Budget 35mm APS-C lens battle: TT Artisan 35/0.95 vs. 35/1.4

[@albertsmith9315]

You do some good work here, Tom. I bought the f/1.4 a couple of years ago, but after some initial testing I haven't used it I a while. This video makes me think that I should take it out more often.

[@tomscameras]

Thanks Albert for your comment! I can understand very well when you get a new toy, play with it for a while and then it takes a back seat. But I hope you'll get some nice photos and have some fun when you use it once again!

[@peacefulremedy1233]

i'm going to tokyo soon and i'm considering buying either this lens or the 23mm f1.4 which do you think you'd recommend? or if you have another lens that you would recommend over them

[@jordanjoestar8839]

Having used my A6000 at its absolute limits for 6 years... I can faithfully say these would produce fantastic results and I need one or both! Its not the camera, its the shooter. These used correctly are a steal!

[@tomscameras]

Yes, the A6000 is one of those digital camera bodies where it all came together perfectly. Still a great camera today, despite its age!

[@jshanni2066]

Very useful video, thanks Tom. I just ordered a 35/1.4 yesterday, to mount on an old X-T1 and I'm comfortable that I chose that over the 0.95 . I'm also considering the TTA 17/1.4 for a two lens MF kit. Go well.

[@tomscameras]

It's a small and unobtrusive two-lens kit and I think the two focal lengths 17+35 complement each other very well. I personally would love someone to come out with a good-quality manual 14mm lens as well. 14 + 35 also is a great combo.

[@valdiskrebs566]

I have the 17, 35 and 50mm TTArtisan lenses for my XT-1 -- all fit in one small bag. They bring me back to my film days (28, 50, almost 85) -- w/o the hassles of film! 😉

[@valdiskrebs566]

@@tomscameras Yes Thomas, I would like a 12mm or 14mm TTA lens for my Olympus Pen-F.

[@jshanni2066]

@@valdiskrebs566 happy with the image quality from the 17mm ?

[@valdiskrebs566]

@@jshanni2066 It comes in 3rd of the lenses I mentioned, but not by a lot. It is my least favorite focal length of the three, so I don't use it as much as the other two.

[@rickk4990]

Thanks! you helped me decide to get the 1.4

[@tomscameras]

A good decision and I hope you will have a lot of fun with it !

[@dietmardejori1161]

Servus Tom....obwohl ich schon das 7Artisans 35/0.95 besitze, folgte ich deinem Rat, verzichtete auf ein Abendessen im Restaurant und legte mir zusätzlich das TT Artisan 35/1.4 an....eine gute Kombi, die einem vor dem Fototrip die lustige Frage aufwirft...."Welches 35mm zieh ich mir heute an" (passend zur Farbe der Socken ! ). Beides interessante Objektive, die sich auch von der Haptik gut unterscheiden und als Linsen-Gourmet kommt man günstig zu seinem "Ich-will-sie-alle-verkosten" - Feeling. Ich freu mich auf jedes neue Video von dir. Grüsse aus Südtirol und wenn du auf der Durchreise bei uns eine Autopanne hast, melde dich einfach. (mit meinem Namen findest du mich leicht)

[@tomscameras]

Hallo Dietmar, vielen lieben Dank für Deinen Kommentar! Ja, ich denke, Du hast Dir da die beiden interessantesten 35er für APS-C 'rausgepickt. Diese zwei Optiken ergänzen sich wirklich gut! Und vielen Dank für das Angebot, wobei ich natürlich dennoch hoffe, keine Autopanne zu haben :)

[@EricPalmerBlog]

The 7Artisans F/1.2 35mm will be arriving soon for my Fuji. I have years of experience in photography so, I am not getting it because it is optically perfect, but because of the low element count and character. I will let you know how it goes. Keep up the good work!

[@tomscameras]

The 7Artisans 35/1.2 is one of the oldest of these APS-C mirrorless lens designs from the emerging Chinese manufacturers. But maybe I should give it a try as well. I see there's still a lot of interest in this lens despite it being a bit older. Yes it would be great when you would share some of your impressions after you got it!

[@EricPalmerBlog]

@@tomscameras Ooops forgot to add it is the Mark II variant.

[@Z020852]

I also got the 35/1.4 thanks to your review. Best $50 I ever spent on camera gear. Consideirng the 1.4 does more than 2.0 indoors, unless I really need the reach or the AOV I barely reach for my Fujinon 50/2. Don't get me wrong, that thing is fantastic, but if it's a bit dark it's not like it's fast and accurate enough for AF to actually be faster and/or more reliable than just using manual focus with focus peaking on a X-T10.

[@tomscameras]

Depending on the style of shooting that you do and how good manual focus works, yes, you can be surprising fast! I'm glad to hear that it works so well for you and that you have so much fun with your lens!

[@brianode11]

The TTArtisan 35 1.4 & 50 1.2 are great, especially on my XT1!

[@tomscameras]

Yes! They're both amongst my favorite lenses of TT Artisan!

[@DreamwalkerFilms]

Excellent, excellent breakdown! You made my choice easy. Thank you so much for this great video.

[@tomscameras]

Thank you very much for your feedback! :)

[@herbertmasing]

I got the 0,95 and it is permanently mounted on the X-Pro2 as a night street photography manual camera. I am researching now to get appropriate filters to calm down the bright lights and bring out the details in the shadows.

[@tomscameras]

I am not sure if such filters exists ... basically you're looking for something that reduces overall contrast? I only know color filters or polarizers and also the "Black Mist" filter that's supposed to introduce a certain amount of glow in highlights ... but I don't think that any of these filters will just reduce overall contrast. Maybe I'm wrong though ...

[@herbertmasing]

thank you for the answer:) yes, that's exactly what I got - a black mist 1/4 and it is doing a pretty good job!!

[@valdiskrebs566]

The TTArtisan 35/1.4 is the only lens I have two of... FujiX and MFT. Soooooo razor sharp @ f/8.

[@tomscameras]

Yes, I agree: It has very good optics!

[@justmythought7658]

Thank you. I wasn't looking for TT Artisan tests, but at least I found someone who compared 0.95 with 1.4. The 0.95 would be nice to have, but considering the downsides of worse image quality, higher price and a bigger and heavier lense I tend to the 1.4.

[@tomscameras]

If you’re looking to shoot at f/0.95 all the time (and not use your lens as a general purpose lens that you only occasionally shoot at f/0.95) … then also have a look at the 7Artisans 35/0.95. It’s a bit better at open aperture than the TT Artisan.

[@hugomartinsphoto]

This was great! Thanks for the review!

[@tomscameras]

Many thanks for your feedback!

[@hugomartinsphoto]

@@tomscameras my pleasure!

[@ftk-alt]

the price of f1.4 is the main reason why i bought the f1.4. f0.95 is nice but to be fair, f1.4 is enough for all situations. f0.95 sounds great but in reality the softness is overkill. and you would not be using f0.95 all the time. also, the size and weight f1.4 makes more sense to mount on smaller fuji cameras as well.

[@tomscameras]

Even though I still prefer my 35/0.95 lens, there's absolutely nothing wrong if you go for the TT Artisan 35/1.4 - it's just an amazing lens for an insanely low price!

[@45KevinR]

Hey Tom, your review is a year old, but still interesting and relevant. I find your videos informative and your presentation is so relaxing compared to many youtubers. Your images make me want to get back into photography, and are a great advert for Fuji as well as budget lenses. It appears the Fuji bodies hold their used value very well in the UK (ouch). Have you shot much with other brands' modern cameras? All the brands have their individual strengths and fan clubs so it would be nice to be rich and just buy all the things! If only to pick a personal favourite.

[@tomscameras]

Thanks a lot for your feedback! I often shoot various Sony A7 series cameras and also sometimes the Nikon Z7. They don’t give me the same kind of shooting pleasure as the Fuji because I really, really love the Fuji user interface … but in terms of sensor (full frame …) and also auto focus, the current Sony bodies are clearly superior in my opinion. But for my style of photography and especially with manual focus lenses, it doesn’t matter so much. And Fuji gives very nice colors out of cam in my opinion! But there’s no such thing as a bad digital camera these days!

[@tomcruz3774]

The f0.95 is interesting, but I'm still pretty happy with my f1.4 and I don't think I'll ever need to replace it (unless I somehow break it)

[@tomscameras]

I can totally understand you! In a way, the f/1.4 is maybe TT Artisan's best APS-C lens yet!

[@rpieranti]

Good presentation today Thomas, but I will ask a subjective and personal question because they are lenses with different focal lengths. In travel and landscape photography what would you say if you compared the TTARTISAN 35mmf0.95 or even the 35mmf1.4 lens with the TTARTISAN 23mmf1.4 which I personally consider more versatile with good sharpness?

[@tomscameras]

Your question is of course perfectly valid! I tend to see it this way, but that's just how I do it: If I go with ONE lens, I almost always will pick a 35 on APS-C. I love that the 35 already gives great portrait shots with shallow depth of field. It's not good for super-wide landscapes but you often can work around that; and besides: if you only carry one single focal length, your target is not to "cover every single situation" you see anyway. If I bring TWO lenses, I'll often go for 23/25 and 50. If I know I travel to a pretty "tight" environment, such as an old town for example, i would maybe bring a 12/14 plus 35 instead of the 23/25 and 50. When traveling to open landscapes, it's often the other way round, then I also will bring a telephoto lens ... As for the 23/1.4, it is good, the only problem is its "midframe dip" for landscape photos, so you will stop down to f/8 for uniform crisp sharpness all over the frame. Today, I'd also consider the 25/2 as a super-compact and also super-cheap alternative.

[@rpieranti]

@@tomscameras You're right, I've been using the TArtisan 25mm F2 a lot which is compact, light and sharp enough... tks

[@marcozbo]

Tom, good review/comparison! And you look like a honest guy, so thanks for the suggestions. The only thing I'd suggest is maybe trying to shorten a bit the videos.

[@tomscameras]

Thanks a lot for your feedback! About the length of the videos, I‘ll consider your suggestion! But I also got feedback from others who like the length and the format. But I see your point as well!

[@stes5429]

Use a faster video speed if you get bored

[@richardhale9664]

For me it depends which camera you are going to put the lens on. On an X-E/X-Tx0 line I would go for the smaller, lighter (and less expensive f1.4). On an X-T1,2 etc I would go for the bit bigger, heavier and definitely cooler looking 0.95. Though if one's budget stretches to the 0.95, a better option may well be Fuji's own XC 35mm f2. You may lose the wider aperture but at f2 the Fuji is already damn good and you get the benefit of AF, all at a bit lower price. As I already own the TTartisans 35mm f1.4 and the XF WR 35mm f2, this 0.95 model is certainly interesting, but not for me. Which is OK, as TTartisans has already relieved me of several pounds for their 50 and 25mm f2 and 27mm f2.8 AF lenses over recent months!

[@tomscameras]

Thanks for your comment. I agree the Fuji XC 35/2 is sharp and it offers auto focus; personally I don't like that it distorts so much (yes I know, it will correct automatically in JPG and also in some RAW converters). Fuji's own 23/2 and 50/2 lenses don't distort, for example. Also the XC 35/2 doesn't come with an aperture ring; especially on the X-E4 that's a bit less nice. But, of course, it's another good option, no question!

[@GreySectoid]

These comparisons are very useful! Also really nice touch including the iPhone photo there, reminds why we still do need purpose-built cameras.

[@tomscameras]

Thanks Terry. And yes, I should include iPhone photos more often to show that there's still quite a difference in quality!

[@nightcoder5k]

Great video as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@tomscameras]

Many thanks! 😃

[@androoy.p]

Regarding the light transmission: wouldn't the f/1.4 lest too have the comparable light loss, so that the actual t-stop would be something like t/1.5? Also, what king of metering did you use for those tests? Possibly, 0.95 lens has sligtly more vigneting and that effected the overall exposure value? By the way, love how you are obviously very well informed on the matter, but your videos are not overbearing with the details. Thank you for making them detailed yet concise :)

[@tomscameras]

Your question is very valid and yes, between f/1.4 and f/2 the 35/1.4 doesn't gain a full f-stop in brightness! Whereas the f/0.95 does that actually. In my individual review video of the 35/0.95 I do this comparison of brightness between the f/0.95 and f/1.4 in more detail and there you can see how both lenses behave until f/2 in terms of exposure! Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4qlmXiXrc13fLs About my comparison photos: I show them in the video and as you can see, they both look the same brightness. This is how they came out of the camera. So I think there are no metering issues or something like that causing any bigger problems. I also grabbed my Tokina 33/1.4 and TT Artisan 35/1.4 for a quick test and here, I had to use manual exposure to get two pictures that have about identical brightness, because on auto exposure the metering of my X-E4 gave me a much darker shot with the Tokina than with the TT Artisan. Anyway: To get the same overall brightness and histogram, the Tokina gave me 1/70 and the TT Artisan 1/60. So there's a difference again here ... but it's pretty small, maybe around 1/6 of an f/stop.

[@ulfjonsson2122]

Definately interesting video!

[@tomscameras]

Thanks a lot for your feedback!

[@tsatsmana]

Hi sir thank you for your input. I have been looking for these lenses quite some time and still i have not figured if i should buy one for nightime walking photography. I have a Sony emount 50mm 1.8 (really great and IS is a plus) but its quite bulky and the focal length is really cumbersome especially when in tight spaces, therefore i was looking for sth as fast. I have also a sigma 30mm which solves the problem of focal length but with no IS at 2.8 its not that bright for nightime photo without higher ISO.

[@tomscameras]

If you are happy to use manual focus, then these lenses would be great options. Manual focus does mean there is a learning curve though!

[@sayankarmakar9227]

Hey, Sayan this side I have one question. Actually I am a student and just got one second hand fuji camera. Now I want a lens for night time videography. I am also an artist who posts various videos. I have a few lights and as I have my college during day time coming and drawing at night is kind of relaxing but can't record as my current lens has 2.8 f stop. I am planning to buy one lens that will give me the liberyof shooting some film footage for my job and also those of my artworks during night. so which f stop would be a better option for me a0.95 or a 1.2 or a 1.4. I actually don't have a lot in my pocket and at Max can just buy one lens. So if you can help me a bit would be great. Lots of love from India

[@tomscameras]

Hey Sayan. Did you already check out the 7Artisans 35/0.95? It is super fast, has the best optics in this price range and it is still affordable. Also it has a stepless aperture ring which I don’t like so much for photography, but which is nice for videos! I would recommend the 7Artisans 35/0.95 over the TT Artisan 35/0.95 if you plan to use the open aperture a lot. Here’s my review of that lens: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmWwi3SAj6hggrc

[@sayankarmakar9227]

@@tomscameras Thank you so much will definitely check and let you know

[@euclideureka1142]

Love your reviews

[@tomscameras]

Thanks! I am glad you enjoy my videos! 😀

[@Durio_zibethinus]

A splendid comparison, Tom. I think the 0.95 is a number game from them. Personally, the advantage isn't there yet. Extra stop isn't that much, background separation not really different, the bokeh (imo) messier even at same aperture. Rather than made a faster glass, ttartisan need a super wide angle lens. Laowa 7.5mm (rectilinear) is still expensive, maybe there's a gap ttartisan can fill. If they drops one, of course I will have a visit to your channel, Cheers!

[@tomscameras]

I think there are some good use cases for f/0.95 and tried to show some in my video ... but I absolutely understand that many will prefer the very good, solid performing and super-cheap TT Artisan 35/1.4! And I totally agree with you, there's still room for good quality budget wide-angle lenses. There are a few 12mm designs out there and I did review the Pergear 12/2 some time ago. It is surprisingly good at f/8! But much less so at open aperture. I also love the Laowa 10/4, a fantastic tiny lens. But it is substantially more expensive than the APS-C offerings from 7Artisans or TT Artisan.

[@cyano3d]

They heard ya, their 10mm f2 is so insane i want it so bad.

[@Durio_zibethinus]

@@cyano3d yeah, I hope you'll get it. Cheers!

[@amermeleitor]

It would be interesting to see how they behave on a full frame sensor, how much coverage they have. At least for people who own Canon RF, Nikon Z or Sony E mounts

[@tomscameras]

A good question, yes. As I've got them both with the Fuji X mount, I didn't think even to try them on any full-frame body yet :) Not sure if any of the visitors of my channel maybe have e.g. a Sony mount lens and could try it on an A7 body, for example?

[@dietmardejori1161]

I tried the 35/0.95 on my Nikon Z7. The vignetting is clearly noticeable in the corners and the sharpness decreases sharply towards the edges. If the main subject is in the middle of the picture, you can still get something out of it in full format.

[@SalwanJBinni]

great...oh one question please: in terms of sharpness, don't you think that the f/0,95 is better when stopped down to f/2 for example? or event f/1.4? I mean at 1.4 or 2 we are alsmot at the sweet spot, which is not the case with the f/1.4 lens...just a question...thanks

[@tomscameras]

The TT Artisan 35/1.4 is a very good lens, I would say at f/2 it's every bit as sharp than the 35/0.95, maybe even a bit better towards the borders and corners. The advantage of the f/0.95 is really the higher speed and ability to deliver more background blure. In terms of sharpness, it can't beat the (very good) 35/1.4.

[@ziv2liv]

I have the f1.4 one and I was considering buy the f0.95 for very low light condition, but after watching this video, I would reconsider. None of the pictures at f0.95 seem sharp at any part of the depth of field, so what is the point buying a super fast lens? The Bokeh, the vignette, and the rest of the image quality, is far secondary to me, to sharpness. The low exposure night shots at Cologne were beautiful, but all shot at f8.0 which usually is the best F stop to reach maximum sharpness, so it didn't really give much. The difference in ISO may result in higher noise, but that can be resolved in post.

[@tomscameras]

If sharpness is very important to you, then the f/0.95 doesn't make sense over the f/1.4, yes! And many thanks for your feedback!

[@dronivco2363]

hi Tom, please a question for you...I'm going to buy a Fuji X-E3, now I have an old Fuji S20EXR bridge. I would like to try to take some shots in the city, some panoramas, and especially, macro insects and flowers. Do you want to recommend 2/3 lenses that you consider suitable and that do not cost much? Thanks and congratulations for your reviews Oliviero from Italy

[@tomscameras]

Hi Oliviero, for general shooting I'd maybe start with a 23mm or 25mm lens, for example the TT Artisan 25/2 if you don't mind manual focusing. A 17mm and/or 35mm lens would be an alternative, for example. It really depends on what focal length you prefer. Maybe you know that already: Which focal length settings do you love most when shooting your bridge camera? About the macro lens, it's a bit more complex: I'm currently reviewing a manual focus macro lens (Brightin Star 60/2.8) for the Fuji X mount. It's super cool but ... manual focus and macro is of course always a bit of a challenge, because when shooting macros you really have to be fast with your focusing (flowers should be okay, but insects can be pretty fast, and there's also the wind blowing ...) If you want to shoot mainly big insects like butterflies or dragonflies, I'd just recommend the Fuji XC 50-230 zoom lens. It's fantastic and gives you a lot of "reach" so you don't have to get very close to the subject!

[@dronivco2363]

@@tomscameras Thanks for the precise answer, I would like to learn how to use it completely in manual, mine is only partially. For now I have mainly used from 35, the minimum of the bridge, to 50 and then the "macro" function which is a Close-up. But I' like to try a 17 or a 23. I saw that you took some very beautiful photos. I'll go look the lenses you recommended. Thank you and compliments for the channel.

[@dronivco2363]

@@tomscameras Hi Tom I would have chosen the lenses to start, TT Artisan 35/1.7 and the 40 macro. For the camera I was already ' decided for the x-e3 but then I saw the nikon z50, if you know it can tell me if it can' be a valid alternative? Thank you very much

[@vincentartis2376]

Thank you so much Thomas for your reviews. I now have the TT 50/1.2 and the 35/1.4 on my X-E2. The 50 is a crowd pleaser for portraits ! I am just starting experimenting the 35/1.4 and with a monochrome recipe for B&W it mimics nicely vintage films! I also have the Kamlan 21/1.8…I am afraid I am struggling with this one. The focal itself and the non-click aperture ring…any recommendations ? In a nutshell, I have not found any comfort zone for this lens and focal…neither that great for landscape, nor for street…as said, I am still experimenting it…thank again for your reviews!

[@tomscameras]

I made a video review of the Kamlan 21/1.8 as well, did you see that already? I do like that the Kamlan is a very sharp lens, so actually for landscapes it gives very good results! But yes, in use it is a bit more demanding: It has a clickless aperture and it doesn't offer the "hard stop" (like most TT Artisan lenses) when you focus to infinity, which means you have to focus precisely for every single landscape photo.

[@vincentartis2376]

Thanks Thomas, I saw your review of the Kamlan. Indeed sharp but not handy re the aperture. Thank you so much for your reviews!

[@dave_corney]

Hi Tom, Out of all the TTArtisan manual prime lenses you have tried which is your favourite and why?

[@tomscameras]

That's quite a question. It depends a lot on my mood, actually. I would say, overall my #1 favorite is the 35/1.4. That lens is just a gem. In real life, I tend to also shoot the 25/2 very often, because its focal length suits me very well and it's very compact and light-weight on my small X-E4 body.

[@dave_corney]

@@tomscameras well I’ve got both of them and I agree. I wish my 35mm was black though as mine is silver it doesn’t look right on my xs10. Thanks for your reply.

[@jieyang7146]

I got a 1.4 but can’t adjust infinity. After loosening the screws the lens is still moving. Can you show how to do it?

[@tomscameras]

Did you have a look at my KZbin shorts? I try to explain it a little bit there!

[@Stop-All-War]

My Ttartisans 35mm f1.4 - arrives tomorrow, for my ZFC.. 1st lens for this new Camera, so intrigued to try both together. Compact, lightweight & portability will be welcomed. Ttartisans 35mm f1.4 has a filter thread of only 39mm, so I bought stepping rings (step down in size in this case), to use the Circular Polarising & ND filters I already own..Good idea & I'm sure many folks are unaware they exist, inexpensive too !! Ttartisans 35mm f1.4, is a manual focus only lens & I will use focus peaking to focus & will use fujifilm film simulations/recipies which I will download onto my Nikon Zfc.. For Urban Landscapes in monochrome or as vintage film Landscapes for dreamy effects. Ttartisans 35mm f1.4: costed £64.79 • will give an update on results once I've tested in different circumstances.

[@tomscameras]

I hope you'll have a lot of fun with your new lens! I think those manual-focus lenses are perfect for the Nikon Zfc as they have an aperture ring - the Zfc has so many "analog" dials but then the original Nikon lenses for it don't have an aperture ring which doesn't make any sense! It's a bit of a pity that most TT Artisan lenses have differently sized filter threads. I get that the 35/1.4 has a smaller diameter than the 35/0.95, cause the latter lens has a much larger front lens element. But for example the 17/1.4 has 40.5mm which is just 1.5mm difference to the 35/1.4. They easily could have used the same 40.5mm size for both lenses!

[@Stop-All-War]

@tomscameras focus-peaking for my weak eyes is a must. My Circular Polarising filter & ND for my Nikon 28mm are 52mm & stepping rings purchased 52-39mm should work well. I also bought a 52mm-72mm for my other filters

[@aparicio94yt]

i have a little bit question, what do you mean with "super fast" lens in a total manual lens? Thanks for the review man!

[@tomscameras]

„Super fast“ refers to the aperture, also called „lens speed“. I guess it’s because you can use a shorter / faster shutter speed when you have a lens with a great aperture like f/1.4, and an even faster shutter speed with an f/0.95 … in any way, the term does not refer to fast auto focus!

[@aparicio94yt]

@@tomscameras omg ! it makes sense. my actual lens is 2.8 so, in a 1.4 lens i can change mi speed from 1/500 to 1/2000 ty so much for the answer, new sub!

[@ന്യൂയോർക്]

Any suggestions If I’m using the 35 mm 1.4 on my Sony 7A11 full frame Body ?

[@tomscameras]

The lens is designed for APS-C, it won't cover full frame.

[@ന്യൂയോർക്]

@@tomscameras - The Sony has a function to change the FF to APSC

[@tomscameras]

@@ന്യൂയോർക് sure, but what's the point? You can just use any full-frame 50mm lens instead ... there's plenty of choices, also budget ones.

[@ന്യൂയോർക്]

@@tomscameras I’m so crazy to feel that 40 mm is the filed of view for my shots. 28 MM, 40 MM,85 MM and 135 MM primes. Appreciate your response .

[@СергейМ-с2ь]

не раскрыл тему покрытия полного кадра: 35 1.4 почти покрывает (кроп будет 1.1 примерно) и им пожно работать на полном кадре. И это существенный аргумент. А 35 0.95 покрывает?

[@petersnow389]

How about a review of the Contax shown at 7.04 Tom!.

[@tomscameras]

I know you'd ask me about the Contax, Peter! I'll do a video soon about it. But it is not operational so I won't shoot it. Well the mechanism works, but the shutter curtains have holes. I'm thinking of having it overhauled after making a first video and then maybe do a second video later this year ...

[@petersnow389]

@@tomscameras Thank you very much Tom!, I will look forward to it very much, you know how enthusiastic I am about cameras from the former GDR. My Pentacon version of the same camera, was suffering from similar problems, plus a broken mechanism, but the man I use for my camera repairs, only works on GDR equipment, and repaired it perfectly, he even made new curtains, as he has done for two of my Exaktas.

[@tomscameras]

I had my Praktica FX2 overhauled, also with completely new curtains, by Foto Service Olbrich in Görlitz. So yes they're even located in the same city of Meyer-Optik Görlitz ... very fitting! I hope they'll accept my Contax S Type D as well for a repair!

[@petersnow389]

@@tomscameras I imagine they will Tom. This lady is one of the only people I know that will accept Praktica 'B' series cameras for repair. However, if she cannot accept it, it can be repaired, here in the UK, but Gorlitz is so appropriate!!.😊

[@tomscameras]

@@petersnow389 Yes, exactly!

[@toomanyhobbies400]

Gee, I re-watched part of this excellent video, but I see the .095 as the "shapness" winner down to F2.8.

[@tomscameras]

I'm not gonna argue here as both these lenses are just very good optics :)

[@elmoqbobo]

I bought a ttartisan 35mmf1.4. Looks great on the fuji camera. After about 3 weeks itit completely fell apart and became unusable. No focus and no aperture. 0 stars

[@tomscameras]

That sounds bad. But it is definitely not the norm that a lens is faulty like that. Did you contact the vendor or TT Artisan? Did you get a refund?

[@AnoshterHaar]

I hope you get back to making video's! Would be sad to see channels like these fade away ;(

[@tomscameras]

Hey, many thanks for your comment! I'm back by now. :)

[@osirispluto5124]

For me F1.4 is the winner.

[@tomscameras]

I won't argue with you there - the TT Artisan 35/1.4 is a true gem of a lens!

[@everope]

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[@tomscameras]

Live long and prosper!

[@solfernus1000]

It's a shame that the image quality of the video is bad. It is not possible to compare the photo quality of both lenses.

[@tomscameras]

Maybe that's the limitation of KZbin? I upload all my videos in 4k to get the best possible quality. But yes, there are limitations when placing still photos in videos like this.