7Artisans 135mm f/1.8 AF Review: Third in Class for Nikon Z

Three 135mm f/1.8 lenses with autofocus on Nikon Z is a competition nobody predicted two years ago. The 7Artisans version brings weather resistance and a close-focus distance of 0.68m, which beats the Plena's minimum focus and opens up tighter environmental portraits without stepping back. If you shoot on a Zf without a grip, the balance question is real and apparently solved here. Third-party glass keeps dismantling the case for paying Nikon prices at this focal length.