{"id":36316,"date":"2022-12-27T00:15:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T23:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=36316"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:12:13","slug":"review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36358\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36358\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_Title.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_Title.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_Title-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_Title-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift on Sony A7rII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift is already the third AstrHori lens I am reviewing here. Their lenses often feature a &#8220;little extra&#8221; over the competition to make them more interesting. In this case this isn&#8217;t just a compact 18mm lens, a \u00b16mm shift function has been added on top. Judging by the size of this lens, especially the diameter of the lens elements, I am wondering how useful that shift function will be though. But let&#8217;s have a look together in this review.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36386\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36386\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_1.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII UT | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36395\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36395\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_4.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36387\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36387\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_2.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII UT | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36388\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36388\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_3.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_3-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII UT | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>You can find most of the sample images in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjCkeCk\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<p>Some people speculated this is just a <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-funleader-18mm-8-0\/\">Funleader 18mm 8.0<\/a> with added shift mechanism, but that lens&#8217; optical design is completely different and less complex. This AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift is available for several mounts (Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF and L), I am reviewing a Sony E-mount version here which has the following specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 63 mm<\/li>\n<li>Field of view: 99.2\u00b0 (diagonally, unshifted)<\/li>\n<li>Length: 33 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 167g<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: 58 mm<\/li>\n<li>Shift Range: \u00b16 mm<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 9\/9<\/li>\n<li>Close Focusing Distance: 0.34 m<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Magnification: 1:14.4 (measured)<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Sony-E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=astrhori+18mm+8.0&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=p2050601.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=astrhori+18mm+8.0&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> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3FTo8PS\">amazon.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$119<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Disclosure<\/h2>\n<p>The 18mm 8.0 Shift 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_36354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36354\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36354\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The build quality of this AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift reminds me a bit of some of the later 7Artisans lenses (those not made by DJ-Optical), as the markings on the lens barrel seem to be engraved and filled with paint and the writings on the retention ring seem to be only printed.<\/p>\n<p>The narrow focus ring turns a little more than 90\u00b0 from the minimum focus distance of 0.34 m to infinity and has a nice resistance.<\/p>\n<p>As this is a fixed aperture lens there is no aperture ring to talk about.<\/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-18mm-8-0-shift-36644\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">unshifted<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">shifted up<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">shifted and rotated<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-1-review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift-36644\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane1-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36360\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_unshifted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_unshifted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_unshifted-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_unshifted-768x432.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-36356\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_shifted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_shifted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_shifted-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_shifted-768x432.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-36357\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_shifted_rotated.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_shifted_rotated.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_shifted_rotated-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_shifted_rotated-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Compared to most other shift lenses the mechanical construction is pretty basic though. While the lens can be rotated freely by 360\u00b0 (with 45\u00b0 click stops) and shifted by \u00b16 mm there are no locking knobs for either the rotation or the shift function.<\/p>\n<p>The resistance for rotating the lens is a bit higher than that of the focus ring, but it still happened to me several times in the field that I rotated the lens instead of just the focus ring as I intended to.<br \/>\nThe weight of the lens is low and this lens is new from factory and currently when shifted up it stays in place by itself, but I am not sure if this will still be the case after years of use. There is a click stop for the unshifted position though.<\/p>\n<p>The lens also doesn&#8217;t feature any electronic contacts to communicate with the camera.<\/p>\n<h2>Vignetting<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>light falloff<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36323\" style=\"width: 1026px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36323\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_vig_Graph.png\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"1026\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_vig_Graph.png 1026w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_vig_Graph-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_vig_Graph-800x597.png 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_vig_Graph-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift (unshifted)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-funleader-18mm-8-0\/\">Funleader 18mm 8.0<\/a> the performance of this AstrHori lens is much better. On the Sony A7rII I measure 2.7 EV in the corners. This is unshifted, but what happens when we shift the lens?<\/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-18mm-8-0-shift-93972\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">shift up 6mm<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">shift right 6mm<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-2-review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift-93972\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane2-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36325\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Vignetting_Shift_Up.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Vignetting_Shift_Up.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Vignetting_Shift_Up-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Vignetting_Shift_Up-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 size-full wp-image-36324\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Vignetting_Shift_Right.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Vignetting_Shift_Right.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Vignetting_Shift_Right-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Vignetting_Shift_Right-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | AstrHori18mm 8.0 Shift<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As can be seen from these pictures shifting the lens easily leads to black corners. There is maybe 1 to 2 mm shift up without running into completely black corners, so the shift function is hardly useful on a fullframe camera. This is why in the following sections I will treat this as a normal non-shift lens.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>color cast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36326\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36326\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Color_Cast.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Color_Cast.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Color_Cast-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Color_Cast-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As we have often seen with compact ultra wide angle lenses there is a slight green color cast visible when using them on most of the Sony cameras like A7rII or A7III.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know how to fix this you can have a look at my article <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/how-to-correcting-color-cast-in-lightroom\/\">How to: Correcting Color Cast in Lightroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharpness<\/h2>\n<h3>infinity (42mp Sony A7rII)<\/h3>\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-18mm-8-0-shift-96625\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Sony A7rII<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Sony A7rII UT<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-3-review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift-96625\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane3-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36374\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sharpness_AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_R2.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sharpness_AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_R2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sharpness_AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_R2-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sharpness_AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_R2-768x406.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-36375\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sharpness_AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_R2UT.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sharpness_AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_R2UT.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sharpness_AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_R2UT-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sharpness_AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_R2UT-768x406.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36373\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36373\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_Sharpness.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_Sharpness.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_Sharpness-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_Sharpness-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some of you may remember my review of the AstrHori 12mm 2.8 fisheye. We saw that the lens performs noticeably better on cameras with a <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-kolari-ultra-thin-sensor-stack-modification\/\">thinner filter stack<\/a> and this is again the case here.<\/p>\n<p>On a normal stock Sony camera the midframe doesn&#8217;t look great but the corners simply look bad. For a slow fixed aperture wide angle lens this performance would be unacceptable to me.<\/p>\n<h3>close 0.37 m (42mp Sony A7rII)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36355\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36355\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_Sharpness_Close.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_Sharpness_Close.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_Sharpness_Close-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Shift_Sharpness_Close-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift | 100% crop from center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The minimum focus distance of 0.34 m is decent for an 18mm lens. The performance in the center is also very good here, but as is usually the case with ultra wide angle lenses without floating elements the corner performance is nothing to write home about.<\/p>\n<h2>Flare resistance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36385\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36385\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_bad.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_bad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_bad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_bad-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII UT | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under the &#8220;right&#8221; conditions you can create some crazy lens flares like in the picture above, but most of the time things aren&#8217;t that bad.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36320\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36320\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_2.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Compared to many other lenses from Chinese manufacturers the AstrHori lenses fared comparably well in this category so far and for a wide angle lens a good flare resistance is definitely important to me.<\/p>\n<p>Ghosting is once more hardly an issue. I do wonder what the AstrHori guys do differently, but some of the other manufacturers could definitely learn from them here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36319\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36319\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_1.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the sun outside the frame close to the corner there is that one specific position again&nbsp;that leads to a significant flare. As usual this can be avoided by a slight reframing.<\/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-4-review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift-70167\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">unshaded<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">shaded<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-4-review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift-70167\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane4-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36322\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_Unshaded.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_Unshaded.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_Unshaded-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_Unshaded-768x512.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 size-full wp-image-36321\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_shaded.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_shaded.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_shaded-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Flare_shaded-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | AstrHori18mm 8.0 Shift<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With a strong point light source outside the frame on the sides veiling flare can also be an issue. Shading the lens did a good job at solving this and I think including a decent lens hood would have been more useful than the shift function.<\/p>\n<p>Not the best performance I have seen in a wide angle lens (<a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/comparison-zeiss-loxia-21mm-2-8-and-25mm-2-4\/\">Zeiss Loxia 21mm 2.8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-tamron-17-28mm-f-2-8-di-iii-rxd\/\">Tamron 17.28mm 2.8<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-batis-18mm-2-8\/\">Zeiss Batis 18mm 2.8<\/a> come to mind), but definitely above average and way better than e.g. the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-funleader-18mm-8-0\/\">Funleader 18mm 8.0<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-brightin-star-23mm-5-6-pancake\/\">Brightin Star 23mm 5.6<\/a>.<\/p>\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-5-review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift-98760\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">unshifted<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">shifted<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-5-review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift-98760\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane5-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36384\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Distortion_unshifted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Distortion_unshifted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Distortion_unshifted-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Distortion_unshifted-768x513.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-36383\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Distortion_shifted.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Distortion_shifted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Distortion_shifted-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Distortion_shifted-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII UT | AstrHori18mm 8.0 Shift<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Talking about negative surprises. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-funleader-18mm-8-0\/\">Funleader 18mm 8.0<\/a> had such crazy, wavy distortion, I really hoped this AstrHori lens would perform better, but here we are: it is just as bad.<br \/>\nFor correcting this a lens specific correction profile is needed, but in my experience with such a complex distortion pattern it will be hard to create a profile that actually works really well.<\/p>\n<p>Again, what would you want to use a slow wide angle shift lens for? First thing that comes to my mind is architecture, but I certainly don&#8217;t want to use this lens for that task.<\/p>\n<p>As I already told you in the vignetting section: this is not a full frame shift lens. If the black corners when shifted are not reason enough to come to that conclusion this utterly ridiculous distortion in the shifted area is one more.<\/p>\n<h2>Coma<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36318\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36318\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Coma.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Coma.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Coma-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Coma-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift | 100% crop from extreme corner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Story here is the same as in the sharpness section. Performance is better on a camera with a <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-kolari-ultra-thin-sensor-stack-modification\/\">thinner filter stack<\/a> like a Nikon Z.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunstars<\/h2>\n<p>The AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift does not feature an aperture diaphragm and simply has a perfectly round opening instead, so no sunstars here.<\/p>\n<h2>Chromatic Aberrations<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>lateral<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ultra wide lenses often show strong lateral CA and the AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift is no exception. Luckily the lateral CA are still easily corrected in a raw developer like Lightroom by one click.<\/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-18mm-8-0-shift-11858\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-6-review-astrhori-18mm-8-0-shift-11858\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane6-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36379\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_UT_laCA_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_UT_laCA_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_UT_laCA_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_UT_laCA_uncorrected-768x513.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-36378\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_UT_laCA_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_UT_laCA_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_UT_laCA_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm8.0_Shift_UT_laCA_corrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7rII | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift | 100% crops from border<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>longitudinal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Due to this being a slow ultra wide angle lens longitudinal CA are nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n<h2>Alternatives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-funleader-18mm-8-0\/\"><em><strong>Funleader 18mm 8.0:<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nComes without unusable shift function and worse flare resistance but is way smaller.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=funleader+18mm+leica+m&amp;_sacat=0&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;rt=nc&amp;_odkw=funleader+18mm&amp;_osacat=0&amp;LH_PrefLoc=2&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate link) for <strong>$140<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-samyang-af-18mm-2-8-fe-the-affordable-uwa-lens\/\"><em><strong>Samyang 18mm 2.8 AF:<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nThe Samyang 18mm 2.8 AF ist not a great performer at wider apertures, but it is much better stopped down than this AstrHori lens being reviewed here. The Samyang is even 10% lighter than despite offering AF, the price you pay for it is a plastic casing.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32CaFIy\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IucdNk\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3pldib8\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=samyang+18+2.8&amp;_sacat=0&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;_osacat=0&amp;_odkw=sony+200-600&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820130&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com <\/a>(advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$299<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are also many zoom lenses covering the 18mm focal length, you can find them in our <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide\/\">FE Guide<\/a>.<\/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<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">(barely and only on the right camera)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">size\/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>vignetting (unshifted)<\/li>\n<li>flare resistance<\/li>\n<li>CA correction<\/li>\n<li>coma correction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>not good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">shift function useless on fullframe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">wavy distortion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">seems not to have been designed for the Sony filter stack<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">lack of locking knobs for shift and rotation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">no electronic contacts to communicate with the camera<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">slight color cast<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Sometimes when a new lens is being announced people ask me what I think of it (and if I will review it). Especially when that lens sounds too good to be true on paper.<\/p>\n<p>This is one such case. A tiny and cheap 18mm lens with shift function for fullframe? I didn&#8217;t have exactly high expectations here. But then the shift movements are limited to \u00b16mm only and a 9\/9 design with aspherical element could potentially allow for a decent correction of most optical aberrations, too.<\/p>\n<p>Fact is, after having used this lens I don&#8217;t even know where to start now. So let&#8217;s talk about the elephant in the room first: this is not a fullframe shift lens. At the very best you can shift 1-2mm before you start running into black corners. The shift mechanics and controls are also very basic &#8211; to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>A small non-shift 18mm fullframe lens for $119 could still be very appealing though, so let us pretend this isn&#8217;t a shift lens, where does this leave us?<\/p>\n<p>That horrendous distortion is the next reason to stay away from this lens. But we could still try to create a distortion correction profile for it, so what about sharpness?<\/p>\n<p>This is the second AstrHori wide angle lens I reviewed and also the second one that doesn&#8217;t perform well on (unmodified) E-mount cameras. Either the AstrHori designers don&#8217;t know that digital cameras feature <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-kolari-ultra-thin-sensor-stack-modification\/\">different filter stacks in front of their sensors<\/a> or they simply don&#8217;t care about that (I already took the time trying to explain it to them). When it was possible to make adjustments to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-funleader-18mm-8-0\/\">Funleader 18mm 8.0<\/a>&#8216;s design to account for that it would have surely been possible here, too.<\/p>\n<p>Now if you are using a camera with a very thin filter stack (a modified Sony or Nikon maybe?) and you really really want a compact, manual focus 18mm lens and don&#8217;t mind the distortion &#8211; and that this isn&#8217;t actually a shift lens &#8211; it can be an okayish deal, but to everyone else: stay away from this.<\/p>\n<p>The AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift was not a fun lens to use, so please excuse the exceptionally low number of sample images, but I don&#8217;t want to spend any more time with this lens.<\/p>\n<p><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=astrhori+18mm+8.0&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=p2050601.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=astrhori+18mm+8.0&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> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3FTo8PS\">amazon.de<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$119<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Further Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36397\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36397\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_6.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_6-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36396\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36396\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_5.jpg\" alt=\"astrhori rockster rockstar 18mm 8.0 mount review shift contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AstrHori_18mm_8.0_Sample_5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | AstrHori 18mm 8.0 Shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>You can find most of the sample images in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjCkeCk\">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: The Honest Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/working-with-tilt-shift-lenses\/\">Working with Tilt\/Shift lenses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-20mm-4-0-shift\/\">Review: Laowa 20mm 4.0 Shift<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/lens-aberrations-explained-part-1\/\">Lens aberrations explained<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Support Us<\/h2>\n<p>Did you find this article useful or just liked reading it? Treat us to a coffee!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=3K9EJRRQVXT4J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/donate2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"29\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_SE\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_SE\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><em>via Paypal<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This site contains advertisement\/affiliate links. If you make a purchase using any of the links marked as advertisement\/affiliate links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 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