[GET THE LENS HERE] Sony E - geni.us/d7dp Fuji X - geni.us/kEzs Canon RF - geni.us/BpFFOy Nikon Z - geni.us/W9js Micro 4/3 - geni.us/hD6i Camera I used for images samples - geni.us/Qb7j1
This is an APSC lens you said. Does it mean I can only use it on Canon RF APSC? How will it behave on my R6m2? Will the camera go into crop mode? If yes, what would the megapixels be and I'm afraid the vinyetting would become worse. A penny for your thoughts ..
@@marknongkhlaw1674 Yes, you can use it in crop mode, but it's only 9.1MP then. You could also shoot in Full Frame mode then crop in editing, and probably get a few more MP out of it, but I don't know exactly how many.
Sorry I’m going to geek out a bit… 50mm is not the true “normal” focal length for full frame. The mathematical normal is defined as the diagonal measurement of the sensor (or negative). Full frame is 36mm x 24mm. So if you use Pythagorean theory the normal focal length would be 43mm. Using the same math, the normal lens for APS-C is 28mm. For 6x6cm it is 85mm. But most manufacturers supplied either 80mm or 90mm on those cameras. On a side note, the APS-C sensor is the same size of the negative from what used to be called “half frame” 35mm film. That’s why the crop factor for APS-C is 1.5.
it was gifted to me by my sister as a birthday present. I first underrated this lens since it was manual focus (and it was quite on the heavier side) . But then after a little bit of searching an learning, I am starting to look at this lens at a different way. It made me more creative from time to time and when my buddies hang around me they get shocked at how wide this lens can capture, I am really thankful to my sister that she made me experience such a great lens.
I just love the wide angle lenses. There's something about the look they give that makes it feel like how I'm seeing with my eyes. With video, the wide field of view makes it feel like I'm there.
For nearly all of my work, and I am an Obsessive/Compulsive, I use a 10 to 24 and a 24 to 70. When I'm in a City, I go with my 10 to 24 . If I am careful about holding the camera parallel to the horizon, there is very little distortion. If I tilt it up or down, I can emphasize the patterns on tiled or marble plazas (like the one's I'm seeing in Budapest today) or emphasize the monumentality of the churches and Statuary. I do depend on Autofocus and exposure assistance as, at 75, I don't focus as quickly as I one did
Chinese lens manufacturers are gradually stepping up their game. I got the 6mm f2 Laowa for MFT which is coupled for aperture control with the lens mount contacts, it's still manual focus though. That lens is stunning - and tiny. Having that in the bag at all times is a no-brainer when you're on MFT.
The normal field of view is equivalent to the diagonal of the medium (film, sensor, etc), so 43mm for 35mm SLRs. In the past using SLRs, if you had your right eye to the viewfinder and left eye open, the two images would match. Thanks for the review.
@parshua I always felt that the 35mm (Full Frame) lens seemed closer to the "normal" field of view than the 50mm. The 50mm lens always felt like a crop of what I was seeing with my eyes. While my eyes can see wider than a 35mm lens, it seems like it covers the key part of my vision. I've heard that the 50mm Normal lens was chosen by Leica many years ago and was not really based on any math or science. Since then, everyone has copied what Leica chose.
just bought the 25mm from TTArtisan and Im not using my Fuji lenses for now. Also the manual focus is a lot of fun and this lens has got the filmic character, soooo nice.
I would love to see a side-by-side comparison to the Viltrox 13. It has quite a well reserved reputation now, but it is a bit bulky. Would be nice to hear about subtle color rendition. Pastels, for example.
I have this lens on my SonyA711 at the moment for landscapes. I know by changing the sensor to APSC I'm only getting 10.7 MP but the images are still crisp. There is a rather large vignetting issues but seems to subside at F8 on Auto ISO. For the money it's a good bit of kit.
I just want to add, that it solves many problems for those of us using a micro 4/3 camera for indoor use. This is my new office studio video lens. Great economy lens if you do not need autofocus and your camera is on a tripod.
There were only 10 of the Sony e-mount left in stock on Amazon when I went to check and this lens would serve me well. Had to grab it! Awesome review, thank you!
Cool that they've nailed the flare/haze performance on this lens! I've loved the other TTArtisan lenses I used to own but ultimately gave them up because the flare/haze is just really bad.
This lens is really a bargain. Even if you have a full-frame camera and run it in crop mode. The price and size justify throwing it in your bag to have a pretty wide angle in addition to whatever other lens you're using that doesn't go quite as wide. The wider lenses give you the sort of cell-phone "just snap a photo" experience where focusing isn't that hard, and the f/2 gives this a pretty small size. Also having two hood / cap options is a lot of flexibility for a $170 lens. The closest lens I have is the Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN ART for full frame and if you were to carry it in the bag just to have an ultra-wide it's a significant amount of extra weight and space (also costs 8x as much).
My thoughts exactly about buying for my FF and running it in crop mode. Barely any other options for the size, weight, quality and price of this one even when going with vintage lenses.
16mm on FF is bit of extreme. But I used it often with 16-35 2.8. Speaking about eye FOV. It is 21 mm or 90 degrees. Try 21 mm without O(EVF) just by pointing camera to where you are looking at. You'll see how close it is to what you see. :)
Love that I’ve come across your channel as well as your enthusiasm for what you review… I HAD to order it especially living in such a beautiful architectural city Deep South much history and the fact that the lines stay so true to what we see… creativity to rejuvenate my recent stale state of mind and excitement in rediscovering photography once more … several more on my list since I started following you … affordable invigorating renewed once again…stay blessed next on the list portraiture with 35 mm 0.95 and night usage
That's how I see and also use ultra wide lenses, as long as they don't destort, when travelling. You said it correctly, wherever I also go, museums, cities, mountains...there has to be that one or two photos that will "wrap around" the scene and tell a story where I've been to, what place, how big or small was it? Only a ultra wide lens can give you that. Still it's not a lens I'll make tons of pictures with, like you said, it's either to start my moment somewhere, or to have a proper closure before leaving the place :)
Lots of shots of Katoomba / Blue mountains! Where I grew up. Great review, thanks. I wonder how it would perform for Astro, with coma etc. Sharpness to the edge of frame is desirable for the landscape photography crowd. Definitely an interesting lens that I’ll look more into.
its a shame TT Artisans have abandoned the Canon M mount…..They discontinued the 17mm for Canon M and its not releasing any more new lenses like this for Canon M mount……
I'm curious, for astrophotography and general landscape use, which would be the best choice, this lens, the Rokinon 12mm, or the 13mm Viltrox? I am interested in trying astrophotography. I'm on the Fujifilm system (X-T1).
I personally enjoy that FOV, and use it regularly on FF. For me it's the FOV for wrap around environments, like I said in the video, of course this is all personal preference really.
the dramatic closeups remind me of the opening scene in dune where he uses the voice and they do the close up shots of the face and the glass of water.
How does this lens look on a full frame in full frame mode? Please include that in the future on any APS-C lens. Many of them do quite well on full frame albeit not as good as a full frame lens but more useful than just throwing away thr boarders. Thanks for your videos. They're really fantastic. You're presenting a very good representation of the lenses with the way you talk about them.
Very cool. As a photographer of over 25 years and a video transplant/wannabe of eight years, I’ve fallen in love with the Sony FS7 Mark II for my corporate, talking head work paired with Canon FD SSC glass. At this price point and shooting super 35. I’m excited to see how this pairs when I do need wider shots.
For astrophotography, which is one of the main use of this kinds of super-wide angle fast lens, the poor corner sharpness is really a shame... As it's often needed to stake multiple exposures as the sky rotates in frame, every part of the frames are equaly importent for them to be staked perfectly.
This is the only thing lacking from this review, what about the astrophotography? The lense on paper (a cheap, fast, manual 10mm) is an astrophotography wet dream...
A screw on hood is preferred because you will not accidentally drop it when you bump into things. Speed should not be your concern shooting 10/15 mm. It is not a car race you will be photographing.
I do prefer the screw on metal lens caps, I almost lost my TTArtisan 17mm cap last year when I dropped it in Degraves street it blends in too easy with bluestone cobblestone
Mark, I love this lens, but when using at f2 to f4 there is a significant distortion on the corners. I noticed this when I had people in the corners and in focus. Is there a lightroom formula for this lens to help correct that?
I have a question ! Do you know or have you heard, if any brand or optical company use a thin layer of graphene to protect the surface of lenses..? Since graphene is extremely hard and strong.
in general i am a very big fan of TTArtisan and 7Artisan, their lenses are really amazing! But the 10mm... not so much... the distortion is too much for my taste. It's more than useable! But you can definitely see the distortion and with no in camera correction and (as of yet) no correction in LrC it would just be too much work
I'm wondering if you are talking about perspective distortion, as compared to lens distortion (ie barrel). As this lens has amazingly low distortion, which is basically completely unnoticeable in real world use. If you are talking about how someones head, at the side or corner of frame, looks totally unnatural and stretched, that's perspective distortion, which isn't really correctable and would be a feature of any lens of this focal length, even if it was a 5k lens.
Thanks, 3 light setup, on a white table that I got out of someones garbage, and a moving blanked in the background. Just have to make sure none of the light spills onto the moving blanket to keep it dark. I added a bit of smoke to this one.
Great review Mark. I've been on the hunt for a 10 mm lens specifically, not sure how it would do well in a video setting on a gimbal the lens being manual but it looks like a great photography option.
Thank you so much for your detail review. May I know which one do you recommend for astrophotography in APSC between this lens and Yongnuo 11mm lens? I cannot find any comparison between these two lens so I cannot decide what to buy. I am okay with Manual focus. Thnak you.
“They’ve given as a lens that performs on par with the first party lens manufacturers and premium 3rd party lens manufacturers for 1/3rd the price.” But with no autofocus or electronics whatsoever for EXIF. So I really don’t think that’s a fair comparison. I think you can say it’s a good deal but doing that without acknowledging the inherent difference in functionality that comes with that up front is disingenuous. I also think it can be deceptively hard to manually focus ultra wide angles because of how small in the frame the area you’re focusing on may be. Still, awesome to see lenses like this at this pricepoint especially for more speciality lenses like something this wide. For me for an wide angle I went with the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 and really love it. Sure it’s more expensive than this but still a steal for what it is.
Yes, good point, I did intend to add the manual focus factor, but it slipped my mind when shooting. That convenience is the main thing you are gibing up.
Could you do a pseudoscientific test where you compare a vintage lens on full frame, an expensive modern lens on full frame and a modern smartphone then have newbies tell you which monitor view of the image, 5X7 print, 8X10 print and instagram view is best? It would be interesting to test both dark and well lit scenes.
How do you think this would compare with the 14mm Samyang/Rokinon for full frame? I have the old one, but the new versions look a lot more compact, more specifically much shorter. Not much seems to compare with the pricing that TTartisans get out there though
Bought one and returned it almost immediately. Could not get my sample to focus beyond 10 feet. My phone has a better wide angle lens and it want close. To be fair, it could easily be a one off problem, but 1st impressions matter. And it's not like I'm a newby to manual focus since I learned to shoot with film and manual focus.
Hello and thanks for your reviews. Size and aperture apart how would you compare this TTartisan and the Aaowa 10mm F4 regarding IQ, flare, sharpness, CA ? It would be to mount on a 40mpix Fuji sensor. Thanks !
Since i only use UW only occasionally i wanted to replace my Samyang 12mm with this. Maybe i have a bad copy but this is just not useable at F2 at all imo. My Samy is sharper at F2 than this at F8. This is just to bad to keep it. Just not shure if its worth to try annother copy.
@@markwiemelsHello Mark, It's on my X-T4. I just took a bunch of "normal" photos and think my copy is within normal range. It's useable at F2 with a little tweaking. Probably i will keep it.
how can i use this on a nikon f mount body? i cant find any adapters for nikon f mount body, im new to photography, how come there no adapters for this?
