Thanks for the review, great job as always. The lens looks excellent. But I have the legendary Oly 45mm F1.8. Next I want TTArtisan to make a 70 or 80mm lens to rival the Oly 70mm f1.8. That would be a true alternative because the Oly is expensive, especially for that occasional focal length.
the TTArtisan's idea to build relatively fast, compact body and retro style lens is pretty nice. at f/2.0 speed today the best is the 25mm, 50mm is almost too long for my needs. I'd like to see both 17mm/2.0 and 12mm/2.0 in a near future. excellent review, BTW. thanks a lot.
Great review. I bought the black copy shortly after it was released and am absolutely kicking myself for not having a silver version on my silver em10. I already had a good 25mm manual lens it's I'd have both because they do just work well and are very consistent. Minor aberration, vignette, etc are super easy to adjust in post and I feel like a lot of reviews forget that most of the auto lenses are pretty bad about that without the automatic software corrections. I personally use this with a 1/8 black diffusion filter on the front and keep the white balance slightly warm and it just makes for stellar street shots and impromptu portraits. And "despite" the f2 aperture, it doesn't feel lacking in that area until you get into highly specialized situations.
Yeah. I agree it looks nice and cheap. However, 50mm I think is a bit too "tele" in m4/3 world...if this metal "bad boy" is 17mm or 25mm, I will go and buy it immediately! By the way Jimmy, I had a silver Olympus Pen-F body and I will definitely buy silver one to match with the body. 🤣
I bought both the TT Artisan 25mm f/2 and the 50mm f/2 lenses. Both are rather impressive simply as good imaging, good looking, and very functional lenses. The price is very much a bonus. The 25/2 stays on my GX85 and the 50/2 on my Pen F. Thank you for your review of both lenses. Your review of the 25/2 compelled me to buy the 25 and the 25 compelled me to buy the 50/2.😎
These are the types of lenses I give as gift ideas for people that pester me for birthdays and holidays when I tell them not to worry about a gift (I'm of the mindset that if I need/want something, I'll just buy it; a nice inexpensive lunch at a dinner or something is more than good enough a gift TBH). I like these simple lenses that have been popping up because it gives me a similar appearance/experience as my vintage glass without dealing with the bulk of adapters and weight if I want to use something like a tiny E-PL8/E-P5 over something like my Pentax KP or K-1.II for K-mount/M42 lenses from over the decades.
It's a beautiful looking lens, especially at that price. I think this will look great on my Pen-F. I'm sorely tempted even though I already own the 45mm f1.8.
This silver lens looks pretty! The IQ may be great as well. But its equvalent focus length of 100mm is hard to work with for casual street photography. I would love them to offer a 35mm F2 in a similar form factor!
This lens would be good for retro style black and white street photography. The flare would give it a mid 20th century feel. I wonder whether this lens cost less than Jimmy's Timberland hat 😆
I've found that the flare is pretty controllable for actively playing with it. Hard to eliminate, a good helps, but you can absolutely get that vibe going
For me this lens is a miss, the design is amazing, looks and feels great on my x-t4 but the quality of image is just not there. If you want to do some portraits it's soft and has a glow if the subject is backlit. Yet it might be my copy as they really do a poor job in the QC department. I had 3 35 1.4, one was sharper than the two others and had a nicer focus ring, their 27mm 2.8 af came with the rear glass block misaligned and didn't focus at all until I manually unblocked it. For the price there's nothing that can beat them, vintage lenses with adapters are annoying to use and main brand lenses are too expensive
love your reviews as always but im a little confused in the intro you said this cost 70 dollars, in your description title you have it as 70 pounds, converted dollars to pound this is 55 pounds, so what is it i cant find it for this price and you dont have a link anywhere??? its just so frustrating.
Good video on an affordable lens. Just a bit confused here however. If I can pick up something like a Chinon 50mm F 1.9 Vintage lens or a similar Konica 50mm F 1.7 or F 1.8 in excellent condition for cheap and use and adapter I'm not sure why one would need this ? Just help me wrap my head around this.
First? Both Chinon and Konica are pretty old and designed for film cameras, so you won’t get the same sharpness. In fact, this lens will be sharper than anything you just mentioned. Konica May perform better than Chinon. Another cheap one is Zenit but again, it’s not that sharp on digital body.
The vintage lenses you mentioned are for SLR cameras, and hence require adapters which will make your mirrorless almost the same size as SLR/DSLR. This lens however can be mounted straight on the mirrorless camera without adapters.
Not really a bad lens as chineese lens go. but compared with any old 50mm from any ussr rangefinder , or anything elese.... old. Good lens just no. just a nicer CCTV lens converion.
Thanks for the review, great job as always. The lens looks excellent. But I have the legendary Oly 45mm F1.8. Next I want TTArtisan to make a 70 or 80mm lens to rival the Oly 70mm f1.8. That would be a true alternative because the Oly is expensive, especially for that occasional focal length.
the TTArtisan's idea to build relatively fast, compact body and retro style lens is pretty nice.
at f/2.0 speed today the best is the 25mm, 50mm is almost too long for my needs. I'd like to see both 17mm/2.0 and 12mm/2.0 in a near future.
excellent review, BTW. thanks a lot.
Great review. I bought the black copy shortly after it was released and am absolutely kicking myself for not having a silver version on my silver em10. I already had a good 25mm manual lens it's I'd have both because they do just work well and are very consistent. Minor aberration, vignette, etc are super easy to adjust in post and I feel like a lot of reviews forget that most of the auto lenses are pretty bad about that without the automatic software corrections. I personally use this with a 1/8 black diffusion filter on the front and keep the white balance slightly warm and it just makes for stellar street shots and impromptu portraits. And "despite" the f2 aperture, it doesn't feel lacking in that area until you get into highly specialized situations.
Yeah. I agree it looks nice and cheap. However, 50mm I think is a bit too "tele" in m4/3 world...if this metal "bad boy" is 17mm or 25mm, I will go and buy it immediately! By the way Jimmy, I had a silver Olympus Pen-F body and I will definitely buy silver one to match with the body. 🤣
How a bout a 35mm f2 in the same form factor?
They have a 25mm version. Nearly identical in size, same design and layout.
There's a 25mm f2 which is pretty much identical in design and size
I've got the 17mm 1.4 and the 35mm 1.4 and I love them both!
I bought both the TT Artisan 25mm f/2 and the 50mm f/2 lenses. Both are rather impressive simply as good imaging, good looking, and very functional lenses. The price is very much a bonus. The 25/2 stays on my GX85 and the 50/2 on my Pen F. Thank you for your review of both lenses. Your review of the 25/2 compelled me to buy the 25 and the 25 compelled me to buy the 50/2.😎
These are the types of lenses I give as gift ideas for people that pester me for birthdays and holidays when I tell them not to worry about a gift (I'm of the mindset that if I need/want something, I'll just buy it; a nice inexpensive lunch at a dinner or something is more than good enough a gift TBH). I like these simple lenses that have been popping up because it gives me a similar appearance/experience as my vintage glass without dealing with the bulk of adapters and weight if I want to use something like a tiny E-PL8/E-P5 over something like my Pentax KP or K-1.II for K-mount/M42 lenses from over the decades.
It's a beautiful looking lens, especially at that price. I think this will look great on my Pen-F. I'm sorely tempted even though I already own the 45mm f1.8.
This silver lens looks pretty! The IQ may be great as well. But its equvalent focus length of 100mm is hard to work with for casual street photography. I would love them to offer a 35mm F2 in a similar form factor!
I love my TTArtisan 50mm f1.2
I am going to have to get one now. Thanks Jimmy...lol
Ha ha..."unless you haven't eaten for 3 days..." 😂
This lens would be good for retro style black and white street photography. The flare would give it a mid 20th century feel.
I wonder whether this lens cost less than Jimmy's Timberland hat 😆
I've found that the flare is pretty controllable for actively playing with it. Hard to eliminate, a good helps, but you can absolutely get that vibe going
Pretty Lens!! Great pictures!!!
Cheers mate.
For me this lens is a miss, the design is amazing, looks and feels great on my x-t4 but the quality of image is just not there. If you want to do some portraits it's soft and has a glow if the subject is backlit. Yet it might be my copy as they really do a poor job in the QC department. I had 3 35 1.4, one was sharper than the two others and had a nicer focus ring, their 27mm 2.8 af came with the rear glass block misaligned and didn't focus at all until I manually unblocked it. For the price there's nothing that can beat them, vintage lenses with adapters are annoying to use and main brand lenses are too expensive
What's the point of having this if I've already got a 45mm f1.8?
No point unless you want to use a manual lens. Because 45mm 1.8 manual focus won’t feel as good as this
love your reviews as always but im a little confused in the intro you said this cost 70 dollars, in your description title you have it as 70 pounds, converted dollars to pound this is 55 pounds, so what is it i cant find it for this price and you dont have a link anywhere??? its just so frustrating.
Sorry, it’s in dollars. I think the website still sell for $69
I have the TTArtisan 50 f/1.2, which is fantastic and also so inexpensive that it is almost free. How does this f/2 compare to the f/1.2.
Noticeably lighter and smaller, but obviously bokeh and low light performance is worse.
What happened to the camera you bought that isn't MFT?
Hmm, I was wondering that.
You can choose mounts in the website. However, this lens is designed for cropped sensor, so it will only fit APSC or M43
@@Red35Photography That doesn't answer my question!
So is it actually a 50mm equivalent field of view or a 100mm equivalent?
100mm
@@pkfkkknk thanks!
Good video on an affordable lens. Just a bit confused here however. If I can pick up something like a Chinon 50mm F 1.9 Vintage lens or a similar Konica 50mm F 1.7 or F 1.8 in excellent condition for cheap and use and adapter I'm not sure why one would need this ? Just help me wrap my head around this.
First? Both Chinon and Konica are pretty old and designed for film cameras, so you won’t get the same sharpness. In fact, this lens will be sharper than anything you just mentioned. Konica May perform better than Chinon. Another cheap one is Zenit but again, it’s not that sharp on digital body.
@@Red35Photography OK.. Thanks, I understand now.
The vintage lenses you mentioned are for SLR cameras, and hence require adapters which will make your mirrorless almost the same size as SLR/DSLR. This lens however can be mounted straight on the mirrorless camera without adapters.
@@frederickwong4390 Thanks and I am aware that to use this lens no adapter is needed. I appreciate you responding.
Now do more Leica
Not really a bad lens as chineese lens go. but compared with any old 50mm from any ussr rangefinder , or anything elese.... old.
Good lens just no. just a nicer CCTV lens converion.
great
alas, the lenses dont focus to infinity, you have to adjust them yourself, loosening 3 screws and try and error
Do you have any tutorial to do so? Thanks
DM me if interested in an 8mm fisheye in london … excuse my post!