He's back! Awesome shots, i've been testing the manual focus brother of this lens and i'm super impressed with how great the images look from a lens which costs so little!
Thanks man, I was really tempted by the mf version, eventually I’ll pick that lens up too when I get a new Fuji body. Can’t beat that price. Thanks for watching , also your killin it on your channel keep it up ! 🤙🏼
I have been shooting mostly film recently but with how expensive it is and only getting 8 shots per roll on my GW690 I decided to get an X-T30 which just arrived today. Having enjoyed the 40mm ff equivalent focal length of the GW i wanted to get a 27mm lens for my new fuji. I jumped on RUclips to look for some reviews and without even needing to search your video was the first one in my feed and for the exact lens I was considering! I wanted to thank you for your video as now I'm certain this will be a good buy. Like always your content is a pleasure to watch with beautiful images and chill vibes. I'm glad I found your channel a month or so ago and subscribed. Keep up the great work!! I hope your channel grows much bigger soon. You deserve it. ❤
I know exactly how you feel with the 8 shots per roll, it gets expensive really fast! I love my GL690 but I have been shooting a lot more digital because of the cost. I really appreciate the kind words and I hope you enjoy the new Fuji x-t30, looks like a great camera. This lens makes a great pair on Fuji cameras, small & compact. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the videos, Thank you for watching & subscribing, cheers!
Great work Alex. Love how your shots illustrate the contrast ability of the lens. Can hardly wait to get mine. Fuji lenses are suffering from inflation and this is a superb option, especially for documenting life.
Hello from Tucson, AZ. Found your channel thru Matt Ruderman's channel and subscribed. I shoot with the Fuji XT-30 (a very capable camera) and was caring around too much glass. So I simplified down to just the XF 18-55 and the XF 70-300 that work well for landscape and wildlife shots. However, I miss the walk-around compact and discreet size of the XF-27 that I had. Thank you for the good review of the TTArtisan 27 AF2.8. I am going to give it a try for my street photography around Tucson. Looking forward to your future postings.
Hey Kevin, sounds like we shoot the same kind of stuff. I have a similar setup with my other camera for landscape and wildlife. With your two lenses, you cover a lot of ground. I understand keeping a simple setup goes a long way, it’s hard to beat a pancake for walking around. If you already like that 27mm focal length, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the TT. Also, I’ve got my eyes on that xt-30, looks like a great camera. Thanks for watching & subscribing, cheers.
I've just bought an open box TTArtisan 27 for less than 100bucks and I'm waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to use it with my daily carry (a good old Xpro1 too, that I enjoy using as a digital-analogic sort of camera) since I'm already in love with the 40mm equivalent with the 27mm Viltrox and the XH2. Thanks for sharing your experience and images. Results look really encouraging ;)
That’s awesome , sounds like you got a great deal! It’s a nice combo with the x pro 1, If you already love that focal length I’m sure you’ll enjoy the TTart version. I hope to pick up an xh2 or s at some point soon too, it would be cool to test these lenses on a newer body as well. Thanks for the feedback, good luck with the new lens!
I really like your last and current video regarding XPro1 using different lens and still have interest using Retro Camera of a decade ago. Sometime It's good to slow things down and Not Rushing like most of people do Nowsaday, buying the lastest Gear X100VI LOL! and think they can make best photos. Most of new cameras are lacking character, too digital, too sharp. You should make more video about of XPro1 in street and night shoots. Keep it up!!
Thank you ! I plan to make more videos about the x pro 1 and another old Fuji camera as well. So much value in old cameras..thanks for watching cheers!
I like the focal length. When I started into photography back in the day all SLRs came with 50mm prime. I switched between that and 28mm but if walking around with one lens I found 50mm too long. Then I discovered the Pentax 43mm f1.9 Limited (almost pancake too) This is considered the ‘true normal’. 43mm is the diagonal of the 36 x 24mm frame. Makes sense now?! For years now that’s been my favourite one lens solution until I get a Fuji and discover the 27mm - great, it’s almost the same as my full frame 43mm. Shame it’s f2.8 though - if it was f2 I’d be thrilled.
I started with a canon ae-1 and a 50mm and felt the same way you did at first, when I got my first 35mm lens it was a game changer for me. I’ve never heard of that Pentax 43 1.9, sounds like an epic lens! It’s nice when you find that focal length that works for you and everything clicks. This 40mm really is my new favorite field of view, and this the cheapest lens I own. Thanks for watching !
Dope video again, love your style! How would you compare it to the 35 f2 you got? what are the big difference in feel of the images (except focal length and aperture ofc)?
thank you, i appreciate it! i can hardly tell a difference between the two, if i hadnt bought the 35mm f2 first i would have probably saved the extra money and just got the 27 instead. If i were to really pick things apart, i think the fuji has slightly smoother bokeh but its also faster at f2. But, i really prefer the design of the 27 because of the apeture ring. There both equally great, if price is a factor then the 27 wins.
Some of the photos are jpgs using the Astia film simulation. Most are processed in Lightroom with the astia color profile plus some additional edits. I also use my own preset that’s based off old Kodachrome film.
Crazy good prouction value. Keep up the work your doing an amazing job. =) i am currently thinking about buying a new lens (first good one with autofocus) and my money is between this 27mm f2.8, a Viltrox 23mm f1.4 and the fuji 35mm f2 (xf or xc). I have the xc 18-55 f3.5-what ever and i dont use it and think about selling it, and i have a vintage 50mm f1.7 that i almost exclusivly use. I think the XC Fuji will be to plasticy for my tast, and the XF is a little bit to expensive for "just" f2 have seen them for >200€, the Viltrox is an amazing deal on the used marked going for between 170-210€ and i wanted to try the 35mm look, the TTArtisan is ultra compact , relativly fast with f2.8 and has a good value with between 120 and 160€. I am realy split between the Viltrox and the TTartisan, also because i think, with my budegt, even in the future, the focallength are to similar to get both of them. I think i wont be so bothered by the bigger size of the Viltrox and happily take the f1.4.... but the small size is also realy tempting (aspacially with my small Fuji x A2)
thank you, i appreciate the kind words! thats a tough choice, the viltrox looks like an epic lens and the 1.4 would be nice. I have the xf 35mm f2 and thats all i've used the past year and its been great, but I don't think i would pay full price for it like i did before. Especially after getting the TTartisans 27mm, if i were to do it again i would save the money and get the TTart 27mm. It fits nicer on my x pro being a pancake, way cheaper, and only lose 1 stop of light, i shoot mostly stopped down anyways. If you really like the brighter lenses like 1.4 and don't mind the size, the viltrox is probably the call. Good luck on your choice, either would be great. Thanks for watching , cheers.
@@alexbemanian Thanks for your Answer, I think I will try the Viltrox when I find one for a good price. And If I wish for a smaller lens, I know which one to get. Thanks for your opinion =).
@@bgtcsjm Hey, [sorry for the long text, but i wanted to put in all of my thoughts, that might help you] I choose the viltrox 23mm f1.4, and I have to say, it renders beautiful images. But I also still really want the ttartirsan 27mm… I know… but as you know, it is complicated, I really like to have the option to use this 35mm equivalent (23mm) for portraits, and I like to have the added low light capability. But now that I have the viltrox, I really also want the small size of the 27mm, because my Fujifilm xa2 is a small camera, and with the 27mm It would be pocket sized, and I think I would use my camera more often, if I can carry it in a pocket, instead of hanging it around my neck or using a bulky camera bag… but I also really like the viltrox, and I don´t know if I would really benefit from a smaller lens (never had one) . I think both of them are exceptional values and easer of them is a great choice, it all comes down to the way you feel limited in your camera usage. If your camera is small enough to feel pocketable with the 27mm I think this is sick, but if you are more in to portraiture or night shooting, I think the viltox is the better option… I know it isn´t really helpful, but just to let you know, is love the images I got with the viltrox, but I still consider buying the 27mm if I see one for a good price.😅 P.s I don´t know your camera experience or your shooting style, but I still struggle with composition using the 23mm viltrox (when I use it for anything other than portraiture), Because before buying the viltrox, 90% of the time I used my camera, I used it with a vintage 50mm manual focus (~75mm equivalent). So, nearly all my experience of composition is with a “medium telephoto”, and I really loved the pictures I got with this lens, and now with the 23mm it fells new, not completely like I never composed a picture, but compered to the 50mm I feel a little bit like I have never used a camera before, and I still struggle to see compositions as easily as with the 50mm. To my defense, I haven´t had to much time to shoot different scenarios with the 23mm, and my composition skills have improved greatly since I stared using it, but still composing with the 23mm feels less natural to me than with the 50mm. Just to let you know, that I if you get your self one of the two lenses, and you feel the same, you know you’re not alone 😉
@@julesknebusch5643 hey, really appreciate the long reply 😄. You're spot on with regards to the small setup cos my camera is the old sony NEX-5T which is really tiny and I like that about it as it is easy to carry around and also won't make people see you as a too serious photographer 😄. And I think the Ttartisan 27mm small form factor would complement my camera better. Like you, I also have a vintage 55mm prime that I use quite a lot, although it's mainly for portrait due to its narrow fov on our crop sensor. My go to is actually the Samyang 12mm MF, and its really wide. But the fact that they're both on the extreme ends of the focal range (compared to my kit lens of course 🙂) and also manual, I want something that's auto and sits in the middle for street and everyday photography. Right now I'm leaning towards the 27mm mainly due to the compactness and cheaper price. But I'm kinda afraid that it will be too narrow for me or worse, that my kit lens will actually perform better.
He's back! Awesome shots, i've been testing the manual focus brother of this lens and i'm super impressed with how great the images look from a lens which costs so little!
Thanks man, I was really tempted by the mf version, eventually I’ll pick that lens up too when I get a new Fuji body. Can’t beat that price. Thanks for watching , also your killin it on your channel keep it up ! 🤙🏼
I have been shooting mostly film recently but with how expensive it is and only getting 8 shots per roll on my GW690 I decided to get an X-T30 which just arrived today. Having enjoyed the 40mm ff equivalent focal length of the GW i wanted to get a 27mm lens for my new fuji. I jumped on RUclips to look for some reviews and without even needing to search your video was the first one in my feed and for the exact lens I was considering!
I wanted to thank you for your video as now I'm certain this will be a good buy. Like always your content is a pleasure to watch with beautiful images and chill vibes. I'm glad I found your channel a month or so ago and subscribed.
Keep up the great work!! I hope your channel grows much bigger soon. You deserve it. ❤
I know exactly how you feel with the 8 shots per roll, it gets expensive really fast! I love my GL690 but I have been shooting a lot more digital because of the cost. I really appreciate the kind words and I hope you enjoy the new Fuji x-t30, looks like a great camera. This lens makes a great pair on Fuji cameras, small & compact. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the videos, Thank you for watching & subscribing, cheers!
Great work Alex. Love how your shots illustrate the contrast ability of the lens. Can hardly wait to get mine. Fuji lenses are suffering from inflation and this is a superb option, especially for documenting life.
Thank you, yes it’s definitely a great alternative to the Fuji lenses.. can’t go wrong at this price. Enjoy your lens , cheers!
i really like that swirly rendering wide open and 40mm is pretty much perfect for everything. great review and great photos!
I was surprised by the swirly bokeh but I think it’s pretty cool too. I’m loving the 40mm. glad you enjoyed ,thanks for watching.
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Hello from Tucson, AZ. Found your channel thru Matt Ruderman's channel and subscribed. I shoot with the Fuji XT-30 (a very capable camera) and was caring around too much glass. So I simplified down to just the XF 18-55 and the XF 70-300 that work well for landscape and wildlife shots. However, I miss the walk-around compact and discreet size of the XF-27 that I had. Thank you for the good review of the TTArtisan 27 AF2.8. I am going to give it a try for my street photography around Tucson. Looking forward to your future postings.
Hey Kevin, sounds like we shoot the same kind of stuff. I have a similar setup with my other camera for landscape and wildlife. With your two lenses, you cover a lot of ground. I understand keeping a simple setup goes a long way, it’s hard to beat a pancake for walking around. If you already like that 27mm focal length, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the TT. Also, I’ve got my eyes on that xt-30, looks like a great camera. Thanks for watching & subscribing, cheers.
Let me know what you think about this budget lens, is there anything else out there that beats this in terms of value?
Fantastic photos! Thank you.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed.
Beautoful photos! Just bought this lens 🙂
Thank you , hope you enjoy the new lens !
I've just bought an open box TTArtisan 27 for less than 100bucks and I'm waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to use it with my daily carry (a good old Xpro1 too, that I enjoy using as a digital-analogic sort of camera) since I'm already in love with the 40mm equivalent with the 27mm Viltrox and the XH2. Thanks for sharing your experience and images. Results look really encouraging ;)
That’s awesome , sounds like you got a great deal! It’s a nice combo with the x pro 1, If you already love that focal length I’m sure you’ll enjoy the TTart version. I hope to pick up an xh2 or s at some point soon too, it would be cool to test these lenses on a newer body as well. Thanks for the feedback, good luck with the new lens!
i am defenitely asking again for a lightroom tutorial. your coloring is aswesome. keep on going, great content. thank you
Thank you very much! Will definitely do an editing video one of these days
@@alexbemanianmuch appreciated thanks again
Ttartisan make some great lenses for the money. I use the 50mm 1.4 for Leica, and it looks great on film.
I agree , for the price you just can’t beat it. I love the 50 1.4 too , now I just need a Leica! Thanks for watching
Great images, love the vid honey ❤ and the socks and sandals
Thanks for the fuzzy socks, I had to show them off. ❤️
I really like your last and current video regarding XPro1 using different lens and still have interest using Retro Camera of a decade ago. Sometime It's good to slow things down and Not Rushing like most of people do Nowsaday, buying the lastest Gear X100VI LOL! and think they can make best photos. Most of new cameras are lacking character, too digital, too sharp. You should make more video about of XPro1 in street and night shoots. Keep it up!!
Thank you ! I plan to make more videos about the x pro 1 and another old Fuji camera as well. So much value in old cameras..thanks for watching cheers!
great vid. recommend comparing it to the manual TTArtisan 27 mm manual focus for fun :)
Thank you , yeah I am pretty curious about how they compare, I may have to do that. Cheers!
I like the focal length. When I started into photography back in the day all SLRs came with 50mm prime. I switched between that and 28mm but if walking around with one lens I found 50mm too long.
Then I discovered the Pentax 43mm f1.9 Limited (almost pancake too) This is considered the ‘true normal’. 43mm is the diagonal of the 36 x 24mm frame. Makes sense now?! For years now that’s been my favourite one lens solution until I get a Fuji and discover the 27mm - great, it’s almost the same as my full frame 43mm. Shame it’s f2.8 though - if it was f2 I’d be thrilled.
I started with a canon ae-1 and a 50mm and felt the same way you did at first, when I got my first 35mm lens it was a game changer for me. I’ve never heard of that Pentax 43 1.9, sounds like an epic lens! It’s nice when you find that focal length that works for you and everything clicks. This 40mm really is my new favorite field of view, and this the cheapest lens I own. Thanks for watching !
This video is helpful, as i am stuck at what camera to buy,, this is helpful, cz this is compatible with sony and fuji
Glad it was helpful for you, lots of great camera options out there. It is nice that this lens comes in three mount options.
Dope video again, love your style! How would you compare it to the 35 f2 you got? what are the big difference in feel of the images (except focal length and aperture ofc)?
thank you, i appreciate it! i can hardly tell a difference between the two, if i hadnt bought the 35mm f2 first i would have probably saved the extra money and just got the 27 instead. If i were to really pick things apart, i think the fuji has slightly smoother bokeh but its also faster at f2. But, i really prefer the design of the 27 because of the apeture ring. There both equally great, if price is a factor then the 27 wins.
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Yes , she was the main character here !
Bro - make more videos!
Thanks man, working on it!
Please do a video on how you edit your photos 😊
I will definitely do that in the near future 🤙🏼
What film simulations did you use for your photos or are they processed afterwards in lightroom?
Some of the photos are jpgs using the Astia film simulation. Most are processed in Lightroom with the astia color profile plus some additional edits. I also use my own preset that’s based off old Kodachrome film.
That bokeh is something else
Yeah there’s definitely some character with the bokeh!
Crazy good prouction value. Keep up the work your doing an amazing job. =)
i am currently thinking about buying a new lens (first good one with autofocus) and my money is between this 27mm f2.8, a Viltrox 23mm f1.4 and the fuji 35mm f2 (xf or xc). I have the xc 18-55 f3.5-what ever and i dont use it and think about selling it, and i have a vintage 50mm f1.7 that i almost exclusivly use.
I think the XC Fuji will be to plasticy for my tast, and the XF is a little bit to expensive for "just" f2 have seen them for >200€, the Viltrox is an amazing deal on the used marked going for between 170-210€ and i wanted to try the 35mm look, the TTArtisan is ultra compact , relativly fast with f2.8 and has a good value with between 120 and 160€.
I am realy split between the Viltrox and the TTartisan, also because i think, with my budegt, even in the future, the focallength are to similar to get both of them.
I think i wont be so bothered by the bigger size of the Viltrox and happily take the f1.4.... but the small size is also realy tempting (aspacially with my small Fuji x A2)
thank you, i appreciate the kind words! thats a tough choice, the viltrox looks like an epic lens and the 1.4 would be nice. I have the xf 35mm f2 and thats all i've used the past year and its been great, but I don't think i would pay full price for it like i did before. Especially after getting the TTartisans 27mm, if i were to do it again i would save the money and get the TTart 27mm. It fits nicer on my x pro being a pancake, way cheaper, and only lose 1 stop of light, i shoot mostly stopped down anyways. If you really like the brighter lenses like 1.4 and don't mind the size, the viltrox is probably the call. Good luck on your choice, either would be great. Thanks for watching , cheers.
@@alexbemanian Thanks for your Answer, I think I will try the Viltrox when I find one for a good price. And If I wish for a smaller lens, I know which one to get. Thanks for your opinion =).
@@julesknebusch5643hey man, I'm also torn between these 2 lenses for my Sony camera. May I know what you chose at the end and how you feel about it?
@@bgtcsjm Hey, [sorry for the long text, but i wanted to put in all of my thoughts, that might help you]
I choose the viltrox 23mm f1.4, and I have to say, it renders beautiful images. But I also still really want the ttartirsan 27mm…
I know… but as you know, it is complicated, I really like to have the option to use this 35mm equivalent (23mm) for portraits, and I like to have the added low light capability. But now that I have the viltrox, I really also want the small size of the 27mm, because my Fujifilm xa2 is a small camera, and with the 27mm It would be pocket sized, and I think I would use my camera more often, if I can carry it in a pocket, instead of hanging it around my neck or using a bulky camera bag… but I also really like the viltrox, and I don´t know if I would really benefit from a smaller lens (never had one) .
I think both of them are exceptional values and easer of them is a great choice, it all comes down to the way you feel limited in your camera usage. If your camera is small enough to feel pocketable with the 27mm I think this is sick, but if you are more in to portraiture or night shooting, I think the viltox is the better option…
I know it isn´t really helpful, but just to let you know, is love the images I got with the viltrox, but I still consider buying the 27mm if I see one for a good price.😅
P.s I don´t know your camera experience or your shooting style, but I still struggle with composition using the 23mm viltrox (when I use it for anything other than portraiture), Because before buying the viltrox, 90% of the time I used my camera, I used it with a vintage 50mm manual focus (~75mm equivalent). So, nearly all my experience of composition is with a “medium telephoto”, and I really loved the pictures I got with this lens, and now with the 23mm it fells new, not completely like I never composed a picture, but compered to the 50mm I feel a little bit like I have never used a camera before, and I still struggle to see compositions as easily as with the 50mm. To my defense, I haven´t had to much time to shoot different scenarios with the 23mm, and my composition skills have improved greatly since I stared using it, but still composing with the 23mm feels less natural to me than with the 50mm.
Just to let you know, that I if you get your self one of the two lenses, and you feel the same, you know you’re not alone 😉
@@julesknebusch5643 hey, really appreciate the long reply 😄. You're spot on with regards to the small setup cos my camera is the old sony NEX-5T which is really tiny and I like that about it as it is easy to carry around and also won't make people see you as a too serious photographer 😄. And I think the Ttartisan 27mm small form factor would complement my camera better.
Like you, I also have a vintage 55mm prime that I use quite a lot, although it's mainly for portrait due to its narrow fov on our crop sensor. My go to is actually the Samyang 12mm MF, and its really wide. But the fact that they're both on the extreme ends of the focal range (compared to my kit lens of course 🙂) and also manual, I want something that's auto and sits in the middle for street and everyday photography.
Right now I'm leaning towards the 27mm mainly due to the compactness and cheaper price. But I'm kinda afraid that it will be too narrow for me or worse, that my kit lens will actually perform better.
How it's compared with fujifilm own 27 2.8 lens in image quality?
I’ve never tried the Fujifilm version but at this price point, this lens performs really well.
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i do prefer a warmer look to my photos
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