TTartisans 40mm f/2

[Jonathan-Mac]

I saw this video review from Richard Wong this morning and he reports that this lens will be available soon for the L-mount.



Performance seems OK with weaknesses in vignetting and wide-open sharpness, which I suppose is to be expected given the price and compact size. I'd have preferred better optical performance even at a higher price but I'm happy to see the L-mount finally get a compact and fast standard prime.

No mention of this lens on TTartisans website yet and no other indication of when it's be available.

 

[pdk42]

And it's AF, which is nice for these budget brands.

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

And it's AF, which is nice for these budget brands.

And it has an aperture ring, which I'm very surprised at.

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

It looks like the L-mount version is going to come later

TTArtisan AF 40mm F2

Autofocus Full Frame Prime Lens F2.0 Large Aperture Metal Lens Body Clicked Aperture Ring STM for Quiet and Fast AF 0.4m Minimum Focusing Distance

ttartisan.store

 

[pdk42]

I just watched Richard's video. It seems like a really nice compact option for pairing with the S9 or the BF. Personally, I'd probably still go for the Sigma 35mm f2 i-Series because of its better IQ, but on the other hand it is notably bigger (but the Sigma is still not a huge lens like their 35mm f1.4, say).

 

[Nevyn72]

Another nice review, with the smoothing voice again:

 

[sergun80]

I just watched Richard's video. It seems like a really nice compact option for pairing with the S9 or the BF. Personally, I'd probably still go for the Sigma 35mm f2 i-Series because of its better IQ, but on the other hand it is notably bigger (but the Sigma is still not a huge lens like their 35mm f1.4, say).

That's why I didn't take it for the S9, because of the weight.

 

[Pete_W]

Another nice review, with the smoothing voice again:

LOL, "we're going to use Nikon's most obviously street photography camera, the Z9".

 

[cascadian]

I might have guessed. A Meike 35/2 arrived today, and this would be smaller and 120g lighter. The Meike has a wx ring on the mount and nice sunstars, so I'm fine with it.

What's really weird is that TTArtisan did this to me before, announcing their 10mm f/2 on the day I ordered Laowa's 10/2 for my μ43 kit; no regrets there either, but strange!!

Of course this will arrive Any Day Now for L mount.. maybe we'll see it by Christmas if they hurry? I asked Samyang about their plans on Wed, and no additional L mount lenses are currently planned. I find their lack of participation in the Alliance.. disturbing.