I've been really happy with this lens. I love the styling and the F0.95 works brilliantly... on a tripod, which is the only place I was expecting it to work well. The shot quality is awesome. The only TTartisan that hasn't impressed me on a bang-for-buck level is the 17mm, which was just a bit *meh* the others have all been great.
@pal2tech2 жыл бұрын
I should have mentioned it's perfect place is on a tripod. Great point Nicholas!!! 👍
@Xinrui242 жыл бұрын
Loyal audience of your channel! @pal2tech Love your reviews! I have this TTArtisan lens for my Sony camera. It's very useful. To be honest, it's really not sharp enough at 0.95 for sharpness lovers, but considering it could cover both full-frame and APS-C frame at this cheap price. What else I can expect! It becomes my 2022 lens!
@namesurname52562 жыл бұрын
I have ttartisan 50 f1.2 fx mount and it seems 50 1.2 is same well rich built and pretty much better in term of image quality for half price of 0.95 Thx for the review, now we wait for fuji summit and new sigma and tamron lenses
@OAK_MTN2 жыл бұрын
Your comment on the lens being a nice skipping stone hits home as I looked after my 16mm 1.4 lens cap in dense ferns for over 30 minutes yesterday. They do love being out in nature!
@FlorianCortese2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the honest review, Chris. Have a great weekend.And welcome, Francois!
@pal2tech2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Florian!!! I'll be in/out on discord throughout if you want to connect. Hope you're doing well buddy!!! 👍
@kennethnielsen38642 жыл бұрын
I don't really understand this type of lens, I can buy tons of super sharp old Olympus, Cannon, Nikon, Pentax glas om ebay, and adaptors, and they cost penny's, I know they are not f 0,95 but still, I think that's the way to go if you are in to manual focus lenses, and sometimes you are in luck and run acros a lens like the HELIOS 44 that is just so f....d up that it's super cool, it makes the most wired swirley background, and soft edges, but I only payed about 12$.
@Liamoxocars2 жыл бұрын
Awesome review Chris, I've just recently bought the Viltrox 33mm in silver for my XT-3 and planning to test it out shortly! You really make my Fridays something to look forward to 😀
@ricknicholson58942 жыл бұрын
If you do get the lens cap stuck on because it was tightened too hard, get a narrow rubber band and put it on around the cap, this band will give you the added grip to help get the cap off.
@fabiomendes7858 Жыл бұрын
Nice review, but I guess you missed focus on the wall test ....the corners were way sharper than the center on your review... I've seen quite usable image quality from this lens on other reviews
@WhySteve Жыл бұрын
But if you really need a cheap 50mm lens, get the TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2 which is half the price, lets in about the same amount of light and doesn't have such extreme fringing or blurred/vignetted edges.
@malice38402 жыл бұрын
with these fast lenses it would be cool to see some untracked astrophotography
@Las_cacas2 жыл бұрын
I want to know more about that macro! Gonna search your vids for it.
@CameraTim2 жыл бұрын
Chris, have you tested out the Laowa 33mm 0.95 yet? I'd love to see that one compared to the Speedmaster. A friend of mine got the Laowa and I was blown away at how clean it was wide open (virtually no chromatic aberrations) and how good its highlight rolloff was. I'd be really curious at a comparison.
@wisnuwardoyo96312 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reviewing this lens sir, I'm thinking to buy this lens before, but after saw this video i thought this lens not suit with my photography style... ❤💔
@JackieDElia2 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for you to cross 100k - love your channel. I’m a Fuji shooter too.
@GregCoonrod2 жыл бұрын
Great review as always! Off topic question: Can you explain tethered shooting for Fuji cameras? I'm getting in to film scanning with my X-T4 and could use some pointers.
@pal2tech2 жыл бұрын
I have video planned on this. It's a fairly large topic, and will require a few as in a series I'm thinking.
@GregCoonrod2 жыл бұрын
@@pal2tech A whole series would be awesome!
@Peem_pom2 жыл бұрын
Wanted it for my xs10, cannot wait
@meekotreeko2 жыл бұрын
Nice review, I like your technical setup with the paper on bricks or whatever that wall is made of. I just got my first Fujifilm (xt3), its also my firs mirrorless medium end camera. your videos are big reason why I went with fujifilm, I was really sold on the tactile feel of everything, and now that I have it in my hands I really love it! The first lens I got for it was the 16mm f1.4 sigma that just came out this year. I really love it and I'm hoping you will do a review of it and the other 2 in the sigma xmount fuji family. I think the next lens I buy will be the 30mm...
@TimvanderLeeuw2 жыл бұрын
How does this lens compare to the TTArtisans 50mm f/1.2? In image quality, and also in actual light gathering ability?
@SuttonBen2 жыл бұрын
Insanely soft optics. Great for a special effect but 7Artisans has a very similar lens for much less money. Personally, I'd advise the ttArtisans 50mm 1.2 if you want an affordable fast lens with decent optics and build. (Error with pricing of 7artisans lens, but recommendation of ttartisans 50mm 1.2 still stands)
@NickBarang2 жыл бұрын
The RRP on the 7artisans 50mm F0.95 is $236 not sure where you get the impression this is "much less money" than $228 but it's not, it's $8 more. And performance-wise, I can tell you (as I have both) they are almost identical. And the lens is not "insanely" soft, it's got a very narrow focal plane at F0.95 as all F0.95 lenses have. This is not "soft", it's completely sharp within the focal plane but if your corners aren't in line with your subject's eyes? Then, they aren't going to be in focus.
@SuttonBen2 жыл бұрын
@@NickBarang I do apologise for the mix up with the 7artisans pricing. It can be found for about 30% cheaper in the UK if you look around but I'll admit I had my pricing off. I suspect sample variation is an issue. Pal2Tech's testing here suggests it's very soft indeed below f2.8. I've seen similar results from the 7artisans. The plane of focus is narrow but let's not pretend It's so narrow that it makes it particularly hard to evaluate sharpness. It's about the same as a 50mm f1.4 on a FF system. I think one of the biggest issues is that the these 0.95 lenses make a lot of sacrifices. They are certainly significantly less sharp than say the 50mm 1.2 from ttartisans (which is a lot cheaper). They don't offer much if any light gathering advantages, as they have pretty average true light transmission. So they are pretty much purely designed for a "dreamy look". Which could be replicated by using a filter. I still stand by the recommendation of the ttartisans 50mm 1.2 over this lens. It's a lot sharper, cheaper, just about as well built, smaller, lighter... and the DoF is not that different in real world use.
@NickBarang2 жыл бұрын
@@SuttonBen Pal2Tech's testing is, quite literally, out of focus (as others have pointed out too). You can't determine an image is "soft" unless it's in focus. I also have the 50mm 1.2 from TTartisan (in fact, I have all the TTartisan lenses and most 7artisans too), as I collect lenses, the 50mm 0.95 is a far better lens. It's a studio portrait lens. Which if properly mounted on a tripod and kept parallel to the subject delivers exceptional results for $230. And it balances the XT-4 better than the F1.2 and when cranked up to F8, it's superb for street work.
@frankiecalabro26172 жыл бұрын
Mitikon is the way to go!!!!
@karinawakabayashi2 жыл бұрын
Please make a video how to master / review 56mm f1.2 😆
@sclogse12 жыл бұрын
I'll post here for anyone to help. I put my recently arrived Pentacon 135mm 2.8 on my Fuji X-M1 body to test it's sharpness, as the body has a built in flash, keeping my hand held speed at 1/250th. When I press down my rear top wheel to get the focus assist magnification it doesn't magnify from the center, even though my spot focus is set to center in the body on the grid. A little mag box appears on the screen the the screen magnifies to that box. But the small box is up at the top of the screen. This white framed box is NOT the adjustable size and position little green box, but a magnification box that becomes full screen mag when I press down the rotating wheel. Just trying to find a way to get that magnification back to center again. I started to say TT Artisan and Fuji to my roommate and I said Tiki. Well, it IS the weekend....
@vukhuat42512 жыл бұрын
Hoping you can review the new Tokina SZ 33mm f/1.2 somedays.
@goodmythicalmukbang37572 жыл бұрын
I have this lens! The ttartisan 50 1.2 is far more superior vs 0.95
@przybylskipawel2 жыл бұрын
You missed focus at sharpness test (faceplam)
@rodolfo_mdn2 жыл бұрын
It puzzles me that you found focus breathing on the lens. How can this be, if it is a manual focus lens?
@BerndtOtto2 жыл бұрын
Today, I actually ordered a lens with the exact same specs ( 50/0.95 ) from 7Artisans. TTArtisan, 7Artisans, sounds almost the same. 🤔 Do you think, my lens will be different then ?
@pal2tech2 жыл бұрын
Nope, they are two different companies is my understanding. Some will argue that 7artisans is better.
@burakguler072 жыл бұрын
hey, thanks for the review. Are you considering checking out the Fujinon 50mm 1.0 in return for this lens? I'm very curious about your thoughts
@savedemperor80242 жыл бұрын
What's the difference between the new and old version beside the camera mounts because the old version with Leica mount is much more expensive. Did the build quality suffered in the new version?
@LimitedWard2 жыл бұрын
When are we going to get a tour of your new jet?!
@iamleek2 жыл бұрын
off topic, New Fuji camera is coming. I wonder if they have that Live Composite (LC) function like Olympus/Panasonic does. Looking forward to it, as I can sell ALL my Olympus Gears. hahahaha
@laurapeter38572 жыл бұрын
Gear Iguana NEEDS hus own channel. DEW IT! 🤣
@eagleeyephoto87152 жыл бұрын
Good review but where is your jet again?
@benjicarrera41032 жыл бұрын
i heard you mentioned about focus breathing in this video, i thought focus breathing does not exist on manual lenses?
@Paul_Rohde2 жыл бұрын
It's to do with the "optical formula" of a lens design, separate from whether the focus group is moved by a force from a motor or by hand.
@NightVisionOfficial2 жыл бұрын
I'm waiting for the perfect, 50$ (€ for me) 16/18//50mm f/0.01 Super sharp Lens :/ Sometimes i like to think we could already have those, if companies didn't made a Copyright out of lenses xD
@mahidoes2 жыл бұрын
How it differs from 7Artisan 50mm f/0.95? They are different companies.
@gregoriuspetra88712 жыл бұрын
7artisan doesn't have 'click aperture' when you rotate your aperture, and it got me pissed sometimes, it changes unintentionally. But this TTArtisan does have that clicky aperture, and i do prefer TTArtisan
@TheSshadow72 жыл бұрын
I wonder if you got a defective one. I can't believe that they'd release a lens that soft.
@GoldPunch2 жыл бұрын
How about the low light shots? Does f/0.95 help too much ?
@pal2tech2 жыл бұрын
Yes, for sure but you need to be VERY CAREFUL in low light as it will be harder to see your DOF and easier to misjudge the focus.
@mgscheue11 ай бұрын
Half a stop difference.
@mrwashur19912 жыл бұрын
I feel like you’re project farm’s (another KZfaqr) goofy brother haha
@iTedTube2 жыл бұрын
Ttartisan 50mm f1.2 seems to be better, no ?
@actstuntcam2 жыл бұрын
Waaaaaaayyyyyyy better :)
@actstuntcam2 жыл бұрын
I have the TTartisans 50mm 1.2. It is cheaper, smaller, still very fast AND infinitely better optically. Looking at this, I'm not impressed with that .95.
@parranoic2 жыл бұрын
I think their 1.2 is way better
@Aalochak2 жыл бұрын
TTartisans 50mm f1.2 is so much better than this lens. One of my favourite lens
@pal2tech2 жыл бұрын
Haven't reviewed that one yet. Just the 35mm, which I liked.
@Aalochak2 жыл бұрын
@@pal2tech i had the TTartisans 35mm 1.4 too. It was sharp and had warm look to it. Really enjoyed using it. Unfortunately i sold it and bought the XC 35mm f2. Planning to buy the TTartisans 35mm again and also the 17mm soon.
@anikonista2 жыл бұрын
Seems like the .95 is more a gimmick. Not realy to be used.
@canadianphotography69722 жыл бұрын
Hi
@kingsamvisuals2 жыл бұрын
Kaplan 5mm f1.1 ii is probably much better. I have the kamlan and wouldn’t buy this. Also the viltrox is usually $200-$250 used
@russellmann8297 Жыл бұрын
I take a lot of pictures and enjoy my photography a lot. It is my opinion that China, Russia and America are going to war, as a matter of fact we are already at war with them in many ways. If you don’t believe this then why have so many companies already been going through cyber attacks and many have been put out of business completely. So I have to ask the question why are so many Americans still buying Chinese goods and products daily? Why are so many Chinese products promoted on Facebook and other social media outlets. Why do I see all kinds of Photography gear and Lens from China promoted on KZfaq? Why do I see so many folks bragging about their new Chinese lens on all the photography forums? Obviously we are now living with generations of people who never watched the death tolls each night from Vietnam! Obviously we are living with people that haven’t a clue how many lives were lost at Pearl Harbor and World War Two. Do you have to see blood and bodies out in the street before you get it people. Wake Up! 
@derJackistweg10 ай бұрын
5:23 WTF! I assume you have correctly focused. This is completely unseable! I started "really" talking fotos when I first put on a FD 50mmF1.4 on my A6000, in 2014 or 15. That was a soft lens, but mine was from early 80ies. Later I tried a 50mm Samyang 1.4 that was really sharp. I own now a 32mm F1.2 from a CN company - not good. I rarely use it. But have a 8mm fsiheye from pergear F2.8 that is really nice. So I think I know when I see garbage.
@chinchickchickchin34895 ай бұрын
fuji peaking focus is suck. 0.95 lens with Peaking High has shallow highlight compare with a5100+0.95lens peaking very bright red easiely focus than fuji.
@Snapit5512 жыл бұрын
As the aperture of this toy lens suggests!! It’s only worth 0.95 dollars with its crappy performance and I have vintage lenses which out perform this lens