NEW Lens, Legendary Bokeh - TTArtisans 75mm f1.5

[@neboise1377]

People say those lens have imperfections, but it's those exact characteristics that make it perfect.

[@PavSZ]

exactly!

[@salisb10]

There are 3 locking screws on the lens that allow you to rotate the lens to the correct orientation after you attach it to your camera. Also, many mount adapters that have screw thread as one of the mounts have the same arrangement of three small screws to allow rotation. Once you have aligned the lens the way you want, just tighten those screws.

[@PavSZ]

YES!!! thank you so much! I didn't know that. Great tip. I will be making a short video about it

[@LeeAxonisDigifin]

Bought it based on yours and other recommendations. Used it today. Really love it!

[@PavSZ]

Great to hear! it is a cool lens

[@Ansonandco]

you are just cranking out videos! beautiful shots my dude!

[@PavSZ]

Thank you my friend! Still one a week, just not on same days 😉

[@Carlos1180]

I have this lens. You are spot on with your review. The only thing I would add is stopping down gives perfect bubble bokeh. This is one of my favourite lenses. It challenges me like no modern auto focus lens does and produces masterpieces. I LOVE how the focus falls away from the centre. I cheat a little using focus peaking to speed focus up a lot but still my family moans that I'm too slow with it when taking portraits 😄 ps. It works just as well with M4/3 but of course this makes it 150mm and even more of a challenge. Dof is still very thin. Any chance you could give the OM-1 some love? There are a lot of users out there who still love 'Olympus' (This was the last camera to carry the Olympus name). Do a deep dive and I think you'd love it

[@angusmackay7281]

Great review as always, dude. Interesting option, for sure.

[@PavSZ]

Thanks!

[@Purpletim100]

Is that a "These Wicked Rivers" tee shirt? Good band, and quite local to me. I'm quite tempted with this lens at the price. You always have good examples of what a lens looks like. Thanks.

[@PavSZ]

Yes, it is! I have made 2 music videos for them. Great bans. Cool lens too 😉

[@nicolasparada]

Never tried a manual lens, but this one makes me want to try it xD Thanks for the review, great photo shots :)

[@PavSZ]

it is worth it! Thanks

[@peterm2353]

Reference the comment regarding the position of the focus scale when the lens is mounted. All M42 mount adapters that I know have three tiny screws around the external diameter of the adapter. Backing these screws off slightly allows the m42 ring (which is a separate ring inside the body of the adapter) to rotate. This allows you to reposition the focus scale on the lens itself to the top side and you can then retighten the screws to lock this positioning down. Problem solved. I have heard a few reviews (mildly) criticize this lens on these grounds. I do not know why as this fix I thought was known ot pretty well every M42 user.

[@PavSZ]

yes, I have seen other comments about this. I never had the need to adjust it before, didn't know

[@gvz1538]

Wow, amazing photos!! I am assuming it is "easy" to manual focus this lens on the S5II? And what brand of lens adapter did you use for L-Mount?

[@PavSZ]

Yes, it is! You can enlarge the image in viewfinder with focus selection button to better focus manually and I've used Urth adapter

[@gvz1538]

@@PavSZ Thank you Paz!! The S5II, and lenses like these, are sounding better all the time 🙂

[@Stefankrecmar]

Hey, nice review. I'm looking to buy this lens for my Fuji XH2S. So, did you try it on an APS-C sensor? Does it lose that bokeh?

[@PavSZ]

Thanks! I have used it on FujiFilm X-S20, the bokeh is still visible with an APS-C sensor

[@devklepacki]

With the lens each and every frame looks like art hah

[@PavSZ]

thank you!

[@jeremykeller211]

Swirly bokeh = defective lens.

[@PavSZ]

who told you that?

[@jeremykeller211]

@PavSZ lines/mm, contrast, edge sharpness: the criteria for evaluating a lens.

[@PavSZ]

@@jeremykeller211 yes, true. I always take photos of people right at the edge of the frame. Only one eye visible. Everyone has got different needs and preferences. What you are describing is a soulless clinical lens and there isn't many of those around. Even my G Master lenses do swirly bokeh

[@jeremykeller211]

Bokeh: legendary, but strangely enough unknown to the pantheon of great photographers. Why? Because it has virtually nothing to do with photography.