TTartisan's 90mm F/1.25 is $13,200 Cheaper than Leica

[@TTArtisan]

Thank you for always support. So happy to know that your family will have a new little one! Congratulations!

[@sharifsalem]

Any chance of you offering a longer lens hood to reduce the awful flare issues with this lens? The supplied one barely does anything? I’m struggling to find a 77mm screw on lens hood that is long enough to combat this problem. Definitely a design flaw, any benefit you Gained by allowing it to reverse and mount on the front of the lens for storage is lost in the fact that it’s too short to properly shield the front element from Stray light.

[@bbones3318]

finally someone who shows the images without horrible editing. thank you!

[@nomad.wedding]

I was about to say the same thing. We just want to know if a lens can take good photos, but many reviewers take horrible photos.. 😅

[@QuadCore96]

Congrats On Another Little One 🍼

[@ArthurR]

Thank you!

[@LukeBaty]

Hey man, currently there’s no way to turn on the bell notifications for your uploads since KZbin seems to think your channel makes content made for kids. You might wanna look into that. Anyway, regardless, keep up the good work 👍

[@billyp8186]

Congrats 🎉 Arthur for your beautiful family! About the lens I would say the flares makes the output images interesting!

[@billyp8186]

Arthur you know you made it when someone creates a fake account out of you... :)

[@VGMLucifier]

Congrats to both the new upcoming child in your family (or if it already happened, fantastic!), and this new lens review! How would you say this compares to the Sony 90mm f/2.8 G macro, in terms of portraiture? I’ve converted to Sony a fortnight ago (2 A7RIV bodies), but I’m hesitant on getting into vintage style/manual only lenses nowadays. But with a price this good, doesn’t hurt to try! Edit: Listening to the review again, and a another article, *my* opinion would be this lens would be great for sunny days, or creative projects.

[@ArthurR]

The Sony is an amazing lens for portraits, and the convenience of autofocus and the superior sharpness is worth it.

[@jliang70]

I think the general presentation of this type of lens is that they have slightly softer presentation, they are generally sharp enough in the centre but soft in the corners compare to modern auto focus lens. But how the out of focus area in your portrait bland into the shot is quite different with this type of lens, I would describe the lenses like Sony and Sigma E mount have that neutral look but these vintage lenses have that pop and a natural looking skin tones. If you want to adapt the lenses you can actually use techart pro adaptor that can turn most of these lenses into auto focus lens and even eye auto focus with techart pro adapter. I tried 50mm F0.95 M mount which work well with Sony both with dumb adapter and techart pro. But if you are just starting to play with adapted lenses I would look at even cheaper vintage lenses like Nikkor 105mm F2.5 or the 58mm F1.4 Voigtlander.

[@MyLifeFrAiurGaming]

congrats on new baby!

[@dans.8198]

@5:42 No, this lens is not a replica of the Leica. Totally different optical design.

[@ohmartinbronson]

CONGRATS ON THE INCOMING BABY! Unsolicited parent advice: "We have enough burp cloths" said no parent ever.

[@nightcoder5k]

That looks like a nice lens. I have the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 full frame Leica M-mount. I use it on my Sony A7ii with the Fotodiox Pronto II adapter and it gives me autofocus. If you want autofocus for this TTArtisan's 90mm, put it on the Pronto II adapter.

[@Bernard-ux2eb]

Got a TTartisan 1.4/50 ASPH for E-mount and it's phenomenally good. Lenses from TTartisan, 7Artisan, Mr. Ding, etc, will just get better, especially with AI based lens design and manufacture. The Chinese manufacturers biggest challenge seems to be coatings.

[@williamcurwen7428]

Regarding flares, the lens hood should really be three times the actual length of the one supplied in order to be truly effective.

[@sharifsalem]

I bough this lens, the flaring is awful and just destroys contrast in most applications. You are correct, I tried to buy a 3rd party screw on 77mm lens hood that claimed to be telephoto but is barely longer than my canon 50mm f1.2 hood. I’m trying to see if I can stack an 82mm threaded lens hood on too of the 77mm one I already purchased to see if this solves the problem. Otherwise almost unusable for most applications.

[@williamcurwen7428]

@@sharifsalem it’s a common problem. Most lens hoods are way too small to do their job properly. I use stacking rings and a really large telephoto style lens hood for my Russian 58 and 85mm low contrast non multi-coated lenses. That’s around 14cm deep with an 82mm UV filter. The stacking rings are coated with Black 3.0. Sounds extreme but it really works when shooting into the light for extra spatial depth at full aperture. Admittedly, it looks ridiculous …..

[@ElRealista.]

@@williamcurwen7428 sometimes you can use your hand or put a black paper sticked to the hood. Helps a lot if you are against the sun.

[@dakotaxu4792]

The bokeh is unbelievable! I’m actually buying it tomorrow

[@user-vl3ln6jc2k]

Wow, This lens is a beast Bokeh monster 🔥 I just have a question When you shoot at f1.25 with the A7 C Which has maximum shutter speed of 1/4000 did you face any problem about over exposure ?

[@ArthurR]

Yes in bright situations for sure. You have to carry a variable ND filter with the A7C and even an F2.8 lens.

[@user-vl3ln6jc2k]

@@ArthurR thanks alot ❤️

[@0action847]

a7c has electronic shutter up to 8000.

[@IxorasiGE]

Congrats for the upcoming new member.we are already 4 for about a month now. Excellent review but is it possible that you can review the vision series of 7artisans? We have nexvg30 ,a6300 , a7iii and manual lenses sometimes gives the aesthetics of a digital cine camera. We have(old) 18-200mm pz ,50mm f1.8 crop,35mm tamron f2.8 and sonyfe f1.8 , 85mm f1.8 fe, 20 fe g f1.8 ,fe 50 f1.8 , 28-70 fe kit kenses. (Artisans 50mm f1.8 on canon eos m50 also) Thank you in advance..

[@shang-hsienyang1284]

I'd rather get the M mount to use it on any mirrorless camera brands, and even on a medium format camera.

[@sharifsalem]

Indeed, would be much more useful with more mounting options via adapters.

[@dancastillo27]

Hey Arthur, I’ve been watching your videos for so long and never have left a comment, lol. I love your content and appreciate that you always look at less expensive alternative lenses for us weekend warriors. I’m currently looking for an auto focus video lens for my Sony A6000 (yes, I’ve been watching your vids since the A6000 days, lol). Do you have any ideas what I should be looking at that won’t break the bank?

[@ArthurR]

Haha I appreciate the comment! What type of videos are you planning on shooting? In general, any Sigma lens will be a great choice.

[@NandR]

He'd most likely recommend the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 or 30mm f/1.4, those Sigma lenses are great value lenses for APS-C.

[@NandR]

I think I'd rather use the Samyang XP 85mm f/1.2 or even the AF 85mm f/1.4 for just a little more money.

[@mytube2013]

Could you please do a comparison review of Tamron 18-300mm and Sony 18-135mm/55-210mm?

[@puertoricaninoregoneliasne866]

Hello Arthur I been watching your videos all week . Awesome videos..Im getting ready to buy a camera but i need your help and expertise . Im buying the crane gimbal and all my videos are hiking trails , going to water falls and fishing and cook so what mirrorles camera with a good stavilization . What camera combo will you recomend for me . Thank you so much

[@ssaafassff879]

I love the lenses of manual cameras that give the character of professionalism in photo graph photography. Continue with this content 🙏🤍💖

[@mavfan1]

“Character of professionalism”. AKA lens flaws.

[@ricknicholson5894]

"Nailing the focus, if you can...." That's the problem, hard enough on my Sigma 50 f1.4

[@MikeLikesChannel]

Anyone ever mentioned that you look like Tyler Hoover from Hoovie's garage?

[@marcels.8703]

Thank you!

[@ghonnieblazeone]

Congratulations!

[@panmaew]

You know when buying a lens of this specs and this cheap that there must be a catch and in this case after my short experience with this lens (via an LM to E Mount adapter) the catch is plenty. Daylight shooting from f2-2.8 down is OK but not great but if you use it to shoot night scenes where bright light sources are in the frame such as street, building or car scenes, coma flare is very noticeable, not to mention ugly. Normal flares don't look nice either. Also at the max aperture or about a stop down to f1.4 edge sharpness is very poor while the center is quite soft and in-focus subjects have very noticeable halos. Besides, the lens is very heavy and if you use it only to shoot at moderate apertures then it's no point getting this lens as there are plenty other better, cheaper options in the market to choose from.

[@sharifsalem]

Correct on all fronts. I was taken in by Matthieu Stern’s review of it and pulled the trigger. Happy I only paid $425 for it from Pergear. Once I source a lens hood for it that will actually work to reduce flare and contrast destruction I’ll come back to using it but I may either sell or use as a paperweight until such time.

[@catjive2]

did you show it on the camera?

[@11hossein]

Do u still recommend ttartisan 50mm f1.2 for sony aps-c cameras??

[@artmaltman]

Fascinating. Did you buy a Sony version? By the way, B&H offers a tax rebate if you use their "Payboo" credit card.

[@jean-claudemuller3199]

This TT Artisan cannot be compared to a Noctilux in terms of image quality, not even by far. I use this TT Artisan it is faboulous for portrait and a bokeh monster, but at infinity and near limit focus it is mediocre even in the center at all apertures. A Noctilux is superb in all possible conditions and distances. Nonetheless I make unique portraits with this TT-Artisan, that's why I bought it, so I am satisfied

[@maszekmeans]

This is AWESOME 🧡🧡

[@AeronDC]

what a beast of a lens

[@efficaciousuave]

ttartisans and 7 artisans is same??

[@LukeTaylorPhotography]

Has anyone compared this lens to the 7artisan 75mm 1.25??? I've heard great things about the 90mm, but mixed reviews on the 75mm.

[@omarmedhat1509]

Sony 50mm f1.8, love it only comes at 250usd ig

[@sijilo]

Sweet

[@carlosandreviana9448]

I wonder which lenses are available with these characteristics and price. I don't know any

[@totinospizzarolls4737]

This lens has a medium format image circle (fuji gfx)

[@sharifsalem]

Yes and no, heavy vignetting on the GFX.

[@jean-claudemuller3199]

I use this lens in native Hasselblad mount and it has not too bad vignetting, in adapted Leica mount it has because of the tiny Leica mount restriction against MF format.

[@jitu613]

hello arthur .. i haven’t any camera.. want to buy some apsc. sony model but they announced chip shortage for apsc .. fuji x -t3 and s10 are awesome but they are expensive more than sony sigma lenses .. at this moment wait for sony a series apsc model , can you tell us sony will produce a6xxxx camera or they permanently stop a series..

[@harryvlogs7833]

There is also an L mount version

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Using focus peaking it will allow you to hit focus every time......99.999% of the time.

[@jotapht3700]

Congrats!!! Funny title

[@nicolasletellier6162]

In your conclusion you make me feel you miss the point of this kind of lens. You don't buy them to be perfect, but for what their imperfection adds to the look, the feel in the image. A perfectly sharp lens is good for product photos but you will never find anyone who enjoys having every detail of the skin appears in the photo, sharpness from corner to corner only interests the photographer, most people don't care about it ... In other words, clinical perfection digital photo is not what people ( who don't do photography) are attracted by.

[@sharifsalem]

Cheap ultra wide aperture lenses are not a challenge for a manufacturer to make. The challenge is making them good. This has so many flaws, from the screw on lens cap to the to way too short lens hood that when in use makes the lens cap impossible to use, the very soft images, the chromatic aberration, cats eye bokeh that contrary to Arthur’s claim were “only in the corner” we could see in that picture he showed us the cats eye bokeh was everywhere there was bokeh. Sure, ultra wide aperture lenses are great for artistic shooting but nailing focus is a chore, contrast is destroyed by flaring and while the depth of field is razor thin the actual light transmission is closer to that of an f1.5 or narrower aperture lens. Rant over.

[@nicolasletellier6162]

@@sharifsalem That is a serious case of knowing your tools. Lens hood too short, and so ? the lens flair and so? know how to avoid flair or how to use them. the soft image is not the lens, that you who can't focus correctly, manual focus requires practice. Depth of field thin? seriously never do macro photos if you think it's thin on this lens lol. For the bokeh you are both right, if you abuse the bokeh it becomes a cat's eyes, but if you place yourself and your subject correctly no problem. For the loss of contrast yes that is true, but again is about knowing your tools and also easily avoidable and fixable. Yes, this lens is not perfect, that is the point! I sold my Sigma 85mm 1.4 art and use the TTartisant instead. And I have no regret. That is a matter of taste between an ultra-sharp clinical perfect lens and a lens with default. For me perfection is not a quality, it's boring.

[@sharifsalem]

@@nicolasletellier6162 this lens exhibits extreme flaring and contrast destruction under almost any lighting condition at wide aperture. I’ve been manual focusing using a variety lenses and focus aides for years now, and own several macro capable lenses. This is absolutely the worst lens i have ever used from a standpoint of inability to work with any light source even close to being in shot, including soft afternoon light in my living room lit only by natural light from a sun that has long since passed over my building.

[@nicolasletellier6162]

@@sharifsalem I'm sorry, let alone my own experience with this lens, there is a dozen video that contradicts you. My point is if you find the lens soft is only because you miss focus, if you have flare and lose contrast that is only because you use it in a bad way, and the contrast loss is not even half as bad as you try to say. Is there a better lens ( technically) yes of course. But again when you know your tools that is not a problem and you can get interesting and good results with a lens like that.

[@sharifsalem]

@@nicolasletellier6162 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 there are reasons that for decades that lens makers have used coatings and used lens formulas to defeat all these issues I’ve mentioned. Sure, you can can get great photos out of mediocre equipment, doesn’t mean it’s not mediocre equipment. You’re confusing large aperture for good design, and this $800 lens has serious design flaws whatever way to try and spin it. My copy of this lens is objectively soft even when in focus at wide apertures.

[@thomaschipman]

i'm still scratching my head thinking about the logic behind the weird, inwardly-curved aperture blades.

[@mavfan1]

Could just be dandruff.

[@NandR]

That is seen sometimes on lenses. Especially Leica's own lenses.

[@ElRealista.]

The shuriken blades are actually a very very looked characteristic of vintage lenses because of the effects in the bokeh.

[@enigmaticreverieproduction5169]

How would this be on a Fujifilm X-Pro 2?

[@enigmaticreverieproduction5169]

Hey Arthur I got a comment about being seated for some kind of short list winner to win a camera. Is this a scammer or is it you?

[@rensaudade]

it kinda looks like swirling bokeh

[@Donbros]

New child wow congratz

[@efficaciousuave]

flare city with rainbows and no butterflies 😂😂😂

[@hfvhf987]

HOOVIE...... :) lol

[@liviuvelichi6847]

Basically, uh Sigma 85mm F/1.4 DG DN is better in almost every way possible. It has AF, it's a lot lighter and Sigma offers much better image quality and flare control than a random Chinese brand Its only downside is that it's more expensive I guess. I don't even own it btw, I'm an APS-C shooter

[@pawelje]

useless lens xdd