TT Artisan NEW 500mm f/6.3 Telephoto Lens (Moon Photography)

[@JethroXP]

My TTArtisan 500mm for Nikon Z mount arrived today and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the lens foot does now have an integrated Arca Swiss plate. It looks like they cut the grooves into the sides of the foot yours has.

[@AlynWallace]

Awesome! I'll pin your comment so hopefully everyone can see

[@MrBertbox]

Thank you Alyn .. You inspired me in my journey .... Your family will be so proud, you inspired so many ... may you rest among the stars. ♥

[@alphaastro3068]

Nice moustache Alyn

[@dawa5581]

If you live in Turkey, this is a must have 😄

[@nindoninshu]

escanor

[@nandakupret1226]

Their 50mm f1.2 is a gem for widefield astrophotography,, hopefully this bazooka come in fx mount soon

[@electricburning]

now in fx too

[@astro143_]

I picked up this lens the day it was available on B&H, of course the moon is in a new moon phase by me right now, but I was able to capture Jupiter with it, you can just make out the rings on the little bright dot in frame. I have it paired with an a6600, so an equivalent of 750mm. I'm very excited for the full moon at the end of this month.

[@Koutsn_]

a full moon is sick in it's own right, but for a more dramatic shot of the craters it's best to capture it when the moon it's a half moon, astrophotography got me into astrophotography, so that's my source of that looking amazing :)

[@tonykeltsflorida]

Good video. I got a 2x teleconverter for my ef 75-300. My last moon photo was with that lens. I tested the teleconverter on the tripod by taking a picture of the end of our street at over 1000 feet (300 meters) and everything looked good at f/5.6. I am going to try a day time moon shot soon.

[@echoauxgen]

Has been awhile but glad to see you and the lens! We all start somewhere in learning how to do the many genres and moon photography is a long learning curve over time. You forgot one very important thing - Always do the rising moon the day before the full moon for the sun has not yet set and its light will give light to the foreground getting lower ISO's and faster SS. Also for sharper images of the moon SS/ISO both equal and uses f/8 to f/11 for sharpest f/ you will see when using the camera zoom function like focusing on stars. 500mm is a good place for an image will also have stars that make it real not blended in a program. The key is to be far away from the horizon as possible. This lens will enable someone to do Lunar Eclipses, I did my first with a foreground bridge and river with an old Canon FD (film lens) 100-300mm using a $20 adapter with the A7S in 2015. Another point is the moon is moving so a longer lens will show movement on the edges like using the Sony FE 200-600mm with a 2X teleconverter and in APS-C mode you get a 1800mm full frame image where SS has to be fast and you get no stars. From experience with that lens just stay at 600mm for you can always crop a 600mm image. A very important reminder if blending in another image that may give it away as a blended image is the moon wobbles as it goes across the sky to point of setting it will twist almost 40 degrees to the right at setting. You will see it when doing a 8 hour eclipse and also during an eclipse at mid point you will be pointing straight up so be ready to be on your belly or back to view and track and it is 8 hours of constant movement if a tracker is not used again remember even on a tracker your lens and camera will be pointing straight up so plan where your tripod sticks are. Practice the night before. Winter will be a long night and summer maybe short. Seeing the real images will be the reward and the fun.

[@AlynWallace]

Thanks! The advice for 'day before the Full Moon' only applies to certain latitudes and also certain times of year. It's not a blanket statement I can make when there's people all over the world watching.

[@br2v]

the 11mm f2.8 is great for astro-time lapsing, with the smaller filterstack of the Nikon Z, it works great, on the Sony cams with a thicker filterstack you see some field curvature at f2.8

[@dominiclester3232]

Excellent, thanks! That main shot is so impressive. Nice to see you also with Nikon Z gear.

[@OzoneVibe]

Love the guy "standing on your shoulder" at 7:00. 🤣

[@bueb8674]

I got a Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 reflex(mirror) lens used for $150. Yes, donut bokeh, but its tiny and has zero chromatic aberration. For the price it's great.

[@Robservatory]

Cool shots, Alyn. The couple on the cruiseship was a magical alignment!

[@IrfanBayuaji]

the last try was very pleasant to see, the color were harmonical 😍🌌

[@br2v]

interesting lens indeed, thanx for reviewing. I just got a Nikkor 180-600mm, which performs great at long distances as well, jupiter + its moons without any CA, astigmatism or coma. Will test it for astro asap (when the weather...)

[@EarthbendR]

You had me at “Moon bazooka.” Subbed!!😂😂😂

[@StarScaperPhoto]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the lens. This just got a serious option to replace my not-so-good moon bazooka!

[@flipper8652]

Wow lots of food for thought here, Lumix S pro 70-200 f2.8 + 2x tele = £2,700 vs TT Artisan 500mm f6.3 £400 pre-order 🤔🧐 the price difference 😵 Lumix 22 elements in 17 groups (1 aspherical lens, 3 ED lenses, 2 UED lenses) x2 tele 7 lenses including 2 UHR lenses in 4 groups TT Artisan 8 elements in 5 groups, including 2 extra-low dispersion glass and 2 high index glass. The lumix setup i found dissapointing for DSO if anyones interested🙊 Halo ring and Vignette in centre thats hard to remove with flats, bias Great video Alyn, couple of questions... how does it perform when the moon is higher in the sky with less atmospheric distortion and would it attach to a tele converter to make it 1000mm ?😎 very interesting vid 👍

[@derbagger22]

Very cool to get a special lens for so little. Amazing how tech has improved. I love my Sigma 150-600 C on my R6. I enjoy using the Canon app to remote shoot...

[@Leo-oh3mt]

wow that lined up photo with all 3 subjects was amazing

[@KozRah]

What was your settings for your moon photography shots?.... also what camera do you use, since I'm saving up to do similar type shots like you :) thanks

[@williemacdonald72]

I'm curious about how this lens would work for DSO on a Star Adventurer GTi.

[@topquarkbln]

Thanks for the beautiful shots and the story behind them 👍

[@stevenlippis5488]

I already have the Nikon 200-500. I use it for wildlife and moon shots. I haven't managed to balance it on my tracker, so no deep space. My biggest issue is that while I have bortle 1 skies, there's not a lot of interesting foreground in the outback.

[@nicholasallan9930]

nice vid pro, love the vibe of the vid great job

[@utopia113]

Love seeing Orion at the 7m30s mark...great review, definitely an intriguing lens!

[@AlynWallace]

Hehe glad someone spotted him

[@tonyjhughes]

I got a smallrig rotating mount thingy and found the tamron 50-400 didn't fit either. I just took a file and sandpaper too the mount to make it fit... probably not the best long term solution but it worked!

[@MikeC2K10]

I wonder if the EF version of the lens with a quality EF-E mount adapter would solve the corner shadow issue. I just order the EF version with a EF-MFT adapter for my Olympus E-M1. Moon bazooka and also airplane bazooka. I like planespotting with a camera.

[@FragEightyfive]

I have had good luck with some of these cheaper fully manual lenses (TT Artisan, and7 Artisan - different companies). They aren't the lightest, or most compact, but they are very inexpensive for what you are getting. They remind me of some of the German and Japanese glass from 30 years ago. I had the same reaction to "wow this isn't perfect? eh... $140 lens. whatever." Like they will get you 80% of a pro lens for 1/10 to 1/5 the price.

[@t0m11]

Crazy good value for 500mm! We’re the shots on your Sony or Nikon? 😊

[@AlynWallace]

Sony

[@osamahbarabaa]

what camera you used?

[@potatoe_hooman]

I started learning with 25mm f2 Ttartisian, and your video is now making me buy more. I'm broke. 😭 I wish they had zoom lenses (mutli - focal lens, dunno if manual lenses could support that) .

[@dw.in.michigan]

I've been curious about this lens for lunar photography. I've seen it reviewed by a couple of other people, but not exclusively for nighttime photography. For marking the portrait orientation point, try a white marker. I use white markers on a lot of my gear for any number of things. And if you do it carefully and do it well, it'll look like it was made that way, if you're concerned about resale value.

[@AlynWallace]

Thanks! It's not a big issue really as I use the leveller on screen on my camera anyway, just thought it was a bit peculiar they didn't include it.

[@DavidIG500]

Hello everyone, I have a question. Would it be possible to use the clear image zoom with the TTartisan 500 mm on a Sony alpha 6000? Thanks

[@maurogalch2098]

Greetings from Brazil! Great photos!

[@konradk.2898]

Great lens, please Alyn make a video about ttartisan 11mm f2.8 cheers🌌

[@erkan9719]

thanks for this nice little tour of istanbul,

[@p.r.6220]

You think I could use the teleconverter, TC-20E III Nikon Z, with it

[@sh8736]

I think a manual focus lens would be a challenge for sports and wildlife where the subject often moves erratically. The Sony 200-600 is another consideration. Not as much as the 100-400, but more than Tamron and Sigma lenses

[@chadroberts44]

Great video! Would there be any negative effects to your camera and gear with using the wheels on that backpack? Like could the vibrations cause some kind of negative effect to the internal workings of the camera?

[@AlynWallace]

Hmmm interesting thought. Can't imagine it's worse than putting your bag in a car trunk and driving at 70mph.

[@puck528co]

Very interesting Review, thanks! Can you Tell me the Name of the App used for planning the shoot?

[@rebbel67]

I think he said PlanIt (plan it)

[@BenDover-ey5qp]

I mean he literally says the name of the app... Planit Pro

[@puck528co]

Thanks!

[@AlynWallace]

Planet Pro, the video I made about the app is linked at the end of the video.

[@Helvis23]

will this fit a Canon R 50?

[@marix1232]

Would you recomend it to someone with m43 camera? I would have to buy speed boster too, so it would be something about 600$. Is for me beter buying this or spending more and buying lens made for m43?

[@AlynWallace]

I have no knowledge of what's available for M43 so I don't know I'm afraid.

[@petemulhearn7787]

I get quite acceptable moon pics with an old Vivitar 300mm f5.6 lens and a Sony APSC mirrorless A6000 (so effectively 450mm). Got the lens off eBay for £30 and and adaptor for £15. The main disadvantage of the TT Artisans lens is the focus ring is stiff and difficult to use without moving the camera which is a real problem when used for wildlife photography.

[@alfioferlito9965]

Did You know is ok for Panasonic M4/3 mount ?

[@harry54ck]

What is the reason for shooting at f32?

[@kirkkeyesphoto]

Glad to hear the 500mm is a viable option. It could be just the thing for Moon or Solar Eclipse photography, especially if used with a crop sensor. I have the 11mm TT as well, I'm really liking it!

[@echoauxgen]

Not Solar it will burn the aperture mechanism parts leaving ash inside the lens.

[@kirkkeyesphoto]

​@@echoauxgen Solar filters should always be used when photographing the sun - for most times - like if it's during totality of a solar eclipse. But I do routinely photograph the sun will 500mm+ lenses at sunrise and sunset without any filtration other than the Earth's atmosphere. But the sun has to be low along the horizon.

[@sunnyoutdooradventures]

Nice review. i hope you get to test the sony 400mm f/2.8 soon too.

[@Doppler_Media]

How is this lens and the sigma or tameron you mention for deep sky? I have a star adventurer and want to invest in some higher focal length deep sky fotografy. Im considering a lens like this one or a small Maksutov Telescope. Botharent perfect for deep sky but would be within the weight limit for my mount. Nice Video! Great Fotos!

[@BROLEYTV]

Can i apply it with canon m100 bro?, how much price it takes?

[@zepenepe]

What is the tripod you use

[@lrtdale]

Is there a similar lens for DSLR Canon EF mount??

[@crrc250]

Not available for my camera, darn. This would be a good addition to my astro lenses. With a tracker, might would be nice for deep sky.

[@thegoldeneye2007]

Name of the app at 9:35??

[@skyfire369]

I have always felt the sony lens mount diameter is way too small. It boggles me why they were so stubborn in addressing that earlier.

[@AlynWallace]

The whole stick when mirrorless first became a thing was being so compact compared to DSLRs. They probably regret that now (you can even see how their mirrorless cameras got bigger and bigger over time). Canon and Nikon learned from Sony's mistake, but they were first to market with it and are still pioneering.

[@NJ_Galactic]

man I still cant believe you're gone.

[@AffinityPhoto]

Seems like a stretch for them to say it’s a moon photography lens. To get a decent frame you need 2500-3500mm aka telescope. I suppose a significant crop on the 500 would be good for internet and 5x7 prints?

[@AlynWallace]

They didn't say it's a Moon photography lens. I said it makes a good lens for landscape Moon photography.

[@AffinityPhoto]

@@AlynWallace ah! ok, makes sense. It seems like a good lens for pano stitching too for gigapixel shots.

[@dummyjoe7895]

I wonder if this lens will be good for launch photography as a remote camera lens…

[@mikehardy8247]

I gues the days of new EF mount lenses are behind me. As long as my DSLR's work, i don't plan on upgrading.

[@shasha8900]

You are so inspiring

[@kscgs2000]

I enjoy it Subscribed

[@kirkkeyesphoto]

Nikon?

[@lfjvs]

@6:38 shotting star?

[@akidobos]

I noticed it too, it looks like a nice meteor.

[@AlynWallace]

Oh wow good spot! Just check the footage and it's much clearer without the KZbin compression. Definitely seems to be a Taurid fireball too.

[@dialac1]

For that price, I can’t complain

[@OzoneVibe]

Your link is giving a price of £409 (Amazon UK). Still not a deal breaker, though. Just thought I'd let you know it's not quite the £265 in your lens comparison.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

14:23 - They remind you of Samyang back in the day. What do you mean by this? This sounds like they're no longer offering them. I have a couple and as far as I know they're still being made. They have a few names as most know; Samyang, Rokinion, Bower. Did I miss some news? They didn't go out of business, did they? They're prices and lenses seem to be getting even better, last I knew. Hey, speaking of which, it's too bad they don't make some tele lenses.

[@matej.mlakar]

I think Alyn explains it quite well: Samyang started out by offering cheap manual focus, manual aperture lenses with good optical performance and TTatrisan seems to follow that recepie. Now Samyang offer autofocus premium lenses too.

[@dw.in.michigan]

I hesitate to speak for him, but I would assume he was referring to TTArtisans' relative standing in the lens market... not as well-known, but making acceptable quality glass that's budget-friendly. Samyang still makes their iconic 14mm lens, but they've improved their lineup as well as their overall quality and standing in the lens market. And no, I'm not trying to be a lens snob, most of my primes are fully manual Samyang. And because I'm an extra glutton for punishment, most of my Samyang lenses are cine lenses.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

Oh ok. Saying it reminding him of Samyang "back in the day" threw me off. I understood it to mean, "it's no longer the case"....... and yeah, I noticed those new auto focus offerings with a couple lenses now too. Pretty cool.

[@AlynWallace]

Yeah these guys explained what I meant very well :)

[@keegantheveganat0r]

VILTROX!!! PLEASE SEND THIS MAN A FECKIN 16mm f1.8!!! I'm dying to see his review!

[@AlynWallace]

I turn down 95% of the "will you make a review video if we send you a free product" offers I receive. In this case I did it because I genuinely wanted to share it with my audience as there isn't really much available in the budget super telephoto range. Philip Reeve has reviewed the Viltrox, there's a few others on KZbin.

[@keegantheveganat0r]

@@AlynWallace haha fair enough... tbh i only really follow you for astro stuff ya know- probably a bit of welsh bias there... i had seen some other videos on the lens but i do like to hear your take on things usually... ill check out the Philip Reeve review , cheers for sharing Alyn , i hadnt actually heard of that dude before. That 500mm lens does look great for the money... if i hadnt already traded my soul to the devil for my tamron 150-500 then id be considering it

[@jjmaia]

Shame there is no Fuji mount...

[@AlynWallace]

It's coming soon

[@jjmaia]

@@AlynWallace Really? Nice

[@Keeganshero13]

So miss you

[@muratsert1820]

Harikasın. Türkiye'den selamlar.

[@AlynWallace]

Çok teşekkürler!

[@Mr.HarryPotter]

Sad to have lost Alyn.

[@sam-pp9vg]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@brodymk45]

why dont you just buy a telescope and a dovetail bracket? they’re sharper and sometimes cheaper than lenses.

[@matej.mlakar]

Do you have any recommendations?

[@AlynWallace]

Yeah I asked Nico (Nebula Photos) and he recommended the Svbony SV48 90mm which is 500mm and similar price. However with scopes you need to then pick up field flatteners, adapters to mount to your camera and being dovetail they won't work with most conventional photography gear. They're also bigger heavier and bulkier. I decided to leave this info out of the video as I'm no expert on telescopes and didn't want to risk giving bad advice.

[@FDA_Photography]

Rip alyn wallace 😢

[@the90sgamer28]

Why what happened to him?

[@billblanshan3021]

Did i see a Nikon??

[@harrison00xXx]

I dont think its that "affordable", its basically a corrected 500mm APO refractor telescope refitted directly with a camera mount in my opinion. Also, 300$+ sounds expensive anyways for mainly moon shots, and you can not do much more than this without proper tracking or even better, guiding. For 300$ i got a 2nd hand 750mm F4 newtonian on a Skywatcher EQ3-2 mount with motors. +200$ later (guiding camera, cables, adapters,....) i had a nearly fully automated astrophotography setup with 750mm on Full Frame camera and 1200mm on APS-C. The 1200mm with 32MP were hard to handle for the old, not that precise mount as well for the telescope too much resolution, but 750mm on 26MP were guided good enough and the results were AMAZING (considering 500$ in total excluding the DSLR/mirrorless camera) If it would have autofocus at least, better AF + OIS... it would be even interesting for 500$, but manual only, so very limited usecases for fixed 500mm... nope, not even for 300$. A Sigma 150-600 you can get 2nd hand for 500$ as well, for cheaper even an older 150-500. I think in the market are actually too much good telezooms and primes at affordable price points and most/all of them have autofocus and a lot a good image stabiliser. Im not the guy advertising higher priced stuff, but instead of this 500mm 6.3 manual lens you better save up a few more $ and get something more versatile/usable.

[@giraykalpak537]

Hello my dear friend, thank you for everything you have given me, you were too young, you have known me for 12 years, I am sorry if I have done anything wrong to you so far.

[@Иван-ъ2ы4б]

They can't make Sony's junk properly. It's a good lens!

[@UNMT_6162]

This thing is too heavy...

[@peakadventures_]

You not heard of the sigma 150-600mm sports before 😂

[@n5sdm]

I love how these photographers are masterb@ting themselves over this 500mm lens. It's like they have never seen this before. A cheap 500mm manual lens. Hmmmmm, I have seen them in pawn shops for $20 for 20 years, some even had coatings and took nice pictures. The hate they got..... but when TT artisan does it....its an orgy that forgets about size, weight, stability, manual focus, apature. It's almost like kamala harris running for office, all the bad things they complained about are not even mentioned even if they are still there.