A couple months back I bought a TTartisian 23mm lens and TBH I kinda miss a manual focus lens with F stop ring. I hadn't manually focused an image since the 90's and it made me feel like i was actually taking a picture in high school again...
Great video!!! I've looked at this lens since I have a few TTA lens, now I think I'll give it a try. Lastly the shot of the water drops on your car hood AMAZING!!! if you dont print that image shame on you lol lol. Thanks again for taking the time to make and share this video.
enjoy this review format. Less face in camera, more samples. What would you recommend to shoot at default in terms of f-stop? I would assume something like f8 to f11? I guess I would not actually shoot much macro at f2.8?
I mostly used f/5.6, f/8, and f/11 depending on how much light I had to work with. I was only using natural light though, so I did not want to push the ISO beyond 12800 for the most part... You can also focus stack using a lower aperture as well.
Coming at some point... I still need some RF lenses, so far only used adapted EF lenses. I'm not happy with the af and those older ef lenses. Colors and camera look and feel great though I gotta say! A+ on ergonomics as well.
I’ve never wanted super-high MP cameras, mostly due to the file sizes, but I love macro, and if I were to pick up this genre, I would run, not walk, and pick up the first used A7CR or A7R5 I could afford. Good excuse, anyway!
It's pretty good although I would prefer if it had a longer throw to better fine tune. With that being said I was able to get focus pretty easy so not that big of an issue, but if I had to pick one thing it would be that.
It's pretty similar, but you would need to be further away from your subject would be the main difference. In that regard it might be harder to connect with the person, but we are only talking a few feet... I also enjoy using a 135mm lens for portraits, because the background completely blurs out like crazy, but it is even harder do to the distance you need to be from the subject.
The lighting is so important to the fine macro. And allow me to say the way put a light source on the head of the lens is totally wrong. It generates a lot of annoying shining stars on the subjects surface just like showed up on your photos.
I never used the mini light for any actual photos only natural light, and was just showing an simple example application. Inside the lab scene I used larger light sources to light up the coins and stuff. I hear ya though, my lighting in broad daylight was very harsh nonetheless. If you watched the entire video I talked about using a flash with a diffuser, which is my future plan. I'm pretty new to hardcore macro myself, as I never really got into it. Currently looking into getting a flash unit plus diffuser for much better results! Thanks for the comments, Jay
A couple months back I bought a TTartisian 23mm lens and TBH I kinda miss a manual focus lens with F stop ring. I hadn't manually focused an image since the 90's and it made me feel like i was actually taking a picture in high school again...
Great video!!! I've looked at this lens since I have a few TTA lens, now I think I'll give it a try. Lastly the shot of the water drops on your car hood AMAZING!!! if you dont print that image shame on you lol lol. Thanks again for taking the time to make and share this video.
Thanks Tony and I really liked that frame as well :)
enjoy this review format. Less face in camera, more samples. What would you recommend to shoot at default in terms of f-stop?
I would assume something like f8 to f11? I guess I would not actually shoot much macro at f2.8?
I mostly used f/5.6, f/8, and f/11 depending on how much light I had to work with. I was only using natural light though, so I did not want to push the ISO beyond 12800 for the most part... You can also focus stack using a lower aperture as well.
Hi Jason ، will done .
and what about canon eos r 5 mark ii I,m waiting ❤
Coming at some point... I still need some RF lenses, so far only used adapted EF lenses. I'm not happy with the af and those older ef lenses. Colors and camera look and feel great though I gotta say! A+ on ergonomics as well.
That cricket or frog or whatever, I thought it was the sound of that lens while finding focus
Theres also a tiltshift version of this
I’ve never wanted super-high MP cameras, mostly due to the file sizes, but I love macro, and if I were to pick up this genre, I would run, not walk, and pick up the first used A7CR or A7R5 I could afford. Good excuse, anyway!
Hi Jason, well done.
Hello and thanks!
How is the manual focusing? In this lens that is a critical feature. Great review
It's pretty good although I would prefer if it had a longer throw to better fine tune. With that being said I was able to get focus pretty easy so not that big of an issue, but if I had to pick one thing it would be that.
Without this being flawless it is a harder pick, though it is undoubtedly great value. Thanks for the details
Between this, the Rokinon, Tokina, Venus and the rest, which one to choose? 🤔
I've only tested this one, so I can't really say, sorry...
How would this lens perform compared to an 85mm for portrait?
It's pretty similar, but you would need to be further away from your subject would be the main difference. In that regard it might be harder to connect with the person, but we are only talking a few feet... I also enjoy using a 135mm lens for portraits, because the background completely blurs out like crazy, but it is even harder do to the distance you need to be from the subject.
How does it compare to the laowa 90mm f2.8 2x macro?
I have not used the Laowa Macro, so I can't say....
@@Jason_Hermann ok
That was a spotted Lantern Fly. It is apparently an invasive species that destroys trees and bushes.
I should have crushed that one then it sounds like... I see them all over where I live in NY these days and thanks for the info!
Geez, just when I thought I was done spending money 💰 on things I don't need !!!
haha, I totally hear that!!
The lighting is so important to the fine macro. And allow me to say the way put a light source on the head of the lens is totally wrong. It generates a lot of annoying shining stars on the subjects surface just like showed up on your photos.
I never used the mini light for any actual photos only natural light, and was just showing an simple example application. Inside the lab scene I used larger light sources to light up the coins and stuff. I hear ya though, my lighting in broad daylight was very harsh nonetheless. If you watched the entire video I talked about using a flash with a diffuser, which is my future plan. I'm pretty new to hardcore macro myself, as I never really got into it. Currently looking into getting a flash unit plus diffuser for much better results! Thanks for the comments, Jay
RJ45 man not 48
They are very similar, but not the same, RJ48 is for T1's and stuff like that I do at work....
Tried to be smart but failed 😂
@@Dk-km1fl lol
Lost me at "fully manual" :( No auto stacking with that....
Yeah, this lens is very affordable, so no AF or Auto Stacking....