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I have the ttartisan 35 f1.4 and the 50 f1.2. Both excellent lenses. Slightly old fashioned I’d say and need a little more thought to use them well. Not a bad thing if you can get it right . I have a good feeling about this lens. Happy days.
Thanks for this. I've been very frustrated at the lack of 3rd party lenses around the 18mm mark for Fujifilm x-mount. Because it's my favourite wide lens too. This really fills the gap. The price is killer. And it'll be great for photographing indoors and at night. I'll be very excited to see the in-depth reviews. But at the price, there'd have to be some devastating flaw to make me discount it.
Oooh~! This one is 17mm f/1.4! I saw a similar lens in my local camera shop few days ago, but it was the 35mm f/1.4 one. It has exactly the same design so I didn't notice the one I saw was not this lens. In my country, Indonesia, the official TTArtisans store already sell the 35mm f/1.4 for fuji FX, Leical/Panasonic L, Nikon Z, Canon M, and Sony E mount.
I just bought TTArtisan 35mm f1.4 & 50mm f1.2 for X Mount today, try it, and love it immediately! sharp for my taste and stellar character for lens that US$100 lens (35mm even cheaper, $80 I think)!
TTArtisan makes very lovely lenses. I was pretty skeptical about Chinese lenses in general until I gave a try to TTArtisan 23mm f1.4 for my Sony a6000. Needless to say that it never got unscrewed from my camera to this day! I am a MF lenses user for years and especially vintage models. I had many Zeiss, Voigtlander, Zenit or Meyer Optik native or adapted on my old full frame DSLRs but after years I sold everything (for personal reasons) and I started again using a crop camera. Beside the image quality and sharpness (those comes second and third in my book) what is really impressive on TTArtisan lenses is the character, something that is more common on old, uncorrected lenses. The rendering and even the flaws (like the field curvature that I love) are screaming character! Lastly, another aspect is the fact that for APSC cameras there aren’t any MF/Manual aperture lenses outside Chinese manufacturers! Not from the premium brands like Voigtlander or Zeiss (all are designed for FF, so the DoF scale is useless due to crop factor), and not even from the true vintage offerings (also full frame). To be precise, these aren’t lenses for those who want edge to edge sharpness and superior image quality. There are not designed for that purpose. But if you like something unique that resembles the old days, something for street or general photography, and you can embrace the imperfections (it’s a photography trend these days) then here you have it! And thank god, are really inexpensive!!
I'm trying to find a comparison shots from TTartisan 17 and Fuji 18 at F2.0 comparing sharpness in the center and overall contrast. Do you happen to have any or could comment on that?
Been waiting on this lens since it was first announced back in October. 28mm equivalent is my most comfortable focal length. I’ve been enjoying the 7artisans 18mm, but this will give me more control
It was supposed to be released on the Pergear site on April 9th, but so far there has been no news. I've almost given up, and am thinking I may just buy the Fuji 16mm 1.4 instead.
Interesting I’ll keep it in mind in case I’m unsuccessful on the Fuji xf 14mm f2.8 lens I’m bidding on brand new with lens accessories and original box ex shop display, fingers crossed I’m successful if not maybe this will be a good alternative.
Hi Mattias ! I'm exactly in the same situation as you. Actually own the 16mm 1.4 but find it too bulky, which means it stays home most of the time. I try to find a 24/28mm equivalent for my fuji that could replace it. 16mm 2.8 had not enough wide aperture. Which would you recommend for street/documentary/travel between the ttartisan 17mm and the xf 18mm f2 (18mm f1.4 is sadly too bulky). Thanks again!
I also enjoy both, for me the smaller size and silent internal focusing of the Leica really makes up for the tradeoff in maximum aperture. Excellent results from both, though.
Hi, I currently have a Pen-F and Sigma 30mm 1,4 and am very happy but unfortunately too big. I am interested in a bright compact lens mainly for street photography and I am undecided between the two TTartisan lenses 23mm 1,4 (plus compactness) and the 17mm (plus focal but less compact) what do you recommend? I would have doubts about their sharpness, to be picky, the potential that the two lenses have in post-production both with open and closed aperture.
Can you try funleader 18mm f8? It looks like perfect lens for me, because I like going out and shooting sunsets and sunrises, but I can't afford bad pick.
Hello Mattias and thank you for yet another great video! A quick question for you, if you know: In the X-E4 Focus Check (magnification) automatically engages when a fuji lens is manually focused. Can this be done with 3rd party lenses, or do I have to assign and push a button to manually engage focus check? Thank a million!
That can only be done with an auto focus lens. It needs electronics to be able to tell the camera it’s focusing. On the X-E4 pressing the joystick jumps to magnified view when using a manual lens. But you can move it to any function button.
Not a bad lens that one, I had one but when I got the 16mm 1.4 I never used the Samyang again. I sold the 16mm later but always regret that, this 17 1.4 looks a very nice, cheap alternative, love that it can focus in so close [not quite as close as the 16mm 1.4 but good enough!]
@@Cagey7531 i ended up getting this lens, for me, it does what I need, i use it for the wide end of landscape and some general wide fun stuff. Very cheap but cheerful 👍🏻
This video has a bit of a different tone to you usual ones. Are we to read between the lines of this, as well as your closing statement regarding not to take online reviewers words for things? ;) As this is not on sale yet it would seem it's been sent to you specifically for review. I love their 35 and 50mm lens, but maybe this one is not up to those standards in.... your opinion?
This will get ruined in time, but I have to appreciate the lack of dislikes as of now. Really, I'm thankful for simple videos like these, even if I'm not too interested in the lens (being a 35mm equiv. guy myself).
Gotta love fast 28mm equivalents like this, for some reason they often have great close focus as well. Neat! One thing I noticed with affordable manual primes vs. real vintage glass, you often get better flare resistance and sharpness from the new stuff because of better coatings and machinery. Plus of course no worries about oily apertures, fungus, or haze, instead the concern is quality control. I have a Vivitar 28mm f/2 which would give about equivalent depth of field on full frame as the TTArtisan, but does flare quite a bit. It's nice and fast, but it made me realize what I really want is a 28mm 1.4 FF lens (Nikon, Sigma, or maybe that incredible Summilux) for the superlative rendering, sharpness, and overall je ne sais quoi. Of course, then it's not a street pancake like a traditional 28mm, it's a kilo of pure bokeh :)
The vintage look is the same as their 50/1.2 and 35/1.4 APS-C mirrorless lenses. However, I'm totally into this, as it fills a gap in the 3rd party options that is only really covered by the 18/6.3 UFO. Now they just need to do a 23/1.4...
@@gearreallydoesntmatter TTArtisans has two 35/1.4-a Leica M one that looks like a normal Leica lens, and a Fuji/APS-C one that has the same conical shape with the optical formula printed on it, thin focus gear, clicked front aperture. It’s a hair smaller than the 17mm, based on the specs, but very comparable. I love their 35mm on the Fuji and think the handling is a lot of fun. I’m picking this up the instant I can, since the sub-$150 budget manual lens world (aka everything Pergear makes) has a serious gap in wide angle options. I don’t enjoy the 7Artisans 25/1.8 and it isn’t even that wide, the fixed focus 7Artisans 18/6.3 isn’t my style, and the Pergear 10/8 fisheye isn’t exactly an everyday lens (even if it is a fun little oddball pancake). An ordinary wide angle that’s sharp enough, with handling that I already know that I like, and the option to throw open incredibly wide for indoor or night use? I don’t even need to think twice.
I have the 16-80mm f/4 now but I miss the wide-angle, bokeh-filled, close focus shots of the 16mm prime. Very few lenses can create that look. I'm excited to be able to soon get that back and for a fraction of the weight and price of the 16 1.4.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter I like retro, I mean I'm Fuji user and have a collections of these cheap lenses, I just don't like lens that are so pointy towards the front end, looks funny.
Thanks for the quick review. Looks like a nice manual focus lens; however, I would never buy it because I already have the 16mm f/1.4 auto focus Fujinon lens.
Hmmm... I know you often say gear doesn’t matter... I also know you’re a very talented photographer Still... the images you share here from this lens and the XE-4 are very, very attractive
It doesn’t matter, you still need to clean your sensor every now and then, so who has the energy. I often change lenses standing in the middle of a dust cloud on sandy arenas.
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I have the ttartisan 35 f1.4 and the 50 f1.2. Both excellent lenses. Slightly old fashioned I’d say and need a little more thought to use them well. Not a bad thing if you can get it right . I have a good feeling about this lens. Happy days.
Thanks for this. I've been very frustrated at the lack of 3rd party lenses around the 18mm mark for Fujifilm x-mount. Because it's my favourite wide lens too. This really fills the gap. The price is killer. And it'll be great for photographing indoors and at night. I'll be very excited to see the in-depth reviews. But at the price, there'd have to be some devastating flaw to make me discount it.
Oooh~! This one is 17mm f/1.4!
I saw a similar lens in my local camera shop few days ago, but it was the 35mm f/1.4 one. It has exactly the same design so I didn't notice the one I saw was not this lens. In my country, Indonesia, the official TTArtisans store already sell the 35mm f/1.4 for fuji FX, Leical/Panasonic L, Nikon Z, Canon M, and Sony E mount.
It's 12:30AM where I am but I still click to watch...
Please review the TTARTISAN 35mm f1.4 for Fuji! I love their 50mm f1.2. Thanks for a nice, succinct review with great images!
1:44 I wanna know the settings of that picture! Love it!
It was announced about 6month ago. I was waiting. I didn't even bought Fuji untill this lens released. Thank you!
I just bought TTArtisan 35mm f1.4 & 50mm f1.2 for X Mount today, try it, and love it immediately! sharp for my taste and stellar character for lens that US$100 lens (35mm even cheaper, $80 I think)!
Why oh why did they print the lens elements on the barrel... otherwise, looks great and IQ seems surprisingly good
Because other lens makers have and a lot of people liked it (me included) :)
TTArtisan makes very lovely lenses. I was pretty skeptical about Chinese lenses in general until I gave a try to TTArtisan 23mm f1.4 for my Sony a6000. Needless to say that it never got unscrewed from my camera to this day! I am a MF lenses user for years and especially vintage models. I had many Zeiss, Voigtlander, Zenit or Meyer Optik native or adapted on my old full frame DSLRs but after years I sold everything (for personal reasons) and I started again using a crop camera. Beside the image quality and sharpness (those comes second and third in my book) what is really impressive on TTArtisan lenses is the character, something that is more common on old, uncorrected lenses. The rendering and even the flaws (like the field curvature that I love) are screaming character! Lastly, another aspect is the fact that for APSC cameras there aren’t any MF/Manual aperture lenses outside Chinese manufacturers! Not from the premium brands like Voigtlander or Zeiss (all are designed for FF, so the DoF scale is useless due to crop factor), and not even from the true vintage offerings (also full frame).
To be precise, these aren’t lenses for those who want edge to edge sharpness and superior image quality. There are not designed for that purpose. But if you like something unique that resembles the old days, something for street or general photography, and you can embrace the imperfections (it’s a photography trend these days) then here you have it! And thank god, are really inexpensive!!
I was waiting for your X-E4 and XF 27mm f2.8 MkII full review.
That will be after using it for a while. Have several videos planned in between.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter I am intrigued and still waiting to see your opinion.
When it's going to be available?
Not sure, last date I saw a rumor about was April 9.
I just wanna say that shot with the guy holding the cello was really cool
FYI, it is bass. Cello is smaller.
@@FelixLim Thanks! I really didn't know lol
Are the other two pancake lense there were the 27mm f2.8 and 18mm f2?
Love you quick review..I also own an xe 4 and ordered 17 mm today..thank you!!!
Before Fuji's new 18mm f.14 even comes out, this lens showed up :) Should we expect Fuji's new 18mm soon then?
Tomorrow :)
Excellent video 😊!
I have been using 14mm pancake on mft for stills for 98% of shots as well. But I do want to try something little more narrow and wider open.
I have the TT Artisan s 35mm and 50mm for Canon EFM. They are both a lot of fun. I may have to get the 17mm. It's a great walk around focal length
Just had a look online for current pricing. Not bad! After seeing samples, it’s worth buying one just to at least toy around with it.
I'm trying to find a comparison shots from TTartisan 17 and Fuji 18 at F2.0 comparing sharpness in the center and overall contrast. Do you happen to have any or could comment on that?
The difference is so small that I wouldn’t let it be the deciding factor. Personally I would choose the 18.
Been waiting on this lens since it was first announced back in October. 28mm equivalent is my most comfortable focal length. I’ve been enjoying the 7artisans 18mm, but this will give me more control
Great video, Mattias, thanks so much. Have you ever tried how it performs for very low light video?
Like any other F1.4 lens.
This has pricked my interest thank you. Looking for a cheap wide fast lens.
Awome, was just looking for a new manual lens rn
Does anyone know when this lens will release/where I can buy it? I can't find it anywhere!
It was supposed to be released on the Pergear site on April 9th, but so far there has been no news. I've almost given up, and am thinking I may just buy the Fuji 16mm 1.4 instead.
@@aerosoulzx
That is huge and hideously expensive compared to this!
@@fredbloggs545 it is, but it the 16mm was what I was looking at before I discovered this!
@@aerosoulzx
Imagine getting the Fuji and then the next day this is released!
@@fredbloggs545 that would be just my luck... 🤣
Im waiting for this ! When will it go on sale?
Same!!!;
Late May is what Pergear say, but it's been put back plenty of times before so.....
On sale now at pergear!
Hopefully this lens pops up on amazon USA soon.
Do you have any tutorials on how you take your photos? I really love your work of art!😊❤️
Yes I have several on my channel and more coming.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter wow!! nice!
heii mattias! how would you compare this lens to the xf 18mm f2?
One is big and manual focus. The other small with auto focus.
Interesting I’ll keep it in mind in case I’m unsuccessful on the Fuji xf 14mm f2.8 lens I’m bidding on brand new with lens accessories and original box ex shop display, fingers crossed I’m successful if not maybe this will be a good alternative.
Good luck!
Hi Mattias ! I'm exactly in the same situation as you. Actually own the 16mm 1.4 but find it too bulky, which means it stays home most of the time. I try to find a 24/28mm equivalent for my fuji that could replace it. 16mm 2.8 had not enough wide aperture. Which would you recommend for street/documentary/travel between the ttartisan 17mm and the xf 18mm f2 (18mm f1.4 is sadly too bulky). Thanks again!
The much trashed Fuji 18mm f2 is still a favorite of mine but I’ve recently started enjoying the Leica 18mm Elmarit-TL.
I also enjoy both, for me the smaller size and silent internal focusing of the Leica really makes up for the tradeoff in maximum aperture. Excellent results from both, though.
The 18 TL is in another leap for sure. I enjoyed mine a lot.
Me: I'm so proud of myself, I haven't bought a lens in almost a year!
Also me: *watches this video* Why is my wallet on the table now?
:))))))
Hi, I currently have a Pen-F and Sigma 30mm 1,4 and am very happy but unfortunately too big.
I am interested in a bright compact lens mainly for street photography and I am undecided between the two TTartisan lenses 23mm 1,4 (plus compactness) and the 17mm (plus focal but less compact) what do you recommend? I would have doubts about their sharpness, to be picky, the potential that the two lenses have in post-production both with open and closed aperture.
2:44 Is that a cat-eye bokeh effect I spot? 😍 Looks like a gorgeous lens
Would this be a good lens for astrophotography?
That lens it is not yet in the TTartisan web so, when we are going to see it to sale?
Pergear wrote me it will be in stock at the end of April or early May.
Can you try funleader 18mm f8? It looks like perfect lens for me, because I like going out and shooting sunsets and sunrises, but I can't afford bad pick.
Seems a bit expensive imo.
That cap ... 😏 I'm glad somebody agrees with me
It’s good for transportation but after that it’s total overkill.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter agreed! My video about this is gonna feel so long after your spot on edit! I'll wait to put it out I think 😃
Nah, go for it, I often enjoy watching longer videos. I just dont like making them :)
@@gearreallydoesntmatter I'm working on being more concise 😃 honest
Excellent. Could be a good buy this.
Its fun to use.
28mm 😍
Hello Mattias and thank you for yet another great video! A quick question for you, if you know: In the X-E4 Focus Check (magnification) automatically engages when a fuji lens is manually focused. Can this be done with 3rd party lenses, or do I have to assign and push a button to manually engage focus check? Thank a million!
That can only be done with an auto focus lens. It needs electronics to be able to tell the camera it’s focusing.
On the X-E4 pressing the joystick jumps to magnified view when using a manual lens. But you can move it to any function button.
I have a 12mm samyang which I never use. Maybe time for a change 🤔
Not a bad lens that one, I had one but when I got the 16mm 1.4 I never used the Samyang again. I sold the 16mm later but always regret that, this 17 1.4 looks a very nice, cheap alternative, love that it can focus in so close [not quite as close as the 16mm 1.4 but good enough!]
@@Cagey7531 i ended up getting this lens, for me, it does what I need, i use it for the wide end of landscape and some general wide fun stuff. Very cheap but cheerful 👍🏻
17mm or about 28mm on canon eos m. which is my fav focal length...but i kinda wish the lens is a pancake lens.
Pancake or fast aperture, can’t get both unfortunately :)
Image sample gallery or source please
Once the lens is rolling out there should be plenty on Flickr.
Vet vi när denna linsen släpps?
Det var tänkt 9 april, men som med mycket nu för tiden är det svårt att veta.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter Tack!
Interesting alternative
Thanks.
You make me want to buy a Pentax Q and order a 3D printed part to buy a bigger battery adapter so that I can get more usability.
Never felt the need to bring a spare battery for the Q. I can easily go a full day on one.
I just need the Sony pancake lens 16mm 2.8 but manual and with good quality 😪
This video has a bit of a different tone to you usual ones. Are we to read between the lines of this, as well as your closing statement regarding not to take online reviewers words for things? ;)
As this is not on sale yet it would seem it's been sent to you specifically for review. I love their 35 and 50mm lens, but maybe this one is not up to those standards in.... your opinion?
Not sure what’s different I always say that.
@mattias burling
Can u tame a wild horse? 🐎
If you by tame mean, get kicked in the face? Then yes I can.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter 😂 I think the trick is to kick horse in balls before it hits you 😂
@3:05 waifu spotted
Yeaaah amazing lens!
This will get ruined in time, but I have to appreciate the lack of dislikes as of now. Really, I'm thankful for simple videos like these, even if I'm not too interested in the lens (being a 35mm equiv. guy myself).
But it's 35mm on MFT >:D
Any order links? I can't find it
No I haven't seen any.
Its also not on German amazon yet :(
I read an article about it, available from 9th April
@@gearreallydoesntmatter have they sent this to you for review, then?
@@aerosoulzx Info like that is always in the description.
Gotta love fast 28mm equivalents like this, for some reason they often have great close focus as well. Neat!
One thing I noticed with affordable manual primes vs. real vintage glass, you often get better flare resistance and sharpness from the new stuff because of better coatings and machinery. Plus of course no worries about oily apertures, fungus, or haze, instead the concern is quality control.
I have a Vivitar 28mm f/2 which would give about equivalent depth of field on full frame as the TTArtisan, but does flare quite a bit. It's nice and fast, but it made me realize what I really want is a 28mm 1.4 FF lens (Nikon, Sigma, or maybe that incredible Summilux) for the superlative rendering, sharpness, and overall je ne sais quoi. Of course, then it's not a street pancake like a traditional 28mm, it's a kilo of pure bokeh :)
The vintage look is the same as their 50/1.2 and 35/1.4 APS-C mirrorless lenses.
However, I'm totally into this, as it fills a gap in the 3rd party options that is only really covered by the 18/6.3 UFO.
Now they just need to do a 23/1.4...
Quite different design imo, this is like a classic voigtländer.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter TTArtisans has two 35/1.4-a Leica M one that looks like a normal Leica lens, and a Fuji/APS-C one that has the same conical shape with the optical formula printed on it, thin focus gear, clicked front aperture. It’s a hair smaller than the 17mm, based on the specs, but very comparable. I love their 35mm on the Fuji and think the handling is a lot of fun.
I’m picking this up the instant I can, since the sub-$150 budget manual lens world (aka everything Pergear makes) has a serious gap in wide angle options. I don’t enjoy the 7Artisans 25/1.8 and it isn’t even that wide, the fixed focus 7Artisans 18/6.3 isn’t my style, and the Pergear 10/8 fisheye isn’t exactly an everyday lens (even if it is a fun little oddball pancake). An ordinary wide angle that’s sharp enough, with handling that I already know that I like, and the option to throw open incredibly wide for indoor or night use? I don’t even need to think twice.
SOLD!
Spännande objektiv!
Vidvinkel, skarp, snabb och kostar runt 2000(?)kr! :)
about pentax Q is very funny😂😂😂
I have the 16-80mm f/4 now but I miss the wide-angle, bokeh-filled, close focus shots of the 16mm prime. Very few lenses can create that look. I'm excited to be able to soon get that back and for a fraction of the weight and price of the 16 1.4.
I love these lenses but this one is just too ugly to be mounted on Fuji. But still tempted to get it.
Yup, the retro look of the lens isn't for everyone.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter I like retro, I mean I'm Fuji user and have a collections of these cheap lenses, I just don't like lens that are so pointy towards the front end, looks funny.
It’s a retro look.
This is hoy you do a lens review
Fujifilm need to hurry up and release a new 18f2.8 pancake to sit with the 16f2.8. I don't care about the f2, I just want compact quality.
I'm a fan and watch all of your videos but I do find the macro blur a bit too much :(
That’s to bad, but I like it :)
Thanks for the quick review.
Looks like a nice manual focus lens; however, I would never buy it because I already have the 16mm f/1.4 auto focus Fujinon lens.
I’m not a true photographer, but I’m ok with that.
True photographers don't do yellow!
The lens design is kinda ugly... but sexy at the same time ??
Yeah the classical vintage look isn’t for everyone. Should be popular with the Fuji crowd.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter As a MFT user this feels like it could be an interesting 35mm FF option.
Hmmm... I know you often say gear doesn’t matter... I also know you’re a very talented photographer
Still... the images you share here from this lens and the XE-4 are very, very attractive
Looks great but nowhere to be found ...
thats not how you change a lens.... X_X Even tho its quick, you should hold the sensor downwards ive been taught to eliminate dust LANDING on it.
It doesn’t matter, you still need to clean your sensor every now and then, so who has the energy. I often change lenses standing in the middle of a dust cloud on sandy arenas.
Nice review. Although I don't like the looks of this lens :/
The classic vintage look will never be for everyone.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter that lens element diagram threw me off. I like the aperture ring and vintage lenses.
The Lens body design is copied from Voigtlander Heliar 50mm f3.5.
The design goes back way further than that.
Corner image quality is weak
They usually are on wide angle until stopped down. It's a cheapo lens!
Happy about the 17mm, but it is a seriously ugly looking lens!
The classical vintage look isn’t for everyone.
Interesting but incredibly ugly lens 🤔
They went for the classic vintage look which isn’t for everyone. Personally I don’t care what a lens looks like.