21mm on a Leica | TTArtisan 21mm f/1.5 Review | Sebastian Oakley 

Great to hear

Thanks for the comment! Honestly, I thought I would buy the lens and not like it and go for the Leica 21mm, but after using it, I love it - for the price, the quality is unmatched, I am sure the Leica 21 will be a better perfromer overall but the images I have taken with this lens I am very happy with! - I also have the 50mm f/1.4 from TTArtisan and thats amazing for the price too!

The contax is a dream !

I love the wide angle look so much!

In the box your are provided with a round lens hood which you can actually mount filters too, I was pointed out to this by a channel viewer, so there is a way, but it does make the lens much bigger than it's sleek profil with the square hood etc. I think it is a wonderful lens and it hardly ever comes off my Leica M-E - build quality is outstanding for the price!

Hi Nick, the more I use the 21 in the street the more I love the loook and feel of this lens. I LOVE my 50mm, but this is such a joy to use that 21 might become the go to and some point. I would love to try out the Leica 21's to see how they compare one day.

@@SebastianOakley I have a Zeiss planar 50/2 and Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.4 both great lenses but I hardly use them now. If I’m in a “Bresson” mood I might use the 50 but the 21 is great for street work, especially close in. If you’re ever near Sussex give me a shout and you can try mine.

Thanks for the offer Nick, I love the 21 the more I use it, certainly prefer the 21 and 50 focal lengths as my two lenses of choice

they do - its the one in the video and its very good - just no frame lines in the vieewfinder which is a shame

I mean it could work, but it has no franelines which is a pain to start with, but you get used to it

Thanks for the comment, the 21 is a wonderful lens and the added bonus of being f/1.5 will come in handy for sure - I love it for street

@@SebastianOakley Have you tested the TT Artisans 28mm f5.6 base on the Leica Summaron design? Looks really neat, I think it is kind of foolish it was only released in M mount.

I haven't tried the TTArtisan version, but I have used the Leica Summaron it's based one and that is fantastic... Keep an eye out on the channel for my thoughts on that lens soon!

@@SebastianOakley I actually just ordered one direct from China. I have always liked that specific lens design and figured the price was the best I would ever get.

I'll be honest I just used f/4 and tweaked the lens until I thought it was sharp. I then tested it on a static object until I was happy with the results.

It is literanlly just a viewfinder that shows you what the lens might see. BUT there is no framelines at all so it is a bity of guess work every now and then, but once you get the hang of it it becomes second nature - if you want framelines I would say you wouldhave to opt for some leica ones or Voitlander - both very expensive

nope, defo a Leica