I do like this lens after a few weeks of use. Even though it does not quite compare with my favourite - the Panasonic Lieca Summilux f1.4 25mm. I like to use the aperture ring and the focus ring. Being old and used to manual focus I just like using a focus and aperture ring. Bokeh is pretty good, depth of field is good. All in all for the cost its brilliant !
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
See, you've summed it up much quicker than me Malcolm! I should get you to put my notes together :D
@gilbertdaroy60802 жыл бұрын
I had high hopes for the 23mm especially judging from the fireworks brought about by the 35mm 1.4 and its vintage vibe. The bokeh is too messy for me, but the sharpness and looks isn't too bad. Even then I'll give it a try to see the quality myself. Good job as usual.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Always best to get your hands on it, then let us know :)
@jameslevine61372 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to it and I pre-ordered it from B&H. I already have the 17/1.4 and 35/1.4. I enjoy experimenting with 1.4 affordably, and the compact size of the series is a feature I value.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@oc2phish072 жыл бұрын
An excellent video Damian, for several reasons. It was good to see the lens in action, to see the results and to get your opinion on it. I also liked the little light meter and yes, that is how you spell meter, The other one, metre, is a measurement of linear distance. Finally, you showed some very attractive views of the city, with glimpses of the Christmas Market. My wife and daughter went there 2 weeks ago and loved it and now that I have seen your video, I also want to visit your city. Lovely stuff, Happy Christmas and New Year. Stay safe and well.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
I know, I was being silly about the word. I'm glad you want to come visit the city too, hopefully you have a great time and get some cool shots too!
@christophedus50502 жыл бұрын
Always interesting, one of my favorite channel about fuji x mount. Thank u from Belgium Damian ! Keep up the excellent work.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Christophe!!!
@malcolmcog2 жыл бұрын
The lens arrived on Christmas Eve. Tried a couple of pics in low light, looking good so far (its not the zebra stripe, I prefer the plain mono colour !)
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Malcolm, I hope you like it!!
@luisbperez36811 ай бұрын
Great video. I held back from buying a digital camera for what seemed forever. After squeezing the life out of my Cannon AE1 and Yashica 124 (the film price and development are out of control), I retired both old friends. Now, they are proudly part of my Dark Academia display in my studio library. I bought a brand new Fuji X-T30 II with the XC 15-45 lens kit about a month and a half ago, and it is taking forever to get here. Well, I was perusing a few used camera websites and found an X-E4 in mint condition and bought it. Along with my new acquisition, I ordered the 35 mm 1.4 TTArtesan and the TTArtesan 27 2.8 due to their excellent reviews. I have my sight on the TT 17mm and the TT 50 mm. I could care less about the manual focus; remember, I come from an era when everything was manual; yes, I am an old fart. I have to say that I am happy with my TT lenses; I might also consider getting the 23 mm, BUT I have to say that the Zebra looks like a turn-off. Best regards, and stay safe.
@DamianBrown11 ай бұрын
I come from the same era! So I completely understand. the 50mm f2 is a stand out little bargain too.
@luisbperez36811 ай бұрын
@@DamianBrown I am going to take a look at it. Thanks.
@malcolmcog2 жыл бұрын
Hi my Slade Road area friend , I ordered the TTArtisan 23mm F1.4, looking forward to use this on my Lumix !
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Not far 🙂 let us know how the lens is on your camera!
@malcolmcog2 жыл бұрын
@@DamianBrown I already have 7 Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 and I love it, looking forward to a 23 mm lower focal length lens !
@EricPalmerBlog2 жыл бұрын
I'll let you know when mine on pre-order arrives and find out if it is worthy to replace my 25mm Pergear.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@stephanweiskorn67606 ай бұрын
Excellent video 😊!
@DamianBrown6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@OneCameraOneLens2 жыл бұрын
23mm on my Fujifilm is my very favourite focal length. If my Viltrox didn't almost live on my camera, this could be tempting! Keep up the good work 👍
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark! I used the Viltrox 23mm for the summary part of the video :)
@25myma2 жыл бұрын
Seems like quality keeps going up with these..just wondering; how does it compare withe cheerful 25mm f1.8 Pergear/7artisans...or the Zonlai 22mm?
@arpitkumargahlot2 жыл бұрын
7Artisans 25mm 1.8 is the weakest lens within their APS-C lineup. But it is not a bad lens. Just that the optical design is not all that well corrected. A head to head comparison will be interesting. I bet this new lens will be the better choice overall. 7Artisans needs to bring an updated 25mm 1.4
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Actually I've got the Pergear 25mm, I'll put a video out asap
@25myma2 жыл бұрын
@@DamianBrown yeahhh, that would be cool!! One thing I'm not liking the more I look at it is the design; their previous 17,35,50mm lineup is odd but pretty clean, this is just...CCCP style, I wish they stuck with that style at least for a while.
@silski2 жыл бұрын
25mm 1.8 Pergear is not the same as the 7artisans 25mm 1.8.
@EricPalmerBlog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Damian.. Have a great weekend.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
You too! (For next weekend now 😅)
@arpitkumargahlot2 жыл бұрын
Very cool lens! Great review. I like your style of presentation. Your urban photo clicks are very good 👍👍.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@marcp.17522 жыл бұрын
The Zebra TTA 23/1.4 is perfect on any silver X-E1/E2/E2s/E3 and E4 bodies, Damian. And also cool looking on the black versions of these DSLMs. I'd have loved, if the aperture numbers and DoF scale would have been laser-etched, but for just 99 bucks - one can't ask for more, really.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@NickBarang2 жыл бұрын
$106 including lens hood (it's cheaper without the hood by $12). Mine arrives in a week.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Good shout
@travelcanada88172 жыл бұрын
Love this channel ❤
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tyler!
@homayoonmahmoodi78652 жыл бұрын
thank you! i think that im going to buy this lens now
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy!
@kevinparkes4172 жыл бұрын
Voigtlander do an almost identical light meter called the VC Meter II. Currently £247 for the Voigtlander from Robert White's vs as little as £43 for the ttartisan direct from China. Great for vintage cameras that don't have light meters and far easier to use than something like a Weston or a Gossen.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Now that is almost identical!!
@nevillewatkins49972 жыл бұрын
Zebra for me. I think you only appreciate black in contrast. As for the light meter I can see there being a market for those. Especially if you've got old cameras, like I have.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@albertsmith93152 жыл бұрын
Does the hard stop at infinity actually correspond to infinity? I have the ttartisan 35mm f/1.4 and it focused past infinity when you rack the lens to the hard stop, making it slightly out of focus at wide apertures.
@voorachter27332 жыл бұрын
Reviewers should always include this, it's a make or break thing for me
@belalang902 жыл бұрын
Yup same as mine. However, there are video out there said that it could be corrected by yourself. Still didn't try it.
@silski2 жыл бұрын
I've adjusted mine. It certainly makes it easier to use once you do that.
@ea4bl2 жыл бұрын
Just like my old Canon FD 50mm 1.4. It focuses past infinte.
@thoughtcriminal71982 жыл бұрын
Fairly tempted to give it a try. In the end it’ll be image quality that determines wether I keep it. Those old Meyer Optik Gorlitz lenses (Domiplan and Lyddith particularly) have a vintage magic that can’t be replicated sooc. F1.4 and focusing from 20mm the bokeh ought to be creamy but is it?
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Let us know if you try it!
@thoughtcriminal71982 жыл бұрын
Got one. Like it a lot. Small, great close focal distance, sharp enough and it’s a bokeh beast. :)
@trezegol20072 жыл бұрын
I have just gotten the 17mm and 35mm , seems I should complete the lineup with the 23mm to fill the gap. The built, image quality and handling looks the same. Do you shoot all your videos and pics on a XT4?
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
I do yes, when I work I also use a T3
@trezegol20072 жыл бұрын
@@DamianBrown I'm shooting mainly photography, so using the ttartisan lenses on a xt3 should not be an issue i guess...
@PhiggysDOTcom2 жыл бұрын
I love the old Zebra look lenses I’m getting a fair collection of them mainly m42 Mount but also Exacta Mount lenses and yes I purchased the Domiplan on a old Praktica body a lens my mentor told me I should NEVER purchase some 60 years ago. Your just putting temptation in front of me again you bad man 😳😂 Hope you had your German Domiplan with you at the German market 😊
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Actually..... my fake Domiplan yes :D had to get down to get some lights in the background, was a bit tricky focusing on faces in the crowds from a fairly close up distance though.
@shred30052 жыл бұрын
Bit too much silver bling for me. I prefer everything black
@NickBarang2 жыл бұрын
There's a plain black version too.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@rodgercarey34802 күн бұрын
I received the lens yesterday and attached a uv filter, now the lens cap does not stay on. Any remedy to this other than removing uv filter?
@unfoldingcreative2 жыл бұрын
Any issues with mounting onto the X-Body? I understand sometimes these can be a bit of a snug fit. How does this one do compared to other TTartisan lenses?
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
No, totally fine with both the lenses I have.
@actstuntcam2 жыл бұрын
Hey Damian. I always enjoy your vids and like how they look. What film sim are you using on your XT4? I've tried a variety of them and haven't really found a look I like. Are you changing your colours in post, or are they straight out of camera? Do you use a different sim for video, vs stills? Cheers, any help you could offer would be great - finding the XT4 a difficult camera to get pleasing images out of. BEST REGARDS, Campbell from NZ.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
This is a great question that to start with might be answered by checking out my menu settings. Basically I use three film sims for my stills and a specific set of settings which are outlined somewhere in this video, for example: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9WDZdCA0qzZf5c.html For the video clips it tends to be pro neg hi. Stills, I go for pro neg hi, astia and acros (r) though I find myself preferring astia out of the two colour options, for the extra warmth it gives. I don't change anything in post for these videos. In Pro work, where I shoot raw + Jpeg I tweak a bit, but for gear tests I don't edit anything, usually, so I have a fairly even playing field to evaluate from.
@actstuntcam2 жыл бұрын
@@DamianBrown Cheers, will check out that video :)
@thegeneral1232 жыл бұрын
I keep looking at these off brand budget manual lenses but they all seem to have major optical "character" and that just does not appeal to me. I can add such things in editing if I want but it's extremely difficult to remove "character" from a photo depending on what the issue is. So it just puts me off. Could be fun but then the truth is I have existing glass that just smoke these lenses so why spend good money for not great glass? I must just be missing something. Are these rose tinted lenses appealing to a very specific customer?
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
I guess there's different applications, different budgets and tastes. If you can spend the money for the best glass than that's the ideal route, I'd say. Then again some have specific reasons to go cheap and / or manual only. I don't mind the variety at all.
@robertcudlipp34262 жыл бұрын
Have had a native Fuji version for some time. These are clearly great value for money lens. I simply dont have the need. Good luck to those who give it a fling!
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@martinphilipps86782 жыл бұрын
hello, I really appreciate your reviews, just the music in this one was a little annoying unfortunately
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Sorry Martin!
@robertbirnbach23122 жыл бұрын
can you compare the bokeh and sharpness to the fuji 23mm 1.4 version 1? I think that for a lot of folks with the new model the old ones are quite a good deal and it would be good to know if they compare favorably?
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Good idea Robert. I no longer have the XF23 1.4 to hand but if I do I could try!
@thomaschipman2 жыл бұрын
holy barrel distortion, batman! still, it seems like it might be fun piece of kit.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Ye I think so
@ajookazi2 жыл бұрын
Take my money TTARTISAN
@vainius372 жыл бұрын
I wonder, if forgetting AF/MF difference, how TT 23mm compares with Viltrox 23mm. Image quality, colors, rendering etc. Can TT 23mm fill the gap between my 18mm - 35mm spending much less money… ? Is Viltrox better than this one in overall quality despite autofocus? 🙂
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Interesting question! I'm not sure IQ is better, maybe a different character as opposed to a "clean" IQ.
@TravelMap2 жыл бұрын
When will viltrox 13mm f1. 4 come? Plz shed some light
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
I'm testing it right now
@TravelMap2 жыл бұрын
@@DamianBrown I came to know that.. Hope it will get released this month..
@serpicoflower2 жыл бұрын
i didn't like it. in this focal range and price i like the pergear 25 f1,8... tested the meike, 7artisan and neewer ones. wanted to give the ttartisan 23 a go but it's a NO for me.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
That's fair enough :) There's plenty of choice as you can attest to.
@RoelsonObra2 жыл бұрын
Based on the image quality of my TTartisan 50mm 1.2, this 23mm will replace my 7artisans 25mm.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@filipmichalsaffray4412 жыл бұрын
Mine as well...went full TT 17,23,35,50, for MFT perfect...mostly using it in Multicam video...great focus and I like soft edges...
@brandizenintikaryapt57042 жыл бұрын
f11 is conspicuously absent from this and some other cheap Chinese lenses. I can only assume that the mechanical nature of the diaphragm makes it difficult to manufacture. But to me that is a deal breaker, even if I'd seldom if ever use f11.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Interesting!! Thanks for sharing.
@darrenhayward43402 жыл бұрын
When is it released in uk
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Good question, I think pre orders just went live but Amazon shows up to February for Delivery. I'll check again later because that seems quite far off.
@darrenhayward43402 жыл бұрын
@@DamianBrown do you think its better than the 7artisans 25mm 1.8
@kiwipics2 жыл бұрын
I just wish the markings were engraved and not printed.
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Good point!
@mauiflyingdress2178 Жыл бұрын
the music is horrendous
@DamianBrown Жыл бұрын
I just mute KZfaq music I don't like. It's impossible to please every viewer.
@Vauxhall14342 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with your sound, really bad from this end. I hope this feed back helps (excuse the pun). I really enjoy your vids (thumbs up)
@DamianBrown2 жыл бұрын
Haven't noticed anything particularly terrible about the sound but hey it's all a learning curve. Thanks.