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This Lens Is Wild — TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 Review

Aristeidis Sfakianos

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Is a lens allowed to be… wild?

Most lens reviews turn into sharpness charts, distortion tests, and corner performance. And sure... that matters. But for a lot of us, the real question is different:

Does this lens have a character that matches how I want to express myself?

In this video, I share my experience shooting with the TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 on the Fujifilm X-T5 (a field of view close to a 50mm) and I talk about the feeling of using it: autofocus in real street situations, image “taste” and rendering, bokeh, and how it behaves at night under streetlights.

Disclosure: TTArtisan sent me this lens for review. This video is not sponsored. All opinions are my own, and TTArtisan had no input in the video or its publication.

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⏱ Chapters
00:00 Focal lengths as “keys”
00:38 The road to this lens
02:27 The TTArtisan 35mm F/1.8
03:43 Autofocus in real scenes
06:00 Image quality & character
08:30 Bokeh + night performance
10:20 Who this lens is for?

#StreetPhotographyLife #Fujifilm #TTArtisan #LensReview #VisualStorytelling

10 Comments

@AristeidisSfakianos Creator 7 months ago Pinned

That was quite the lens, wasn't it?
Do you prefer a lens that’s perfect… or one with character? Let's discuss it in the comments!

@Mr-S.C. 7 months ago

Normally we gasp at the colours FROM a lens, here we gasp at the colours OF a lens!

@dionoliveira4058 2 weeks ago

Great review. I love lenses that are perfectly flawed with character.

@clairecazimicreatrix 5 months ago

Loved your review and your type of review. I definitely love a lens with character as someone who played around with Soviet-era lenses (like the Helios 44 series). Yes, not "perfect" but the flaws add character and personality to the image and that's what I'm after. Ordered this one and this color as well because I think it would make a great conversation piece.

@greysuit17 7 months ago (edited)

Did you paint this? And how? Edit: Never mind I found it…. Weird choice of colors but beautiful image quality.
Also to answer your question, depends on the job but as an artist I tend to lean towards character over clinical sharpness.

@LadyFireHorse100 7 months ago (edited)

I read somewhere that this lens was inspired by the iconic yellow-and-red color scheme of Kodak film canisters. That may be the case but for me, this lens reminds me of Winnie the Poo. 😂 It’s hard to take it seriously. For those who already feel uncomfortable with street photography, this will be like shining a spotlight on your camera!

@madonna816 7 months ago

I love TTArtisan and adore my TT lenses, but that ketchup & mustard McDonalds color scheme is just not pretty. I’m not even opposed to a flashy colored lenses, but not those colors, lol. Great video though!