Out of box the lens was well calibrated on my Leica M10, but it looks to me that true infinity would be a tad behind the hard stop (see sharpness infinity section).Īs was already the case for the TTArtisan 50mm 0.95 there is no hood included in the package. I wish every M-mount lens would offer this. Being an owner of an M-mount camera now I cannot stretch enough what a wonderful design decision this is: the lens can easily be adjusted to be perfectly calibrated to your rangefinder camera and give best possible results without sending it in. The lens features a rangefinder coupling which can be adjusted yourself using a small (supplied) screwdriver.

The aperture ring has equidistant and very distinct half-stop click stops and feels very tightly assembled. The focus ring is also equipped with a focus tab. Markings are yellow/white (engraved and filled with paint), focus ring has perfect resistance and turns about 120° from the minimum focus distance of 0.7 m to infinity. Handling / Build Qualityįrom the outer apperance this looks very much like a Leica M lens including the famous red dot. The TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 was kindly provided free of charge by TTArtisan for reviewing purpose for a duration of 4 weeks. You can usually find this lens on /, B&H or / for about $369 (affiliate links) Disclosure You may also have a look at the official page. Maximum Magnification: 1:11.7 (measured).Number of Aperture Blades: 12 (straight).Weight: 402g (+adapter, without hood and caps).So far this lens only comes in M-mount and has the following specifications: Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution here. This is similar to Cosina’s latest designs for the fast Voigtlander lenses, is this a good sign? Let us find out in this review! This lens will be reviewed on the 42mp Sony A7rII and the 24mp Leica M10. The optical design looks very interesting on paper: a longer focal length double gauss with a “speedbooster-like” rear group. To my surprise – shortly after the 50mm 0.95 – TTArtisan also released a more reasonable 50mm 1.4 lens.

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