-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34236\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_1.4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34237\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34238\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_2.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34239\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_4.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34240\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_5.6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34241\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_8.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34242\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_11.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane12-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34243\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_16.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Sunstars_16-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also in the field I encountered very nice sunstars:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34448\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34448\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Sunstars.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Sunstars.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Sunstars-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_Sunstars-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/8.0 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Chromatic aberration<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>lateral<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-13-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-71291\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane13-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane13-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-13-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-71291\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane13-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34266\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_lateral_CA_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_lateral_CA_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_lateral_CA_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_lateral_CA_uncorrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane13-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34265\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_lateral_CA_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_lateral_CA_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_lateral_CA_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_lateral_CA_corrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">100% crops from border, A7rII, f\/11.0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This lateral CA are very low so a correction (which is easily done in e.g. Lightroom) is hardly neccessary.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>longitudinal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The AstrHori 50mm 1.4 shows noticeable longitudinal CA (magenta in front of and green behind the focal plane) and it takes some stopping down to completely get rid of them.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-14-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-40140\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane14-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane14-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">100% crop foreground<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane14-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">100% crop background<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-14-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-40140\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane14-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34445\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane14-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34446\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA_Crop1.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA_Crop1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA_Crop1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA_Crop1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane14-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA_Crop2.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA_Crop2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA_Crop2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_loCA_Crop2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are also some issues with purple fringing, even stopped down to f\/2.8 it is still visible:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-15-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-24562\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">100% crop f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane15-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">100% crop f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-15-review-astrhori-50mm-1-4-tilt-24562\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane15-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34275\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Overview.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Overview.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Overview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Overview-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34273\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Crop_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Crop_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Crop_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Crop_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane15-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34274\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Crop_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Crop_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Crop_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_PF_Crop_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | untilted<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tilting a lens can lead to all kinds of interesting effects, here also longitudinal CA get significantly worse, but this is true for every tilt lens I have used so far:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34259\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34259\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_10.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_10-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Alternatives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-ttartisan-50mm-1-4-tilt\/\"><strong><em>TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 Tilt:<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThis is the most obvious alternative as it offers the same combination of focal length, maximum aperture and tilt function and is even priced the same. The optical and mechanical differences are significant though: this AstrHori lens is simply a sharper lens and the flare resistance is also better &#8211; and I didn&#8217;t notice light leak issues. The TTArtisan on the other hand has significantly better ergonomics and vignetting is not such a big issue when the lens is tilted. Both lenses have noticeable but different flaws, so it depends more on your personal needs which lens would be better for you.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/ttartisan.myshopify.com\/products\/tilt-50mm-f1-4?ref=EvdGAnf950qaM\">official TTArtisan online shop<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YpNSuF\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3O84D8O\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3ttDwvD\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=ttartisan+50mm+1.4+tilt&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=ttartisan+50mm+1.4+tilt&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> starting at <strong>$199 <\/strong>(advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, I didn&#8217;t get the impression that the image circle of this AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt is much bigger than that of ordinary 35mm format lenses, so you may be able to get an at least similar effect when combining a cheap legacy lens (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-mc-rokkor-11-7-55mm-review\/\">Minolta MD 55mm 1.7<\/a>) with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RzrpXF\">Tilt\/Shift adapter<\/a> (affiliate link). You might be giving up on flare resistance when going for an old SLR lens though and that fancy adapter costs almost as much as this AstrHori lens itself.<\/p>\n<p>The dedicated Tilt\/Shift lenses are bulkier, more expensive and slower, so not neccessarily direct competitors. They also generally offer superior image quality as well as more refined and accurate controls, the cheapest of these lenses is the:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-canon-ts-e-45mm-2-8\/\"><em><strong>Canon TS-E 45mm 2.8:<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nThis Canon lens is more than 30 years old now and the cheapest entry in the world of &#8220;professional&#8221; Tilt\/Shift lenses. It also has some drawbacks, so best have a look at my review for a detailed description.<br \/>\n<em> buy <strong>used<\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=ts+e+45mm+2.8&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_ex_kw=&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=canon+ts+e+45+2.8&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> starting at <strong>$500 <\/strong>(advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/shootout-the-canon-fd-35mm-lenses\/\"><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are not overly interested in the tilt mechanism you can also have a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guide-to-the-best-50mm-lenses-for-full-frame-sony-e-mount-cameras-a7iii-a7ii-a7riv-a7riii-a9-a9ii\/\">50mm guide<\/a>, where you will find many different 50mm options being discussed.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sharpness at portrait distances<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">flare resistance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">lateral CA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sunstars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">price<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>average<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bokeh<\/li>\n<li>distortion<\/li>\n<li>vignetting (untilted)<\/li>\n<li>build quality<\/li>\n<li>size<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>not good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">handling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">image circle not big enough for tilt movements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">longitudinal CA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">infinity sharpness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It is always difficult to give an opinion on a lens which is rather unique and doesn&#8217;t have a lot of competitors. But here I have the feeling that AstrHori simply had a 50mm 1.4 design for SLRs available, but they rather wanted to release a lens for the modern mirrorless systems and then thought instead of adding a built-in adapter (which people for sure wouldn&#8217;t like) it would be better to use the space for a tilt function.<\/p>\n<p>Why do I think that? The image circle of the lens simply isn&#8217;t big enough &#8211; or there is a problem with the mechanical design &#8211; as there are completely black areas when fully tilting. The mechanical execution of the whole tilt mechanism also leaves a lot to be desired, have a look at the handling section if you didn&#8217;t do that yet.<\/p>\n<p>What about using the AstrHori without the tilt mechanism? What it has going for it is the good flare resistance, this is very rare among the cheaper modern lenses. But sharpness at infinity is lacking, longitudinal CA and purple fringing are rather high and the bokeh in the untilted state isn&#8217;t overly appealing to me either. So if you don&#8217;t care about the the tilt mechanism, I strongly advise you to have a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-ttartisan-50mm-1-4-e\/\">TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 E<\/a>, which is similarly priced.<\/p>\n<p>Still, if you want to try out a lens that can be tilted without investing in one of Canon&#8217;s more sophisticated and expensive tilt\/shift lenses there is hardly any competition I could point you to. So in the end this might still be the lens <em>you<\/em> are looking for &#8211; especially if you like the look from pictures that can be created with it.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can order this lens from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Rf4e5t\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3emvZKJ\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=astrhori+50mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=astrhori+50mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> starting at <strong>$199 <\/strong>(advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Sample Image<\/h2>\n<h3>Untilted<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34435\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34435\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_13_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_13_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_13_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_13_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.0 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34434\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34434\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_12_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_12_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_12_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_12_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.0 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34440\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34440\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_18_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_18_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_18_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_18_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.0 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34438\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34438\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_16_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_16_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_16_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_16_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.8 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34255\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34255\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_6.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | untilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Tilted<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34704\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34704\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_24_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_24_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_24_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_24_1.4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34701\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34701\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_21_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_21_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_21_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_21_1.4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34705\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34705\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_25_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_25_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_25_1.4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_25_1.4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/1.4 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34700\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34700\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_20_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_20_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_20_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_20_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.0 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34433\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34433\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_11_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockstar rockster 50mm 1.4 review sharpness tilt conclusion bokeh sony a7riv a7riii a7riv 42mp 61mp bokeh ca vignetting\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_11_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_11_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AstrHori_50mm_1.4_Tilt_Sample_11_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 50mm 1.4 Tilt | f\/2.0 | tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjCkkPF\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide\/\">Sony FE lenses: Our comprehensive and independent guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/tripods-mirrorless-cameras\/\">Tripods for mirrorless cameras<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-85mm-1-4-gm\/\">Review: Sony FE 85mm 1.4 GM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-vm-50mm-1-2-nokton\/\">Review: Voigtlander VM 50mm 1.2 Nokton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Support Us<\/h2>\n<p>Did you find this article useful or just liked reading it? 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This helps support the creation of future content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction I am always interested in lenses from new manufacturers and this 50mm 1.4 Tilt from AstrHori is definitely a rather unique offering. But can this low priced fast 50mm tilt lens be taken seriously or is it more of a &#8220;fun&#8221; lens like the Lensbabies? Let&#8217;s find out in this review. 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