TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2 (Micro Four Thirds) Review

[@mwales2112]

I just picked this up for my Fujifilm system and couldn't be happier. It's my first manual focus lens and is so much fun to use and produces amazing images... I ordered the 35 1.4 and waiting on delivery.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Great to hear! oh check out this review as well, I tested some nice 35mm lenses :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6qofqmrpc92Zq8

[@bebopganymede]

Really that good?

[@mwales2112]

@@bebopganymede For $98 you can't beat it. It's very sharp (the copy I had). I have since sold all of my Fuji gear for Leica Rangefinders and purchased the TTArtisan 50mm M mount version and it's very good also, but very heavy at 14oz and thats not what I was after. I wanted to keep the kit small and sold it for a Zeiss 50mm f2 Planar.

[@kevinkino400]

Thank you for this review, I just ordered through your link. Good info, lens appears to be an excellent value.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Enjoy! Welcome to share with me your impressions after you tried it :)

[@johnrobison1413]

Thanks so much for a reasoned and even handed review. I was in a bit of a quandary whether to spend the money on this lens or just stick to my nearly free 50mm f1.8 Zuiko. Your review helped me to decide to stick with the Olympus lens.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Thanks for watching John!

[@t.michaelkeza7205]

Thanks for being the first reviewer to point out the ugly, gear shaped bokeh this lens produces. Bought one and tried it for a week or so, but the awful gear shaped bokeh made it a huge fail for me.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Thank you for watching :)

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Is this TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2 a no brainer for m43 shooter looking for an affordable portrait or fast short telephoto lens? Or do you have any other suggestions instead?

[@terrywbreedlove]

The new TTartisan 17mm F1.4 for MFT looks very promising. Not for sale yet anywhere I can find though :(

[@TheRealRichardWong]

That lens does look interesting!!

[@zibik7140]

what You think? TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2 or Canon FD 50mm f/1.4?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

TTArtisan would be brand new so don't have the risk of buying a bad copy of the FD as it's quite an old lens and it's a bit smaller too. But the build quality of the Canon is a bit better from memory.

[@dandanu2526]

Great review! Thank you!

[@laureenhoward5159]

Thanks for the review of this lens.. I have an OMD EM10 Mark ii and I was wondering if this lens would be compatible for my camera? Thank you!

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Laureen It should work!

[@artistjoh]

I prefer the Sigma 56mm f1.4, which I already have, but I do like an aperture ring.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

If you already have the Sigma 56 1.4, which has autofocus, then i would just stick with the Sigma

[@hellsing0999999999]

Hi! Would you choose this lens over the Olympus 45 mm f1.8?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Olympus is more practical, but if you familiar with manual focus then this lens is more fun

[@andrewcampbell3184]

yes agree this is a great bargain! Thanks for the great review as usual

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Thanks Andrew!

[@andreasrochow5170]

Thank you for this review. Unfortunately the focal length of 50 mm with MFT sensor format is not a good choice for poeple photography. It's a tele lens, that's hard to focus manually. I'm waiting for a similar fast lens with a focal length under 20 mm.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Hi Andreas, i would disagree and say the 100mm equivalent focal length is traditionally popular for portrait. A lot of protrait lenses are 85/105/135mm focal length. For example, one of the famous protrait photo "Afghan Girl" was shot on the Nikkor 105mm 2.5 AIS lens which is virtually equivalent to this TTArtisan lens

[@costinio3983]

I use 50mm on MFT precisely for portraits. It's a perfect focal length for headshots, head and shoulders and half body.

[@tappersreviews4677]

@@costinio3983 Agreed. In fact, I find that longer FL's are great for portrait on M43. i.e. I have used my 40-150 at 150mm for headshots and got nice results.

[@costinio3983]

@@tappersreviews4677 I've done the same with my plastic fantastic 40-150. The compression at 150mm can be glorious at times.

[@codygroce2091]

TTArtisans recently released a 17mm 1.4 that’s gotten a lot of good reviews!

[@marktierney7763]

Love your reviews, and love that you're based in my home country! Kia ora!

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Haha thanks Mark! kia Ora!

[@duratorque]

Great review. How does it compare to Zhongyi 50mm f1.1 mk2?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Hi Yat, oh i'm not aware Zhongyi has a 50mm f/1.1? Are you talking about their 0.95 full frame lens? or the Kamlan 50 1.1?

[@duratorque]

@@TheRealRichardWong My mistake. I mean the Kamlan 50mm f1.1. Sorry for the confusion.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

No probs!! Unfortunately I haven't try the Kamlan myself. But looking at the specs and some of the reviews, the Kamlan seems to have a bit more character, while the TTartisan renders smoother image. The Kamlan also is a bit more expensive and bigger as well. If i managed to get hold of a copy I'll do some comparison with the TTArtisan

[@RM-ud2cm]

can you add this video, to the playlist for MFT Gear Review?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

ah!! I forgot.. but just added thanks R M!!

[@Mehrasphotography]

Thanks for the review. 1) Can I get this lens for sony a 7 II full frame camera? 2) TT artisan 50mm f1.2 is better than 7 artisan 35 mm f1.2?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

1. No, at least it can't cover the full frame. 2. Sorry didn't do any direct compare so hard to really answer

[@mographicdesign]

Greetings! Is the lens compatible with panasonic lumix dmc g7? Thank you.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Yes. It is a manual focus lens so it should work

[@mographicdesign]

thank you so much@@TheRealRichardWong

[@VladimirKorsun]

Detailed. Thank you, Richard.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Thank you vladimir

[@Yu-Y-]

Hello. Do you think 50mm f2 for sharpness and minimal distortion? Or 50mm f1.2? . I'm looking to take art pictures. Thank you.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

i think this 50mm f/1.2 is a very nice lens.

[@Yu-Y-]

@@TheRealRichardWong thank you😊

[@ulfjonsson2122]

Another great video / Ulf

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Thanks again Ulf!

[@jrpragandaya]

Hello friend. Work in Blackmagic pocket 4K?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

i haven't try but it should, as it has no electronic contacts so should fit any camera with m43 mount

[@niederrheiner7701]

I received the lens today and screwed it onto my GX80

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Do you like it?

[@cepwin]

Thank you for the review. I just got the lens and I get a “lens not connected correctly” when I attach it to my gh5s. Any ideas? The instructions say you’re supposed to tell it you don’t have a lens attached (under the first wrench menu) but it doesn’t seem to be there

[@TheRealRichardWong]

From memory, the GH5s does NOT have the "shoot without lens" option in the setting like the older Panasonic camera, it is enabled all the time so you should be able to take a photo even without any lens attached. See if you can do that?

[@cepwin]

@@TheRealRichardWong First, thank you so much for responding! Nope I put the lens on and all I see is an error message on the screen and nothing out the viewfinder. Perhaps it doesn't work with the newer bodies. But again, thank you!

[@TheRealRichardWong]

@@cepwin No, it should work, i've used similar lens on GH5II and it also works. What i mean is, can you remove the lens completely and try take a photo. The photo could be a white photo, but if you can do that, then you should do that when you mount the lens on. GIve it a try and let me know

[@cepwin]

@@TheRealRichardWong Yes, I took the lens off and it did work. Wonder if the lens itself is faulty. Maybe time to call B&H. Thank you so much!

[@TheRealRichardWong]

In that case maybe try twist the connection a bit, sometimes if the lens is not fully clicked in, it would interfere with the camera. So give it a gentle twist and make sure the lens is mounted properly. If doesn't work yeah maybe give b&h a call

[@dabateman642]

How does it compare to the Nikon AIS 50mm f1.2? I know you have a copy of that lens.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Hi David yes I have but I have not compare them. I guess the nikon would have a bit more character than this lens, but the nikon is quite a bit more expensive and bigger

[@dabateman642]

@@TheRealRichardWong ok, I was think your impression from a wide open sharpness, vignetteing, chromatic aberrations and flare point of view. I own the Nikon AIS and wondering if I wouldn't notice any difference or do you remember your Nikon being better or worse in one of those areas. I just looked and the specs are almost identical between this and the Nikon AIS, interesting. So just price is different. So being cheaper maybe one to throw in the bag without care as its at the cost of a good filter. Hope that makes sense. David

[@vajjaprakash8216]

This Lens Comfortable in Panasonic Lumix G7?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Yes it does

[@vajjaprakash8216]

@@TheRealRichardWong TQ for Reply 🙏

[@RagedContinuum]

I subbed

[@TheRealRichardWong]

THANK YOU ROD! :)

[@andersistbesser]

Hmmmm if its not sharp at 1.2 it makes no sense to buy a 1.2 lense

[@TheRealRichardWong]

I would argue it depends. Some people really care about the photo is sharp and nice so a lens like this is not really suitable for them. But some people just want the shallow DOF or the better low light performance and not too worry about the sharpness as long as it's useable.

[@tappersreviews4677]

Actually there is a long tradition of using softer lenses for portraiture, especially for women. Classic Hollywood portraits are a good example. If you are getting tack sharp details of every pore and line in someone's face, you should ask why you are capturing that level of detail. It may, or may not, be appropriate for the portrait or the subject. For nature and scientific photography, sure, you want as much detail as possible to reveal what we cannot easily see with our own eyes. But for portraits, sometimes a lens like this one could be great. I have not shot with it, so can't say for sure what results would be possible, but I might consider one precisely for certain photos i.e. softer headshots.

[@andersistbesser]

@@tappersreviews4677 you never want the picture soft. Some parts of the pictures need to be sharper, some less thats what editing is for.

[@tappersreviews4677]

@@andersistbesser you didn’t understand what I said. No matter.

[@July71820]

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[@A1Bokeh]

lol rich i dont have the money bro! hahah

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Brother, it's only $98 this time hahaha. and I promise no more m43 lens review for a little while.... BUT.... quite a few delicious m43 products coming later this year!!

[@A1Bokeh]

@@TheRealRichardWong haha wow that is a pretty great price ..true... i have too many lenses i dont use man i am trying to sell haha..rich i dont know if i asked you before but i have a question about the gh5 and gh5s how do you feel their image quality and field of view compares?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

@@A1Bokeh For video, GH5S is about 1 stop better in terms of light low performance, and has a bit better dynamic range too from memory. But lack of IBIS means you have to use it on gimbal or tripod.

[@A1Bokeh]

@@TheRealRichardWong cool thanks man. I have the g9 and need a 2nd camera torn on which to get but that extra field of view may be a help

[@e.esiyok]

More test footage little speaking ! Thats why disslike !!

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Thanks for the feedback!