Raymond Lin
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Have you got any example images to post? It would be interesting to see how they come out.I've got a little "Discover" 25mm 1.8, which is sold under loads of different names (7artisans, newyi, pergear etc). Optically it's OK, neither here nor there. It has a strong vignette wide open which i like, and it's small, and it's silver so matches my X-T3.
I like it. It's small and well built, and the images have character.
Have you got any example images to post? It would be interesting to see how they come out.
Yep if you check out my latest images some of them are with the Viltrox. Exceptionally sharp at 1.2 but has a heavy vignette which is easy to correct though. £430 from AVM Photo, absolute bargain.Anyone have the Viltrox 27mm 1.2 ? It looks like a bargain of a lens.
Yep if you check out my latest images some of them are with the Viltrox. Exceptionally sharp at 1.2 but has a heavy vignette which is easy to correct though. £430 from AVM Photo, absolute bargain.
Thanks, I might use it with the hood off and on the X-S10 with the deeper grip will be fine.
Thanks a lot, that's great to hear. I think it's just practice to find the compositions that interest you. There's an app/site called alltrails, you may discover some local walks that you weren't aware of.I love this type of shot, and there is loads of this type of woodland around me, but for whatever reason I can never get it to work.
You've inspired me to keep trying!
I could barely see 10 feet away on my only visit up Moel SiabodOne or two of the cheap, manual focus lenses are tempting me. Might be fun to have a play with. Seem to punch above their very reasonable price tags according to a few reviews I've read as well.
A walk up Moel Siabod a few days ago with some lingering fog in the valley.
XT5, 16-80
Yr Wyddfa From Moel Siabod by Jason, on Flickr
Xt4 and very similar to my 16-55 on camera, similar weight. Will try and get a photo up later.What body do you use it with and can you show me what it looks like on the body?
Go for it. I bought the TTartisan 25mm f/2 lens a couple of months ago, probably the best £69 I've spent on my photography. It has loads of optical issues but it's great fun to shoot with and very satisfying when you get some good images from it.One or two of the cheap, manual focus lenses are tempting me. Might be fun to have a play with. Seem to punch above their very reasonable price tags according to a few reviews I've read as well.
Those remind me of my old X-T1 output.A walk in the park yesterday with my X-T4 and the TTartisan 25mm f2 manual lens. All pretty much SOOC jpegs with my own Classic Neg based recipe.
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I know the feeling. I live on the edge of Longleat forest, some stunning woodland paths, but I too can never seem to get the images I perceive.I love this type of shot, and there is loads of this type of woodland around me, but for whatever reason I can never get it to work.
You've inspired me to keep trying!
The lens does have a very film like rendering. Probably the massive vignetting, very soft corners, haze, flare, distortion and field curvature . I like it though, I'm not expecting perfection from a £69 lens and it does make lovely vintage looking photos SOOC. The recipe is Classic Neg with a bit of an s-curve, colour chrome fx and colour chrome blue fx both set to strong.Those remind me of my old X-T1 output.
Thanks, these are up in Scotland. I've visited both of those though quite a few years back.Cracking shots; this looks like either Llandegla or Clocaenog to me? Or, all woods look the same
Regards the Viltrox 27 1.2 lens, what's the equivalent focal length for this lens......40mm....?
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f1.2 is pretty impressive speed wise . . . . . !!40.5mm so yes, 40mm.
A little tighter than 35mm.
f1.2 is pretty impressive speed wise . . . . . !!
I’ve had the pergear 25mm f1.8 which was very good in terms of image quality, but also very fiddly I found to operate. I currently have the tt artisans 25mm f2, which I’m actually yet to test out properly. It is a bit wider than the pergear was and in terms of how it feels to focus and change aperture I think is much more pleasant. The width helps with focus and a clicky aperture, rather than the clickless one of the pergear, is preferable for me.Anyone tried any of the cheap manual pancake lenses? Like that Meike 25mm (£80!?) I quite fancy amassing a collection; the TTartisan 27mm has been pretty successful all in all
Missed this post when I replied to another asking basically the same thing yesterday, but yes I have. I went for the TTartisan 25mm f/2 in the end over the Meike lens, largely for the fact that the TTartisan lens has a clicked aperture ring, while the Meike's doesn't click. Cost me £69 from Amazon, and it's great. Tiny, all metal, feels very solid. Like I've said on another post the corners are horrific wide open, it has massive vignetting, barrel distortion and flares loads if you point it at a bright light but it's loads of fun to shoot with and the images from it have a lovely vintage quality. The IQ improves a lot if you stop down to f2,8 and by f4 it's pretty sharp apart from the extreme corners. Shooting manually is fun, it makes you slow down and work for your shots a bit more.Anyone tried any of the cheap manual pancake lenses? Like that Meike 25mm (£80!?) I quite fancy amassing a collection; the TTartisan 27mm has been pretty successful all in all
Excellent, I'll take a look at the TTArtisan then. 23mm is my ideal (35mm APS-C equivalent; lets see what all the fuss about 35mm is).Missed this post when I replied to another asking basically the same thing yesterday, but yes I have. I went for the TTartisan 25mm f/2 in the end over the Meike lens, largely for the fact that the TTartisan lens has a clicked aperture ring, while the Meike's doesn't click. Cost me £69 from Amazon, and it's great. Tiny, all metal, feels very solid. Like I've said on another post the corners are horrific wide open, it has massive vignetting, barrel distortion and flares loads if you point it at a bright light but it's loads of fun to shoot with and the images from it have a lovely vintage quality. The IQ improves a lot if you stop down to f2,8 and by f4 it's pretty sharp apart from the extreme corners. Shooting manually is fun, it makes you slow down and work for your shots a bit more.
If you stretch to over £100 I believe the TTartisan 23mm f1.4 is a brilliant lens and a bit of a step up in IQ over the 25mm.
Yes that's the 23mm F1.4 lens. Looks a bit weird but has a better optical formula than the Meike and has a 10 bladed aperture for nicer bokeh. The 25mm f2 that I have is a bit cheaper and a stop slower, simpler optics and a 7 bladed aperture. Still lovely and sharp in the middle though for the price. Here's a close crop of a shot of my dog wide open at f2,SOOC. Stop down to f2.8 and you get loads more contrast.I assume its this one? Amazon Link
It looks like something out of Star Wars! I definitely prefer the look of the Meike one...
The 17mm f1.4 is on my list for a manual focus lens for my FujiNot a great image, a photo I shot of my mate's BMW taken with the TTArtisan 17mm f/1.4
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12 GS by APM Photography, on Flickr