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This isn't new; I've been having to adjust all my 35mm cameras for this for many, many many decades. Like a 1950s carburetor and ignition points, these systems may require periodic adjustment if you want dead-on focus at f/0.95 on a LEICA. To use another analogy, the 35mm Summicron is like a set of studio monitors and the TTArtisan is a pair of BEATS headphones. If you want ultimate fidelity, listen on monitors. If you want the bass to rattle your fillings, go with the BEATS. If you want your images to be viewed like there was no lens, use the ‘cron. If you want to filter your photographic vision through a (literal) lens that can seriously bend some light and make things pop, try the TTArtisan. Voigtlander lenses compared: Left to Right – Skopar 2.5, Ultron f2, Nokton 1.4, Nokton 1.2 v3, Nokton 1.2 v2
Well, there aren’t that many f/0.95 alternatives for M-mount available. If you can afford the Leica Noctilux 50mm 0.95 I wonder why you would be reading this, so I will assume you cannot afford to spend 12 grand on that Leica lens, which by the way is also true for me. I don’t mind the idea of calibrating the lens to my rangefinder when I buy it, it’s like setting up your smartphone before being able to use it. But the smartphone setup can go wrong, and when it does it can go horribly wrong. The TTArtisan offers slightly better (still not great) flare resistance and the build quality inspires more confidence. I have no affiliation with TTartisan. They sent me the lens to review. I’m not getting paid by TTartisan in any form.It appeared to be in focus, and the focus peaking indicators on my Z6 II would say that it was, but I often saw that the focus was off in the final image. And this wasn’t just at f2; I saw this all the way until f4 even. With every other manual focus lens I’ve used on this camera, even at f1.4, the focus peaking was accurate. Even when the depth of field was shallow, it was always accurate. If it was off, it was either because the subject had moved out of the focal plane or I did. Now at f2, I was willing to blame myself for not being steady enough to nail the focus. But when there was sufficient focal range at apertures like f4, I was stumped over why the focus would be off. The focusing ring is also very smooth and has about 120 degree focus throw from 0.5m to infinity. Very fast to focus, yet precise as the closest distances. The grip on the focus ring is not rubber, it’s ribbed etched metal. It feels perfectly smooth with nice dampened stops at each end of the spectrum. Comparing the Chinese 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 Leica M mount lens verses the trusty Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.4 VM lens. Written blog with full res images to accompany the YouTube video. Full details below. 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 Leica M mount lens I have often explained that I dont want to buy things from a bully which does not respect human rights.
I also admit I had really more difficulties to focus with the TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 relying only on the rangefinder. That said, I didn’t try to calibrate it because I figured out it was easier to rely on the EVF anyway. Digital magic. First impressions were awesome. The TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 did just good. Rangefinder calibration seems great and the pictures all came out sharp, detailed and full of that 3D pop you carve for while using such a bright lens. I haven’t been annoyed by any flaring or any flaw that would make my pictures bad, except my own skills obviously, ha.
7artisans Photoelectric 50mm f0.95 Lens Focusing:
At half-body portrait distance the differences are not that big. But if you focus on something farther away the Zhong Yi pulls ahead when it comes to sharpness and bokeh. Close to the minimum focus distance we have butterly smooth bokeh, but as we have already seen in the sharpness close section the lens is not exactly bitingly sharp at these distances and obviously the depth of field is thin as paper. Leica M10 | TTArtisan 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95 Sony A7rII | TTArtisan 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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