First impressions on the TTartisan f/1.2 50mm for APC-S Mount-E: The lens box is quite small and very qualitative, and little nice suprise: there is an extra black lens hood and his adaptator provided. And then I take the lens from its protective bag, the TTArtisan product is quite heavy in my palm, 300g minimum of glass and steel. It looks very promising and trustworthy, the lens cap is screwed (it is quite seldom but why not) and made in some metal painted in black with the brand name, and the glassware shows a little raimbow reflection, the focus ring is so smooth with little clicks. General impression is really awesome, i can hardly believe that those features are implemented in this 50mm from TTartisan which sells around 100$, and below 100€. I need to test it to see if the images are as good as my first impressions. As a professionnal photographer, the focus ring focus of this manual lens can be compared to the best lens in the market. The aperture and Deep of Field details are engraved in white on the perfect black lens and i love the result, it brings back memories of the good old times with my Ae-1 Canon FF lens set before numeric camera era. And it is really cool! So I am so excited to test the TTartisan final work. This APC-S lens provided by the Shenzhen company has a "Sony" Minolta E-mount, thus I decided to test it with my pro A7iii Sony Mirrorless in full manual mode: Manual Mode focus and APC-S mode settings and Manual settings for light. Because no lens infomations is shared with the camera, everything can be smoothly controled by hand with a little pratice. For my first pictures, the pleasure is real to play with the f/1.2 aperture and see the sharp part of the image travelling back and forth with the DoF setting! The full A7iii and TTartisan 50mm f/1.2 is light and convienent, so the match with a Sony serie A3XX would be totally perfect! The bokek is so nice, light seems very round and the overall result is creamy. The grey lens box has become my first subject for the test: Product Photography The f/1.2 is quite practical for still object or subjects with day lighting conditions, the ISO has to be raised at 800 / 1600 in interior shooting. What is like is the really movie-like render of the image. The sharpness is good and the colors are normal. Flower Photography The TTartisan f/1.2 Aps-c lens bokek is so smooth, at f/1.2 it gives this fairy dreamy touch to the flowers pictures with the noon sun. With a tender and flat light, the flower is sharp and perfectly separated from the background. the bokek is round and will be most photographers expectations. What is unusal with this big aperture is the amount of light to cope with, 1/8000 and 1/4000 ISO 100 are firmly recommanded when really sunny. Animal Safari When animals are eating quietly or taking a relaxed pose, the pictures are natural and the details are good even in the corners of the image. Conclusion I recommand this lens for APS-C cameras for portraiture purposes, street photography and still life pictures (like flowers and product photography). The subject have to be still or not moving much, since the focus is manual. One have to pratice a little if not familiar with manual lens but it is quite easy to figure out how it works quickly. It's a really affordable and wonderful way for beginners to learn photography. Indeed most modern camera provide a Automatic mode but the best way to improve photography awareness is to stick to such a lens. By playing with the settings, the user grows his understanding of the camera and lens mechanisms while boosting creativity by have a fixed 50mm focal. It can be a good gift also, the price quality ratio is very good and it comes with a nice and design box. Every photographer would be pleased and interested to discover a new glassware! Michel Photographer limmichelpics.com Read more

Very good build quality and smooth operation of aperture andnfocus. Took this to Sequoia Ntl forest and was the lens I shot with most. Mostly shot F8 so manual focus was never much of a thought. Will be doing some 12x18 prints from that trip. Is also great to shoot with indoors. Overall just a fun and unique focal length! Read more

Perspective: I had bought a Sony a6000, back in 2015 with the kit lens (18-55 F3.5-5.6). I also got an iPhone 13 mini and wife got an IPhone 13. So all our photos were mainly being taken via the phone. I compared the quality with the kit lens and was disappointed with my Sony. I was thinking of selling my camera off thinking I’ll never be able to use it. I had researched about lenses a bit but was discouraged seeing the prices. I recently saw some videos on perspective and focal length and was watching reviews on the expensive Sony and sigma 50mm 1.8s. Luckily this cheap one (TTartisan) came into my search results on Amazon. I saw a few reviews on YouTube and decided to order. It was Rs. 10600 for me. The cost was worth taking the risk. And frankly I’m blown away. The manual focus is NOT AT ALL a problem. Rather I love the feel and aesthetic of it. It’s especially better while filming video. I love it. Technicals - you lose a little sharpness at F1.4, but the aesthetics of the photo is amazing. The creamy bokeh is beyond words. It’s super sharp at F2.0. But I’m gonna keep shooting at 1.4. Don’t bother listening to ANYONE who’d discourage you to buy this. Highly recommend it for anyone who loves photography. You’re gonna have fun with this one. Read more

Ho provato l'obiettivo prima di renderlo. Do 4 stelle perchè è costruito bene, il prezzo è veramente accessibile(80 euro) e sulla mia eos m50 si comporta bene. A tutta apertura ci sono un pò di aberrrazioni cromatiche che spariscono da f2.8 in poi . L'ho reso perchè essendo manual focus mi sono accorto che se devo uscire con un obiettivo solo è un pò limitante per scatti a persone in movimento. Tuttavia lo consiglio Read more

Ich wollte für meine Fuji XT-5 und meine XPro-3 ein kleines Ultra-Weitwinkel (entspr. 15mm KB-Format). Das Objektiv ist außerordentlich gut verarbeitet, der doch sehr stramm sitzende Blendenring ist allerdings etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig. Zur Schärfe- und Abbildungsleistung kann gesagt werden, dass das Objektiv ein passionierter Lens-Flare-Sammler ist. Gegen die Sonne zu fotografieren, bedeutet unweigerlich eine verwaschene Bilddarstellung und jede Mengel Lichtreflexe. Wer so etwas mag, kommt voll auf seine Kosten. Abgesehen davon ist negativ noch die abfallende Schärfe in den äußeren Randbereichen anzumerken... aber wer sein Motiv da platziert ... Ansonsten bietet das Objektiv eine äußerst brauchbare Abbildungsleistung in puncto Farbwiedergabe und Schärfe. Für einen Preis von unter 200,00 Euro würde ich sogar von einer extrem guten Performance sprechen wollen. Natürlich gibt es bessere Objektive dieser Art; wer aber nur hin und wieder im Ultra-Weitwinkelbereich unterwegs ist oder für sich erstmal diesen Brennweitenbereich testen möchte - klare Empfehlung. Read more

Good lens with acceptable details. At 1.2 it's little soft and dreamy . Read more